summit **** sum·mit n

summit **** sum·mit n
['sʌmɪt]
cima, vetta, sommità f inv fig culmine m, Pol vertice m, summit m inv

the NATO summit in Rome — il vertice della NATO a Roma

after six hours we reached the summit — dopo sei ore abbiamo raggiunto la cima


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