perpetuate

perpetuar, reforzar

Hacer que una creencia, un problema o una conducta continúe al repetirlo o apoyarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To make a belief, problem, or behaviour continue by repeating or supporting it.

• Such jokes perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
• The policy perpetuated inequality between rich and poor.
• Repeating that claim only perpetuates the myth.

Sinónimos: reinforce, sustain, maintain

Antónimos: end

Expresiones frecuentes: perpetuate a myth, perpetuate a stereotype, perpetuate a cycle

perpetuar

Hacer que algo siga existiendo durante mucho tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To make something continue to exist for a very long time.

• The festival helps perpetuate local traditions.
• They built a monument to perpetuate her memory.
• These stories perpetuate the family’s history across generations.

Sinónimos: preserve, maintain, continue

Antónimos: end

Expresiones frecuentes: perpetuate a tradition, perpetuate someone’s memory, perpetuate a custom

preservar el testimonio

Registrar oficialmente lo que dice un testigo para poder usarlo en un juicio posterior.

En inglés sencillo: To officially record what a witness says so it can be used in a later court case.

• The lawyer applied to perpetuate testimony.
• They perpetuated the witness’s testimony before she left the country.
• The court allowed them to perpetuate evidence from the elderly witness.

Sinónimos: preserve, record

Expresiones frecuentes: perpetuate testimony, perpetuate someone’s testimony

perpetuo

Que continúa para siempre o durante un tiempo cuyo final se desconoce.

En inglés sencillo: Continuing for ever or for a time with no known end.

• The poet dreamed of perpetuate fame.
• They hoped to leave a perpetuate memory.
• His ambition was glory, lasting and perpetuate.

Sinónimos: perpetual, everlasting

Antónimos: temporary

Expresiones frecuentes: perpetuate fame, perpetuate memory