quintaesenciado

English translation: condensed/distilled

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Spanish term or phrase:quintaesenciado
English translation:condensed/distilled
Entered by: José Álvarez Gervilla

14:01 Oct 9, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / Journalism Manual
Spanish term or phrase: quintaesenciado
El siguiente fragmento es parte de un manual de periodismo, de la sección 'tipos de entrada de la noticia, entrada de cápsula':
- El empleo de esta entrada facilita la redacción de la noticia que permite un resumen "quintaesenciado", el cual se puede ofrecer en el mismo primer párrafo.

Desde ya, ¡muchas gracias!
José Álvarez Gervilla
Spain
Local time: 11:52
condensed/distilled
Explanation:
In English, I think "distilled" is used in the same way as "quintesenciado" is meant here, but "condensed" is probably more common.
A capsule review is usually a condensed summary of an artistic work.

quintaesenciar Conjugar el verbo quintaesenciar
Conjug. c. anunciar.
1. tr. Refinar, apurar, alambicar.

http://dle.rae.es/?id=UucBAXP

A Condensed Summary of What You Have to Offer Employers
https://work.chron.com/condensed-summary-offer-employers-250...


要約
ようやく
Meaning
要約 ようやく
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
summary
digest
Translations
abstract
capitulation〈文〉
capsule review
concise summary
condensed summary
epitome

https://japaneseclass.jp/dictionary/要約
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 04:52
Grading comment
Thanks, Robert!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3condensed/distilled
Robert Carter
4a bare-bones summary
Robert Forstag


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un resumen quintaesenciado
a bare-bones summary


Explanation:
This is a common expression in the US in such contexts, and seems to reflect what is meant here.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 06:52
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
condensed/distilled


Explanation:
In English, I think "distilled" is used in the same way as "quintesenciado" is meant here, but "condensed" is probably more common.
A capsule review is usually a condensed summary of an artistic work.

quintaesenciar Conjugar el verbo quintaesenciar
Conjug. c. anunciar.
1. tr. Refinar, apurar, alambicar.

http://dle.rae.es/?id=UucBAXP

A Condensed Summary of What You Have to Offer Employers
https://work.chron.com/condensed-summary-offer-employers-250...


要約
ようやく
Meaning
要約 ようやく
Word or expression in common usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
summary
digest
Translations
abstract
capitulation〈文〉
capsule review
concise summary
condensed summary
epitome

https://japaneseclass.jp/dictionary/要約

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 04:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks, Robert!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: I was thinking "distilled" as well... but maybe "condensed" is better for this one.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Neil.

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel.

agree  Katie Uniacke: I'd definitely go with condensed!
20 hrs
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