Mito in english
Myth
pronunciation: mɪθ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: mɪθ part of speech: noun
In gestures
mito = myth ; chimera ; El Dorado.
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.Example: Librarians should stop chasing the chimera of professionalism, and concentrate on the important work at hand.Example: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.more:
» auténtico mito = living legend .
Example: There's a few times in your life when you get to see a true living legend in person.» desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth .
Example: The author intends to debunk the myths that have grown up around the Internet.» desmantelar un mito = dismantle + a myth .
Example: He does an excellent job of dismantling the myth that the Iraq War is the reason we're suffering these huge deficits today.» desmitificar un mito = demystify + a myth ; dismantle + a myth ; bust + a myth .
Example: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality. Example: He does an excellent job of dismantling the myth that the Iraq War is the reason we're suffering these huge deficits today. 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.» desmontar un mito = demystify + a myth ; dismantle + a myth ; bust + a myth .
Example: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality. Example: He does an excellent job of dismantling the myth that the Iraq War is the reason we're suffering these huge deficits today. 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.» destruir un mito = explode + a myth .
Example: The article 'Those (in)destructible disks: or, another myth exploded' describes the characteristics of the ubiquitous 360K 51/4-inch floppy disc.» hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + a myth .
Example: This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure.» mito de la violación = rape myth [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.» mito erótico = sex symbol .
Example: The best way to become a sex symbol is often to sleep with other sex symbols.» mito popular = popular myth ; urban legend ; folk myth .
Example: It became a popular myth because people love to hear about experts being confounded by simple common sense. Example: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data. 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.