Translation for "riesensumme" to english

Riesensumme

• huge sum
• king's ransom

Translation examples

huge sum

Keine Riesensumme, aber steuerfrei und gerade ausreichend, dass die Familie Saubers nicht in Schulden ertrank.
Not a huge sum, but tax-free and just enough to keep the Saubers family from drowning in debt.

king's ransom

Eine Riesensumme war in die Säume seines Rocks, oben in seine Stiefel und in den Hosenbund eingenäht, und die Juwelen in seinem Rock waren zu erahnen, weil der rote Stoff so abgetragen war.
A king’s ransom was sewn into the hems of his coat, the tops of his boots and the waistband of his trousers, and the jewels in his coat were showing because of the frailty of the red-dyed cloth.