summary

resumen

Versión breve, oral o escrita, que recoge lo esencial de algo más largo.

En inglés sencillo: A short spoken or written version that gives the main points of something longer.

• Please write a short summary.
• He gave me a summary of the meeting.
• The chapter summaries helped me remember the story.

Cómo se usa: a summary of something (She gave us a summary of the report.)

Sinónimos: overview, outline, abstract

Expresiones frecuentes: a brief summary, summary of something, write a summary, a short summary

resumido, breve

Que presenta solo lo esencial, sin muchos detalles.

En inglés sencillo: Giving only the main points, without many details.

• She prepared a summary report.
• The table gives summary information about each region.
• We received a summary account of the meeting.

Sinónimos: brief, concise, condensed

Antónimos: detailed

Expresiones frecuentes: summary report, summary account, summary information, summary table

sumario

Hecho rápidamente, sin seguir los trámites o pasos habituales.

En inglés sencillo: Done quickly, without following the usual rules or steps.

• He faced summary dismissal.
• The prisoners were threatened with summary execution.
• Workers protested against the summary punishment of their colleagues.

Sinónimos: hasty, peremptory

Expresiones frecuentes: summary dismissal, summary execution, summary punishment, summary justice