English-Spanish translations for legacy

• legado
  Hoy rendimos homenaje a su legado. We pay tribute to their legacy today.
  Este es un triste legado de la guerra civil. This is a sad legacy of the civil war.
  El legado de Sharon comprende de tres cometidos: Sharon’s legacy contains three tasks:
• herencia
  Y la herencia de la guerra es todavía evidente. And the legacy of the war is still apparent.
  Existe, primero, la herencia de la era Clinton. First there is the legacy of the Clinton era.
  Radica en nuestro interés que desaparezca tal herencia. It is in our interest that this legacy should disappear.
• patrimonio
  Se está destruyendo la identidad nacional del Tíbet y se está mermando su enorme patrimonio histórico. The national identity of Tibet is being destroyed, and its great historical legacy eroded.
  Tiene razón el señor Blair cuando dice que tenemos un gran patrimonio que conservar. Mr Blair is right when he says that we have a great legacy to uphold.
  El legado del antiguo Egipto, Grecia y Roma ha dado forma a nuestra cultura, nuestra literatura y nuestra manera de entender el patrimonio común europeo. The legacy of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome shaped our culture, our literature, our very understanding of the common European heritage.

Definition of legacy

• Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will
• The descendant of an alumnus
• A piece of oneshistory left behind for following generations to experience
• Left over from the past; no longer current

Examples

• John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.
• Because she was a legacy, her mothers sorority rushed her
• "What is a legacy, it’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see." -Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton, An American Musical

Related words

• delegacy
• legacy system
• legacy code
• legacy tax
• aunt from whom one expects a legacy
• uncle from whom one expects a legacy