amount to

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amount to
verbo transitivo con partícula
1ascender a (add up to)
  • her debts a to £700 -> sus deudas ascienden a 700 libras
2(mean)
  • it amounts to the same thing -> viene a ser lo mismo, equivale a lo mismo
  • he'll never a to much -> nunca llegará a nada

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amount to
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 (add up to) [+sums, figures, debts] sumar; ascender a
Your husband's debts amount to quite a sum Taxes on expenditure, including VAT, amount to 33 per cent of the total In a regular 28-day cycle, this would amount to around 10 days each month
2 (be equivalent to) equivaler a; significar
it amounts to the same thing es igual; viene a ser lo mismo; this amounts to a refusal esto equivale a una negativa
3 (be worth)
it doesn't amount to much apenas es significativo; viene a ser poca cosa; he'll never amount to much nunca dejará de ser nadie

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evidently, plainly, clearly, obviously