"in a nut shell"

Question

Is there a similar saying in Spanish for the English 'in a nut shell'?

• thanks for all the great suggestions! - slmart Apr 24, 2011

Answer 1

"In a nutshell" translates in many ways: "en resumidas cuentas", "en resumen", "para hacerte el cuento corto", "en pocas palabras", etc. I bet there are more...

Answer 2

Creo que sería: en una cáscara de nuez (pero no lo he oído nunca en español...)

Answer 3

Yo diría: en resumidas cuentas.

• What would be the actual English translation for this? - slmart Apr 24, 2011

Answer 4

En resumen, en corto, etc. It's an idiom so you don't translate it literally.