What does era in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word era in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use era in Spanish.

The word era in Spanish means era, period, time, age, period, threshing floor, plot, bed, being, person, be, be, be for, be, be, be, , , , tree, -er, in the beginning was the Word, before the common era, of the common era, from the common era, of our time, of our era, Christian era, Christian calendar, might have known, Ice Age, it was too late, it's about time. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word era

era, period

nombre femenino (período de la historia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El hombre apareció durante la era cuaternaria.
Man first appeared in the Quaternary period (or: era).

time, age, period

nombre femenino (tiempo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El siglo XVII fue la era de la piratería.
The seventeenth century was an age (or: period) of pirates.

threshing floor, plot, bed

nombre femenino (campo labrado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En septiembre se recoge la cosecha de la era.
The harvest from the plot is collected in September,

being

nombre masculino (cosa, ente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu mascota es un ser vivo, no un juguete.
Your pet is a living being, not a toy.

person

nombre masculino (humano, persona, individuo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un ser despreciable, ha hecho cosas terribles.
He is a despicable person: he has done terrible things.

be

verbo intransitivo (tener una cualidad)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El agua del lago es azul.
The water in the lake is blue.

be

verbo intransitivo (posesión)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Estos dos coches son míos.
These two cars are mine.

be for

verbo intransitivo (servir para algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La cama es para dormir.
The bed is for sleeping.

be

verbo intransitivo (efectuarse, suceder)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La fiesta será el sábado en mi casa.
The party will be on Saturday at my house.

be

verbo intransitivo (procedencia) (from)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Fernando Alonso es de Asturias.
Fernando Alonso is from Asturias.

be

verbo intransitivo (costar) (cost)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
¿A cómo son las naranjas?
How much are the oranges?

sufijo (ocupación, oficio)

sufijo (utensilio)

sufijo (lugar)

tree

sufijo (fruta: árbol) (fruit trees)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

-er

sufijo (informal (aficionado a)

(suffix: Added to end of word stem--for example, friendless = friend+less.)

in the beginning was the Word

expresión (frase bíblica) (Bible verse)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

before the common era

locución adverbial (era cristiana)

Alejandro Magno nació en 356 antes de la era común.

of the common era, from the common era

locución adverbial (después de Cristo)

Es una obra de arte de la era común.

of our time, of our era

locución adverbial (después de Cristo)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Son unos documentos de nuestra era.

Christian era

nombre femenino (era de Cristo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un compositor de la era cristiana.

Christian calendar

nombre femenino (calendario gregoriano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nosotros establecemos las fechas de acuerdo a la era de Cristo.

might have known

expresión (era previsible)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
¡Era de esperar! Olvidé mi paraguas en casa y llegué empapada al trabajo.
It was to be expected! I left my umbrella at home and got to work soaked.

Ice Age

nombre femenino (geología: glaciación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La era de hielo es dividida en los periodos glaciales.
The Ice Age is divided into glacial periods.

it was too late

expresión (ya pasó el momento)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

it's about time

expresión (informal (por fin)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
—Julia acaba de llegar. —¡Ya era hora!
"Julia has just arrived." "It's about time!"

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