Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

total

complete/tʊˈtɑːl/

Meaning

complete

In Swedish: i sin helhet, fullständig

Forms

Forms of total
Basic form	total	with en-words
Neuter	totalt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	totala	plural nouns, and after den / det / de

Practise total

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What does total mean?

total in a sentence

en total förnyelse
a complete regeneration
totalt sett
viewed on the whole

Words built with total

totalförbud total prohibition
totalförsvar overall defence

Questions

What does total mean in English?

total means “complete”.

Similar words

fullbordandefullständigsummaslutsumma

Origin

From German total, from French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis.

Nearby common words

total is number 3,045 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,041instinkt instinct
3,042tvekan doubt
3,043smälla slam, bang
3,044råk open channel (in ice)
3,046besökt visited
3,047törstig thirsty
3,048vittnesmål testimony
3,049clown clown

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary