thesis

BrE /ˈθiː.zɪs/ AmE /ˈθiː.zɪs/

noun en → es

1 ACADEMIC WORK [singular] B2

a long piece of writing on a particular subject that is done to get a university degree or diploma

tesis, trabajo de grado

  • write a thesis

Collocations graduate thesis · doctoral thesis

  • She wrote her thesis on the effects of climate change.

    Ella escribió su tesis sobre los efectos del cambio climático.

2 ARGUMENT [singular] C1

a statement or theory that is put forward as a basis for argument or reasoning, especially in an essay or speech

tesis, planteamiento

  • put forward a thesis

Collocations central thesis · main thesis

  • The author puts forward the thesis that modern art is meaningless.

    El autor plantea la tesis de que el arte contemporáneo es sin sentido.