totem

tótem

Animal, planta u objeto natural que representa a una familia o grupo, o una imagen de este.

En inglés sencillo: An animal, plant, or natural object representing a family or group, or an image of it.

• The eagle is their clan’s totem.
• A carved totem stood outside the house.
• Each family used a different animal as its totem.

Sinónimos: emblem

Expresiones frecuentes: clan totem, animal totem, carved totem

símbolo, emblema

Persona o cosa que representa con fuerza una idea o cualidad determinada.

En inglés sencillo: A person or thing that strongly represents a particular idea or quality.

• The tower became a totem of national pride.
• For young artists, she was a totem of freedom.
• The old factory remains a powerful totem of industrial success.

Cómo se usa: totem of something (The monument became a totem of hope.)

Sinónimos: symbol, embodiment, personification

Expresiones frecuentes: totem of freedom, national totem, political totem

clan totémico

Grupo de parientes cuya identidad compartida está vinculada a un animal, planta u objeto natural determinado.

En inglés sencillo: A group of related people whose shared identity is connected to a particular animal, plant, or natural object.

• She belonged to the bear totem.
• Members of the eagle totem gathered for the ceremony.
• The two totems followed different marriage customs.

Sinónimos: clan

Expresiones frecuentes: bear totem, eagle totem, join a totem

tótem

Objeto que se usa para comprobar si uno está despierto o soñando.

En inglés sencillo: An object you use to check whether you are awake or dreaming.

• She checks her totem to see if she is dreaming.
• He chose a small coin as his totem.
• The totem reminded me to question whether I was awake.

Expresiones frecuentes: check your totem, use a totem