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résulter

to result, to follow

verb reh-zül-TEH Rare

Usage Note

résulter is nearly always used impersonally with il en résulte que... (it follows that...) or il résulte de... (it results from...). It is more formal and written than venir de or provenir de. The related noun résultat (result) is far more common in everyday speech.

Examples

"Il résulte de cela que le budget est dépassé."

Natural Translation

It follows from this that the budget is exceeded.

Literal Translation

It results from this that the budget is exceeded.

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