somme

sum, amount

noun SOM Less Common

Origin: Latin summa, from summus (highest)

Also means

nap (sleep)

Usage Note

somme has two distinct meanings with different genders: a financial sum (une somme d'argent, feminine) and a nap (un somme, masculine — faire un somme, 'to take a nap'). Note that somme is different from sommeil (m, 'sleep'). The phrase en somme or somme toute means 'all in all' or 'in short'.

Examples

"Il a payé une somme importante."

Natural Translation

He paid a large sum.

Literal Translation

He has paid a sum important

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