symptom

síntoma

Un cambio en el cuerpo o en cómo uno se siente que puede indicar una enfermedad.

En inglés sencillo: A change in your body or feelings that may show you are ill.

• A cough is a common symptom.
• Her symptoms disappeared after a few days.
• What symptoms have you noticed?

Cómo se usa: symptom of something (A high temperature can be a symptom of infection.)

Sinónimos: sign

Expresiones frecuentes: symptom of something, common symptom, show a symptom, physical symptom

síntoma, indicio

Algo que indica la existencia de otra situación, especialmente de un problema.

En inglés sencillo: Something that shows another condition exists, especially a problem.

• The delays are a symptom of poor planning.
• These arguments were symptoms of a deeper problem.
• Is falling demand a symptom of economic decline?

Cómo se usa: symptom of something (Empty shops are a symptom of the town’s economic problems.)

Sinónimos: sign, indication

Expresiones frecuentes: symptom of something, symptom of decline, symptom of failure