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1 tout Adjective   Pronounce

(a) ~ le X, ~e la X all the X, the whole X; tous les X, ~es les X all (the) Xs, every X; ~ X, toute X any X, every X; en ~ cas in any case, anyway, anyhow, at any rate; en tous lieux everywhere

2 tout Pronoun

(a) everything, all; anything; tous, ~es all; (Infml) et ~ et ~ and so on and so forth; ~ est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well; en ~ in all; en ~ et pour ~ all in all

3 tout Adverb

(a) very, quite; ~ neuf brand new; ~ prêt ready-made; ~ yeux/oreilles all eyes/ears; ~ sucre ~ miel all sweetness and light; ~ au plus/moins at the very most/least; ~ d'abord first of all; ~ de même all the same; ~ à fait quite, rather, to all intents and purposes; ~ à fait! absolutely!

4 tout Noun, masculine

(a) whole; le ~ est que the most important thing is that; (Physics) la théorie du tout the Theory of Everything

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Terms from the DGT glossary

French termEnglish term
communiquer tout document oudeliver any documents, or
largeur hors tout en mètresoverall breadth in metres
longueur hors tout en mètresoverall length in metres
extrémité de la largeur hors toutextreme outer edge
largeur hors toutoverall width
tout bovin appartenant à la même cohorteall bovine animals from the same cohort

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