total

English

Alternative forms

• totall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”), of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Oscan ... (touto, “community, city-state”), Umbrian ... (totam, “tribe”) (acc.), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). More at Dutch.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtəʊ.təl/, SAMPA: /"t@U.t@l/

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• Rhymes: -əʊtəl

Noun

total (plural totals)

1. An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.

   A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.

2. (informal, mathematics) Sum.

   The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.

Synonyms

• (sum): sum

Translations

amount

Arabic: مجموع (ar) (majmuu3) m. Catalan: total (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 總計 (cmn), 总计 (cmn) (zǒngjì) Czech: úhrn (cs) m. Dutch: totaal (nl) n. Finnish: summa (fi), määrä (fi) French: total (fr) m. German: Gesamtbetrag (de) m., Gesamtsumme (de) f. Hungarian: végösszeg (hu) Italian: totale (it) m. Japanese: 総計 (ja) (そうけい, sōkei)

Korean: 합계 (ko) (hapgye) Kurdish: Kurmanji: tevayî (ku) Latin: totus (la), solidus (la) Malay: jumlah (ms) Manx: ard-sym (gv) m. Portuguese: total (pt) m. Russian: итог (ru) (itóg) m. Spanish: total (es) m. Swahili: idadi (sw) Swedish: summa (sv) Telugu: మొత్తము (te) (mottamu)

sum

Arabic: مجموع (ar) (majmuu3) m. Catalan: suma (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 總數 (cmn), 总数 (cmn) (zǒngshù), 總和 (cmn), 总和 (cmn) (zǒnghé) Dutch: totaal (nl) n., som (nl) f. Finnish: summa (fi) French: somme (fr) f. German: Summe (de) f. Hungarian: összeg (hu) Ido: sumo Italian: somma (it) f.

Japanese: 総額 (ja) (そうがく, sōgaku), 和 (ja) (わ, wa), 総和 (ja) (そうわ, sōwa) Korean: 합계 (ko) (hapgye) Kurdish: Kurmanji: tevayî (ku) Latin: somma (la) f., summa (la) f. Portuguese: soma (pt) f. Russian: сумма (ru) (súmma) f. Spanish: suma (es) f. Swahili: jumla (sw) Swedish: summa (sv) Telugu: లెక్క (te)

Derived terms

• subtotal

Adjective

total (comparative more total, superlative most total)

1. Entire; relating to the whole of something.

   The total book is rubbish from start to finish.

   The total number of votes cast is 3,270.

2. used as an intensifier Complete; absolute.

   He is a total failure.

Synonyms

• (entire): entire, full, whole
• (complete): absolute, complete, utter; see also Wikisaurus:total

Derived terms

• total war

Translations

entire

Czech: celý (cs) m. Dutch: totaal (nl), totale (nl), geheel (nl), gehele (nl) Finnish: koko (fi) German: ganz (de) Hungarian: összes (hu)

Italian: totale (it), intero (it) Kurdish: Kurmanji: tev (ku), hemû (ku), giş (ku) Spanish: total (es) Telugu: అన్ని (te) (anni)

complete

Czech: naprostý (cs) m., totální (cs) Dutch: compleet (nl), complete (nl), volledig (nl), volledige (nl), geheel (nl), gehele (nl) Finnish: täydellinen (fi), täysi (fi), totaalinen (fi) German: komplett (de)

Hungarian: teljes (hu) Kurdish: Kurmanji: tev (ku), temam (ku) Spanish: total (es) Telugu: పూర్తి (te) (purti)

Verb

total (third-person singular simple present totals, present participle totalling in British English, totaling in American English, simple past and past participle totalled in British English, totaled in American English)

1. (transitive) To add up; to calculate the sum of.

   When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.

2. To equal a total of; to amount to.

   That totals seven times so far.

3. (transitive, US, slang) to demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)

   Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car.

4. (intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

   It totals nearly a pound.

Synonyms

• (add up): add up, sum
• (demolish): demolish, trash, wreck

Translations

to add up

Dutch: bijeentellen (nl), optellen (nl) Finnish: laskea yhteen (fi), summata (fi) French: totaliser (fr) German: aufaddieren (de), zusammenaddieren (de), zusammennehmen (de)

Kurdish: Kurmanji: tevandin (ku) Telugu: కూడుట (te) (kuduta)

to equal after calculation

Dutch: uitkomen op (nl), gelijk zijn aan (nl) Finnish: olla (fi), tehdä (fi) Kurdish: Kurmanji: tev (ku) bûn

Telugu: సరాసరి (te) (sarasari)

to demolish

Dutch: in de prak rijden (nl) Finnish: tuhota (fi) German: schrotten (de)

Kurdish: Kurmanji: ruxandin (ku), hilweşandin (ku)

(intransitive) to amount to

Dutch: uitkomen op (nl), gelijk zijn aan (nl)

Finnish: olla (yhteensä), tehdä

Anagrams

• lotta

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Danish

Etymology 1

From French total.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /totaːl/, [tˢoˈtˢæːˀl]

Adjective

total (neuter totalt, definite and plural totale)

1. total

Noun

total c. (singular definite totalen, plural indefinite totaler)

1. total

Inflection

    Inflection of total

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	total	totalen	totaler	totalerne
genitive	totals	totalens	totalers	totalernes

Etymology 2

Compound of to (“two”) and tal (“number”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /total/, [ˈtˢotˢal]

Noun

total n. (singular definite totallet, plural indefinite totaller)

1. two

Synonyms

• 2-tal

Inflection

    Inflection of total

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	total	totallet	totaller	totallerne
genitive	totals	totallets	totallers	totallernes

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /tɔ.tal/, SAMPA: /tO.tal/
• Homophones: totale, totales

Adjective

total m. (f. totale, m. plural totaux, f. plural totales)

1. total
2. perfect

Antonyms

(total): partiel

Noun

total m. (plural totaux)

1. total

Related terms

• au total
• sous-total
• totalement
• totaliser
• totalitaire
• totalité
• tout

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Portuguese

Adjective

total m. and f. (plural totais; uncomparable)

1. total
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 141:

     Quero conversar com os senhores e exijo sua total e absoluta atenção.

     I want to talk with you and I demand your total and absolute attention.

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Spanish

Adjective

total m. and f. (plural totales)

1. total, complete

See also

• todo