holocaust

holocausto, masacre

Matanza de muchísimas personas o animales, a menudo acompañada de una destrucción extensa.

En inglés sencillo: The killing of very large numbers of people or animals, often with widespread destruction.

• They feared a nuclear holocaust.
• The film imagines life after a holocaust.
• Survivors described the holocaust that destroyed their communities.

Sinónimos: massacre, slaughter, annihilation

Expresiones frecuentes: nuclear holocaust, prevent a holocaust

holocausto

Animal u otro regalo que se quema por completo para ofrecerlo a un dios durante una ceremonia religiosa.

En inglés sencillo: An animal or other gift to a god that is burned completely during a religious ceremony.

• The priest offered a holocaust at the altar.
• The animal became a holocaust during the ceremony.
• Ancient accounts describe holocausts offered to the gods.

Sinónimos: burnt offering

Expresiones frecuentes: offer a holocaust, ritual holocaust

gran sacrificio

Sacrificio de una parte muy grande o de la totalidad de algo valioso.

En inglés sencillo: A very large or complete sacrifice of something valuable.

• The poet called their sacrifice a holocaust.
• They offered a holocaust of their wealth to the cause.
• The story ends with a great holocaust of personal hopes.

Cómo se usa: holocaust of something (The war demanded a holocaust of young lives.)

Sinónimos: sacrifice, offering

Expresiones frecuentes: holocaust of something, great holocaust

holocausto, destrucción por fuego

Destrucción total causada por el fuego, o algo que ha quedado completamente destruido por él.

En inglés sencillo: Complete destruction by fire, or something that has been completely destroyed by fire.

• The fire turned the village into a holocaust.
• Nothing survived the fiery holocaust.
• The writer described the burned city as a holocaust.

Cómo se usa: holocaust of something (The blaze became a holocaust of homes and shops.)

Sinónimos: conflagration

Expresiones frecuentes: fiery holocaust, holocaust of something

sacrificar por fuego

Quemar por completo un animal u otro regalo para ofrecerlo a un dios.

En inglés sencillo: To burn an animal or another gift completely as an offering to a god.

• The priests prepared to holocaust the animal.
• They holocausted a bull as an offering.
• The account describes animals being holocausted during the ritual.

Cómo se usa: holocaust something (The priests would holocaust a ram at the altar.)

Sinónimos: sacrifice

Expresiones frecuentes: holocaust an animal, holocaust a victim

destruir por completo, reducir a cenizas

Destruir algo por completo, especialmente quemándolo.

En inglés sencillo: To destroy something completely, especially by burning it.

• The fire seemed ready to holocaust the village.
• Flames holocausted the wooden buildings.
• The city had been holocausted in a single night.

Cómo se usa: holocaust something (The flames threatened to holocaust the settlement.)

Sinónimos: destroy, annihilate

Expresiones frecuentes: holocaust a city, holocaust something completely

masacrar, exterminar

Matar a todos o a muchísimos miembros de un grupo de personas.

En inglés sencillo: To kill all or very many members of a group of people.

• The invaders threatened to holocaust the population.
• The writer described entire communities being holocausted.
• The army had holocausted thousands of civilians.

Cómo se usa: holocaust someone (The account accuses the invaders of attempting to holocaust the population.)

Sinónimos: massacre, exterminate, annihilate

Expresiones frecuentes: holocaust a population, holocaust entire communities