Spanish Conversation · Level 192
15 words
Spanish word
compendio
Pronunciation
IPA/komˈpendjo/
Meaning
- masculine nouncompilation
Example
El profesor entregó un compendio de lecturas para el curso.
The professor handed out a compilation of readings for the course.
More examples
Llevé un compendio para viajeros en el bolsillo durante la excursión.
I carried a traveler's compendium in my pocket during the excursion.
Core concept
Concise reference of essential points.
Common phrases
compendio para viajeros
traveler's compendium
compendio de frases comunes
compendium of common phrases
compendio ilustrado
illustrated compendium
Similar words
resumen: Brief summary presenting the main points of a text or spoken account.
síntesis: Compact synthesis reducing multiple sources to their most important points.
extracto: Short passage selected from a larger text or work.
Definition in Spanish
Compilación breve y ordenada de información esencial sobre un tema, pensada para consulta rápida.
Word origin
From Latin compendium, from com- "together" + pendere "to weigh", originally a weighing together that developed into the idea of an abridged collection of essentials.
Usage tips
- Primarily a written or academic term in Spanish; in everyday speech speakers usually say resumen or extracto for a quick summary.
Other meanings
- handbooknoun
- anthologynoun
Opposites
- texto completofull textnoun
Related words
- compendiosocompendiousadjective
- compendiarsummarizeverb