French word

condenser

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔ̃dɑ̃se/

Meaning

  • verbsummarize

Example

Peux-tu condenser ce texte en deux phrases ?

Can you summarize this text in two sentences?

Illustration for condenser (summarize)

More examples

Il faut condenser des idées avant la présentation.

It is necessary to summarize ideas before the presentation.

Core concept

A bulky text pressed into a short, dense core.

Common phrases

  • condenser un texte

    summarize a text

  • condenser des idées

    summarize ideas

  • condenser en deux phrases

    summarize in two sentences

Similar words

résumer: To summarize the main points of a lengthy text or speech briefly.
synthétiser: To identify the central information and express it in a concise form.

Definition in French

Réduire un texte ou une idée à ses éléments essentiels en supprimant le superflu.

Word origin

French condenser comes from Latin condensare, formed with con- and densus, meaning 'dense', and developed from 'make dense' to 'make content more concentrated'.

Usage tips

  • Condenser commonly takes en before the resulting form, as in condenser un texte en deux phrases.

Other meanings

  • condenseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • condensésummarynoun
  • condensationcondensationnoun

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