amounts
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sums

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"Amounts" is a form of "amount", a noun which is often translated as "la cantidad". "Sums" is a form of "sum", a noun which is often translated as "la suma". Learn more about the difference between "amounts" and "sums" below.

amount(

maunt

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (quantity)

a. la cantidad

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A large amount of food is thrown away each day.Gran cantidad de comida acaba en la basura a diario.

2. (sum of money)

a. la cantidad

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I want to know the amount without taxes.Quiero saber la cantidad sin impuestos.

b. la suma

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The amount reaches $200.La suma asciende a $200.

c. el importe

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We have received a bill for the amount of $750.Hemos recibido una factura por un importe de $750.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

3. (to add up to; used with "to")

a. ascender a

Losses amounted to millions of dollars.Las pérdidas ascendían a millones de dólares.

4. (to be equivalent to; used with "to")

a. equivaler a

That amounts to a refusal.Eso equivale a una negativa.

b. significar

What this amounts to is that you'll have to wait and see.Lo que significa es que tendrás que esperar a ver qué pasa.

5. (to be worth; used with "to")

a. llegar a

She'll never amount to much.Nunca llegará a ser gran cosa.

sum(

suhm

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (mathematics)

a. la suma

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The sum of 18 and 31 is 49.La suma de 18 y 31 es 49.

b. la adición

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The sum of any two natural numbers is a natural number.La adición de dos números naturales cualesquiera da como resultado otro número natural.

c. la cuenta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

We have to do our sums to see if we can afford it.Tenemos que hacer cuentas para ver si podemos permitírnoslo.

2. (amount of money)

a. la suma

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

They must have paid a considerable sum for that giant house.Deben de haber pagado una suma considerable por esa casa tan enorme.

3. (totality)

a. la suma

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The sum of all of her expenses was more than she could hope to pay.La suma de todos sus gastos excedía lo que ella podía de ningún modo pagar.

b. el total

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The sum of all our purchases was only $50.El total de todas nuestras compras fue solo $50.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).

(technical)

(to calculate the sum of)

a. sumar

Click here to sum all the entries on the spreadsheet.Haz clic aquí para sumar todas las entradas de la hoja de cálculo.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).