saga

saga, historia interminable

Relato largo o sucesión de acontecimientos, a menudo con muchas personas, problemas o cambios.

En inglés sencillo: A long story or series of events, often involving many people, problems, or changes.

• Their house sale became a long saga.
• The novel tells a family saga spanning three generations.
• The saga of our lost luggage finally ended.

Cómo se usa: the saga of something (The saga of the broken lift lasted months.)

Sinónimos: epic, long story

Expresiones frecuentes: family saga, long saga, ongoing saga

saga islandesa

Antiguo relato de Islandia sobre familias, héroes y sucesos del pasado.

En inglés sencillo: An old story from Iceland about families, heroes, and events from the past.

• We read an Icelandic saga.
• The saga describes a bitter family dispute.
• Several medieval sagas survive in handwritten copies.

Expresiones frecuentes: icelandic saga, medieval saga, norse saga