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to·tal
(tōt′l)n.
1. An amount obtained by addition; a sum.
2. The whole amount of something; the entirety: The storm damaged the total of the housing units.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or constituting the whole amount; entire: the total population of the city. See Synonyms at whole.
2. Complete; utter; absolute: total concentration; a total effort; a total fool.
v. to·taled, to·tal·ing, to·tals or to·talled or to·tal·ling
v.tr.
1. To determine the total of; add up: They totaled the applications at 600.
2. To equal a total of; amount to: The week's receipts totaled more than $90,000.
3. To wreck completely; demolish: The driver survived the crash but totaled the car.
v.intr.
Idiom: To add up; amount: It totals to $25.
in total
All together; entirely.
[Middle English, whole, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from Latin tōtus; see teutā- in Indo-European roots.]
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total
(ˈtəʊtəl)n
the whole, esp regarded as the complete sum of a number of parts
adj
1. complete; absolute: the evening was a total failure; a total eclipse.
2. (prenominal) being or related to a total: the total number of passengers.
vb, -tals, -talling or -talled, -tals, -taling or -taled
3. (when: intr, sometimes foll by to) to amount: to total six pounds.
4. (tr) to add up: to total a list of prices.
5. (tr) slang to kill or badly injure (someone)
6. (Automotive Engineering) (tr) chiefly US to damage (a vehicle) beyond repair
[C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from Latin tōtus all]
ˈtotally adv
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to•tal
(ˈtoʊt l)adj., n., v. -taled, -tal•ing (esp. Brit.) -talled, -tal•ling. adj.
1. constituting or comprising the whole; entire: the total expenditure.
2. of or pertaining to the whole of something: the total effect of a play.
3. complete in extent or degree; utter: a total failure.
n. 4. the total amount; sum; aggregate.
5. the whole; an entirety.
v.t. 6. to bring to a total; add up.
7. to reach a total of; amount to.
8. to wreck or demolish beyond repair: He totaled his car in the accident.
v.i. 9. to amount (often fol. by to).
[1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin tōtālis= Latin tōt(us) entire + -ālis -al1]
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total
Past participle: totalled
Gerund: totalling
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| Noun | 1. |  total - the whole amount |
| 2. |  total - a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbersquantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable grand total - the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers subtotal - the sum of part of a group of numbers | |
| Verb | 1. |  total - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"work out - be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" outnumber - be larger in number average, average out - amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" make - add up to; "four and four make eight" |
| 2. |  total - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" | |
| 3. | total - damage beyond the point of repair; "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  total - constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread" |
| 2. |  total - complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
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total
noun
adjective
1. entire, full, whole, complete, combined, overall, comprehensive, gross The total cost of the project would be more than $240 million.
2. complete, absolute, utter, whole, perfect, entire, sheer, outright, all-out, thorough, unconditional, downright, undisputed, consummate, unqualified, out-and-out, undivided, overarching, unmitigated, thoroughgoing, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) The car was in a total mess. I mean I'm not a total idiot.
complete part, limited, qualified, restricted, partial, incomplete, conditional, fragmentary, uncombined
complete part, limited, qualified, restricted, partial, incomplete, conditional, fragmentary, uncombined
verb
1. amount to, make, come to, reach, equal, run to, number, add up to, correspond to, work out as, mount up to, tot up to Their exports will total £85 million this year.
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total
noun1. A number or quantity obtained as a result of addition:
Archaic: tale.
2. An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back:
Informal: work (used in plural).
Idioms: everything but the kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the whole ball of wax.
2. Completely such, without qualification or exception:
absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.
Chiefly British: blooming.
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Translations
إِجْمَاليّالمَبْلَغ الإجْماليكُلّي، إجْمالييَبْلُغ مَجْموعه
celkovýcelýčinit celkemnaprostýsoučet
totalbeløbe sig tilfacitsamlet antalsum
kokokokonais-kokonaismäärälaskea yhteenmäärä
ukupanukupno
összértékösszesteljes
samanlagîur; allur; algjörsumma, heildarupphæîvera samtals, nema
合計完全な
전체의합계
galīgskopējskopsummakopsummā būt/veidotpilnīgs
celková čiastkačiniť celkove
celotenpopolnskupna vsota
summatotal
โดยสมบูรณ์ผลรวม
tổngtổng số
total
[ˈtəʊtl]A. ADJ
1. (= complete, utter) [lack, commitment] → total, absoluto; [ban] → total; [failure] → rotundo, absoluto
his attempt to try to resolve the dispute was a total failure → su intento de resolver la disputa fue un fracaso rotundo or absoluto
he felt like a total failure → se sentía un completo fracasado
a total stranger → un completo desconocido
the car was a total write-off → el coche quedó totalmente destrozado
see also eclipse, recall
his attempt to try to resolve the dispute was a total failure → su intento de resolver la disputa fue un fracaso rotundo or absoluto
he felt like a total failure → se sentía un completo fracasado
a total stranger → un completo desconocido
the car was a total write-off → el coche quedó totalmente destrozado
see also eclipse, recall
2. (= overall) [amount, number, cost] → total; [effect, policy] → global
a total population of 650,000 → una población total de 650.000 habitantes
total sales/assets → el total de ventas/activo
total losses amount to £100,000 → las pérdidas ascienden a (un total de) 100.000 libras, el total de pérdidas asciende a 100.000 libras
a total population of 650,000 → una población total de 650.000 habitantes
total sales/assets → el total de ventas/activo
total losses amount to £100,000 → las pérdidas ascienden a (un total de) 100.000 libras, el total de pérdidas asciende a 100.000 libras
B. N → total m
the jobless total was three million → el total de parados fue de tres millones
in total → en total
a total of → un total de
see also grand, sum
the jobless total was three million → el total de parados fue de tres millones
in total → en total
a total of → un total de
see also grand, sum
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
total
[ˈtəʊtəl] adj
[amount, cost, number] → total(e)
a total cost of over 3,000 pounds → un coût total de plus de 3 000 livres
the total amount → le total
a total cost of over 3,000 pounds → un coût total de plus de 3 000 livres
the total amount → le total
(= complete) [stranger] → parfait(e) before n; [shock, confidence] → total(e); [failure, collapse] → total(e)
She shouldn't have told such things to a total stranger → Elle n'aurait pas dû raconter ça à un parfait étranger.
His death has come as a total shock to all of us → Sa mort a été un choc total pour nous tous.
to have total confidence in sb/sth → avoir une totale confiance en qn/qch, avoir totalement confiance en qn/qch
She shouldn't have told such things to a total stranger → Elle n'aurait pas dû raconter ça à un parfait étranger.
His death has come as a total shock to all of us → Sa mort a été un choc total pour nous tous.
to have total confidence in sb/sth → avoir une totale confiance en qn/qch, avoir totalement confiance en qn/qch
vt
(= amount to) → s'élever à
They will compete for prizes totalling nearly £30,000 → Ils concourront pour des prix totalisant presque 30 000 livres.
They will compete for prizes totalling nearly £30,000 → Ils concourront pour des prix totalisant presque 30 000 livres.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
total
adj (= complete) → völlig, absolut; (= comprising the whole) → Gesamt-; war, eclipse → total; disaster → absolut, total; total sum/amount → Gesamtsumme f; the total cost → die Gesamtkosten pl; total income → Gesamteinkommen nt; what is the total number of rooms you have? → wie viele Zimmer haben Sie (insgesamt)?; a total population of 650,000 → eine Gesamtbevölkerung von 650.000; the total effect of all this worry was … → im Endeffekt haben seine Sorgen bewirkt, dass …; a total stranger → ein völlig Fremder; to be in total disagreement → völlig verschiedener Meinung sein; to be in total ignorance (of something) → (von etw) überhaupt nichts wissen; the silence was total → es herrschte völlige or vollkommene or totale Stille; my bewilderment was total → meine Verwirrung war vollkommen or komplett
n → Gesamtmenge f; (= money, figures) → Endsumme f; a total of 50 people → insgesamt 50 Leute; this brings the total to £100 → das bringt die Gesamtsumme auf £ 100; the true jobless total was 4 million → die wahre Arbeitslosenzahl belief sich auf insgesamt 4 Millionen; in total (= in all) → insgesamt ? grand, sum
vt
(= amount to) → sich belaufen auf (+acc); the visitors totalled 5000 → insgesamt kamen 5000 Besucher; prizes totalling £3000 → Preise im Gesamtwert von £ 3000
(= add: also total up) → zusammenzählen, zusammenrechnen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
total
[ˈtəʊtl]1. adj (complete, utter) → totale, completo/a; (sum) → globale
the total losses amount to ... → il totale delle perdite ammonta a...
a total failure → un vero fiasco, un assoluto disastro
he was in total ignorance of the fact that ... → non sapeva assolutamente che...
the total losses amount to ... → il totale delle perdite ammonta a...
a total failure → un vero fiasco, un assoluto disastro
he was in total ignorance of the fact that ... → non sapeva assolutamente che...
3. vt (also total up) (add) → sommare; (amount to) → ammontare a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
total
(ˈtəutəl) adjective whole; complete. What is the total cost of the holiday?; The car was a total wreck.
noun the whole amount, ie of various sums added together. The total came to / was $10.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈtotalled – to add up or amount to. The doctor's fees totalled $200.
ˈtotally adverb completely. I was totally unaware of his presence.
total up to add up. He totalled up (the amount he had sold) at the end of the week.
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total
→ إِجْمَاليّ celkový, součet samlet antal, total Summe, völlig συνολικός, σύνολο total kokonais-, kokonaismäärä total ukupan, ukupno totale 合計, 完全な 전체의, 합계 totaal sum, total całkowity, suma total итог, полный summa, total โดยสมบูรณ์, ผลรวม tam, toplam tổng, tổng số 总数, 总的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
total
a. total; completo-a;
v. sumar, añadir.
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total
adj & n total mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.