inheritance

eredità

Denaro, proprietà o altri beni che ricevi da qualcuno alla sua morte.

In inglese semplice: Money, property, or other things that you receive when someone dies.

• He spent his inheritance.
• Her inheritance included a small house.
• Did you receive an inheritance from your grandmother?

Come si usa: an inheritance from someone (She received an inheritance from her uncle.)

Sinonimi: legacy, bequest

Espressioni comuni: large inheritance, receive an inheritance, inheritance tax

ereditarietà, trasmissione

Processo con cui si ricevono cose o caratteristiche da persone, generazioni o fonti precedenti.

In inglese semplice: The process of receiving things or features from earlier people, generations, or sources.

• Inheritance explains some family similarities.
• The disease follows a pattern of genetic inheritance.
• These languages share words through inheritance from a common ancestor.

Come si usa: inheritance of something from someone/something (The study explores the inheritance of traits from parents.)

Sinonimi: transmission, passing down

Espressioni comuni: genetic inheritance, cultural inheritance, inheritance of something