epitome

ejemplo perfecto, personificación

Persona o cosa que representa perfectamente una cualidad determinada.

En inglés sencillo: Someone or something that shows a particular quality perfectly.

• She is the epitome of kindness.
• The hotel was the epitome of luxury.
• His careful work makes him the epitome of professionalism.

Cómo se usa: the epitome of something (Her apartment is the epitome of elegance.)

Sinónimos: perfect example, embodiment

Expresiones frecuentes: the epitome of, epitome of elegance

representación, compendio

Algo que reúne o representa las características principales de todo un grupo.

En inglés sencillo: Something that contains or represents the main features of a whole group.

• The museum is an epitome of local culture.
• This village forms a small epitome of the region.
• The collection serves as an epitome of nineteenth-century art.

Cómo se usa: epitome of something (The village is an epitome of rural life.)

Sinónimos: embodiment, encapsulation, microcosm

Expresiones frecuentes: epitome of something, small epitome

compendio, resumen

Exposición breve de los puntos principales de un texto más largo.

En inglés sencillo: A short account of the main points in a longer piece of writing.

• She prepared an epitome of the book.
• The epitome covers the main events in ten pages.
• Students read an epitome rather than the complete work.

Cómo se usa: epitome of something (He wrote an epitome of the ancient history.)

Sinónimos: summary, abridgment, digest

Expresiones frecuentes: epitome of something, brief epitome