How to Say "gist" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “gist” is “suma” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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nounA1
figurative: 'in suma' (in short)
Examples
Necesito calcular la suma de todos estos gastos.
I need to calculate the sum of all these expenses.
La suma total es demasiado alta para mí.
The total amount is too high for me.
Dos más dos es una suma muy sencilla.
Two plus two is a very simple addition.
Gender Check
Even though it ends in '-a,' the word 'suma' is a feminine noun, so you always use 'la suma' or 'una suma'.
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