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sum up
(pt & pp summed)
verbo transitivo con partícula
1resumir (summarize)
2evaluar (assess quickly)
verbo intransitivo
3resumir (summarize); recapitular (in debate, trial)

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sum up
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(summarize) resumir; [+judge] recapitular
to sum up, I would say en resumidas cuentas, yo diría
To sum up: within our society there still exist rampant inequalities When the judge summed up, it was clear he wanted a guilty verdict
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (summarize) [+speech, facts, argument] resumir
He summed up his feelings "I feel numb" One voter in Brasilia summed up the mood: "Politicians have lost credibility," he complained I can't sum up his whole philosophy in one sentence The situation was perhaps best summed up by the journalist who said, "There is no more we can do" Obree summed his weekend up in one word: "Disastrous"
you could sum up what he said in a couple of words se podría resumir lo que dijo en dos palabras; to sum up an argument resumir un argumento
2 (encapsulate) resumir
that picture summed up the situation for me esa fotografía resumió la situación para mí captaba la situación en un solo trazo;or
Find a key sentence which sums up their attitude she was searching for the words that would sum it up
3 (assess) [+person] calar; [+situation] evaluar
they had summed him up and liked what they found lo habían calado y les había agradado lo que descubrieron
"And if you are convicted, you're ruined." Cross knew that she was summing up his situation accurately
he summed up the situation quickly se dio cuenta rápidamente de la situación

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