total

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
2. (informal) Sum.

Adj

1. Entire; relating to the whole of something.
2. Complete; absolute.
3. Defined on all possible inputs.
4. Left total: Such that for every x in X there is a y in Y with x R y.
5. Such that any two elements are comparable, i.e. for all a and b, either a ≤ b, or b ≤ a.

Verb

1. To add up; to calculate the sum of.
2. To equal a total of; to amount to.
3. (slang) To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
4. To amount to; to add up to.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtəʊ.təl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”) + -ālis, the former element of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Oscan 𐌕𐌏𐌖𐌕𐌏 (touto, “community, city-state”), Umbrian 𐌕𐌏𐌕𐌀𐌌 (totam, “tribe”, acc.), Old English þēod (“a nation, people, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). More at English Dutch, English thede.

Frasi

This young boy is a total genius .

Questo ragazzo è un genio totale.