false summit

fɔːls ˈsʌmɪt

Definition

Definition of false summit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

metaphoricalapparent achievement not the final goal

The award was a false summit in her career.

mountaineering

TECH.

minor peak appearing as the main summit

TECH.

We reached a false summit before the actual peak.

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minor peak appearing as the main summit

Expressions with false

false alarm

warning signal given by mistake

The fire drill turned out to be a false alarm.

false economy

attempt to save money that leads to more costs

Buying cheap tires was a false economy.

false friend

person pretending to be a friend but not trustworthy

He realized she was a false friend after the betrayal.

false front

facade giving deceptive appearance

The building had a false front to make it look larger.

someone's words rang false

exp.

seem insincere or lacking genuine feeling

His apology sounded polished, but his words rang false to everyone.

strike a false note

to create an impression that is not sincere

His apology struck a false note with the audience.

Expressions with summit

summit of one's career

the highest point in one's professional life

Winning the award was the summit of her career.

summit conference

meeting of top leaders to discuss major issues or decisions

World leaders gathered at the summit conference to negotiate the trade agreement.

economic summit

high-level meeting where leaders discuss important money and trade issues

Leaders gathered for the economic summit to address rising inflation and trade disputes.

summit meeting

high-level conference between heads of state or top officials

The summit meeting aimed to resolve ongoing trade disputes between the countries..

Examples of false summit in a sentence

The initial success was merely a false summit.
Climbers often mistake the false summit for the end.
The guide warned us about the false summit ahead.

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French:faux sommet, ...
German:falscher Gipfel, ...
Italian:falso traguardo, falsa cima, ...
Spanish:falso cumbre, falso pico, ...
Portuguese:falso cume, ...
Chinese:假顶峰, 假峰, ...
Japanese:偽の頂点, 偽の頂上, ...
Arabic:قِمَّة وَهْمِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:פִּסְגַּת שָׁוְא, פִּסְגָּה מְדֻמָּה, ...
Russian:ложная вершина, ...
Ukrainian:несправжня вершина, хибна вершина, ...
Hindi:ऐसी दिखने वाली उपलब्धि जो अंतिम लक्ष्य न हो, झूठा शिखर, ...
Bengali:আপাত শিখর, মিথ্যা শিখর, ...
Catalan:fals cim, ...
Czech:falešný vrchol, předvrchol, ...
Danish:milepæl, falsk top, ...
Dutch:vals hoogtepunt, vals topje, ...
Greek:ψευδοκορυφή, ...
Hungarian:látszólagos végcél, álcsúcs, ...
Khmer:ភាពជោគជ័យដែលមើលទៅដូចជាគោលដៅចុងក្រោយ ប៉ុន្តែមិនមែន, កំពូលតូចដែលមើលទៅដូចជាកំពូលភ្នំចម្បង, ...
Korean:거짓 정상, 허위 정상, ...
Persian:دستاورد ظاهری, قله کاذب, ...
Polish:fałszywy szczyt, ...
Portuguese (BR):falso cume, ...
Romanian:vârf fals, vârf secundar, ...
Swedish:falsk topp, skentopp, ...
Thai:ความสำเร็จชั่วคราว, ยอดเขาหลอก, ...
Turkish:sahte zirve, yanlış zirve, ...
Vietnamese:cột mốc tưởng là đích đến cuối cùng nhưng thực ra chưa phải, đỉnh giả, ...

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