Meaning
summary; synthesis
- summary
- synthesis
In a sentence
Mi fai una sintesi di questo libro?
Can you give me a summary of this book?
La sintesi finale è chiara e molto breve.
The final summary is clear and very short.
In laboratorio abbiamo studiato la sintesi del sapone.
In the lab we studied the synthesis of soap.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sintesi | feminine · singular |
| sintesi | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use sintesi for both a written summary and the process/result of combining elements; context usually makes the meaning clear.
- For a school-style summary, riassunto is often more common; sintesi sounds slightly more formal or abstract.
- In chemistry and science, sintesi is the standard term for synthesis; don't replace it with riassunto.