thesis

tesis

Trabajo extenso de investigación que se presenta para obtener un título universitario avanzado.

En inglés sencillo: A long piece of research writing that a student submits for an advanced university degree.

• I'm writing my thesis.
• He submitted his master's thesis last week.
• What is your doctoral thesis about?

Cómo se usa: a thesis on something (She wrote her thesis on urban housing.)

Sinónimos: dissertation

Expresiones frecuentes: write a thesis, master's thesis, doctoral thesis, undergraduate thesis

tesis, argumento central

Idea principal que un autor o hablante explica e intenta demostrar.

En inglés sencillo: The main idea that a writer or speaker explains and tries to show is true.

• The author's main thesis is clear.
• These examples support her thesis.
• The book challenges the thesis that wealth brings happiness.

Cómo se usa: the thesis that… (The book develops the thesis that cities encourage creativity.)

Sinónimos: argument, claim, proposition

Expresiones frecuentes: central thesis, main thesis, support a thesis, defend a thesis