grand sum in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grand sum in the English»French Dictionary

sum [Brit sʌm, Am səm] N

1. sum (amount of money):

sum

somme f

a considerable/paltry sum

une somme considérable/dérisoire

a large/small sum of money

une grosse/petite somme

2. sum (calculation):

sum

calcul m

to be good at sums

être bon en calcul or en arithmétique

to do one's sums fig

faire ses comptes

3. sum (total):

sum lit

somme f

sum lit

total m

the sum of fig experience, happiness

la somme de

the sum of achievements

l'ensemble m de

the whole is greater than the sum of its parts

l'ensemble est plus grand que la somme de ses parties

4. sum (summary):

in sum

en somme

the sum and substance of sth

l'essentiel de qc

I.grand [Brit ɡrand, Am ɡrænd] N

1. grand (sum of money) inf:

grand Brit

mille livres fpl sterling

grand Brit

≈ bâton m

grand Am

mille dollars mpl

2. grand inf MUS (piano):

grand

piano m à queue

II.grand [Brit ɡrand, Am ɡrænd] ADJ

1. grand (impressive):

grand building, ceremony

grandiose

grand park

magnifique

in grand style

en grande pompe

on a grand scale

sur une très grande échelle

in the grand manner

dans un style de grand seigneur

to make a grand entry

faire une entrée spectaculaire

the grand old man of theatre/of letters

le grand monsieur du théâtre/de la littérature

2. grand (self- important):

she's very grand

elle joue à la grande dame pej

to put on a grand air

prendre de grands airs

3. grand (fine, excellent) inf:

to have a grand time

passer un moment formidable

‘is everything all right?’—‘it's grand thanks’

‘tout va bien?’—‘très bien merci’

he did a grand job

il a fait un travail splendide

that's grand!

c'est formidable!

4. grand (in titles, names):

grand

grand, Grand

grand sum in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grand sum in the English»French Dictionary

grand sum, grand total N FIN

grand sum

somme f totale

Translations for grand sum in the English»French Dictionary

sum [sʌm] N

1. sum (amount):

sum

somme f

a five-figure sum

une somme à cinq chiffres

2. sum pl MATH (calculation):

sum

calcul m

to do a sum

faire un calcul

to get one's sums wrong Brit

mal calculer

3. sum no pl, no indef art MATH (total):

sum

montant m

in sum

en somme

I.grand [grænd] ADJ a. inf

grand

grand(e)

in grand style

en grandes pompes

the Grand Canyon

le Grand Canyon

to make a grand entrance

faire une grande entrée

grand old age a. iron hum

grand âge m

II.grand [grænd] N

1. grand inv inf FIN (one thousand dollars/pounds):

grand

brique f

2. grand MUS → grand piano

See also grand piano

grand piano N MUS

grand piano

piano m à queue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He started at the grand sum of $75 a month.

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The grand sum of $10.63 was returned to us.

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The grand mean and grand variance are computed from the grand sums.

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However, it is not regarded as an historical fact since the book is a grand sum of mythical biographies about him.

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Businesses are still happy to pay grand sums for someone to be translator in their baffling encounters with officials.

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In the late 19th century, the state government built "institutes" for dock workers close to the harbour, which are now being sold for grand sums.

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All of that for the grand sum of $7 billion over 25 years.

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The building cost the grand sum of 3,500.

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The boys' parents received the grand sum of $20,000 from the drug company in 1967 for the damage caused to both twins.

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The business had generated a grand sum of $12, far short of its server costs, not to mention any salaries for the two full-time engineers and designer employed.

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