Zusammenfassung — meaning in English

English meaning

abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
summary noun A short version of a longer text that covers only the main points.
synopsis noun A short summary that covers the main points of a book, film, or other written work.
upshot noun The final result or main conclusion of a situation.
wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.

Zusammenfassung is used for these senses in English:

abstract An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
outline A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
peroration The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
précis A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.
synopsis (authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
upshot (US) A concise summary.
wind-up The end or conclusion of something.

noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colors, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
noun A summary that lays out the main points of something, such as a plan or piece of writing.
verb To describe the main points of something, or to draw its boundary.