add up

sommare

Calcolare il totale mettendo insieme due o più numeri o quantità.

In inglese semplice: Find the total by putting two or more numbers or amounts together.

• Add up these numbers.
• She added up the prices on the list.
• Have you added all the scores up?

Come si usa: add something up (Add the costs up before you decide.)

Sinonimi: total, sum

Espressioni comuni: add up the numbers, add something up

accumularsi, ammontare

Piccole quantità crescono gradualmente o insieme formano un totale preciso.

In inglese semplice: Gradually become a larger amount or together make a particular total.

• Small costs soon add up.
• Our savings added up to enough for a holiday.
• Those extra minutes add up over a year.

Come si usa: add up to an amount (The fees add up to fifty euros.)

Sinonimi: accumulate, amount to

Espressioni comuni: costs add up, add up to something

avere senso, quadrare

Sembrare ragionevole ed essere coerente con i fatti conosciuti.

In inglese semplice: Seem reasonable and fit with the facts you know.

• His story does not add up.
• The dates added up once we checked the records.
• If she was abroad, her explanation cannot add up.

Sinonimi: make sense, hold together

Espressioni comuni: does not add up, story will add up