summit

Gipfeltreffen

Wichtiges Treffen, bei dem führende Persönlichkeiten Probleme besprechen oder gemeinsam Entscheidungen treffen.

In einfachem Englisch: An important meeting where leaders discuss problems or make decisions together.

• The leaders met at a summit.
• France hosted the peace summit last year.
• Will the president attend the climate summit?

Synonyme: conference, high-level meeting

Häufige Wendungen: climate summit, international summit, attend a summit

Gipfel

Höchster Punkt eines Berges oder die höchste erreichbare Stufe des Erfolgs.

In einfachem Englisch: The highest point of a mountain, or the highest level of success someone can reach.

• Snow covered the summit.
• We climbed slowly towards the summit.
• She was at the summit of her career.

So benutzt man es: summit of something (They reached the summit of the mountain before noon.)

Synonyme: peak, top, pinnacle

Häufige Wendungen: reach the summit, mountain summit, summit of something