Spanish Conversation · Level 44
75 words
Spanish word
elaboración
Pronunciation
IPA/elaβoɾaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounpreparation
Example
La elaboración del informe llevó tres días.
The preparation of the report took three days.
More examples
¿Cómo fue la elaboración artesanal de ese queso?
How was the artisanal production of that cheese?
Core concept
Act and result of carefully making or preparing something through stages.
Common phrases
elaboración artesanal
artisanal production
elaboración de alimentos
food processing
elaboración de una receta
recipe development
Similar words
preparación: Getting ready through arranging and checking everything needed beforehand.
creación: Creative act of producing a new object, idea, or work.
redacción: Drafting and composing text to express and record ideas in writing.
producción: Making tangible goods from raw materials through production steps.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso y resultado de elaborar: preparar o crear algo mediante etapas y trabajo cuidadoso.
Word origin
From Latin elaborare (ex- 'out' + laborare 'to work'), via Spanish elaborar, with elaboración used for both the process and its outcome when work proceeds in steps and with care.
Usage tips
- Watch the false friend with English 'elaboration': in Spanish elaboración names the production process or finished product, not merely added detail.
Other meanings
- manufacturenoun
- processingnoun
Opposites
- improvisaciónimprovisationnoun
Related words
- elaborarprepareverb
- elaboradoelaborateadjective
- elaboradorcreatornoun