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condensar

to condense

verb kon-den-SAHR Rare
Communication Writing

Origin: From Latin condensare, 'to make thick or dense.'

Also means

to summarize

Usage Note

Condensar is a regular -ar verb. In physics it refers to gas becoming liquid; in everyday speech it means to shorten or distill something, as in condensar un texto (to condense a text). The reflexive condensarse is used for vapor or moisture collecting on a surface.

Examples

"Hay que condensar el informe en dos páginas."

Natural Translation

You need to condense the report into two pages.

Literal Translation

One-must condense the report in two pages.

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