No. 591 in French
somme
"Somme" in French means "sum" (total) or "nap" (short sleep).
In a sentence
La somme de ces nombres est égale à cinquante.
The sum of these numbers is equal to fifty.
In this sentence, 'somme' refers to the mathematical addition of numbers or total.
Après cette longue journée, je suis tombé dans une douce somme.
After this long day, I fell into a gentle slumber.
Here, 'somme' is used as part of the phrase 'tomber dans une somme', meaning to fall into a sleep or slumber.
En somme, nous avons accompli notre objectif principal.
In summary, we have achieved our main objective.
In this context, 'somme' is part of the expression 'en somme', signifying 'in summary' or 'all in all'.
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