Amount, sum, nap - Somme (The 912th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Amount, sum, nap is Somme. It can be used as noun. It is the 912th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A2 word. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity, body & health. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: amount, sum, nap

French: somme

Examples


Any amount of money will be welcome.	N'importe quelle somme d'argent sera la bienvenue.
That sum of money won't make or mar us.	Cette somme d'argent ne nous rapportera ni ne nous détruira.
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.	Le tout vaut plus que la somme de ses parties.
I've never had such a large sum of money.	Je n'ai jamais eu une telle somme d'argent.
This amount includes tax.	Cette somme inclut les taxes.
Any amount of money will do.	N'importe quelle somme d'argent fera l'affaire.
Five thousand dollars is a large sum of money.	Cinq mille dollars est une grande somme d'argent.
The sum of all the angles in a triangle equals 180 degrees.	La somme des angles d'un triangle vaut 180 degrés.

The sum of two plus three plus four is nine.	La somme de deux plus trois plus quatre est neuf.
He received a large sum of money in compensation for his injury.	Il reçut une importante somme d'argent en compensation de sa blessure.
He anonymously donated a large sum of money to the Red Cross.	Il a anonymement donné une grosse somme d'argent à la Croix-Rouge.
She had only a small sum of money.	Elle avait seulement une petite somme d'argent.
She was kind enough to lend me a large sum of money.	Elle m'avait gentiment prêté une grosse somme d'argent.
She deposited a large sum of money in the bank.	Elle déposa une grosse somme d'argent à la banque.
The whole is more than the sum of its parts.	Le tout est plus que la somme de ses parties.
Tatoeba: Because a language is more than the sum of its words.	Tatoeba : Parce qu'une langue est plus que la somme de ses mots.
Every even number is the sum of two primes.	Tout nombre pair est la somme de deux nombres premiers.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.	La totalité est plus que la somme des parties.
Tom won a large sum of money.	Tom a gagné une grosse somme d'argent.
He gave me back the whole amount.	Il m'a remboursé la totalité de la somme.
Sus deudas ascienden a una suma considerable.	Ses dettes s'élèvent à une somme considérable.