Spanish word

tesis

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtesis/

Meaning

  • feminine nounthesis

Example

Estoy leyendo la tesis de María.

I am reading María's thesis.

Illustration for tesis (thesis)

More examples

Mañana hablamos de la tesis.

Tomorrow we will talk about the thesis.

Core concept

Central argumentative claim defended in a study.

Common phrases

  • hablar de la tesis

    talk about the thesis

  • leer la tesis

    read the thesis

  • tener la tesis lista

    have the thesis ready

Similar words

trabajo: Brief report or task completed for a class or workplace to show findings or progress.
tesina: Smaller-scale thesis for undergraduate or master's studies outlining a concise research project.
disertación: Major research dissertation for a doctorate, typically long and defended orally.
monografía: Comprehensive monograph compiling in-depth analysis on a specific theme.

Definition in Spanish

Proposición o argumento central que alguien sostiene; también, documento académico que presenta y defiende ese argumento.

Word origin

From Greek θέσις 'position, proposition' via medieval Latin, Spanish tesis denotes both a claimed argument and the academic document that presents and defends it.

Usage tips

  • In academia 'defender la tesis' means to defend the thesis in an oral exam, while in everyday speech tesis often denotes a main claim rather than a formal paper.

Other meanings

  • claimnoun

Related words

  • tesinaterm papernoun

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