ancient history in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ancient history in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ancient history N

1. ancient history U (of past civilizations):

ancient history

historia f antigua

2. ancient history U (sth irrelevant):

my divorce? that's all ancient history now

¿mi divorcio? eso ya ha pasado a la historia

Translations for ancient history in the Spanish»English Dictionary

historia antigua

ancient history

Translations for ancient history in the English»Spanish Dictionary

history <pl histories> [Am ˈhɪst(ə)ri, Brit ˈhɪst(ə)ri] N

1.1. history U (march of events):

history

historia f

throughout history

a lo largo de la historia

the lessons of history

las lecciones de la historia

the lessons of history

lo que enseña la historia

the history of China/education

la historia de la China/de la educación

the worst earthquake in history

el peor terremoto de la historia

one of the biggest events in Wall Street/the country's history

uno de los mayores acontecimientos en la historia de Wall Street/del país

a place in history

un lugar en la historia

to go down in history

pasar a la historia

to make history

hacer historia

this case made legal history

este caso pasó a integrar los anales del derecho

… and the rest is history

y el resto ya es cosa sabida

1.2. history U (subject):

history

historia f

economic/political/military history

historia económica/política/militar

history of art

historia del arte

1.3. history C (book, account):

history

historia f

Shakespeare's Histories

dramas mpl históricos de Shakespeare

2. history C (record, background):

history

historial m

personal/family history

historial personal/familiar

there's a history of madness in that family

ha habido casos de demencia en esa familia

he has a history of heart trouble

ha tenido problemas cardíacos en el pasado

ancient [Am ˈeɪn(t)ʃənt, Brit ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt] ADJ

1. ancient Egypt/civilizations/ruin/tradition:

ancient

antiguo

the Ancient World

el mundo antiguo

the Ancient World

la antigüedad

in ancient times

en la antigüedad

2. ancient inf (old):

she has an ancient record player

tiene un tocadiscos prehistórico or del año de la pera or de Maricastaña inf

37? but you're absolutely ancient!

¿37? ¡qué vejestorio! inf

ancient history in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ancient history in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ancient history

historia antigua

to be ancient history iron

haber pasado a la historia

Translations for ancient history in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] ADJ

1. ancient a. HISTORY:

ancient

antiguo, -a

since ancient times

desde tiempos remotos

in ancient days

hace muchísimo tiempo

ancient history

historia antigua

to be ancient history iron

haber pasado a la historia

2. ancient inf (very old):

ancient

prehistórico, -a

ancient

del año de la pera

I feel pretty ancient

me siento viejísimo

II.ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] N

the ancients

los antiguos

history [ˈhɪstəri] N no pl

history

historia f

a history book

un libro de historia

sb's life history

la vida de alguien

to make history

hacer época

history N

User Entry

the rest is history

el resto ya es historia conocida

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The use of mistletoe as an all-heal and a cure for barrenness is reputed to have a very ancient history.

en.wikipedia.org

Sometimes research into ancient history requires the use of a curling iron.

www.independent.co.uk

There, unlike his predecessor, he exclusively taught ancient history.

en.wikipedia.org

Because most of the episode takes place in ancient history, the animators had to create completely new sets and designs for the episode.

en.wikipedia.org