Spanish Conversation · Level 161
30 words
Spanish word
postguerra
Pronunciation
IPA/postˈɣera/
Meaning
- feminine nounpostwar period
Example
La postguerra fue una época de reconstrucción.
The postwar period was a time of reconstruction.
More examples
Durante la postguerra cambiaron las costumbres cotidianas.
During the postwar period everyday customs changed.
Core concept
Ruined city with rebuilding work and ration queues.
Common phrases
durante la postguerra
during the postwar period
época de postguerra
postwar era
Similar words
reconstrucción: Large-scale rebuilding of destroyed buildings and infrastructure to restore use.
recuperación: Gradual process of economy and social life returning to prewar levels.
reparación: Repair of damaged objects or structures to return them to their original condition.
Definition in Spanish
Periodo histórico posterior a una guerra en el que la sociedad trata de recuperarse y reorganizar la vida civil.
Word origin
From post- "after" plus guerra "war" in Spanish, a compound sometimes written posguerra and used to name the era following a war.
Usage tips
- Spanish uses la posguerra to refer to the historical era and social aftermath, while después de la guerra refers to specific events immediately after a war.
Other meanings
- postwarnoun
Opposites
- anteguerraprewar periodnoun