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icono

Pequeña imagen en una pantalla que representa un programa, un archivo, una acción u otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: A small picture on a screen that represents a program, file, action, or other thing.

• Tap the blue icon.
• I moved the file icon to another folder.
• Which icon opens the camera?

Sinónimos: symbol

Expresiones frecuentes: click an icon, app icon, desktop icon, folder icon

icono, referente

Persona o cosa muy admirada que representa una actividad, un estilo o un grupo.

En inglés sencillo: A greatly admired person or thing that represents a particular activity, style, or group.

• She is a fashion icon.
• The actor became a cultural icon in the seventies.
• Fans still remember him as an icon of rock music.

Cómo se usa: icon of something (The singer became an icon of her generation.)

Sinónimos: legend, symbol

Expresiones frecuentes: fashion icon, cultural icon, pop icon, icon of something

icono, imagen

Imagen o símbolo que representa a una persona, una cosa o una idea.

En inglés sencillo: A picture or symbol that represents a person, thing, or idea.

• The dove appears as an icon of peace.
• Each carved icon represents a different animal.
• The book explains the meaning of these ancient icons.

Cómo se usa: icon of something (The painted bird is an icon of freedom.)

Sinónimos: image, symbol, representation

Expresiones frecuentes: an icon of something, visual icon, sacred icon

icono

Pintura de una persona santa o una historia religiosa, a menudo realizada sobre madera.

En inglés sencillo: A religious painting of a holy person or story, often painted on wood.

• An icon hangs inside the church.
• She painted an icon of a saint.
• The museum owns several old wooden icons.

Sinónimos: religious image

Expresiones frecuentes: religious icon, painted icon, icon of someone, orthodox icon

signo icónico, icono

Palabra o signo cuyo sonido o forma se parece a lo que representa.

En inglés sencillo: A word or sign whose sound or shape resembles the thing it represents.

• A map can function as an icon.
• The word 'buzz' is an icon because it imitates a sound.
• These signs are icons rather than arbitrary symbols.

Sinónimos: iconic sign

Expresiones frecuentes: linguistic icon, an icon of something, icon and symbol