suma

f.

1 addition (Mat) (acción).

2 total, sum (conjunto) (de conocimientos, datos).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: sumar.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: sumir.

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suma

► nombre femenino

1 (cantidad) sum, amount

2 MATEMÁTICAS sum, addition

3 (resumen) summary

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en suma in short

suma total sum total

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noun f.

1) sum, amount

2) addition

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1. SF

1) (Mat) (=acción) addition, adding, adding up; (=cantidad) total, sum; (=dinero) sum

una suma de dinero — a sum of money

¿cuánto es la suma de todos los gastos? — what are the total expenses?

hacer sumas — to add up, do addition

hizo la suma de todo lo que habían gastado — he added up everything they had spent

suma y sigue — (Com) "carried forward"; (fig) * and it's still going on

suma global — lump sum

2) (=resumen) summary

en suma — in short

una suma de perfecciones — perfection itself

es la suma y compendio de todas las virtudes — she is the personification of virtue

2.

SM

un suma y sigue de grandes aportaciones al mundo del automóvil — a whole host of great contributions to the motoring world

su vida es un continuo suma y sigue de tragedias — his life is one tragedy after another

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femenino

1) (cantidad) sum

2)

a) (Mat) addition

hacer sumas — to do addition, to do sums (BrE)

hagamos la suma de los gastos — let's add up all the expenses

b) (conjunto) combination

la suma de estos incidentes — the combination of these events

en suma — in short

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= aggregation, sum, summation, addition, accrual.

Ex. We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.

Ex. In an application where weighted term logic is the primary search logic, search profiles are framed by combining index terms in a simple logical sum.

Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.

Ex. Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.

Ex. Calcium and possibly vitamin D intake throughout childhood and adolescence may enhance bone mineral accrual.

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* bonita suma = princely sum.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* de suma importancia = of utmost importance.

* de suma + Nombre = vitally + Adjetivo.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* en suma = in short, in sum, in a word.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.

* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.

* sabrosa suma de dinero, una = handsome sum of money, a.

* suma de capital = capital sum.

* suma de dinero = sum of money.

* suma global = lump sum.

* suma importante = princely sum.

* suma lógica = logical sum.

* suma simbólica de dinero = symbolic sum of money.

* suma total = sum total, total, grand total, count.

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femenino

1) (cantidad) sum

2)

a) (Mat) addition

hacer sumas — to do addition, to do sums (BrE)

hagamos la suma de los gastos — let's add up all the expenses

b) (conjunto) combination

la suma de estos incidentes — the combination of these events

en suma — in short

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= aggregation, sum, summation, addition, accrual.

Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.

Ex: In an application where weighted term logic is the primary search logic, search profiles are framed by combining index terms in a simple logical sum.

Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.

Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.

Ex: Calcium and possibly vitamin D intake throughout childhood and adolescence may enhance bone mineral accrual.

* bonita suma = princely sum.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* de suma importancia = of utmost importance.

* de suma + Nombre = vitally + Adjetivo.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* en suma = in short, in sum, in a word.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.

* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.

* sabrosa suma de dinero, una = handsome sum of money, a.

* suma de capital = capital sum.

* suma de dinero = sum of money.

* suma global = lump sum.

* suma importante = princely sum.

* suma lógica = logical sum.

* suma simbólica de dinero = symbolic sum of money.

* suma total = sum total, total, grand total, count.

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suma

feminine

A (cantidad) sum

una importante/módica suma de dinero a considerable/modest sum of money

B

1 (Mat) addition

hacer sumas to do addition, to do sums (BrE)

hagamos la suma de todo lo que hemos gastado let's add up o (colloq) tot up everything we've spent, let's do a reckoning of everything we've spent

2 (conjunto) combination

la suma de estos incidentes the combination of these events

en suma in short

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Del verbo sumar: (conjugate sumar)

suma es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo sumir: (conjugate sumir)

suma es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
suma    
sumar    
sumir
suma sustantivo femenino
1 (cantidad) sum
2 (Mat) addition;

◊ hacer sumas to do addition, to do sums (BrE)

sumar (conjugate sumar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹cantidades› to add (up)

b) (totalizar) to add up to;

◊ 8 y 5 suman 13 8 and 5 add up to o make 13

verbo intransitivo
to add up
sumarse verbo pronominal

a) (agregarse) sumase A algo:

◊ esto se suma a los problemas ya existentes this comes on top of o is in addition to any already existing problems

b) (adherirse) sumase A algo ‹a protesta/celebración› to join sth

sumir (conjugate sumir) verbo transitivo
1 (sumergir) suma algo/a algn EN algo ‹en tristeza/desesperación› to plunge sth/sb into sth
2 (Col, Méx) (abollar) to dent, make a dent in
sumirse verbo pronominal
1 (hundirse) sumase EN algo ‹en tristeza› to plunge into sth;
‹en pensamientos› to become lost in sth
2 (Col, Méx) (abollarse) to get dented
sumo,-a adjetivo
1 (muy grande) extreme: es tóxico, manéjalo con sumo cuidado, it's toxic, handle it with extreme care
de suma importancia, extremely important
2 (máximo en una jerarquía) supreme
♦ Locuciones: a lo sumo, at the most
Rel Sumo Pontífice, the Pope
suma sustantivo femenino
1 Mat addition: la suma de cinco y dos da siete, the sum of five plus two is five
hacer sumas, to do sums, US addition ➣ Ver nota en sumar 2 (cantidad) sum: ganó una suma importante con ese negocio, she earnt a considerable sum of money for having closed the deal
la suma total, the total amount
sumar verbo transitivo
1 Mat to add (up): seis y dos suman ocho, six and o plus two add up to o make eight
2 (la cuenta, la factura) la factura suma tres mil pesetas, the bill comes to three thousand pesetas
3 (añadir, incorporar) si al terremoto sumas las inundaciones, el desastre fue total, the earthquake, taken in conjunction with the flooding, meant total disaster
¿Cómo se dice 2 + 3 = 5?
Two and three is/equals five.
Two plus three is/equals five.
What's two and three?
sumir verbo transitivo
1 (sumergir) to submerge, sink
2 figurado la noticia le sumió en la tristeza, the news plunged him into sadness
'suma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantidad
- defraudar
- respetable
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sumar
- sumo
- toda
- todo
- abultado
- apreciable
- cobrar
- conclusión
- desgravar
- despreciable
- enorme
- insignificante
- integrar
- nómina
- número
- sacar
- traspaso
English:
addition
- amount
- appropriate
- check
- inaccurate
- paltry
- paramount
- remittance
- substantial
- sum
- tendency
- add
- all
- combined
- fee
- head
- less
- utmost

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suma

♦ nf

1. [operación matemática] addition;

hacer una suma to do an addition

2. [conjunto] [de conocimientos, datos] total, sum;

[de dinero] sum;

es la suma del trabajo de varios investigadores it is the product of the work of several researchers;

la suma de los gastos asciende a 4.000 pesos total expenditure was 4,000 pesos

Comp

Informát suma de comprobación checksum; Informát suma de control checksum

♦ en suma loc adv

[en resumen] in short

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suma

f sum;

en suma in short

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suma nf

1) cantidad: sum, quantity

2) : addition

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suma n sum