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| Zeitalter {n}; Ära {f}; Epoche {f}; Periode {f}; Säkulum {n} [geh.] (in der Geschichte) [art] [biol.] [geol.] [hist.] | age; era; epoch; period (in history) | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | abiotisches Zeitalter | 1. | abiotic era | |
| 2. | geologisches Zeitalter | 2. | geologic(al) age | |
| 3. | vorgeschichtliches Zeitalter | 3. | prehistoric period | |
| 4. | die archaische Periode in Griechenland | 4. | the Archaic Period in Greece | |
| 5. | dunkles Zeitalter; dunkle Jahrhunderte [hist.] | 5. | dark ages | |
| 6. | Wir leben im Zeitalter der Massenkommunikation. | 6. | We are living in the age of mass communication. | |
| Altersstufe {f} | age; stage in life | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| heiratsfähiges Alter {n}; Heiratsalter {n}; Ehemündigkeit {f} [jur.] | age of marriage; marriage age; marriageable age | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | im heiratsfähigen Alter sein; ehemündig sein | 1. | to be of marriageable age | |
| 2. | die Ehemündigkeit erreichen | 2. | to reach the age of marriage | |
| 3. | Die Ehemündigkeit tritt mit Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres ein. | 3. | Marriagable age is reached upon completion of the 18th year. | |
| Altersbeschränkung {f}; Altersbegrenzung {f} (Mindestalter bei Jugendlichen) [pol.] [soc.] | age restriction | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Altersbeschränkung bei Filmen und Videos | 1. | age rating for films and videos | |
| 2. | mit Altersbeschränkung | 2. | age-restricted | |
| 3. | Einige Filme unterliegen einer Altersbeschränkung und sind für Kinder und Jugendliche unter 16 Jahren nicht geeignet. | 3. | Certain films are subject to age restriction and are not suitable for children and minors under the age of 16. | |
| Lebensjahr {n}; Altersjahr {n} | year of age; year of your life | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Lebensjahre {pl}; Altersjahre {pl} | 1. | years of age; years of your life | |
| 2. | im dritten Lebensjahr sind Kinder … | 2. | in their third year, / Between two and three, / From the age of two, children are … | |
| 3. | im 40. Lebensjahr | 3. | in your 40th year of life | |
| 4. | bis zum vollendeten 17. Lebensjahr [adm.] | 4. | until the age of 17 | |
| 5. | das 18. Lebensjahr vollendet haben | 5. | to have reached/attained the age of 18 | |
| 6. | Mit 21 war er Großbritanniens jüngster Stationsvorsteher aller Zeiten. | 6. | At 21 he was Britain's youngest ever Station Manager. | |
| Alterserscheinung {f} | symptom of old age; sign of old age | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Alterserscheinungen {pl} | 1. | symptoms of old age; signs of old age | |
| Altersgruppe {f}; Altersstufe {f} | age group; age bracket | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Altersgruppen {pl}; Altersstufen {pl} | 1. | age groups; age brackets | |
| Altersklasse {f} | age group; age class | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Altersklassen {pl} | 1. | age groups; age classes | |
| Eisenzeit {f} [hist.] | Iron Age | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | vorrömische Eisenzeit {f} | 1. | pre-Roman iron age | |
| 2. | frühe Eisenzeit | 2. | early Iron Age | |
| 3. | späte Eisenzeit | 3. | late Iron Age | |
| altersgemäß {adv} | as appropriate to/for one's age; as suitable for one's age; as appropriate/suitable for this age group | |||
| Examples | Examples | |||
| 1. | Das Kind entwickelt sich altersgemäß. | 1. | The child is developing as it should at its age. | |