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summit

/ˈsʌmɪt/

summitnoun

summits

/ˈsʌmɪt/

Translations

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.

sommet

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

summitverb

summited

Past Simple

summited

Past Participle

summiting

Gerund

/ˈsʌm.ɪt/

Translations

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.

Definitions

To reach the highest point of a hill or mountain.

After a grueling climb, the team finally summited the peak just before sunset.

Synonyms

attain the summit

top out

reach the top

reach the summit

summitadjective

/ˈsʌm.ɪt/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "summit talks") to describe something relating to a high-level meeting.

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms