two-year

Idioma: es

📖 Definiciones

  1. adjective
    de dos años; de dos años; que ocurre cada dos años; de dos años
  2. noun
    Niño o animal de dos años

🔗 Detalles

Formas de la palabra

Colocaciones

two-year programtwo-year degreetwo-year contracttwo-year plantwo-year periodtwo-year warranty

Derivados

two-year-oldtwo-yearly

Sinónimos

24-monthbiennial

Palabras confundidas

two-years
EN: 'Two-year' (singular 'year') is correct as a compound adjective before a noun; 'two years' (no hyphen, plural) is used as a noun phrase, e.g., 'It lasted two years.'
es: 'Two-year' (con 'year' en singular) es correcto como adjetivo compuesto antes de un sustantivo; 'two years' (sin guion, plural) se usa como una frase nominal, por ejemplo, 'It lasted two years.'
biennial
EN: 'Biennial' means occurring every two years or lasting two years (often for plants/events); 'two-year' is a more general attributive adjective for any duration of two years.
es: 'Biennial' significa que ocurre cada dos años o dura dos años (a menudo para plantas/eventos); 'two-year' es un adjetivo atributivo más general para cualquier duración de dos años.
biannual
EN: 'Biannual' means twice a year (every six months), not once every two years; 'two-year' refers to a duration of two years.
es: 'Biannual' significa dos veces al año (cada seis meses), no una vez cada dos años; 'two-year' se refiere a una duración de dos años.

Consejos de ortografía

EN: Always hyphenate 'two-year' when used as an adjective before a noun, and keep 'year' singular (not 'two-years'). Compare: 'a two-year contract' vs. 'the contract lasted two years.'
es: Siempre use guion en 'two-year' cuando se use como adjetivo antes de un sustantivo, y mantenga 'year' en singular (no 'two-years'). Compare: 'a two-year contract' vs. 'the contract lasted two years.'

💬 Ejemplos

  1. She enrolled in a two-year program at the community college.

    Se inscribió en un programa de dos años en la universidad comunitaria.

  2. The two-year-old toddler was already speaking in short sentences.

    El niño de dos años ya hablaba en frases cortas.

  3. The two-year conference brings together researchers from around the world.

    La conferencia bienal reúne a investigadores de todo el mundo.

  4. The government announced a two-year plan to reduce carbon emissions.

    El gobierno anunció un plan de dos años para reducir las emisiones de carbono.

  5. The two-year was running around the playground with boundless energy.

    El niño de dos años corría por el parque con energía ilimitada.