zusammenfassen
summarize
Etwas kürzer darstellen, indem man nur die wichtigsten Punkte nennt.
The German word "zusammenfassen" is a verb that means "to summarize" or "to condense". It is composed of "zusammen" (together) and "fassen" (to grasp or collect). In essence, it refers to the act of gathering various pieces of information and presenting them as a coherent whole.
Similar words in German include "resümieren" (to summarize), "synthesizieren" (to synthesize), and "komprimieren" (to compress).
The key difference is that while "resümieren" often conveys revising or concluding after an analysis, "komprimieren" implies a tighter, perhaps more mechanical reduction of content, which can contain less emphasis on clarity compared to "zusammenfassen."
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Examples
Wir können die Ergebnisse kurz zusammenfassen.verb
We can briefly summarize the results.
Er fasst das Buch kurz zusammen.verb
He summarizes the book briefly.
Sie wird ihre Argumente in einer Präsentation zusammenfassen.verb
She will summarize her arguments in a presentation.
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