Usage Note
résulter is nearly always used impersonally with il en résulte que... (it follows that...) or il résulte de... (it results from...). It is more formal and written than venir de or provenir de. The related noun résultat (result) is far more common in everyday speech.
Examples
"Il résulte de cela que le budget est dépassé."
Natural Translation
It follows from this that the budget is exceeded.
Literal Translation
It results from this that the budget is exceeded.
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