sumo

adj.

utmost, utter, very great, highest.

pres.indicat.

1 1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sumar.

2 1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sumir.

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sumo

► adjetivo

1 (supremo) supreme, highest

2 figurado (muy grande) greatest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo sumo at most, at the most

con sumo cuidado with extreme care

suma autoridad supreme authority

Sumo Pontífice Sovereign Pontiff

sumo sacerdote high priest

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I

ADJ

1) (=supremo) great, supreme

con suma dificultad — with the greatest o utmost difficulty

con suma indiferencia — with supreme indifference

con suma destreza — with consummate skill

2) [rango] high, highest

sumo sacerdote — high priest

la suma autoridad — the supreme authority

3)

a lo sumo — at (the) most

II

SM (Dep) sumo, sumo wrestling

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-ma adjetivo great

me interesa en grado sumo — I find it extremely interesting

con sumo cuidado — with great o extreme care

a lo sumo — at the most

la suma autoridad — the supreme authority

- Sumo Sacerdote

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= supreme.

Ex. The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.

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* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.

* de suma importancia = of the utmost importance.

* en sumo grado = in the extreme.

* en un grado sumo = in the extreme.

* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* sumo cuidado = extreme caution.

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-ma adjetivo great

me interesa en grado sumo — I find it extremely interesting

con sumo cuidado — with great o extreme care

a lo sumo — at the most

la suma autoridad — the supreme authority

- Sumo Sacerdote

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= supreme.

Ex: The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.

* de suma importancia = of the utmost importance.

* en sumo grado = in the extreme.

* en un grado sumo = in the extreme.

* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* sumo cuidado = extreme caution.

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sumo¹ -ma

adjective

great

un detalle de suma importancia a detail of great o of the utmost importance

me interesa en grado sumo I find it extremely interesting

con sumo cuidado with great o extreme o the utmost care

la suma autoridad the highest o supreme authority

a lo sumo at the most

no eran tantos, a lo sumo unos diez there weren't that many, ten at the most

Compuestos:

● Sumo Pontífice

masculine (frml); Supreme Pontiff (frml)

● Sumo Sacerdote

masculine high priest

sumo²

masculine

(deporte) sumo wrestling, sumo; (persona) sumo wrestler

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Del verbo sumar: (conjugate sumar)

sumo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

sumó es:

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

Del verbo sumir: (conjugate sumir)

sumo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
sumar    
sumir    
sumo
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) sumose 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) sumose A algo ‹a protesta/celebración› to join sth

sumir (conjugate sumir) verbo transitivo
1 (sumergir) sumo 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) sumose EN algo ‹en tristeza› to plunge into sth;
‹en pensamientos› to become lost in sth
2 (Col, Méx) (abollarse) to get dented
sumo

◊ -ma adjetivo

utmost (before n);
de suma importancia of the utmost importance;
con sumo cuidado with great o the utmost care;
a lo sumo at the most
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
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

'sumo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pontífice
- sacerdote
- suma
- sumarse
- agrado
- grado
English:
consummate
- extreme
- high priest
- utmost
- degree

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sumo¹, -a adj

1. [supremo] highest, supreme

Comp

sumo pontífice supreme pontiff;

sumo sacerdote high priest

2. [gran] extreme, great;

lo aprecio en grado sumo I think extremely highly of him;

con sumo cuidado with extreme o great care;

a lo sumo at most;

tendrá a lo sumo veinte años she can't be more than twenty

sumo² nm

[deporte] sumo (wrestling)

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sumo

adj supreme;

con sumo cuidado with the utmost care;

a lo sumo at the most

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sumo, -ma adj

1) : extreme, great, high

la suma autoridad: the highest authority

2)

a lo sumo : at the most

♦ sumamente adv