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nutshell

Spanish translation: Descripción general / breve resumen/descripción de... / líneas generales

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English term or phrase:In a nutshell
Spanish translation:Descripción general / breve resumen/descripción de... / líneas generales
Entered by: CARMEN MAESTRO

06:12 Aug 25, 2013
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop / informe
English term or phrase: nutshell
Se trata de un título:

The Conventions in a nutshell

(es un capítulo de un documento sobre dos convenios internacionales)
annelombard
Local time: 05:57
Descripción general / breve resumen/descripción de... / líneas generales
Explanation:
Yo diría alguna de estas opciones dependiendo de la cantidad de información q se ofrezca de cada una de ellas.
Saludos!
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CARMEN MAESTRO
Grading comment
Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8en pocas palabras
Estela Ponisio
5en pocas palabras
maelstrom143 (X)
4en resumen / resumen de las . .
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
4Descripción general / breve resumen/descripción de... / líneas generales
CARMEN MAESTRO


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5

3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Descripción general / breve resumen/descripción de... / líneas generales


Explanation:
Yo diría alguna de estas opciones dependiendo de la cantidad de información q se ofrezca de cada una de ellas.
Saludos!

CARMEN MAESTRO
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 482
Grading comment
Gracias
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
en pocas palabras


Explanation:
Algunas posibilidades:
Los convenios, en pocas palabras.
O:
Un resumen de los convenios.
O:
Un vistazo a los convenios.
¡Suerte!

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Note added at 10 mins (2013-08-25 06:23:34 GMT)
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Note added at 23 hrs (2013-08-26 05:42:26 GMT)
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Gracias, Mónica.

Estela Ponisio
Spain
Local time: 05:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Patho
10 mins
  -> Gracias, Patricia.
agree  JohnMcDove: O "en dos palabras"... :-)
44 mins
  -> En una palabra, gracias, John.
agree  Ruth Wöhlk
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Ruth.
agree  Marisa Raich
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marisa.
agree  Margarita_Vidal
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Margarita.
agree  Cándida Artime Peñeñori
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cándida.
agree  Mónica Algazi
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, Mónica.
agree  Viviana Paddrik
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Gracias, Patrick.
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
en pocas palabras


Explanation:
"En pocas palabras" capta "nutshell" mas concisamente, ya que "in a nutshell" significa que le vamos a dar la información en la forma más resumida posible.



Example sentence(s):
  • “The plan, in a nutshell, is to evacuate the sections as quickly as possible.” Translated: "El plan, en pocas palabras, es evacuar las secciónes lo más pronto posible."
maelstrom143 (X)
United States
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of: English
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