LEARNit Dictionary
total
adjective
/ˈtəʊtl/
UK
/ˈtəʊtl/
US
B1
OPAL
OPAL
1
B1
being the amount or number after everyone or everything is counted or added together
کل, تمام, مجموع, تمامی
2
B1
used when you are emphasizing something, to mean ‘to the greatest degree possible’
تمام, مطلق
The room was in total darkness.
They wanted a total ban on handguns.
The evening was a total disaster.
I can't believe you'd tell a total stranger about it!
These comments indicate a total lack of understanding.
They lived with an almost total lack of information about what was happening.
She maintained total artistic control over a project.
synonym
complete
noun
/ˈtəʊtl/
UK
/ˈtəʊtl/
US
B1
OPAL
OPAL
1
the amount you get when you add several numbers or amounts together; the final number of people or things when they have all been counted
جمع کل, حاصل جمع, مجموع, تعداد کل
see also
grand total
,
running total
,
sum total
verb
/ˈtəʊtl/
UK
/ˈtəʊtl/
US
C1+
1
C1+
to reach a particular total
جمع شدن, به حد معین رسیدن, مجموعاً شدن, مجموع شدن
2
C1+
to add up the numbers of something/somebody and get a total
جمع زدن, جمع کردن, جمع بستن
Each student's points were totalled and entered in a list.
3
to damage a car very badly, so that it is not worth repairing it
اوراق کردن, داغون کردن
She never forgave him for totaling her car.
see also
write off