contemporary

contemporáneo, actual

Que pertenece al presente o utiliza los estilos y las ideas de hoy.

En inglés sencillo: Belonging to the present time or using the styles and ideas of today.

• She collects contemporary art.
• The course explores contemporary political issues.
• His house combines old furniture with contemporary design.

Sinónimos: modern, present-day, current

Antónimos: old-fashioned

Expresiones frecuentes: contemporary art, contemporary music, contemporary society

contemporáneo, coetáneo

Que existe o sucede en la misma época que otra persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: Existing or happening at the same time as someone or something else.

• We studied contemporary accounts of the battle.
• The letters are contemporary with the events they describe.
• No contemporary records of her childhood survive.

Cómo se usa: contemporary with someone/something (These buildings are contemporary with the castle.)

Sinónimos: contemporaneous

Expresiones frecuentes: contemporary with something, contemporary accounts, contemporary sources

contemporáneo, coetáneo

Persona que vive o vivió en la misma época que otra.

En inglés sencillo: A person who lives or lived at the same time as another person.

• She was a contemporary of my grandfather.
• His contemporaries admired his work.
• The poet outlived most of her contemporaries.

Cómo se usa: a contemporary of someone (The painter was a contemporary of Mozart.)

Expresiones frecuentes: a contemporary of, someone’s contemporary, younger contemporary