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summit

UK
/ˈsʌmɪt/
US
/ˈsʌmɪt/

Translations

summitnoun
summits
pl
UK
/ˈsʌmɪt/
US
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sommetAu sens figuré : point le plus élevé, apogée.
Winning the Nobel Prize marked the summit of her scientific career.
L’obtention du prix Nobel a marqué le sommet de sa carrière scientifique.
After a long and arduous climb, they finally reached the summit of the mountain.
Après une longue et éprouvante ascension, ils ont enfin atteint le sommet de la montagne.
sommetAu sens diplomatique.
World leaders gathered for the economic summit to discuss global trade policies.
Les dirigeants mondiaux se sont réunis pour le sommet économique afin de discuter des politiques commerciales mondiales.
Additional translations
apogéeAu sens figuré, plus littéraire.
Synonyms
peak
top
apex
pinnacle
zenith
climax
culmination
height
vertex
summitverb
summited
Past Simple
summited
Past Participle
summiting
Gerund
UK
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US
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gravirEmploi sportif ou alpinistique.
After a grueling climb, the team finally summited the peak just before sunset.
Après une ascension éprouvante, l’équipe a finalement gravi le sommet juste avant le coucher du soleil.
Synonyms
attain the summit
crest
top out
mount
reach the top
scale
climb
ascend
reach the summit
summitadjective
UK
/ˈsʌm.ɪt/
US
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Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "summit talks") to describe something relating to a high-level meeting.
sommetEmploi figé dans l’expression « au sommet » pour une rencontre entre dirigeants.
Diplomats prepared briefing papers for the upcoming summit talks.
Les diplomates ont préparé des notes de synthèse pour les entretiens au sommet à venir.
Additional translations
sommitalEmploi rare, surtout en contexte géographique ou descriptif.
Synonyms
peak
summital
apical
paramount
uppermost
topmost
supreme
highest

Definitions

summitnoun
The highest point or part of a hill or mountain.
After a long and arduous climb, they finally reached the summit of the mountain.
A meeting or conference of heads of state, especially to conduct diplomatic negotiations and discuss important issues.
World leaders gathered for the economic summit to discuss global trade policies.
The highest or climactic point of achievement, ambition, or status.
Winning the Nobel Prize marked the summit of her scientific career.
summitverb
To reach the highest point of a hill or mountain.
After a grueling climb, the team finally summited the peak just before sunset.
summitadjective
Relating to a formal meeting between heads of state or government.
Diplomats prepared briefing papers for the upcoming summit talks.
Situated at or forming the highest point of a mountain.
The climbers followed the summit ridge toward the true peak.
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