landmark

punto de referencia, lugar emblemático

Edificio o elemento natural llamativo que ayuda a reconocer un lugar o a orientarse.

En inglés sencillo: A noticeable building or natural feature that helps you recognize a place or find your way.

• The tower is a famous landmark.
• We used the mountain as a landmark.
• Which landmarks can you see from here?

Expresiones frecuentes: famous landmark, local landmark, recognizable landmark

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Acontecimiento o descubrimiento importante que señala un gran cambio o una etapa del desarrollo.

En inglés sencillo: An important event or discovery that marks a major change or stage in development.

• The agreement was a landmark in their relationship.
• This discovery became a landmark in science.
• The book marks an important landmark in her career.

Cómo se usa: landmark in something (The discovery was a landmark in medical research.)

Sinónimos: milestone, turning point

Expresiones frecuentes: landmark in something, historic landmark