Significado de afternoon en inglés
afternoonafternoon1 /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn◂ $ ˌæftər-/ noun [countable, uncountable] 
Ver todas las traducciones1the part of the day after the morning and before the eveningparte del día que transcurre después de la mañana y antes de la tarde-noche: 
There’s a meeting on Thursday afternoon.Hay una reunión el jueves por la tarde. It was very hot in the afternoon.Hacía mucho calor por la tarde. See you tomorrow afternoon.Nos vemos mañana por la tarde. Are you going into town this afternoon?¿Vas a ir al centro esta tarde? We met in the early afternoon.Nos encontramos a primera hora de la tarde. By late afternoon, Micky had changed his mind.A última hora de la tarde, Micky había cambiado de opinión. He was having his afternoon nap.Estaba echándose la siesta de la tarde.2afternoons during the afternoon every daydurante la tarde todos los días: She only works afternoons.Ella solo trabaja por las tardes.GRAMMAR: Patterns with afternoonGRAMÁTICA: Construcciones con afternoonin the afternoon• You do something in the afternoon: · We went shopping in the afternoon. ✗Don’t say: We went shopping on the afternoon.• Para decir que se hace algo por la tarde se usa in the afternoon: · We went shopping in the afternoon. ✗No se dice: We went shopping on the afternoon.on Monday/Tuesday etc afternoon• You do something on Monday/Tuesday etc afternoon: · I usually do the shopping on Friday afternoon.• Para indicar que algo se hace un lunes, martes, etc. por la tarde se usa on Monday/Tuesday etc afternoon: · I usually do the shopping on Friday afternoon.on the afternoon of something• Something happens on the afternoon of a particular date or event: · Diana was born on the afternoon of July 1, 1961.· He had gone there on the afternoon of the murder.• Para indicar que algo ocurre en la tarde de una fecha o evento concreto se usa on the afternoon of: · Diana was born on the afternoon of July 1, 1961. · He had gone there on the afternoon of the murder.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESADJECTIVES/NOUN + afternoonADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + afternoonMonday/Friday/Saturday etc afternoon· Did you see the football on Saturday afternoon?· ¿Viste el fútbol el sábado por la tarde?this afternoon (=today in the afternoon)· I'll come round to your house this afternoon.· Pasaré por tu casa esta tarde.early/late afternoon· I arrived in Boston in the early afternoon.· Llegué a Boston a primera hora de la tarde.all afternoon/the whole afternoon· You left the lights on all afternoon.· Dejaste las luces encendidas toda la tarde.adverbsadverbiostomorrow afternoon· What are you doing tomorrow afternoon?· ¿Qué vas a hacer mañana por la tarde?yesterday afternoon· I went to see mum yesterday afternoon.· Ayer por la tarde fui a ver a mamá.AFTERNOON + nounAFTERNOON + sustantivoan afternoon nap (=short sleep)· Dad was having his Sunday afternoon nap.· Papá estaba echándose su siesta del domingo por la tarde.the afternoon sun· It was too hot to go out in the afternoon sun.· Hacía demasiado calor para salir con el sol de la tarde.afternoon tea (=a light meal eaten in the afternoon with a cup of tea)· Some people still have afternoon tea at 4 o'clock.· Algunas personas todavía toman el té de las cuatro.the middle of the afternoon· It was the middle of a long hot summer afternoon.· Era plena tarde de un largo y caluroso día de verano.verbsverbosspend the afternoon somewhere/doing something· We decided to spend the afternoon in town.· Decidimos pasar la tarde en el centro.
Ver todas las traducciones1the part of the day after the morning and before the eveningparte del día que transcurre después de la mañana y antes de la tarde-noche: There’s a meeting on Thursday afternoon.Hay una reunión el jueves por la tarde. It was very hot in the afternoon.Hacía mucho calor por la tarde. See you tomorrow afternoon.Nos vemos mañana por la tarde. Are you going into town this afternoon?¿Vas a ir al centro esta tarde? We met in the early afternoon.Nos encontramos a primera hora de la tarde. By late afternoon, Micky had changed his mind.A última hora de la tarde, Micky había cambiado de opinión. He was having his afternoon nap.Estaba echándose la siesta de la tarde.2afternoons during the afternoon every daydurante la tarde todos los días: She only works afternoons.Ella solo trabaja por las tardes.GRAMMAR: Patterns with afternoonGRAMÁTICA: Construcciones con afternoonin the afternoon• You do something in the afternoon: · We went shopping in the afternoon. ✗Don’t say: We went shopping on the afternoon.• Para decir que se hace algo por la tarde se usa in the afternoon: · We went shopping in the afternoon. ✗No se dice: We went shopping on the afternoon.on Monday/Tuesday etc afternoon• You do something on Monday/Tuesday etc afternoon: · I usually do the shopping on Friday afternoon.• Para indicar que algo se hace un lunes, martes, etc. por la tarde se usa on Monday/Tuesday etc afternoon: · I usually do the shopping on Friday afternoon.on the afternoon of something• Something happens on the afternoon of a particular date or event: · Diana was born on the afternoon of July 1, 1961.· He had gone there on the afternoon of the murder.• Para indicar que algo ocurre en la tarde de una fecha o evento concreto se usa on the afternoon of: · Diana was born on the afternoon of July 1, 1961. · He had gone there on the afternoon of the murder.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESADJECTIVES/NOUN + afternoonADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + afternoonMonday/Friday/Saturday etc afternoon· Did you see the football on Saturday afternoon?· ¿Viste el fútbol el sábado por la tarde?this afternoon (=today in the afternoon)· I'll come round to your house this afternoon.· Pasaré por tu casa esta tarde.early/late afternoon· I arrived in Boston in the early afternoon.· Llegué a Boston a primera hora de la tarde.all afternoon/the whole afternoon· You left the lights on all afternoon.· Dejaste las luces encendidas toda la tarde.adverbsadverbiostomorrow afternoon· What are you doing tomorrow afternoon?· ¿Qué vas a hacer mañana por la tarde?yesterday afternoon· I went to see mum yesterday afternoon.· Ayer por la tarde fui a ver a mamá.AFTERNOON + nounAFTERNOON + sustantivoan afternoon nap (=short sleep)· Dad was having his Sunday afternoon nap.· Papá estaba echándose su siesta del domingo por la tarde.the afternoon sun· It was too hot to go out in the afternoon sun.· Hacía demasiado calor para salir con el sol de la tarde.afternoon tea (=a light meal eaten in the afternoon with a cup of tea)· Some people still have afternoon tea at 4 o'clock.· Algunas personas todavía toman el té de las cuatro.the middle of the afternoon· It was the middle of a long hot summer afternoon.· Era plena tarde de un largo y caluroso día de verano.verbsverbosspend the afternoon somewhere/doing something· We decided to spend the afternoon in town.· Decidimos pasar la tarde en el centro.