sum up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour exprimer brièvement l'essentiel d'une chose ou pour décrire quelqu'un ou quelque chose en quelques mots.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of giving a brief statement of the main points of something, or to describe someone or something in a few words.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Summarizeformal

   To give a brief statement of the main points of something.

   résumer

   • The teacher summed up the lesson in a few sentences.
   • Let me sum up the key arguments from the debate.
   • He summed up the report for the board members.

   Synonymesabridgecondensedigestencapsulateepitomizeoutlinerecapitulate

   Antonymesamplifydetailelaborateexpand

2. Describe accuratelyinformal

   To describe something in a way that captures its essence or character.

   résumer avec justesse

   • That phrase sums up his attitude perfectly.
   • Her smile summed up her happiness.
   • The movie's ending sums up the entire story.

   Synonymescapturecharacterizeembodyencapsulateepitomize

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