sumaryo
sumáryo with stress marks
summary; preliminary investigation
Usage Note
Sumaryo is borrowed from Spanish sumario and in legal contexts refers to the preliminary stage of a criminal investigation or a summary proceeding. In general use, it can mean a condensed overview of a document or event, appearing in both legal and academic registers.
Examples
" Basahin mo ang sumaryo. "
Natural Translation
Read the summary.
Literal Translation
Read you the summary.
" Ibinigay niya ang sumaryo ng kwento. "
Natural Translation
He/she gave the summary of the story.
Literal Translation
Gave he/she the summary of story.
" Bago nagpasya ang hukom, maingat niyang binasa ang sumaryo ng imbestigasyon na isinumite ng piskal. "
Natural Translation
Before the judge decided, he carefully read the summary of the investigation submitted by the prosecutor.
Literal Translation
Before decided the judge, carefully he read the summary of investigation that submitted by prosecutor.
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