What does total in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word total in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use total in French.

The word total in French means total, complete, whole, complete, sum, total, in the end, in total, bliss, very high factor sunscreen, very high factor sunblock, be completely destitute, be completely destitute, add up, subtotal, total due. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word total

total, complete, whole

adjectif (complet)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le montant total de l'achat s'élève à plusieurs milliers d'euros.
The total purchase price is several thousand euros.

complete

adjectif (intégral, entier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon bonheur est maintenant total.
My happiness is now complete.

sum, total

nom masculin (somme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le total de son addition s'élève à 150 euros.
His total bill is 150 euros.

in the end

adverbe (familier (finalement, avec tout ça)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ma voiture ne marchait plus et les bus étaient en grève ! Total, je suis arrivé au boulot avec 3 heures de retard !

in total

locution adverbiale (en tout)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Au total, le groupe compte 17 personnes.
In total the group consists of seventeen people.

bliss

nom masculin (félicité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

very high factor sunscreen, very high factor sunblock

nom masculin (protection maximale contre le soleil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les blonds utilisent de l'écran total avant d'aller à la plage.
Blonds put on a very high factor sunblock before going to the beach.

be completely destitute

locution verbale (vivre dans l’extrême pauvreté)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be completely destitute

locution verbale (n'avoir aucun moyen, être livré à soi)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

add up

locution verbale (additionner) (figures)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Je n'ai pas encore fait le total des dépenses du mois.

subtotal

nom masculin (total intermédiaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
N'oublie pas de demander un sous-total pour ma part.

total due

nom masculin (prix à payer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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