sum in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for 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

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

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

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

sum in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

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

fantastic amount, size, sum

colossal(e)

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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

sum Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pay in a lump sum

payer en une fois

to stretch to a sum

aller jusqu'à une somme

to credit sb/an account with a sum

créditer qn/un compte d'une somme

the allocation of a sum of money to sth

l'affectation d'une somme à qc

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 pay a sum to sb

verser une somme à qn

to transfer a sum to sb/sb's account

virer une somme à qn/ sur le compte de qn

to allocate a sum to sth

affecter une somme à qc

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English

In 2003, this amounted to a sum of some 2,000,000 for the institution, which receives no financial support from the state or crown.

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In such cases, bids are summed to form a team bid.

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The sum was set at 800 speciedaler, more than he could afford.

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Most were eventually pardoned after paying fines of up to 100 pounds, a very large sum for the time.

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Each vertical pair must have the same sum.

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It is the smallest number that is the sum of two odd primes in six ways.

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This he summed up in the theological virtue of "caritas", or love.

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The sum score of all players on the court can not exceed 14.

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They were more than the sum of all prior projects dating back 30 to 35 years.

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Some people spend large sums of money in an effort to acquire larger and more complete collections.

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