legend

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɛdʒənd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɛdʒənd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lejənd)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

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InglésEspañol
legend n (story)leyenda nf
  historia nf
  cuento nm
 The play is a modern version of the old Arthurian legends.
 La obra es una versión moderna de las antiguas leyendas artúricas.
legend n (body of legends)leyendas nfpl
  mitos nmpl
 In Greek legend Hercules was a troubled demigod.
 En las leyendas griegas Hercules era un semidiós atribulado.
legend n (person)leyenda nf
  ícono nm
 Ben was a sports legend in his home town.
 Ben era una leyenda del deporte en su ciudad natal.
legend n (of a map)leyenda nf
  clave nf
 The map's legend showed what each symbol stood for.
 La leyenda del mapa mostraba el significado de cada símbolo.
legend n (on heraldry or coin)inscripción nf
 The legend on the coin indicated that it was hundreds of years old.
 La inscripción en la moneda muestra que tiene cientos de años de antigüedad.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
according to legend expr (in mythology)de acuerdo con la leyenda loc prep
  cuenta la leyenda que expr
 According to legend, the infants Romulus and Remus were suckled by a wolf.
 De acuerdo con la leyenda, Rómulo y Remo fueron amamantados por una loba.
according to legend expr (in popular myth or belief)según la creencia loc prep
  (figurado)dice la leyenda expr
 According to legend, there is buried treasure on Cocos Island.
map legend n (key to symbols on a map)referencias nmpl
 The map legend says that a "+" marks the location of each battle site.
 En las referencias dice que "+" indica el lugar de una batalla.
pass into legend v expr (become legendary)ser leyenda loc verb
 Arthur's heroic deeds have passed into legend.
urban legend,
urban myth
n
(modern story of obscure origin)leyenda urbana nf + adj
  mito urbano nm + adj
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Collocations: is a [baseball, jazz, rock, music, sports] legend, is a legend in [baseball], has the makings of a [baseball] legend, more...

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