în totul

[Mallarme]

Cum aţi traduce "în totul" în engleză?

Piatra inelului, care era o simplă bucată de sticlă topită până la grosimea unei lentile, semăna în totul cu lupele din panorame...

Mulţumesc!

 

[alitza]

In this context, it's simply "exactly"...looked exactly like..
Its exact (and detailed) meaning is "under every aspect" or "in every detail".

 

[robbie_SWE]

The best try would be "on the whole", meaning something like "the sheer fullness" eek: ). Do you understand what I mean?? "On the whole" would be the best translation if you ask me.

Hope it helps!

robbie

 

[alitza]

The best try would be "on the whole", meaning something like "the sheer fullness" eek: ). Do you understand what I mean?? "On the whole" would be the best translation if you ask me.

Hope it helps!

robbie

I don't fully agree. "On the whole" suggests that they are similar when taken as a whole, not necessarily under every aspect, whereas "in totul" means in every little detail.

 

[robbie_SWE]

I don't fully agree. "On the whole" suggests that they are similar when taken as a whole, not necessarily under every aspect, whereas "in totul" means in every little detail.

Ai dreptate! Acuma inteleg punctul tau de vedere!

robbie

 

[Mallarme]

In this context, it's simply "exactly"...looked exactly like..
Its exact (and detailed) meaning is "under every aspect" or "in every detail".

Mulţumesc alitza pentru explicaţie!

"Under every aspect" sounds a bit odd or unidiomatic... I think "in every respect" is better.

 

[alitza]

Mulţumesc alitza pentru explicaţie!

"Under every aspect" sounds a bit odd or unidiomatic... I think "in every respect" is better.

You're right, thanks for pointing that out.