века

века

"Века" in English means "centuries" (plural of "century") or "eyelids," depending on context.

The word "века" here refers to plural "centuries" representing a long passage of time.

Века прошли с тех времён, когда люди впервые увидели огонь.

Centuries have passed since the time when people first discovered fire.

The word "века" in this sentence is used in its morphological form as "eyelids," indicating a part of the face.

Ветер играл с её веками, нежно касаясь ресниц.

The wind played with her eyelids, gently touching the eyelashes.

Here, "века" could imply a poetic or rather stylized reference to the passage of a grand epoch or century, as it associates with making long spans memorable.

Этот мост выдержал многое — почти целое столетие ушло на его построение.

This bridge has endured a lot — almost an entire century was spent building it.