turn-of-the-century

turn-of-the-century(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. del cambio de siglo
Padraig wrote his thesis on the turn-of-the-century Irish poets.Padraig escribió su tesis sobre los poetas irlandeses del cambio de siglo.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
The turn-of-the-century architecture was beautiful.La arquitectura de finales de siglo era hermosa.
They viewed the turn-of-the-century Argentina as the land of opportunity.Veían a la Argentina de principios de siglo como un país de oportunidades.
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