prodigy

prodigio, niño prodigio

Persona, especialmente un niño, que posee una capacidad extraordinaria.

En inglés sencillo: A person, especially a child, with an unusually great ability.

• She was a child prodigy.
• The young chess prodigy beat several adult champions.
• He was called a musical prodigy at the age of six.

Sinónimos: genius, wunderkind

Expresiones frecuentes: child prodigy, musical prodigy, chess prodigy

prodigio, maravilla

Algo que destaca de forma asombrosa por una cualidad determinada.

En inglés sencillo: Something that is an unusually impressive example of a particular quality.

• The bridge is a prodigy of engineering.
• His memory was considered a prodigy of nature.
• The old scholar remained a prodigy of learning.

Cómo se usa: a prodigy of something (The tiny machine is a prodigy of engineering.)

Sinónimos: marvel, wonder

Expresiones frecuentes: prodigy of something, prodigy of engineering, prodigy of strength