legend

légende

Ancienne histoire de personnes ou d’événements, qui n’est peut-être pas vraie.

En anglais simple : An old story about people or events that may not be true.

• My grandmother told me an old legend.
• The castle appears in many local legends.
• According to legend, a dragon lived in this cave.

Comment l'utiliser : legend of someone/something (The guide told us the legend of the sleeping king.)

Synonymes : traditional story, tale

Expressions courantes : ancient legend, local legend, legend of someone, legend of something

légende

Personne très célèbre et admirée pour ses réalisations exceptionnelles.

En anglais simple : Someone who is very famous and admired for exceptional achievements.

• She is a legend in tennis.
• Two music legends performed together last night.
• That goal made him a local legend.

Synonymes : icon, great

Expressions courantes : living legend, football legend, become a legend

légende

Liste expliquant les symboles ou les couleurs utilisés sur une carte ou un graphique.

En anglais simple : A list that explains the symbols or colours used on a map or chart.

• The legend explains the map symbols.
• Check the legend to see what the blue dots mean.
• This chart needs a clearer legend.

Synonymes : key

Expressions courantes : map legend, chart legend, read the legend

légende

Récit en partie vrai que les gens ont rendu plus grandiose ou plus passionnant.

En anglais simple : A partly true account that people have made grander or more exciting.

• His small victory grew into a legend.
• The legend of her escape hides several ordinary facts.
• Over time, the simple rescue became an elaborate legend.

Synonymes : embellished story

Expressions courantes : grow into legend, fact and legend, become a legend

vie de saint, légende hagiographique

Récit écrit de la vie d’une personne considérée comme sainte dans le christianisme.

En anglais simple : A written account of the life of a holy person in Christianity.

• The monk copied a legend of the saint.
• These medieval legends describe several miracles.
• She studied the legend of an early Christian martyr.

Synonymes : saint’s life, hagiography

Expressions courantes : legend of someone, medieval legend, saintly legend