All

/ɔːl/

Spanish Translation

todo/toda/todos/todas

Part of Speech

  • determiner
  • pronoun
  • adverb

Word Forms

  • all
  • alling
  • alled

Etymology

From Old English 'eall', from Proto-Germanic '*allaz', from Proto-Indo-European '*h₂el-'.

Del inglés antiguo 'eall', del protogermánico '*allaz', del protoindoeuropeo '*h₂el-'.

Meanings

determiner

The whole number or quantity of.

La totalidad de un número o cantidad.

All the students passed the exam.

Todos los estudiantes aprobaron el examen.

pronoun

Everything.

Todo.

Is that all?

¿Es eso todo?

adverb

Entirely; completely.

Enteramente; completamente.

She was all smiles.

Ella era todo sonrisas.

Example Sentences

All of my friends are coming to the party.

Todos mis amigos vendrán a la fiesta.

He spent all day working on the project.

Pasó todo el día trabajando en el proyecto.

All that glitters is not gold.

No es oro todo lo que reluce.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Phrases

  • All in all
    En general
  • All of a sudden
    De repente
  • All over
    Acabado

Idioms

  • All that glitters is not gold
    No es oro todo lo que reluce
  • All in the same boat
    Estar en el mismo barco
  • All hell breaks loose
    Desatarse el infierno
  • All ears
    Ser todo oídos
  • All along
    Desde el principio

Proverbs

  • All good things must come to an end
    Todo lo bueno se acaba
  • All roads lead to Rome
    Todos los caminos llevan a Roma
  • All is fair in love and war
    En el amor y en la guerra todo vale
  • All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
    No todo en la vida es trabajar
  • You can't please all of the people all of the time
    Nunca se puede complacer a todo el mundo

Usage Notes

When 'all' refers to a group, it can be followed by 'of' or not. 'All of the students' is more formal than 'All the students'.

Cuando 'all' se refiere a un grupo, puede ir seguido de 'of' o no. 'All of the students' es más formal que 'All the students'.

Notes for Learners

  • Pay attention to whether 'all' is followed by a singular or plural noun.

    Presta atención a si 'all' va seguido de un sustantivo singular o plural.

  • Remember that 'all' can act as a determiner, pronoun, or adverb.

    Recuerda que 'all' puede actuar como determinante, pronombre o adverbio.

  • Practice using 'all' in everyday conversations to improve fluency.

    Practica usar 'all' en conversaciones cotidianas para mejorar la fluidez.

  • Don't confuse 'all' with 'every'. 'All' refers to the whole, while 'every' refers to each individual member of a group.

    No confundas 'all' con 'every'. 'All' se refiere al todo, mientras que 'every' se refiere a cada miembro individual de un grupo.

  • In certain contexts, 'all' can be interchangeable with 'the whole', but not always.

    En ciertos contextos, 'all' puede ser intercambiable con 'the whole', pero no siempre.

Collocations

  • All day
    Todo el día
  • All night
    Toda la noche
  • All along
    Desde el principio

Common Mistakes

  • Incorrect: All of peoples. Correct: All of the people / All people.

    Incorrecto: All of peoples. Correcto: All of the people / All people.

  • Incorrect: All are same. Correct: All are the same.

    Incorrecto: All are same. Correcto: All are the same.

  • Incorrect: All the things is ready. Correct: All the things are ready.

    Incorrecto: All the things is ready. Correcto: All the things are ready.

Learning Tips

  • Use 'all' to emphasize the totality of something.

    Usa 'all' para enfatizar la totalidad de algo.

  • Be careful with subject-verb agreement when using 'all'. It can be singular or plural depending on the context.

    Ten cuidado con la concordancia sujeto-verbo al usar 'all'. Puede ser singular o plural dependiendo del contexto.

  • Practice using 'all' in different sentence structures to master its usage.

    Practica usar 'all' en diferentes estructuras de oraciones para dominar su uso.