legacy

legado

Efecto que alguien o algo sigue teniendo después de desaparecer o terminar.

En inglés sencillo: The lasting effect someone or something has after they are gone or finished.

• Her legacy is better schools.
• The war left a painful legacy.
• What will future generations consider his greatest legacy?

Cómo se usa: legacy of someone/something (The health crisis left a legacy of public distrust.)

Expresiones frecuentes: lasting legacy, leave a legacy, legacy of someone

legado, herencia

Algo recibido de personas o épocas anteriores, como bienes, tradiciones o problemas.

En inglés sencillo: Something passed on from earlier people or times, such as property, traditions, or problems.

• These songs are part of our family legacy.
• The old buildings are a legacy of the city’s wealthy past.
• Later generations inherited a rich cultural legacy.

Cómo se usa: legacy of something (The festival is a legacy of the town’s trading history.)

Sinónimos: heritage, inheritance

Expresiones frecuentes: cultural legacy, legacy of something, family legacy, legacy of history

herencia, legado

Dinero o bienes que una persona recibe porque alguien fallecido se los dejó.

En inglés sencillo: Money or property someone receives because a person who has died left it to them.

• He received a legacy from his aunt.
• Her will left a generous legacy to the charity.
• They used the legacy to buy a home.

Cómo se usa: legacy from someone (She received a small legacy from her uncle.); legacy to someone/something (The will included a legacy to the hospital.)

Sinónimos: inheritance, bequest

Expresiones frecuentes: leave a legacy, receive a legacy, legacy to someone