plasmar

to give expression to

plasmar(plahs-mahr)

transitive verb

1. (to give shape to)

a. to give expression to

Sería útil plasmar tus ideas en un documento.

It would be useful to give expression to your ideas in a document.

b. to capture

Lo que quería plasmar en este poema es la férrea determinación de esta mujer.

What I wanted to capture in this poem is the steely determination of this woman.

c. to reflect

Sus creencias quedan plasmadas en todo lo que escribe.

His beliefs are reflected in everything he writes.

plasmarse

pronominal verb

2. (to be manifested)

a. to be expressed

Estas tradiciones se transmitían oralmente hasta que se plasmaron por escrito en el siglo XVI.

These traditions were passed on orally until they were expressed in writing in the 16th century.

b. to be embodied

Sus principios quedaron plasmados en la nueva constitución.

Their principles were embodied in the new constitution.