whole
gb/hˈoʊl/ us/hˈoʊl/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 1000
egész, jól, ép, egészséges, nincs baja, sértetlen
A2
1
egész
A1
Muundo wa matumizi:
the whole [noun]
We spent the whole day at the beach.
Az egész napot a strandon töltöttük.
She read the whole book in one night.
Egy éjszaka alatt elolvasta az egész könyvet.
The whole team worked together to finish the project.
I can't believe you ate the whole pizza.
He told me the whole truth.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I saw the whole movie.
Megnéztem az egész filmet.
She ate the whole cake.
Megette az egész tortát.
We walked for the whole hour.
He told the whole story.
They stayed for the whole week.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'whole' with 'all'. 'Whole' is used with singular countable nouns (the whole book), while 'all' can be used with plural or uncountable nouns (all books, all water).
Maana
Complete; entire; undivided
Miunganiko ya maneno
whole story
|whole day
|whole world
|whole family
|whole thing
Visawe
entire (Almost identical in meaning, slightly more formal in some contexts.)
Vinyume
partial (Means only part of something, not complete.)
Mada
daily life
|general
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Having everything; not missing any part.
Complete and having all its parts; not divided or broken.
NOMINO
B1
2
egész
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
the [whole] of [something]
We must consider the project as a whole.
A projektet egészként kell vizsgálnunk.
The country as a whole supports the new law.
Az ország egésze támogatja az új törvényt.
This report gives a view of the company as a whole.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
We see the world as a whole.
A világot egészként látjuk.
The class as a whole did well.
Az osztály összességében jól teljesített.
Think about the problem as a whole.
Kosa la kawaida:
Some learners confuse 'whole' (noun) with 'whole' (adjective) and use it incorrectly in sentence position.
Maana
A complete thing or unit
Miunganiko ya maneno
the whole of society
|as a whole
|the whole of life
Visawe
totality (More formal and abstract than 'whole'.)
Vinyume
part (A piece or portion of something, not the entirety.)
Mada
general
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Something that is complete, made up of all its parts.
A complete thing, considered as a single unit, especially with all its parts together.
B2
3
After the accident, everyone came out safe and whole.
A balesetet mindenki épségben megúszta.
She returned from the trip tired but whole.
Fáradtan, de épségben tért vissza az útról.
The package arrived whole, without any damage.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He is safe and whole.
Biztonságban és épségben van.
The phone is still whole.
A telefon még ép.
She is whole after the fall.
Maana
Healthy and unharmed
Miunganiko ya maneno
safe and whole
|come out whole
Visawe
unharmed (Focuses on being free from damage or injury.)
Vinyume
injured (Means harmed physically.)
Mada
health
|body
Ufafanuzi
Not hurt or broken; in good health or condition.
Physically healthy and not injured or damaged.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
whole
IPA
GB/hˈoʊl/
US/hˈoʊl/
Silabi na mkazo
whole (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (whole)
Maumbo ya neno
Adjective
- Base: whole
Noun
- Base: whole
- Plural: wholes
Familia ya neno
Semi
as a whole
1/ˈæz ə hˈoʊl/
fixed phrase
Considering everything together
When you think about all parts together as one thing.
Mifano
- As a whole, the team performed well this season.
- Society as a whole benefits from education.
the whole nine yards
1/ðə hˈoʊl nˈaɪn jˈɑɹdz/
idiom
informal
Everything possible or available
Everything that is possible to have or do in a situation.
Mifano
- They went for the whole nine yards with the wedding decorations.
- When he cooks, he uses fresh herbs, special sauces—the whole nine yards.
whole lot
1/hˈoʊl lˈɑt/
fixed phrase
informal
A large quantity of something
A very big number or amount of something.
Mifano
- We had a whole lot of fun at the party.
- There's a whole lot of work to do before Friday.
go the whole hog
1/ɡˈoʊ ðə hˈoʊl hˈɑɡ/
idiom
informal
Do something fully without restraint
To do something completely without stopping halfway.
Mifano
- If we're redecorating, let's go the whole hog and buy new furniture too.
- If we’re redecorating, let’s go the whole hog and redo the kitchen too.
- They decided to go the whole hog with their holiday plans.
- They decided to go the whole hog and move abroad instead of just taking a long vacation.