How do you say PARA HACERTE MAS CORTO EL CUENTO in English?


As you can see in the picture, the expression is TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT (you can also say LONG STORY SHORT). It is like saying I´m going to give you nothing but the facts.
For some reason that escapes me there is a connotation  to this expression in English and that is TOO LATE. It is perhaps a reference to the fact that by the time this is expression is said there is nothing we can do to solve the problem we're told.

Comments

You always learn something new! I didn't know that phrase :) I also found the picture kind of funny.
Manuel Erazo said…
To make a long story short, I liked this expression, is going to be very useful. By the way the connotation meaning is a bit of rare but good to know that.
It was very interesting, as future teachers it’s important for us to know new things like this expression.
I had never heard that expression but now that I know it, it would be very useful for future conversations with friends o family.
Name: Suleyka Tello Bermudez
This connotation is new to me, but nevertheless, something so short says a lot.
Carlos León Moran said…
I had heard this phrase before, but was not sure of its meaning, now I have a clearer idea of ​​how to use it.
Tahis Bone said…
that's why they say that every day you learn new things. the connotation is something that complicates me a lot but through this, I can acquire it faster.
Avila Magi Esther De Jesus said…
I have heard this expression before but I have not used it. It is nice to remember it I think it's time to put it in my daily vocabulary.
Mendoza Párraga Martha said…
I liked the picture, it is a new phrase for me but it is always important to implement new phrases to my vocabulary.
Ferruzola Martínez Rita said…
I like that phrase. I didn't know how to say that phrase before but from now on I think I'll use it very often.
Anonymous said…
Melanie Ripalda
It seems to me that this type of information is very useful, especially the message given in the photo and that every day we can learn something new.
Marilyn Gaibor said…
Name: Marilyn Gaibor
oh! how interesting, I'm learning new vocabulary. Thanks for the recommendation. Ex: We break up, to make a long story short, we're getting divorced.
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Unknown said…
I had never heard this expression before, I think is indispensable to know and say expressions like this.
Unknown said…
Dave criollo
I had never heard this expression before, I think is indispensable to know and say expression like this.
Unknown said…
Dave criollo
I had never heard this expression before, I think is indispensable to know and say expression like this.
Roxana Guaman said…
It is really mind-blowing all the new expressions that we can learn every day. Obviously, this is a new one which I consider will be very useful if we want to be more specific about a topic.
DANIELA IBARRA said…
DANIELA IBARRA

WE MAKE SOME ERROR OR MISTAKE AT MOMENT TO SPEAK, WRITE OR SOMETIMES WE WANT TRADUCE AS WE make IN SPANISH, BUT WE LEARN new EXPRESSION THAT ONLY THERE ARE IN ENGLISH,For THAT WAY We CAN USE it IN THE FUTUR and have more vocabulary.
Maria Peralta Manzo
I had heard this expression before on internet but I didn't memorize it, so I think I'm not going to forget it.
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Ginger Alvia González said…
I did not know about that expression, but it is important to know how to express ideas in another kind of phrase. wow, I learned something new and it'll be useful to use it in the spoken way.
Genesis Medina said…
GENESIS MEDINA
I've already heard it in the series that I watched, but I never focus on that expression. Now I can say that never forget it in my life.
This phrase is new for me but, It´s a new form to express something like that and how using it.
Anonymous said…
Alex Alvarez._
I've come across this word before in some movies or any other podcast I've heard in the past, really useful when we want to give a quick rundown on something
Jenny Vega Luna said…
Vega Luna Jenny
It is interesting how we can understand some expressions in English language since in Spanish it would be interpreted with a different meaning
Sarai Pesantes Parreño said…
Saraí Pesantes Parreño.

To be honest, I was not aware about that connotation of this expression. It’s great to keep learning something. From now on, I will use this expression more often.
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In my opinion, this is a pretty useful phrase to keep in mind. I have heard it before, perhaps from a video, or from a teacher, but I did not remember it at all. These kinds of expressions are an important part of the English language, so I will pay more attention when I see them.
Juan Jesús said…
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Juan Jesús said…
That is the kind of phrases that can help us to improve ourselves! We can use it in conversations, presentations and when we teach too. My mom said every moment is good to learn something new, that's a good example
Alejandra Del Valle said…
Long story short! I've heard that one before and I really like it. They seem to use it a lot to simplify stories but I think I like "in a nutshell" more. Another expression that references the same and I find funny it's, "Let me give you a thumbnail sketch of the situation." HAHA a thumbnail.
María Diaz said…
I think it is a very useful idiom to use when talking and we are in a hurry because when we use it we are indicating that we are going to go straight to the point without saying details.
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Lingner Serena said…
LINGNER QUINTANILLA DOMINGUEZ

It is always good to know expressions that help us to function in everyday life, and this expression is undoubtedly very useful to save us explanations regarding some fact.
This expression can serve me a lot in the future because sometimes I usually tell long stories and finally I end up summarizing them haha.
Anonymous said…
ROSA GONZALEZ VILLAMAR
I think that is very important to learn diferents expressions, because we can improve our vocabulary, thanks for this. We can use in a future conversations.
Nicole Cedeño Gines said…
Learning new expressions like this will help me a lot for my conversations in English with my classmates. I found it interesting, useful and fun. Thanks! :)
Unknown said…
Diana Tinizhañay.

I think this is a kind of advice that explain that to learn or teach is'nt necessary to complicate, really is the quality that matters.
Really good! I have said and listen this phrase in spanish, it is really common, but in English never.
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Genesis Araujo Ortega said…
It is a helpful phrase that I'll keep on mind. I'm sure that it is very useful on daily conversations.
Rizzo Paguay Cynthia said…
Rizzo Paguay Cynthia

It is good for us to acquire new knowledge that benefits us in the future and this example is one of them. On my side I didn't know about this, but now I am learning something new and I like that because I can develop and expand my vocabulary.
Ambar Moreira Mendoza said…
I did not know of this expression. Thank you for taking the time to share this information with us. I'm pretty sure that at some point I'll be able to use it. On the other hand, the picture reference is kind of funny, but the message was still very clear.
Cynthia Ramón Casal said…
I think that learning new expressions and different ways of saying something is one of the main goals that an EFL teacher should always aim at. I think it can serve as ressource for teaching and engaging students' attention.
Angie Rodriguez said…
Angie Rodriguez Carbo This expression is very significant.
Thank you for teaching us new things. I am sure I will be able to use it in different situations.
Anonymous said…
PEÑA CASTILLO CLARA:
Wow, I already have a new phrase for my vocabulary, I think it is very useful information, and I liked the picture is funny.
Anggy Victor Martinez
The truth is that I did not know about that phrase, I find it interesting and very useful when it comes to some extensive problem I could use it to simplify or save me a lot of words and be something concert.
I have never read this phrase. It’s amazing, because there are some phrases in Spanish that really express our feelings. So, In my future conversations, I’ll use this one “to make a long story short”. Thanks.

Name: Ingrid Quito Arroyo
This is what I like the most about learning English. Every day you can learn more and more ways to express yourself, you can learn while you’re having fun.
Briggitte Vera said…
It's a new phrase for me and I think that is very useful, So thanks Mr. Bermudez!
Jhohan Velásquez said…
Today, I learned a new phrase, I didn't know it but it's interesting how this phrase is kinda similar to Spanish. I'll use it when I wanna get to the point.
Torres Alvear Odette said…
Well, is a new phrase for me but I don't know why I think in the phrase in Spanish that says "Demasiado pronto para decir". Is good learn these types of phrase. I never know when I can use them, but anyway it is like learning English culture with their ways of speaking or the phrases they usually say
Diana Puglla said…
Well, it's a new phrases for me,I didn't know it, but it's interesting and is kinda similar to spanish.Is very important to know a new vocabulary that help us enrich.
So thanks Mr.Bermudez!!
SARA NIETO said…
SARA NIETO
In English than the other languages exist variations of the way how we say some coloquial things and this is an example
Michelle Reyes Reyes said…
I found it very interesting since I did not know that phrase and we can learn new vocabulary.
LILIANA EDITH ROMERO MEDINA said…
Here it is observed that when writing we try to say something but with different titles as we can observe. Make a ( SHORT LONG STORY ) or ( SHORT LONG STORY) depending on how the expression is what it is about transmitting.
Alejandra Coronel Guzhñay said…
Couple of bible chapters shortened. I know several expressions, the problem is when I write or speak in my second language my brain goes into airplane mode.

Alejandra Coronel.
Mayrene Pin said…
I think this connotation was very interesting, is important to know new things like this expression to be at the same level as my future students.
Ericka Zambrano said…
I haven't heard this expression before, but it's never too late to learn a new phrase.Thank you, Mr. Bermudes for always are teaching us new topics which help us to improve our English skills.

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