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1 amount
1. verb( with to)1) (to add up to: The bill amounted to $15.) ascender a2) (to be equal to: Borrowing money and not returning it amounts to stealing.) equivaler, venir a ser lo mismo
2. noun(a quantity, especially of money: a large amount of money in the bank.) cantidad, sumaamount n1. cantidad2. cantidad / suma / importetr[ə'maʊnt]■ the total amount is £234 el importe total es de 234 librasamount [ə'maʊnt] vi1) : equivaler a, significarthat amounts to treason: eso equivale a la traición2) : ascender (a)my debts amount to $2000: mis deudas ascienden a $2000amount n: cantidad f, suma fn.• cantidad s.f.• cuantía s.f.• importe s.m.• montante s.m.v.• sumar v.ə'maʊnta) ( quantity) cantidad fno amount of something: no amount of arguing will change their opinions — por más que discutamos no van a cambiar de opinión
b) ( sum of money) cantidad f, suma fPhrasal Verbs:[ǝ'maʊnt]N1) (=quantity) cantidad f•
any amount of — cualquier cantidad de•
no amount of arguing will help — es totalmente inútil discutir•
in small amounts — en pequeñas cantidades•
the total amount — el total, la cantidad total2) (=sum of money) cantidad f, suma fa large amount of money — una gran cantidad or suma de dinero
3) (=total value) valor m•
a bill for the amount of — una cuenta por importe or valor de•
check in the amount of 50 dollars — (US) cheque m por valor de 50 dólares•
to the amount of — por valor dedebts to the amount of £100 — deudas fpl por valor de 100 libras
* * *[ə'maʊnt]a) ( quantity) cantidad fno amount of something: no amount of arguing will change their opinions — por más que discutamos no van a cambiar de opinión
b) ( sum of money) cantidad f, suma fPhrasal Verbs: -
2 excluding
preposition (not counting; without including: The club's expenses, excluding the cost of stationery, amounted to $251.) excepto, con excepción deexcluding prep excepto / menostr[ɪk'sklʊːdɪŋ]1 (excepting) excepto, con excepción deɪk'skluːdɪŋpreposition sin incluir, excluyendo[ɪks'kluːdɪŋ]PREP excepto, menoseverything excluding the piano — todo excepto or menos el piano
* * *[ɪk'skluːdɪŋ]preposition sin incluir, excluyendo -
3 expenditure
- ənoun (the act of spending: the expenditure of money and resources; His expenditure(s) amounted to $500.) gastotr[ɪk'spendɪʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 gasto, desembolsoexpenditure [ɪk'spɛndɪʧər, ɛk-, -.ʧʊr] n: gasto mn.• desembolso s.m.• gasto s.m.• gastos s.m.pl.• salida s.f.ɪk'spendɪtʃər, ɪk'spendɪtʃə(r)[ɪks'pendɪtʃǝ(r)]N [of money] gasto m, desembolso m ; [of time, effort] gasto m, empleo m ; (=money spent) gastos mplcapital 3., public 3.I resent the expenditure of time and effort on trivialities — me molesta el empleo de or me molesta emplear tiempo y esfuerzo en cosas triviales
* * *[ɪk'spendɪtʃər, ɪk'spendɪtʃə(r)] -
4 portion
'po:ʃən1) (a part: Read this portion of the book.) parte2) (a share: Her portion of the money amounted to $200.) parte3) (an amount of food usually for one person: a portion of salad.) ración•portion n porción / racióntr['pɔːʃən]portion ['porʃən] vtdistribute: repartirportion npart, share: porción f, parte fn.• cuota s.f.• hijuela s.f.• parte s.f.• porción s.f.• ración s.f.• retazo s.m.v.• dividir v.• repartir v.'pɔːrʃən, 'pɔːʃəna) ( of food) porción f (esp AmL), ración f (esp Esp)b) (share, part) parte fPhrasal Verbs:['pɔːʃǝn]1. N1) (=part, piece) porción f, parte f ; [of food] ración f ; [of cake] porción f, trozo m2) (=quantity, in relation to a whole) porción f, porcentaje m3) (also: marriage portion) dote f2.VT (also: portion out) repartir, dividir* * *['pɔːrʃən, 'pɔːʃən]a) ( of food) porción f (esp AmL), ración f (esp Esp)b) (share, part) parte fPhrasal Verbs: -
5 amount
s.1 cantidad.2 número.v.tener importancia.vi.alcanzar, ascender a, llegar a, sumar, equivaler, venir a ser, significar. (pt & pp amounted)
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