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Le tout, les touts
The French word tout can be used as a singular or plural noun, though the latter is very rare. Either way, the pronunciation [tu] remains the same (other than the article):
| singular | plural | |||
| definite article | le tout | les touts | ||
| indefinite article | un tout | des touts |
As a noun, le tout means "all" or "the whole."
Par exemple…
| Il faut vendre le tout. | We have to sell it all. | |
| Je vais prendre le tout. | I’ll take the whole lot. | |
| Ces textes forment un tout. | These texts form a whole. |
With être, tout means "the main / most important thing":
| Le tout est de finir à l’heure. | The main thing is to finish on time. | |
| Gagner n’est pas tout. | Winning isn’t everything. |
Expressions with le tout
| du tout au tout | completely, entirely | |
| le grand Tout | the Great Whole (the universe) | |
| pas du tout | not at all | |
| rien du tout | nothing at all | |
| jouer le tout pour le tout risquer le tout pour le tout tenter le tout pour le tout |
to risk everything |
Tout can also be an adjective, adverb, or pronoun.
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