condensado

condensed, concentrated

adjective kon-den-SAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Condensado is the past participle of condensar used adjectivally — it means reduced in volume, thickened, or concentrated. The best-known compound is leche condensada (condensed milk). In a figurative sense, a texto condensado is a compressed or abridged text. Do not confuse with denso (dense, thick), which describes intrinsic density rather than a reduction process.

Examples

"El informe condensado ocupa dos páginas."

Natural Translation

The condensed report takes up two pages.

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