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digest
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to break down)
a. digerir
Chew more slowly and don't swallow more food than you can digest.Mastica más lentamente y no tragues más comida de la que puedes digerir.
2. (figurative) (to absorb mentally)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
a. asimilar
Please speak more slowly. I need some more time to digest what you just said.Por favor, habla más despacio. Necesito más tiempo para asimilar lo que acabas de decir.
b. digerir
If we don't earn more money, having to move out is a reality we'll have to digest.Si no ganamos más dinero, tener que mudarnos es una realidad que tendremos que digerir.
3. (to summarize)
a. resumir
I have to digest all the information from my thesis into a five-minute presentation.Tengo que resumir toda la información de mi tesis en una presentación de cinco minutos.
b. compendiar
The publisher digested all of the author's writings into a single volume.El editor compendió todas las obras del autor en un solo volumen.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (to break down food)
a. digerir
Don't move around so much or you won't digest properly.No te muevas tanto o no digerirás correctamente.
5. (to be broken down)
a. digerirse
Some beans and other foods that are high in fiber are difficult to digest.Algunas judías y otros alimentos altos en fibra no se digieren bien.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
6. (summary)
a. el compendio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Kirk bought an annotated digest of Shakespeare's works to more easily write his dissertation.Kirk compró un compendio anotado de las obras de Shakespeare para escribir su disertación más fácilmente.
b. el resumen (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The league has released an updated digest of the game regulations.La liga ha publicado un resumen actualizado del reglamento del juego.
7. (publication)
a. el boletín (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you subscribe to our digest now, we can send you the next three issues for free.Si te suscribes a nuestro boletín ahora, podemos mandarte los tres próximos números gratis.
8. (legal)
a. la recopilación de leyes (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The digest contains a modern version of the penal code as well as the various changes it underwent.La recopilación de leyes contiene una versión moderna del código penal, así como los diversos cambios que experimentó.
b. la libro de jurisprudencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He had to know everything about the digest in order to pass his bar exam.Tenía que saberse todo el libro de jurisprudencia para aprobar su examen de abogacía.
c. el digesto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We are studying the digest in one of my classes on case law.Estamos estudiando el digesto en una de mis clases sobre jurisprudencia.
digestNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (summary)
a. el resumen(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (also fig)
a. digerir
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