laurel

laurel

Árbol o arbusto siempre verde cuyas hojas aromáticas se usan para cocinar.

En inglés sencillo: An evergreen tree or bush with strongly scented leaves used in cooking.

• A laurel grows in our garden.
• She added a laurel leaf to the soup.
• The laurel bushes stayed green all winter.

Sinónimos: bay, bay laurel, bay tree

Expresiones frecuentes: bay laurel, laurel leaves, laurel bush

honores, gloria, laureles

Elogios u honores obtenidos gracias al éxito; en inglés suele usarse en plural.

En inglés sencillo: Praise or honors earned through success, usually spoken of in the plural.

• The team won fresh laurels.
• Her early novels earned her international laurels.
• You cannot rest on your laurels forever.

Cómo se usa: rest on one's laurels (After winning the award, she refused to rest on her laurels.)

Sinónimos: honors, glory, distinction, fame

Antónimos: disgrace

Expresiones frecuentes: win laurel, earn laurel

corona de laurel

Corona hecha con hojas de laurel que tradicionalmente se entrega a quien gana.

En inglés sencillo: A crown made from bay leaves, traditionally given to a winner.

• The winner wore a laurel.
• A golden laurel rested on the statue's head.
• The poet received a laurel at the ceremony.

Sinónimos: laurel wreath, laurel crown

Expresiones frecuentes: laurel crown, laurel wreath, victor's laurel

laurácea

Cualquier árbol o arbusto que pertenece a la misma familia de plantas que el laurel.

En inglés sencillo: Any tree or bush belonging to the same plant family as the bay tree.

• This tropical laurel has broad leaves.
• The botanist identified several laurels in the forest.
• Avocado and cinnamon are laurels from the same plant family.

Expresiones frecuentes: tropical laurel, laurel species, laurel family

coronar de laurel

Adornar a alguien o algo con hojas de laurel, especialmente con una corona hecha de ellas.

En inglés sencillo: To decorate someone or something with bay leaves, especially a crown made from them.

• They laureled the winner's head.
• The poet's brow was laureled with green leaves.
• Workers laureled the monument before the celebration.

Cómo se usa: laurel someone/something with something (They laureled the statue with fresh bay leaves.)

Sinónimos: crown with laurel

Expresiones frecuentes: laurel someone's brow, laurel a statue

coronar, adornar con guirnaldas

Rodear o adornar a alguien o algo con un aro de hojas o flores.

En inglés sencillo: To surround or decorate someone or something with a ring of leaves or flowers.

• They laureled her with flowers.
• A ring of roses laureled the statue's head.
• The dancers were laureled with woven garlands.

Cómo se usa: laurel someone/something with something (They laureled her head with spring flowers.)

Sinónimos: wreathe, enwreathe

Expresiones frecuentes: laurel someone's head, laurel with flowers

laurear, premiar

Conceder a alguien los más altos honores por un logro.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone the highest honors for an achievement.

• The judges laureled the young poet.
• She was laureled for her contribution to science.
• The festival laureled three filmmakers this year.

Cómo se usa: laurel someone for something (The academy laureled her for a lifetime of achievement.)

Sinónimos: honor, acclaim

Expresiones frecuentes: laurel a poet, laurel the winner