Myth in spanish

Mito

pronunciation: mitoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures

myth = mito. 

Example: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.

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» bust + a myth = desmitificar un mito, desmontar un mito.

Example: A heart doctor has said recently that it's time to bust the myth that saturated fat has anything to do with heart disease.

» debunk + a myth = desacreditar un mito.

Example: The author intends to debunk the myths that have grown up around the Internet.

» demystify + a myth = desmitificar un mito, desmontar un mito.

Example: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.

» dismantle + a myth = desmitificar un mito, desmontar un mito, desmantelar un mito.

Example: He does an excellent job of dismantling the myth that the Iraq War is the reason we're suffering these huge deficits today.

» dispel + a myth = hacer desaparecer un mito.

Example: This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure.

» explode + a myth = destruir un mito.

Example: The article 'Those (in)destructible disks: or, another myth exploded' describes the characteristics of the ubiquitous 360K 51/4-inch floppy disc.

» folk myth = mito popular.

Example: To determine whether 'folk myths' regarding the relationships of penile size to body height and foot size have any basis, 63 virile men were studied.

» popular myth = mito popular.

Example: It became a popular myth because people love to hear about experts being confounded by simple common sense.

» rape myth = mito de la violación. [Creencia de que en su interior las mujeres sueñan con ser violadas y disfrutan de que las fuercen sexualmente contra su voluntad]

Example: The author quantitatively summarizes the literature examining the association between acceptance of rape myths and exposure to pornography.

» shroud in + myth = rodear de leyendas.

Example: The early account of the spread of Islam in Bengal is shrouded in myth and mystery due to the intricate nature of its history.
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