tout

Meaning

Adv

1. all
2. totally; completely
3. however; no matter how

Det

all

Noun

whole, entirety, total

Pron

everything

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tu/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French tout, from Old French tot, from Vulgar Latin tōttus, alteration (likely via expressive gemination) of Latin tōtus. Compare Catalan tot, Italian tutto, Portuguese todo, Romanian tot, Spanish todo.

Sentences

Quand il revient , tout le monde est content .

When he comes back, everyone is happy.

Elle était Italienne , c’est tout dire .

She was Italian, that's to say.

L'identité de sa mère reste inconnue , tout comme sa date de naissance .

The identity of his mother remains unknown, as does his date of birth.

Enfin et par-dessus tout , c’était reconnaissance .

Finally and above all, it was recognition.

Signalant tout individu suspect , ou ayant un comportement suspect , à la Police .

Reporting any suspicious individual, or having suspicious behavior, to the Police.

Malgré tout , la compétition est tout de même organisée pour les divisions inférieures .

Nevertheless, the competition is still organized for the lower divisions.

Elle n’est que cela et n’est pas tout le reste .

It is just that and not everything else.

Tout jeune , Giuseppe Tornatore se montre attiré par l'interprétation et la mise en scène .

At a very young age, Giuseppe Tornatore was attracted by interpretation and staging.