How is the word consiste translated from French to English

English translation
consists
verb

A pour fondement principal ou pour but essentiel quelque chose (verbe consister, 3e pers. sing.).

Has as its main basis or essential purpose something (verb "consister", third-person singular).

[kɔ̃sist]

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  • Un leadership efficace consiste souvent à clarifier l’ambiguïté plutôt qu’à l’éliminer. — Effective leadership often consists in clarifying ambiguity rather than eliminating it.

  • En quoi consiste vraiment ce travail ? — What does this job really consist of?

  • Le métier ne consiste pas seulement à donner des ordres. — The job doesn't consist only of giving orders.

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