capital sum in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for capital sum in the English»French Dictionary

capital sum N

capital sum (gen)

capital m

capital sum (of loan)

principal m

Translations for capital 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.capital [Brit ˈkapɪt(ə)l, Am ˈkæpədl] N

1. capital (letter):

capital

majuscule f

2. capital:

capital, a. capital city

capitale f

fashion capital of the world

capitale mondiale de la mode

3. capital U:

capital (gen) COMM, FIN (wealth)

capital m

capital (funds)

capitaux mpl

capital (funds)

capital m

with a capital of £500, 000

au capital de 500 000 livres sterling

to make capital out of sth fig

tirer profit de qc

to make political capital out of sth

tirer profit de qc dans un but politique

to make political capital out of sth attr amount, base, loss, outlay, turnover

de capital

4. capital (capitalist interests):

capital

capital m

capital and labour

le capital et le travail

5. capital ARCHIT:

capital

chapiteau m

II.capital [Brit ˈkapɪt(ə)l, Am ˈkæpədl] ADJ

1. capital letter:

capital

majuscule

capital A

A majuscule

crazy with a capital C inf

dingue avec un D majuscule or un grand D inf

2. capital LAW:

capital offence, crime, sentence

capital

3. capital (essential):

capital

capital

to be of capital importance

être d'une importance capitale

4. capital Brit (excellent):

capital inf, dated

épatant

capital sum in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for capital 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.capital¹ [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] N

1. capital (principal city):

capital a. fig

capitale f

2. capital (letter form):

capital

lettre f capitale

in (large) capitals

en capitales

II.capital¹ [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] ADJ

1. capital (principal):

capital error, city

principal(e)

2. capital (letter form):

capital letter

capital(e)

3. capital LAW (punishable by death):

capital

capital(e)

4. capital Brit (very good):

capital

excellent(e)

capital² [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] N FIN

capital

capital m

to put capital into sth

investir dans qc

to make capital (out) of sth

tirer profit de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lender loans the borrower a capital sum in return for a share of the future increase in the growth of the property.

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