concretar
verbo:transitivo
1 (precisar) to specify; (concertar) to settle
los expertos prepararán un documento que concretará los términos del acuerdo experts are to draw up a document which will specify the terms of the agreement; el portavoz no quiso concretar más datos the spokesman declined to go into details to be more specific;o en la reunión no concretamos nada we didn't settle (on) anything specific at the meeting; nothing specific came out of the meeting; pusieron una fecha tope para concretar los acuerdos they gave a deadline for the details of the agreement to be settled; llámame para concretar los detalles call me to fix settle the details;o
2 (resumir) to sum up
has concretado mi pensamiento en unas pocas palabras you've summed up my thoughts in a few words
verbo:pronominal
concretarse1 (materializarse) [+ley, prohibición] to come into force; [+esperanzas] to be fulfilled; [+sueños] to come true
queda por ver cómo se concretan en la práctica los puntos del acuerdo it remains to be seen how the points contained in the agreement work out in practice; nunca llegó a concretarse su proyecto his project never came to anything; nothing came of his project; su ayuda nunca llegó a concretarse their help never materialized was never forthcoming;o
concretarse en algo: un avance de la derecha que se concretó en su triunfo electoral an advance by the right which resulted in its electoral win; el proyecto se concretaba en tres objetivos principales in essence the project had three main objectives
