résumé

summary

noun reh-zoo-MEH Rare

Origin: From résumer (to sum up), from re- + sumer (to take)

Also means

résumé (CV)

Usage Note

Résumé means a written summary of content (an article, meeting, or book) in everyday French; the same word borrowed into English specifically means a career CV. In French, a job CV is more commonly called a CV (curriculum vitae). The verb résumer means 'to summarize'.

Examples

"Faites un résumé du texte en dix lignes."

Natural Translation

Write a summary of the text in ten lines.

Literal Translation

Make a summary of the text in ten lines.

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