classic

típico, clásico

Que muestra las características habituales o más reconocibles de algo.

En inglés sencillo: Showing the usual or most recognizable features of something.

• That is a classic mistake.
• The patient showed classic signs of flu.
• His response was a classic example of bad manners.

Cómo se usa: a classic example of something (This is a classic example of poor planning.)

Sinónimos: typical, characteristic

Antónimos: atypical

Expresiones frecuentes: classic example, classic mistake, classic case

clásico

De buena calidad y admirado durante muchos años, aunque cambien las modas.

En inglés sencillo: Good and widely admired for many years, even as fashions change.

• She chose a classic design.
• This classic novel still attracts young readers.
• A simple black dress has a classic beauty.

Sinónimos: timeless

Expresiones frecuentes: classic style, classic design, classic novel, classic beauty

clásico, antiguo

De una época anterior, especialmente si todavía se disfruta o se valora.

En inglés sencillo: From an earlier time, especially when people still enjoy or value it.

• He collects classic cars.
• The station plays classic rock.
• We spent the evening watching classic movies.

Sinónimos: vintage, retro

Antónimos: modern

Expresiones frecuentes: classic car, classic movies, classic rock

clásico

Libro, película, canción u otra obra que sigue siendo admirada durante muchos años.

En inglés sencillo: A book, film, song, or other work that people admire for many years.

• This film is a classic.
• She enjoys reading nineteenth-century classics.
• That song became an instant classic.

Sinónimos: masterpiece

Expresiones frecuentes: a modern classic, read a classic, an instant classic

estudios clásicos

Estudio de las lenguas, la literatura y la cultura de la antigua Grecia y Roma.

En inglés sencillo: The languages, writing, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, studied as a subject.

• She studies classics at university.
• Our classics teacher taught us Latin.
• His degree in classics included Greek poetry.

Sinónimos: classical studies

Expresiones frecuentes: study classics, teach classics, classics degree

autor clásico

Escritor cuyas obras han sido admiradas y estudiadas durante muchos años.

En inglés sencillo: A writer whose work has been admired and studied for many years.

• Virgil is a Roman classic.
• The course introduces students to each Greek classic.
• She praised the poet as a classic.

Expresiones frecuentes: a Roman classic, a Greek classic, read a classic