durante

1. during, in, over
2. for (as a duration)

el

masculine singular definite article; the

año

1. year
2. age

en

1. in, at, on
2. in (a time)
3. in (a language)
4. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
5. in (in various expressions)

desempeñó

third-person singular preterite indicative of desempeñar

comenzó

third-person singular preterite indicative of comenzar

a

• Character

  The first letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• Noun
• Prep

María

1. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary
2. Mary; Miriam (biblical character)