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year

1. jaar

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year

1. n. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago

2. n. (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution

Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.

3. n. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by

A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.

I was born in the year 1950.

This Chinese year is the year of the Rooster.

4. n. A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.

During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.

5. n. (sciences) A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".

6. n. A level or grade in school or college.

Every second-year student must select an area of specialization.

The exams in year 12 at high school are the most difficult.

7. n. The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).

Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years.

Nederlands > Engels

jaar

1. n-n. year (the time it takes the Earth to circle the Sun; its equivalent on other planets)

Een jaar op Mars duurt ongeveer 687 aardse dagen. - A year on Mars lasts about 687 Earth days.

Het is bijna een jaar geleden dat we elkaar zagen. - It's almost a year since we last saw each other.

Elk jaar vieren we onze trouwdag. - Every year, we celebrate our wedding anniversary.

2. n-n. year (the individuals associated with a year, notably the students in or graduates from an annual class at school)

Het jaar 2023 zal hun afstudeerjaar zijn. - The year 2023 will be their graduation year.

Alle studenten van het jaar 2020 zijn uitgenodigd voor de reünie. - All students from the year 2020 are invited to the reunion.

Ze was de beste student van haar jaar. - She was the top student of her year.

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

She was born last year.
    Ze is afgelopen jaar geboren.
This mountain is covered in snow all-year-round.
    Deze berg is het hele jaar door bedekt met sneeuw.
I wonder if there'll be more snow this year than last year.
    Ik vraag me af of er dit jaar meer sneeuw valt dan vorig jaar.
We get together once a year.
    We komen eenmaal per jaar bijeen.
I am going abroad next year.
    Volgend jaar ga ik naar het buitenland.

Vorige woorden herzien

eight	stationery	sixty-nine	anaesthetic
fence	cable car	bark	wave
minute	skin	February	ambulance
fireplace	reading	white	tadpole

Willekeurig

brown	pianist	beer	carpet
tap	fifty-nine	toilet paper	pain killer
wipe	fence	directory	jungle
thirty-four	gate	sheet	razor

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