symposium

simposio

Reunión donde especialistas presentan y debaten ideas sobre un tema concreto.

En inglés sencillo: A meeting where experts give talks and discuss a particular subject.

• She attended a medical symposium.
• The symposium on education attracted several hundred teachers.
• Three speakers presented their research at the symposium.

Cómo se usa: a symposium on something (The university hosted a symposium on climate change.)

Sinónimos: conference, seminar

Expresiones frecuentes: international symposium, symposium on something, attend a symposium

simposio

Fiesta de la antigua Grecia donde se bebía en compañía y a menudo se debatían ideas.

En inglés sencillo: An ancient Greek party where people drank together and often discussed ideas.

• Wine was served at the symposium.
• The guests discussed philosophy during the symposium.
• A painted cup shows men reclining at a symposium.

Sinónimos: drinking party

Expresiones frecuentes: ancient symposium, Greek symposium, host a symposium

colección de artículos

Conjunto de artículos sobre un mismo tema escritos por distintas personas.

En inglés sencillo: A collection of articles about one subject written by several different people.

• The journal published a symposium on migration.
• Several historians contributed essays to the symposium.
• She edited a symposium about the future of education.

Cómo se usa: a symposium on something (The book is a symposium on modern poetry.)

Sinónimos: collection, anthology

Expresiones frecuentes: published symposium, symposium on something, edit a symposium