tout le monde

/tu lə mɔ̃d/
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All the people in a group or situation, considered together.

Examples

  • Tout le monde veut rentrer tôt.
    Everyone wants to go home early.
  • Tout le monde est prêt.
    Everyone is ready.
  • Le professeur a demandé à tout le monde d'écouter.
    The teacher asked everyone to listen.
  • Elle a invité tout le monde à la fête.
    She invited everyone to the party.
  • Tout le monde connaît cette chanson.
    Everyone knows this song.

Similar words

chacun
tous

Meanings

Everyone

people
neutral
Every person in the group or situation being discussed.

Examples

  • Tout le monde est prêt.
    Everyone is ready.
  • Tout le monde connaît cette chanson.
    Everyone knows this song.
  • Elle a invité tout le monde à la fête.
    She invited everyone to the party.
  • Tout le monde veut rentrer tôt.
    Everyone wants to go home early.
  • Le professeur a demandé à tout le monde d'écouter.
    The teacher asked everyone to listen.

Similar words

Etymology

The fixed expression joins tout, ‘all’, with le monde, ‘people’ in this use.

FAQ

What does tout le monde mean?

It means everyone or everybody.

Does tout le monde take a singular verb?

Yes. Say tout le monde est, not tout le monde sont.

Does it always mean every person on Earth?

No. It often means all the people in the group being discussed.

Can tout le monde include the speaker?

Yes, if the speaker belongs to the group in context.

Is tout le monde one word?

No. It is a fixed three-word expression.

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