myth

creencia falsa, mito

Idea que muchas personas creen verdadera aunque no lo sea.

En inglés sencillo: Something many people believe, although it is not true.

• That health claim is a myth.
• The study challenged several popular myths about sleep.
• Is it a myth that carrots improve night vision?

Cómo se usa: the myth that… (The teacher challenged the myth that boys are better at maths.)

Sinónimos: misconception, fallacy

Antónimos: fact

Expresiones frecuentes: common myth, debunk a myth, dispel a myth, popular myth

mito

Historia tradicional antigua sobre dioses, héroes o el origen del mundo.

En inglés sencillo: An old traditional story about gods, heroes, or how the world began.

• We read a Greek myth at school.
• These myths describe the creation of the world.
• Which god appears in that myth?

Sinónimos: legend

Expresiones frecuentes: greek myth, ancient myth, creation myth

invención, ficción

Historia o idea que alguien ha inventado y que no es verdad.

En inglés sencillo: A story or idea that someone has invented and that is not true.

• His account of the rescue is pure myth.
• She built a myth around her mysterious past.
• The missing treasure turned out to be a myth.

Sinónimos: fiction, invention, fabrication

Antónimos: fact

Expresiones frecuentes: pure myth, complete myth, invent a myth

mitología

Historias tradicionales sobre dioses y héroes consideradas en conjunto como un tipo de relato.

En inglés sencillo: Traditional stories about gods and heroes, considered together as a type of storytelling.

• The course explores myth and religion.
• Myth often explains a culture’s values.
• She studies the role of myth in literature.

Sinónimos: mythology

Expresiones frecuentes: myth and folklore, study of myth, myth and ritual