total
gb/tˈoʊtəl/ us/tˈoʊtəl/
A2
Inglés
~ 1600
teljes, összes, összeg, végösszeg, összead, összesít, totálkárossá tesz, totálkárosra tör
A2
1
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'total' with 'final', but 'total' refers to the sum or whole amount, not necessarily the last one in a sequence.
Significado
whole or complete amount
Colocaciones
total amount
|total cost
|total number
|total score
|total population
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
partial (Refers to only part of something rather than the whole.)
Temas
mathematics
|daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definición
All of something; not just part of it.
Including or comprising the entire amount, number, or extent of something.
SUSTANTIVO
A2
2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
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'.
Significado
sum or whole amount
Colocaciones
grand total
|running total
|final total
|overall total
Sinónimos
sum (Mathematical term for the result of addition, often interchangeable in numerical contexts.)
Antónimos
portion (A part of a whole rather than the complete amount.)
Temas
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definición
The whole number or amount of something.
The complete number, amount, or sum of something.
VERBO
B1
3
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'total' with 'count', but 'count' means finding how many items there are, while 'total' means adding amounts together.
Significado
calculate full sum
Colocaciones
total up
|total the bill
|total the scores
Sinónimos
add up (Informal equivalent focusing on the act of summing.)
Temas
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To add numbers together to find the whole amount.
To add up numbers or amounts to find their complete sum.
VERBO
B2
4
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
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.
Significado
destroy vehicle completely
Colocaciones
total a car
|total your vehicle
Sinónimos
wreck (More general and informal; can refer to any severe damage, not just vehicles.)
Temas
transportation
|accidents
|finance
Definición
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.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
total
AFI
GB/tˈoʊtəl/
US/tˈoʊtəl/
Sílabas y acento
total (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (total)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: total
Noun
- Base: total
- Plural: totals
Verb
- Base: total
- 3rd Person Singular: totals
- Present Participle: totaling, totalling
- Past: totaled, totalled
Familia de palabras
Expresiones
a grand total of
1/ə ɡɹˈænd tˈoʊtəl əv/
fixed phrase
final complete sum after all counted
Used to emphasize the final and complete number or amount, often surprisingly large or small.
Ejemplos
- They raised a grand total of $10,000 for charity.
- After three hours, we caught a grand total of two fish.
bring to a total of
1/bɹˈɪŋ tə ə tˈoʊtəl əv/
fixed phrase
make an amount reach a certain sum
To make an amount become a specific whole number after adding something to it.
Ejemplos
- This donation brings our fundraising to a total of $5,000.
- The new members bring our club to a total of 30 people.
in total
1/ˈɪn tˈoʊtəl/
fixed phrase
as a whole amount after addition
Used to show the whole number or amount after adding all parts together.
Ejemplos
- We had 50 guests in total at the wedding.
- In total, the repairs cost over $2,000.