graveyard

BrE /ˈɡreɪ.vjɑːd/ AmE /ˈɡreɪ.vjɑːrd/

noun en → es

1 PLACE [singular] B2

a place where dead people are buried, usually in the ground or in tombs

cementerio, camposanto

Collocations visit a graveyard

  • She went to the graveyard to visit her parents' graves.

    Ella fue al cementerio para visitar las tumbas de sus padres.

2 METAPHOR [singular] C1

a situation or period of time that is difficult, sad, or dangerous; a place where something bad happens

sitio peligroso o triste, período difícil

Collocations fall into the graveyard of... · be a graveyard for...

  • The company is falling into the graveyard of failed startups.

    La empresa está cayendo en el cementerio de las startups fracasadas.