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Résumer

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Definition: to summarize, sum up

Pouvez-vous résumer les décisions pour nous ? - Can you sum up the decisions for us?

Pour résumer... - To sum up...

Related: un résumé - summary. Note that résumé is a false cognate. The English term résumé = un CV

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Pronunciation: [ray zu may] Audio Link

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