summary

résumé, synthèse

Présentation courte, orale ou écrite, des points essentiels d’un contenu plus long.

En anglais simple : A short spoken or written version that gives the main points of something longer.

• Please write a short summary.
• He gave me a summary of the meeting.
• The chapter summaries helped me remember the story.

Comment l'utiliser : a summary of something (She gave us a summary of the report.)

Synonymes : overview, outline, abstract

Expressions courantes : a brief summary, summary of something, write a summary, a short summary

sommaire, succinct

Qui présente seulement l’essentiel, avec peu de détails.

En anglais simple : Giving only the main points, without many details.

• She prepared a summary report.
• The table gives summary information about each region.
• We received a summary account of the meeting.

Synonymes : brief, concise, condensed

Contraires : detailed

Expressions courantes : summary report, summary account, summary information, summary table

sommaire, expéditif

Fait rapidement, sans respecter les règles ou les étapes habituelles.

En anglais simple : Done quickly, without following the usual rules or steps.

• He faced summary dismissal.
• The prisoners were threatened with summary execution.
• Workers protested against the summary punishment of their colleagues.

Synonymes : hasty, peremptory

Expressions courantes : summary dismissal, summary execution, summary punishment, summary justice