sums in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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.sum up VB [Brit sʌm -, Am səm -] (sum up)

1. sum up (gen):

sum up person:

récapituler

to sum up, I'd like to say…

pour récapituler or en résumé, je voudrais dire…

2. sum up LAW:

sum up judge:

résumer

II.sum up VB [Brit sʌm -, Am səm -] (sum up [sth])

1. sum up (summarize):

sum up argument, point of view

résumer

that sums it up exactly

ça résume parfaitement la situation

2. sum up (judge accurately):

sum up situation

apprécier

sum up person

se faire une idée de

lump sum N

1. lump sum COMM:

lump sum (complete payment)

versement m unique

lump sum (decided in advance)

somme f forfaitaire

2. lump sum (from insurance policy):

lump sum

capital m forfaitaire

capital sum N

capital sum (gen)

capital m

capital sum (of loan)

principal m

zero sum N

zero sum

somme f nulle

zero sum game

jeu m à somme nulle

sum total N

sum total (of money)

montant m total

sum total (of achievements)

ensemble m

is that the sum total of your achievements? iron

c'est tout ce que tu as fait?

lump sum payment N (from insurance policy)

lump sum payment

versement m d'un capital

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paltry sum

dérisoire

carry forward balance, total, sum

reporter

carry forward sum, loss

reporter [qc] en avant

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moins-perçu

underpaid sum

sums in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sums 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

lump sum N

lump sum

somme f forfaitaire

lump sum payment

versement m unique

to pay in a lump sum

payer en une fois

grand sum, grand total N FIN

grand sum

somme f totale

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fabulous sum

astronomique

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manier de grosses sommes d'argent

to manage large sums of money

bagatelle

trifling sum

montant (somme)

sum

addition de problèmes

sum

récapituler sa journée

to sum up one's day

somme

sum

somme des angles

sum

sums Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get one's sums wrong Brit

mal calculer

to pay in a lump sum

payer en une fois

to credit sb/an account with a sum

créditer qn/un compte d'une somme

to deduct a sum/a number from sth

retrancher une somme/un nombre de qc

to pay back a sum into sb's account

reverser une somme à qn sur un compte

to transfer a sum of money to sb

transférer une somme à qn

to manage large sums of money

manier de grosses sommes d'argent

to transfer a sum to sb/sb's account

virer une somme à qn/ sur le compte de qn

to get one's sums to work out

s'y retrouver dans ses calculs

to allocate a sum to sth

affecter une somme à qc

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English

Subsequent questions are played for increasingly large sums, roughly doubling at each turn.

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The order to make restitution can not extend to sums pertaining to crimes for which the defendant was neither indicted, tried, nor convicted.

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All the sums of six numbers of each hexagon are the same number, 93.

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The large sums of money being made and spent caused an upsurge in crime and illicit activity.

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These are people who work extremely unsocial hours for low pay, and who have had to borrow large sums to buy their own trucks.

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These agents tell parents that the children will earn large sums of money that will be sent home to the families.

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Financing these deficits required the country to borrow large sums from abroad, much of it from countries running trade surpluses.

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A spokesman said that THG, in terms of its hospitality, organises packages including accommodation, access to events, involving large sums of money.

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Armed with huge sums of money invested at sky-high valuations, fashion start-ups are setting themselves up for failure.

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If the difference between the two sums is a multiple of 11, including 0, then the number is divisible by 11.

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