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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrésumer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rez-oo-may
"Elle a réussi à résumer l'article en quelques phrases."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To give a brief statement of the main points of something.
"After reading the article, she was able to summarize the key findings in just a few sentences." - 2
To present the essential information in a concise form.
"He summarized the meeting's discussions in an email to all participants."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'summarize' originates from the late Middle English term 'summarisen', derived from the Latin 'summarius', meaning 'of a summary'. Its meaning has evolved to emphasize the act of condensing information into a concise form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Summarize" is said worldwide
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résumer
Transliteration: rez-oo-may
"Elle a réussi à résumer l'article en quelques phrases."
zusammenfassen
Transliteration: tsu-zah-men-fah-sen
"Er konnte die wichtigsten Punkte zusammenfassen."
riassumere
Transliteration: ree-ah-soo-meh-reh
"È riuscito a riassumere il documento in poche righe."
resumir
Transliteration: reh-soo-meer
"Pudo resumir la reunión en un párrafo."
resumir
Transliteration: heh-zoo-meer
"Ele conseguiu resumir o relatório em poucas linhas."
सारांश देना
Transliteration: saaransh dena
"उसने लेख का सारांश दिया।"
总结
Transliteration: zǒngjié
"他能够总结出文章的要点。"
요약하다
Transliteration: yoyakada
"그는 기사의 요점을 요약할 수 있었다."
要約する
Transliteration: yōyaku suru
"彼は記事の要点を要約することができた。"
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