"overall, on the whole" in seven languages
Meaningoverall, on the whole
Spanish
/en konˈxunto/
other source · conjunto ← Latin CONIŪNCTUM 'joined together'
En general is just as common.
French
/dɑ̃ lɑ̃sɑ̃bl/
other source · ensemble ← Late Latin INSIMUL 'at the same time'
Italian
/nel komˈplɛsso/
other source · complesso ← Latin COMPLEXUM 'embraced, encompassed'
Portuguese
/nu ʒeˈɾaw/
other source · geral ← Latin GENERĀLEM 'of the kind'
Romanian
/per toˈtal/
other source · Latin PER + total ← French total (Medieval Latin TŌTĀLIS)
Catalan
/əŋ kunˈʒun/
other source · conjunt ← Latin CONIŪNCTUM 'joined together'
English
/oʊvɚˈɔl/
native English · over + all (Old English ofer, eall)
The story
Three images of 'taken together': joined (conjunto), all at once (ensemble), held in one embrace (complesso). English has all three: conjunction, ensemble, complex.
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In a sentence
- esEn conjunto, el viaje salió bien.
- frDans l'ensemble, le voyage s'est bien passé.
- itNel complesso, il viaggio è andato bene.
- ptNo geral, a viagem foi boa.
- roPer total, excursia a mers bine.
- caEn conjunt, el viatge va anar bé.
- enOverall, the trip went well.
More in Little words
- otherwise, or elsesi nosinonaltrimentisenãoaltfelsi no
- apparentlyaparentementeapparemmentapparentementeaparentementeaparentaparentment
- indeed, in facten efectoen effetin effettide fatoîntr-adevăren efecte
- nor, (neither …) nornininénemnicini
- possiblyposiblementepossiblementpossibilmentepossivelmenteposibilpossiblement
- slightlyligeramentelégèrementleggermenteligeiramenteușorlleugerament