пересказа́ть — meaning in English
pereskazat
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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.
- rephrase verb To say or write the same idea using different words.
- retell verb To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.
Senses
пересказа́ть is used for these senses in English:
- paraphrase (ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.
- recount To tell; narrate; to relate in detail.
- rephrase (transitive) To say or write something with different wording.
- retell To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.
paraphrase — full definition
- noun A restatement of a passage or idea in different words, usually to make it clearer or shorter.
- verb To restate something in different words while keeping the same meaning.
recount — full definition
- verb To tell a story or describe events in detail.
- noun A repeat count, especially of votes in a close election.