Compound Forms:
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a fiddling amount,
a fiddling sum adj | informal (negligible sum of money) (dinero) | cantidad insignificante nf + adj |
| | (informal, mucho dinero) | una pasta nf |
| | (informal, mucho dinero) | un pastizal nm |
a pretty sum,
a pretty penny n | informal (money: considerable amount) (AmL: coloquial) | un platal loc nom m |
| | (ES: coloquial) | una pasta, una buena pasta loc nom f |
| | (MX: coloquial) | una buena lana loc nom f |
| | | un dineral loc nom m |
| | I'd bet a pretty sum that the bankers will never give up their bonuses. |
| a tidy sum n | informal (large amount of money) | una suma considerable nf + adj mf |
| | | una buena suma adj + nf |
| | | una suma importante nf + adj |
capital sum,
principal sum n | (insurance: maximum payout) (seguros) | capital asegurado nm + adj |
| | | suma asegurada nf + adj |
| dim sum n | (small Chinese dishes) | dim sum nm |
| | Every culture has its own appetizers or small dishes -- Greek mezes, Spanish tapas, and Chinese dim sum are just a few. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Yo voy a pedir el dim sum para empezar. |
| dim sum n | (Chinese brunch, lunch) | dim sum nm |
| in sum adv | (in brief, in short) | en resumidas cuentas loc adv |
| | | en resumen loc adv |
| | | en suma loc adv |
| | In sum, the performance of the supervisors improved significantly as a result of the training. |
| | En resumidas cuentas, el rendimiento de los supervisores mejoró significativamente como resultado del entrenamiento. |
| large sum n | (considerable amount of money) | gran suma nf |
| | His grandfather died and left him a large sum of money. |
| | Su abuelo murió y le dejó una gran suma de dinero. |
| lump sum n | (money: one-off payment) | suma total nf + adj mf |
| | | pago único nm + adj |
| | | pago global nm + adj |
| | You can get your lottery winnings as a lump sum or in annual payments. |
| | She paid off her debts in one lump sum. |
| | Puedes cobrar la suma total del premio de la lotería, o cobrarlo en pagos anuales. |
lump sum,
lump-sum n as adj | (payment: one-off) | en un solo pago loc adj |
| | Your family will receive a lump-sum payment in the event of your death. |
| | Tu familia recibirá una suma en un solo pago en el evento de tu muerte. |
| | (pago) | al contado loc adj |
| | Tu familia recibirá una suma al contado en el evento de tu muerte. |
lump sum payment,
lump-sum payment n | (money: one-off payment) | pago único nm + adj |
| | | suma de pago global loc nom f |
| | He received a lump sum payment from the insurance company after his accident. |
| | Recibió un pago único de su compañía de seguros después del accidente. |
| princely sum n | ironic (small price) (irónico) | gran suma, excepcional suma, enorme suma, gran cantidad, enorme cantidad loc nom f |
| | I bought it for the princely sum of thirty five pence. |
| | Lo compré por la gran suma de treinta y cinco peniques. |
specific sum,
sum certain n | (law: specified amount) | suma específica nf + adj |
| sum due n | (amount owed) | suma adeudada nf |
| | El abogado le informó que la suma adeudada ascendía a varios miles de dólares. |
| | | saldo adeudado nm |
| sum of money n | (amount of money) | cantidad de dinero nf |
| | Three trillion dollars is an enormous sum of money, even for the government. |
| | Tres billones es una cantidad sideral de dinero, incluso para el gobierno. |
| sum total n | (math: complete total) | suma total nf + adj mf |
| sum total n | figurative (all of [sth]) | total nm |
| | | esencia nf |
| | You could write the sum total of Al's knowledge on the back of a postage stamp. |
| | Podrías escribir el total del conocimiento de Al en una estampita. |
| total sum n | (overall quantity or number) | suma total loc nom f |
| vector sum n | (mathematics) | suma de vectores loc nom f |
| | | suma vectorial loc nom f |
| zero-sum game n | (win-lose situation) | juego de suma cero loc nom m |