sum up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a apresentação resumida dos pontos principais de algo ou a descrição de alguém/algo em poucas palavras.

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.

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Summarizeformal

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

   Resumir

   • 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.

   Sinônimosabridgecondensedigestencapsulateepitomizeoutlinerecapitulate

   Antônimosamplifydetailelaborateexpand

2. Describe accuratelyinformal

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

   Caracterizar

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

   Sinônimoscapturecharacterizeembodyencapsulateepitomize

Verbo basesum