Edad (en. Age)

/eˈðað/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

The measure of time elapsed since the birth of a person or thing.

Juan's age is 30 years.

La edad de Juan es de 30 años.

A determined period in the life of an individual or in the history of a civilization.

We live in the modern age.

Vivimos en la edad moderna.

Antiquity or period of existence of an object.

This book is over a hundred years old.

Este libro tiene una edad de más de cien años.

From Latin 'aetatis', meaning 'time of life'.

at the age of

at the moment of reaching a certain number of years.

a la edad de

golden age

period of great prosperity or flourishing.

edad de oro

every age has its charm

each stage of life offers something special.

cada edad tiene su encanto

childhood

period of life from birth to adolescence.

niñez

adolescence

stage of life between childhood and adulthood.

adolescencia

maturity

state of full development of a person in their life.

madurez

age of turkey

At that age of turkey, one feels invincible.

A esa edad de pavo, uno se siente invencible.

to be old

I'm old enough not to do crazy things.

Ya estoy de edad para no hacer locuras.