Generation Y in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Generation Y in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Generation Y [ˌdʒɛnəreɪʃ(ə)n ˈwʌɪ] N U

Generation Y

generación f Y

Translations for Generation Y in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Generación Y

generation Y

Translations for Generation Y in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Y, y [Am waɪ, Brit wʌɪ] N

1. Y (letter):

Y

Y

Y

y f

2. Y (youth centre) Am:

Y inf

YMCA f

Y inf

Asociación f Cristiana de Jóvenes

Y inf

Guay f Chil inf

generation [Am ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n, Brit dʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] N

1.1. generation C (people of similar age):

generation

generación f

the postwar generation

la generación de la posguerra

the older generation

la gente de más edad

she belongs to a different generation

es de otra generación

1.2. generation C (in families):

generation

generación f

second-/third-generation Americans

estadounidenses de segunda/tercera generación

1.3. generation C (type):

generation

generación f

a new generation of civil servants/politicians

una nueva generación de funcionarios/políticos

first-/fifth-generation computers

computadoras fpl de primera/quinta generación

first-/fifth-generation computers Spain also

ordenadores mpl de primera/quinta generación

1.4. generation C (length of time):

generation

generación f

2. generation U (act of generating):

generation

generación f

Generation Y in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Generation Y in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Y, y [waɪ] N

1. Y:

Y

Y, y f

Y for Yellow Brit, Y for Yoke Am

Y de yema

2. Y MATH (unknown quantity):

Y

y f

y.

y. abbreviation of year

y.

a.

See also year

year [jɪəʳ, Am jɪr] N

1. year (twelve months):

year

año m

year of birth

año de nacimiento

year in, year out

año tras año

fiscal year FIN

ejercicio f fiscal

leap year

año bisiesto

all (the) year round

(durante) todo el año

every other year

cada dos años

happy new year!

¡feliz año nuevo!

last/next year

el año pasado/que viene

£5000 a year

5000 libras al año

the year when ...

el año en que...

this year

este año

for his years

para su edad

I'm eight years old

tengo ocho años

years ago

hace años

I haven't seen her for years

hace muchísimo que no la veo

it's taken me years to ...

he tardado años en...

it's been years since we had a summer as good as this one

hacía años que no teníamos tan buen tiempo en verano

it'll be years before...

pasarán años hasta que...

over the years

con el tiempo

2. year SCHOOL, UNIV:

year

curso m

the academic year

el año académico

she was in my year at college

estaba en mi promoción en la universidad

Phrases:

(since) the year dot Brit, Aus

(desde) el año de la pera

to put years on sb

avejentar a alguien

to take years off sb

quitar años (de encima) a alguien

generation [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən] N

generation

generación f

for generations

durante generaciones

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Generation Y, as we now know ourselves to be, are those who remember the last years of nuclear testing in the Pacific in the 1990s.

pacific.scoop.co.nz

While this process is fairly trivial, Generation Y has come to expect instantaneous access to data with cloud technologies.

www.electronicsnews.com.au

Generation Y believes that most movies are not worth a second watch!

www.thehindu.com

Generation Y has grown up in a world surrounded by technology.

www.electronicsnews.com.au

Generation Y millennials were raised with constant access to technology.

www.hospitalityireland.com

Heard about all the struggling members of Generation Y who wonder how they'll ever afford a house?

www.theglobeandmail.com

Generation Y has a lot wrong with it.

humanevents.com

Generation Y, also known as the "Millennial" generation, is loosely defined as the group of individuals born between 1978 and 2008.

thevarsity.ca

Generation Y is really not as mysterious as some people would believe.

www.hcamag.com

The technologically savvy Generation Y members, on the other hand, were more risk-taking in their careers and expected fast-paced results.

en.wikipedia.org