excerpt

BrE /ˈek.sɜːt/ AmE /ˈɛk.sərt/

noun en → es

1 PART OF TEXT [singular] B1

a short part of a longer piece of writing or speech, often used to show the main ideas or themes

extracto, fragmento, pasaje

  • an excerpt from something

Collocations excerpt from a book · excerpt from a speech

  • The article includes an excerpt from the president's speech.

    El artículo incluye un extracto del discurso del presidente.

2 PART OF RECORDING [singular] B1

a short part of a longer recording, such as an audio or video clip

fragmento, muestra, extracto

  • an excerpt from something

Collocations excerpt from a recording · excerpt from a video

  • The radio show played an excerpt from the interview.

    El programa de radio reprodujo un fragmento de la entrevista.