precis

• Nom désignant un résumé ou une synthèse concise qui expose les points essentiels d'un argument, d'une théorie ou d'un texte.

A noun referring to a concise summary or abstract that outlines the main points of an argument, theory, or text.

1. Summary of main pointsC1formal

   A concise summary or abstract of the essential points of a text, speech, or argument.

   Résumé des points essentiels

   • The student wrote a precis of the lengthy article for the class.
   • The executive requested a precis of the meeting's key decisions.
   • A good precis captures the core argument without unnecessary detail.

   Synonymesabstractdigestoutlinerecapitulationrundownsummarysummationsynopsis

   Antonymesamplificationdilationelaborationexpansionexpatiation

• Verbe signifiant faire un résumé ou un compte rendu succinct d'un texte ou d'un discours, en n'en retenant que l'essentiel.

A verb meaning to make a summary or concise abstract of a text or speech.

1. SummarizeC1formal

   To make a concise summary of a text or speech, capturing the main points.

   résumer

   • The student was asked to precis the lengthy article for the class.
   • She precis'd the report into a single page for the manager.
   • He precis'd the speech to highlight the key arguments.

   Synonymesabridgeabstractcondensedigestoutlinesum up

   Antonymesamplifyelaborateexpandexpatiatelengthenpadprotractstretch