What does siglo in Spanish mean?

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

The word siglo in Spanish means century, ages, a long time, turn of the century, of the century, golden age, the big question, the big question, the million dollar question, beginning of the century, Age of Enlightenment, Spanish Golden Age, golden age. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word siglo

century

nombre masculino (cien años)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La radio se inventó hace un siglo.
Radio was invented a century ago.

ages, a long time

nombre masculino (figurado (largo tiempo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Dónde estabas? Llevo esperando un siglo.
Where were you? I've been waiting for ages.

turn of the century

(paso de un siglo a otro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cambio de siglo trajo muchos nuevos inventos.
The turn of the century ushered in many new inventions.

of the century

locución adjetiva (importancia, trascendencia) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tengo la presentación del siglo, debo prepararme.

golden age

locución nominal femenina (período de esplendor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lope de Vega encabezó la edad de oro de la literatura española.
Lope de Vega led the golden age of Spanish literature.

the big question

locución nominal femenina (coloquial (muy relevante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pregunta del siglo es si se terminarán alguna vez las guerras.

the big question, the million dollar question

nombre femenino (irónico (pregunta estúpida) (ironic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bravo, Manuel; hiciste la pregunta del siglo, pero no tiene nada que ver con el tema.

beginning of the century

(primeros años del siglo)

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

Age of Enlightenment

(Ilustración)

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

Spanish Golden Age

nombre propio masculino (esplendor artístico español)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Siglo de Oro es la época de mayor apogeo de la cultura española.
The Spanish Golden Age was the heyday of Spanish culture.

golden age

nombre masculino (época de apogeo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La comunicación audiovisual está viviendo su siglo de oro.
We are in the golden age of audiovisual communication.

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