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"Resume" is a form of "resumir", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to summarize". "Currículo" is a noun which is often translated as "curriculum". Learn more about the difference between "currículo" and "resume" below.
el currículo(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (education)
a. curriculum
Los alumnos pueden elegir entre varias de las actividades incluidas en el currículo.The students can choose among several activities included in the curriculum.
2. (résumé)
a. curriculum vitae
Para solicitar este trabajo, mándanos un correo electrónico adjuntando tu currículo y una carta de presentación.To apply for this job, send us an email with your curriculum vitae and a cover letter attached.
resumir(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to summarize
La conclusión resume las ideas principales del escrito.The conclusion summarizes the main ideas of the paper.
b. to abridge
Estoy leyendo la versión del libro que resumió la autora misma.I am reading the version of the book that the author abridged herself.
a. to sum up
Para resumir la situación en una oración: ¡estoy endeudado hasta el cuello!To sum up the situation in one sentence: I'm up to my eyeballs in debt!
resumirse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to come down to
Aquello por lo que abogamos se resume en una palabra: igualdad.What we are fighting for comes down to one word: equality.
b. to be summed up
Nuestra creencia puede resumirse en una frase: "Vive y deja vivir".Our belief can be summed up in one simple phrase: "Live and let live."
c. to boil down to
El problema se resume en la necesidad de fondos extra.The problem boils down to the need for extra funds.
a. to dissolve into
Sube el fuego y espera a que el azúcar se resuma en caramelo.Turn the heat up and wait until the sugar has dissolved into caramel.
