abstract

resumen

Texto corto que presenta los puntos principales de otro texto más largo.

En inglés sencillo: A short piece of writing that gives the main points of a longer text.

• Read the abstract first.
• She wrote an abstract for her research paper.
• The journal requires abstracts of fewer than two hundred words.

Cómo se usa: abstract of something (The abstract of the paper explains the main findings.)

Sinónimos: summary, overview

Expresiones frecuentes: research abstract, write an abstract, abstract of something, published abstract

obra abstracta, cuadro abstracto

Obra de arte con formas y colores que no representan claramente objetos reales.

En inglés sencillo: A picture or other artwork made with shapes and colors that do not clearly show real things.

• She painted a bright abstract.
• Two abstracts hang above the sofa.
• The gallery sold his latest abstract yesterday.

Sinónimos: abstract artwork

Expresiones frecuentes: colorful abstract, paint an abstract

abstracción, concepto abstracto

Idea o palabra que representa una cualidad, en lugar de algo que se puede ver o tocar.

En inglés sencillo: An idea or word for a quality, rather than a thing you can see or touch.

• Justice is an abstract.
• The philosopher discussed several abstracts, including beauty and truth.
• We find it easier to understand objects than abstracts.

Sinónimos: abstraction, concept

Expresiones frecuentes: an abstract, philosophical abstract

extracto medicinal en polvo

Polvo obtenido de una sustancia medicinal y mezclado con lactosa, el azúcar de la leche.

En inglés sencillo: A powder made from a substance used as medicine and mixed with milk sugar.

• The pharmacist prepared an abstract.
• The abstract contained a plant extract and lactose.
• These abstracts were once used as medicines.

Expresiones frecuentes: medicinal abstract, prepare an abstract

abstracto

Relacionado con ideas o cualidades, en vez de cosas que se pueden ver o tocar.

En inglés sencillo: Relating to ideas or qualities rather than things you can see or touch.

• Freedom is an abstract idea.
• Children sometimes struggle with abstract concepts.
• Her writing turns abstract thoughts into clear pictures.

Sinónimos: conceptual

Antónimos: concrete

Expresiones frecuentes: abstract idea, abstract concept, abstract thought

general, abstracto

Que describe algo de forma general, sin centrarse en ejemplos o detalles concretos.

En inglés sencillo: Describing something in a general way, without focusing on particular examples or details.

• We discussed the abstract principle first.
• The model gives an abstract description of the system.
• Can you explain this abstract rule with an example?

Sinónimos: general

Antónimos: specific

Expresiones frecuentes: abstract principle, abstract model, abstract description

teórico, abstracto

Centrado en ideas más que en situaciones reales o aplicaciones prácticas.

En inglés sencillo: Concerned with ideas rather than real situations or practical use.

• The debate was too abstract.
• We need practical answers to these abstract questions.
• His abstract theory has little use in everyday life.

Sinónimos: theoretical, academic

Antónimos: practical

Expresiones frecuentes: abstract discussion, abstract theory, abstract argument

abstracto, atributivo

Que considera una cualidad por sí sola, separada de aquello que la posee.

En inglés sencillo: Describing a quality on its own, separately from the thing that has it.

• The analysis treats redness as an abstract property.
• The abstract term names the quality alone.
• An abstract description separates the attribute from its object.

Sinónimos: attributive, ascriptive

Expresiones frecuentes: abstract property, abstract quality, abstract term