No. 522 in Spanish
décadas
"Décadas" means "decades" in English.
In a sentence
Durante décadas, las tradiciones de este pueblo se mantuvieron intactas.
For decades, the traditions of this village remained intact.
In this sentence, 'décadas' is used to express a long, continuous period of time made up of decades, emphasizing the longevity of the traditions.
Se necesitaron muchas décadas para desarrollar esta tecnología avanzada.
It took many decades to develop this advanced technology.
Here, 'décadas' is employed to quantify the duration of the development process, providing a measure of time in units of ten years.
La arquitectura de este edificio refleja un estilo influenciado por varias décadas del siglo pasado.
The architecture of this building reflects a style influenced by several decades of the last century.
In this example, 'décadas' refers to multiple distinct ten-year time periods, indicating a span of history that contributed to the architectural style.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “décadas” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “décadas” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into español, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).