legacy

héritage

Effet qui reste après la disparition d’une personne ou la fin de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : legacy of someone/something (The health crisis left a legacy of public distrust.)

Expressions courantes : lasting legacy, leave a legacy, legacy of someone

héritage

Ce qui est transmis par les générations ou époques précédentes, comme des biens, des traditions ou des problèmes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : legacy of something (The festival is a legacy of the town’s trading history.)

Synonymes : heritage, inheritance

Expressions courantes : cultural legacy, legacy of something, family legacy, legacy of history

legs, héritage

Argent ou biens reçus parce qu’une personne décédée les a laissés à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : legacy from someone (She received a small legacy from her uncle.); legacy to someone/something (The will included a legacy to the hospital.)

Synonymes : inheritance, bequest

Expressions courantes : leave a legacy, receive a legacy, legacy to someone