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переска́з — meaning in English

pereskaz

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English meaning

  • paraphrase noun A restatement of a passage or idea in different words, usually to make it clearer or shorter.
  • recount verb To tell a story or describe events in detail.

Senses

переска́з is used for these senses in English:

  • paraphrase A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.
  • recount Narration, account, description, rendering

paraphrase — full definition

  1. noun A restatement of a passage or idea in different words, usually to make it clearer or shorter.
  2. verb To restate something in different words while keeping the same meaning.

recount — full definition

  1. verb To tell a story or describe events in detail.
  2. noun A repeat count, especially of votes in a close election.

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