recopilación
/rekopilaθjon/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for compilation is recopilación.
The word recopilación is used when referring to the gathering of data, information or documents. Other Spanish terms may be more appropriate depending on what is being compiled: use colección for a collection of various items gathered together for a specific purpose, and use anuario for a compilation published annually, such as a yearbook or annual report.
Meaning: that which is compiled (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of recopilación is recopilaciones.
How do you pronounce it?
/rekopilaθjon/
Did you know?
- While recopilación is used for data, Spanish speakers often use recopilatorio when referring to a compilation album of songs or music hits.
- If a person is gathering things for a hobby, they are a coleccionista, but someone who gathers data or folklore for a study is a recopilador.
- In many Spanish-speaking legal contexts, a recopilación refers specifically to the systematic gathering of laws or statutes into a single code.
Examples in context
- la colección de poemasThe poetry compilation
- recopilación de documentosDocument compilation
- el compilado de cancionesThe compilation of songs
- recopila tus recetasCompile your recipes
- Me encanta escuchar el compilado de música clásica en las tardes.I love listening to the compilation of classical music in the evenings.
- La recopilación de datos científicos es fundamental para el estudio.The compilation of scientific data is essential for the study.
- La recopilación de datos fue un éxito.The compilation of data was a success.
- Necesitamos una recopilación de todos los gastos.We need a compilation of all the expenses.
- Hizo una recopilación de sus mejores poemas.He made a compilation of his best poems.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are working in an office.
- Mateo¿Terminaste la recopilación de los informes?Did you finish the compilation of the reports?
- SofíaSí, Mateo, ya la tengo lista.Yes, Mateo, I have it ready now.
- MateoPerfecto, Sofía, envíala por correo.Perfect, Sofía, send it by email.
- SofíaLo haré de inmediato.I will do it immediately.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
