Sepulcros (en. Graves)

/se.pul.kros/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Constructions or places destined for the burial of the deceased.

The sepulchres of ancient Rome are an important tourist attraction.

Los sepulcros de la antigua Roma son una atracción turística importante.

Tombs or mausoleums where mortal remains rest.

The family decided to build elaborate sepulchres to honor their ancestors.

La familia decidió construir sepulcros elaborados para honrar a sus ancestros.

Any place where the dead are buried.

The sepulchres in the cemetery are decorated with flowers and mementos.

Los sepulcros en el cementerio están decorados con flores y recuerdos.

From Latin 'sepulcrum', meaning tomb.

whitewashed tombs

Refers to something that has a good external appearance but hides a negative reality.

sepulcros blanqueados

bodies in sepulchres

Phrase that alludes to dead people, generally used in a poetic sense.

cuerpos en sepulcros

through the sepulchres

Refers to something related to the dead or the afterlife.

por los sepulcros

burial

Action of burying a deceased person.

sepultura

mortuary

Related to death or the dead.

mortuorio

funeral

Ceremony related to the burial of a deceased person.

funeral

Used figuratively to describe a dead-end situation.

Being in a professional sepulchre: working in a place without a future.

Estar en un sepulcro profesional: trabajar en un lugar sin futuro.

Expression of indifference towards something that has no life or emotion.

That place is a sepulchre, there’s nothing interesting.

Ese lugar es un sepulcro, no hay nada interesante.