précis
French, noun/pʁe.si/
précis is spelled P-R-É-C-I-S (6 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written French, the 2,363rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Précis is a French masculine noun meaning “a concise summary (e.g., of events, a book, a story); précis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sommaire, abrégé de ce qu’il y a de principal, d’essentiel, de plus important dans une affaire, dans un…”.
What does précis mean in English?
adjective
- 1
which does not leave doubt; specific, explicit
- 2
done in a precise and reliable fashion
- 3
well perceived; sharp
- 4
demonstrating precision, concision and accuracy
- 5
said of someone whose language expresses such qualities
- 6
calculated or measured with precision
noun
- 1
masculinea concise summary (e.g., of events, a book, a story); précis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est entièrement déterminé, qui ne laisse place à aucune incertitude. 2. En parlant du discours ou du style, qui a de la précision, qui dit exactement ce qu’il faut, qui est net. 3. Se dit aussi en ce sens des personnes.
noun: 1. Sommaire, abrégé de ce qu’il y a de principal, d’essentiel, de plus important dans une affaire, dans un livre, dans une histoire, etc.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of précis
- précise feminine
- précises feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce précis?
- /pʁe.si/
- \pʁe.si\
- [pʁe.si]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to précis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is précis in French?
précis appears 35 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).