adj. No concreto, que no tiene realidad propia: ideas abstractas.
adj. Not concrete, which has no reality of its own: abstract ideas.
De difícil comprensión: su exposición ha sido un poco abstracta.
Difficult to understand: his presentation has been a bit abstract.
[Arte o artista] que no pretende representar cosas concretas, sino que atiende exclusivamente a elementos de forma, color, proporción, etc.: pintura abstracta.
[Art or artist] that does not pretend to represent concrete things, but attends exclusively to elements of form, color, proportion, etc.: abstract painting.
en abstracto loc. adv. En general, sin aplicación concreta: nos habló de su proyecto en abstracto.
in the abstract loc. adv. In general, without concrete application: he told us about his project in the abstract.