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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Geography / geopolitical article on agriculture | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Óscar Delgado Gosálvez United States Local time: 07:57 | ||||||
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4 +1 | to put it concisely, in brief, in short |
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4 | virtual |
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4 | To sum up/ in a nutshell |
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4 | putting all the evidence together |
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4 | to cut a long story short |
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virtual Explanation: =8^7 |
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to put it concisely, in brief, in short Explanation: to visualize it in a few sentences.... |
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To sum up/ in a nutshell Explanation: Yo interpreto que la frase hace una síntesis o resumen, por eso lo de "visión sintética". Yo no lo complicaría y pondría "to sum up" como equivalente a "en resumen". Suerte :D -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2008-02-28 19:28:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here´s the def. for "in a nutshell".....I think it would fit rather well here, too, since it means "in a few words", y apunta a "síntesis". nut·shell /ˈnʌtˌʃɛl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[nuht-shel] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. the shell of a nut. —Idiom2. in a nutshell, in very brief form; in a few words: Just tell me the story in a nutshell. |
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putting all the evidence together Explanation: the author is talking about very broad trends which are a result of putting all the evidence together ... |
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to cut a long story short Explanation: As we say in (UK) English... |
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