addition/a.di.sjɔ̃/
noun · A2 · Frequency 4845
nounfeminine
Meanings
addition (operation of adding a number to another)
Mathematical operation of combining two or more numbers into a total sum.
bill, check (written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge, in a bar or a restaurant)
Refers to the bill presented to customers after consumption in places like restaurants or bars.
Examples
La maîtresse explique l'addition avec des exemples simples.
The teacher explains addition with simple examples.
L'addition de deux nombres pairs donne toujours un nombre pair.
The addition of two even numbers always gives an even number.
Après le dessert, nous avons demandé l'addition au serveur.
After dessert, we asked the waiter for the bill.
Collocations
- faire une additiondo an addition
- demander l’additionask for the bill
Common mistakes
Je vais payer l'addition dans le restaurant.
Je vais payer la note dans le restaurant.
In French, the bill in a restaurant is more commonly called “la note” rather than “l'addition” to avoid confusion.
Related words
synonymnotebill (UK, US), check (US)
nounfeminine
Meanings
addition (operation of adding a number to another)
Mathematical operation of combining two or more numbers into a total sum.
bill, check (written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge, in a bar or a restaurant)
Refers to the bill presented to customers after consumption in places like restaurants or bars.
Examples
Les élèves posent des additions pour s'entraîner au calcul mental.
The students do additions to practise mental arithmetic.
Le serveur a apporté les additions après le dessert.
The waiter brought the bills after dessert.
Ces additions simples permettent aux enfants de vérifier leurs résultats.
These simple additions allow children to check their results.