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epigrammatic

/ˌɛpɪɡrəˈmætɪk/ /ˌɛpɪɡræˈmætɪk/

Meanings
adjective

Epigramático, sentencioso

Having the characteristics of an epigram

Examples :

"Her advice, though short, was epigrammatic and full of wisdom. "
Su consejo, aunque breve, era epigramático y lleno de sabiduría.
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Illustration epigrams

epigrams noun

/ˈepɪɡræmz/

Inscripción, epígrafe

"The ancient Roman tomb was covered in epigrams carved into the stone, telling stories of the person buried inside. "

La antigua tumba romana estaba cubierta de epígrafes tallados en la piedra, que contaban historias de la persona enterrada en su interior.

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

Tener, poseer

"I have a house and a car."

Tengo una casa y un coche.

Illustration wisdom

wisdom noun

/ˈwɪzdəm/

Sabiduría

"Her wisdom about managing her time helped her succeed in school. "

Su sabiduría sobre la gestión del tiempo la ayudó a tener éxito en la escuela.

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

Contener

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

La caja que contenía mis viejos juguetes se guardaba en el ático.

Illustration epigram

epigram noun

/ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/

Inscripción

"The ancient monument featured a beautiful epigram carved into the stone, commemorating the teacher's life. "

El antiguo monumento presentaba una hermosa inscripción tallada en la piedra, que conmemoraba la vida del maestro.

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Todos, cada uno

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Todos en la clase deben traer su libro de texto a la primera clase.

Illustration though

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

Aunque, sin embargo

"I will do it, though."

Lo haré, sin embargo.

Illustration surprisingly

surprisingly adverb

/sərˈpraɪzɪŋli/ /səˈpraɪzɪŋli/

Sorprendentemente, de forma inesperada

"Surprisingly, my sister decided to volunteer at the animal shelter this weekend. "

Sorprendentemente, mi hermana decidió ser voluntaria en el refugio de animales este fin de semana.

Illustration advice

advice noun

/ədˈvaɪs/ /ædˈvaɪs/

Consejo

"She was offered various piece of advice on what to do with her new-found wealth."

Le ofrecieron varios consejos sobre qué hacer con su nueva riqueza.

Illustration sayings

sayings noun

/ˈseɪɪŋz/

Proverbio, refrán

"My grandmother often shared old sayings about hard work and honesty, like "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." "

Mi abuela a menudo compartía viejos proverbios sobre el trabajo duro y la honestidad, como "A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda".

Illustration characteristics

characteristics noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/

Característica, rasgo

"One of the main characteristics of a golden retriever is its friendly personality. "

Una de las principales características de un golden retriever es su personalidad amigable.

Illustration speech

speech noun

/ˈspiːtʃ/

El habla, el habla

"It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment."

Era difícil oír los sonidos de su habla por encima del ruido. Tenía un impedimento del habla.