Antaño in english
Yesteryear
pronunciation: jestɜrjɪr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: jestɜrjɪr part of speech: noun
In gestures
antaño = earlier years ; in days of yore ; in times of yore ; in olden times ; in olden days ; the good old days ; yesteryear ; in the olden days ; olden times, the ; in years gone by ; in times gone by ; in days gone by ; in days of old ; days gone by ; back in the day.
Example: Overall findings indicate that while the amount of research reported is remaining stable, the methods have improved somewhat in 1974, as compared to earlier years.Example: The bogeymen that lived under our beds in days of yore don't seem as frightening as those who reside, whether recognized by the children or not, under the beds of today's generation.Example: In times of yore, the umbrella was part of the royal regalia, or symbol of rank.Example: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.Example: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.Example: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.Example: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.Example: If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity.Example: When the stress of today can be too much, an escape to the olden times for a day could work as the perfect cure.Example: In years gone by there were warnings of the dangers of reading and listening to the radio.Example: In times gone by, every young woman worked on assembling her bridal trousseau, even before she became engaged.Example: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.Example: In days of old, most toilet facilities weren't exactly commodious.Example: Obviously, the lesson here is that looking back to days gone by does no good in the long term.Example: I miss the way things were back in the day.more:
» de antaño = of old ; age-old ; old-time ; of yore ; of olden days ; of yesteryear ; bygone ; gone by ; from days gone by .
Example: Reference librarians can no more make bricks without straw that could the Israelites of old. Example: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions. Example: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience. Example: Ironically, today's catalogs have gone full circle back to the book catalogs of yore, with each work having only one complete catalog entry = Paradójicamente, los catálogos de hoy día han vuelto a los catálogos en forma de libro de antaño, en los que cada documento tenía un único asiento catalográfico completo. Example: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters. Example: Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes. Example: There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era. Example: I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by. Example: He also told her stories of his own childhood and stirred her imagination with scenes from days gone by.» en antaño = in olden times ; in olden days .
Example: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats. Example: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.