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sintetizzare

to synthesize

verb seen-teh-teed-DZAH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to summarize

Usage Note

Sintetizzare covers both the scientific sense ('to synthesize a compound') and the communicative sense ('to sum up / condense'). In presentations and academic writing, sintetizzare or sintetizziamo is used the way English speakers say 'to sum up'. It takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Riesci a sintetizzare il concetto in poche parole?"

Natural Translation

Can you sum up the concept in a few words?

Literal Translation

You-manage to synthesize the concept in few words?

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