ele resume

boils down to, comes down to, summarizes

→ resumir
resum to summarize, to sum up + e tu command / he, she, or it present
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #38,546
boils down to, comes down to Often used with “se” to mean “to boil down to” or “to amount to.”
PO: Tudo se resume a uma escolha.
EN: It all comes down to one choice.
summarizes Looks like English “resume,” but does not mean “continue” or “CV.”
PO: Ela resume o livro em poucas palavras.
EN: She summarizes the book in a few words.
Conjugation of resumir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third resume —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second resume —

A verdadeira riqueza não se resume no que temos, mas no que somos.

True wealth lies not in what we have, but in who we are.

Como resume sua corrida?

How would you summarize your race?

— F1: O Filme (2025)

Então, se resume apenas a você.

So, it all comes down to you.

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

Mas tudo se resume ao sacrifício, não é?

But it all comes down to sacrifice, doesn't it?

— Invasão Zumbi (2016)

Mas tudo se resume àquela "coisa".

But it all comes down to that “thing.”

— Quase Famosos (2000)