Verwendungsmuster:
the total [amount/number/cost]
The total cost of the trip was $500.
Az út teljes költsége 500 dollár volt.
We need the total number of participants before printing the programs.
Szükségünk van a résztvevők összlétszámára, mielőtt kinyomtatjuk a programfüzeteket.
Her total income last year was higher than expected.
The total score of both teams was 5–3.
The total area of the property is two acres.
Beispiele für Lernende
The total price is ten dollars.
A teljes ár tíz dollár.
The total number of students is twenty.
A diákok összlétszáma húsz.
The total time is one hour.
The total weight is five kilos.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'total' with 'final', but 'total' refers to the sum or whole amount, not necessarily the last one in a sequence.
Bedeutung
whole or complete amount
Wortverbindungen
total amount
|total cost
|total number
|total score
|total population
Synonyme
complete (Emphasizes entirety but can also refer to qualitative completeness, not just quantity.)
|
entire (Similar in meaning, often used for things seen as a whole unit.)
Antonyme
partial (Refers to only part of something rather than the whole.)
Themen
mathematics
|daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definition
All of something; not just part of it.
Including or comprising the entire amount, number, or extent of something.
Verwendungsmuster:
the total of [numbers/amounts]
The grand total came to $1,200.
A végösszeg 1200 dollár lett.
Add these figures to get the total.
Add össze ezeket a számokat, hogy megkapd az összeget.
The final total will be announced after all votes are counted.
What's the total for this order?
The running total shows how much we've spent so far.
Beispiele für Lernende
The total is ten.
Az összeg tíz.
Please write the total here.
Kérlek, írd ide az összeget.
What is the total for these items?
Add them to get the total.
Häufiger Fehler:
Some learners mistakenly use 'total' as a verb when they mean the noun form, e.g., 'I will total it' instead of 'I will find the total'.
Bedeutung
sum or whole amount
Wortverbindungen
grand total
|running total
|final total
|overall total
Synonyme
sum (Mathematical term for the result of addition, often interchangeable in numerical contexts.)
Antonyme
portion (A part of a whole rather than the complete amount.)
Themen
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The whole number or amount of something.
The complete number, amount, or sum of something.
Verwendungsmuster:
to total [numbers/amounts]
Please total these expenses for me.
Kérlek, add össze nekem ezeket a kiadásokat.
The cashier totaled my bill quickly.
A pénztáros gyorsan kiszámolta a számlám végösszegét.
She totaled the scores from all three games.
We need to total up the donations before announcing them.
Beispiele für Lernende
Please total these numbers.
Kérlek, add össze ezeket a számokat.
Can you total my bill?
Össze tudnád adni a számlám tételeit?
He will total the points.
We must total up the costs.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'total' with 'count', but 'count' means finding how many items there are, while 'total' means adding amounts together.
Bedeutung
calculate full sum
Wortverbindungen
total up
|total the bill
|total the scores
Synonyme
add up (Informal equivalent focusing on the act of summing.)
Themen
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To add numbers together to find the whole amount.
To add up numbers or amounts to find their complete sum.
Verwendungsmuster:
to total [a car/vehicle]
He totaled his car in the accident.
A balesetben totálkárosra törte az autóját.
The storm totaled several parked vehicles.
A vihar több parkoló járművet is totálkárossá tett.
She totaled her motorcycle after hitting a tree.
Beispiele für Lernende
He totaled his car last week.
A múlt héten totálkárosra törte az autóját.
The crash totaled my bike.
Az ütközés totálkárossá tette a biciklimet.
She totaled her car in the rain.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may think 'total' here means 'count' because of its other meanings, but in this sense it's slangy and means to completely destroy a vehicle.
Bedeutung
destroy vehicle completely
Wortverbindungen
total a car
|total your vehicle
Synonyme
wreck (More general and informal; can refer to any severe damage, not just vehicles.)
Themen
transportation
|accidents
|finance
Definition
To crash a car so badly that it cannot be fixed or would cost too much to fix.
To damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired or is not worth repairing.