siglo
/ˈsiɡlo/, [ˈsi.ɣ̞lo]century
Noun siglo m (plural siglos)
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century
- siglo XXI
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21st century
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age (significant period of time)
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(poetic) eon
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Picasso está considerado como el más grande pintor del siglo XX.
Picasso is considered the greatest painter of the twentieth century.
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El tiempo no tiene divisiones para marcar su paso, nunca hay una tormenta o un soplar de trompetas para indicar el comienzo de un nuevo mes o año. Incluso cuando empieza un nuevo siglo sólo somos nosotros, los mortales, los que tocamos las campanas y disparamos con nuestras pistolas.
Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.
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A finales del siglo 20, Yugoslavia era considerado un estado canalla por los Estados Unidos.
In the late 20th century, Yugoslavia was considered a rogue state by the United States.
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Afganistán e Irán cambiaron sus himnos nacionales varias veces en el transcurso del siglo XX.
Afghanistan and Iran both changed their national anthems several times in the course of the 20th century.
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Los genios son meteoros destinados a quemarse para iluminar su siglo.
Men of genius are meteors destined to burn in order to illuminate their century.
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Solo después de un siglo y medio de confusión la autoridad real fue restaurada.
Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored.
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Los primeros colonos americanos llegaron en el siglo diecisiete.
The first American colonists arrived in the 17th century.
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¿Malware? Esa palabra tendrá éxito. Podría hasta ser la palabra de la década, y por qué no, del siglo.
Malware? This word will be a hit. It could become the word of the decade and, why not, of the century.
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El Islam surgió en la Península Arábiga en el siglo VII.
Islam emerged in the Arabian Peninsula in the seventh century.
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La ciencia progresó rápido en este siglo.
Science has made rapid progress in this century.
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