total-, tot- +
(Latin: all, whole, entire)
in toto
Entirely.
This phrase can also be translated as "on the whole, altogether, in all, totally", and "completely".
Non nobis solum sed toti mundo nati. (Latin motto)
Translation: "Not for ourselves only, but for the whole world."
Non sibi sed toti.
Not for self, but for all or Not just for oneself, but for everyone.
Non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum.
Do not take as gold everything that shines like gold.
A better known version is "All that glitters is not gold."
Quot linguas calles, tot homines vales.
As many languages as you know, so many separate individuals you are worth.
You are worth as many different people as the number of languages you know. Attributed to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Si finis bonus est, totum bonum erit. (Latin proverb)
Translation: "If the end is good, everything will be good."
Another version is "All's well that ends well."
surtout
1. A man's long close-fitting overcoat.
2. A hood with a mantle, worn by women.
3. A term that has been used to refer to all types of coats and cloaks.
2. A hood with a mantle, worn by women.
3. A term that has been used to refer to all types of coats and cloaks.
teetotal
1. Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
2. Total; that is, complete and absolute.
2. Total; that is, complete and absolute.
1. A person who stays completely away from or abstains from drinking alcoholic beverages: Susan wanted to live a healthy life and decided to be a vegetarian, a non-smoker, and a teetotaler.
2. Etymology: possibly formed from teetotal, "entirely, wholly" with a repetition of the initial "T" after the signature for emphasis by anyone who takes the pledge of complete abstinence of alcohol.
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2. Etymology: possibly formed from teetotal, "entirely, wholly" with a repetition of the initial "T" after the signature for emphasis by anyone who takes the pledge of complete abstinence of alcohol.
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teetotalism
1. Abstaining from drinking alcoholic beverages.
2. The principle or practice of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks.
2. The principle or practice of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks.
teetotally
A reference to the total and complete refusal to drink liquor in any form.
teetotum
1. A toy top spun with the fingers, formerly used in a game of chance.
2. Etymology: from the early 18th century; from Latin totum, "all" + its initial letter "T" which was inscribed on one side of the toy.
2. Etymology: from the early 18th century; from Latin totum, "all" + its initial letter "T" which was inscribed on one side of the toy.
Tota educatio.
Total education.
Motto of Lenoir Community College, Kinston, North Carolina, USA.
total
1. The sum of several amounts added or considered together.
2. The amount of a particular total when added or considered together: "The number of people at the baseball game total in the hundreds."
3. Slang: to kill someone or to destroy something completely.
4. Slang: to kill, destroy, wreck, or demolish someone or something: "He totaled the car during the ice storm."
2. The amount of a particular total when added or considered together: "The number of people at the baseball game total in the hundreds."
3. Slang: to kill someone or to destroy something completely.
4. Slang: to kill, destroy, wreck, or demolish someone or something: "He totaled the car during the ice storm."
total (solar) irradiance
The solar radiation received at the top of the earth's atmosphere.
