whole

intero, tutto

Che comprende ogni parte, senza escludere nulla.

In inglese semplice: Including every part of something, with nothing left out.

• I ate the whole apple.
• The whole family came to dinner.
• Did you spend the whole day at home?

Sinonimi: entire, complete

Contrari: partial

Espressioni comuni: the whole day, the whole family, my whole life, the whole story

sano, incolume

In buona salute, senza danni al corpo o alla mente.

In inglese semplice: Healthy and not hurt or damaged in body or mind.

• She felt whole again after her recovery.
• He returned from battle whole in body.
• The treatment helped restore her to a whole and healthy state.

Sinonimi: healthy, uninjured, sound

Contrari: injured, damaged

Espressioni comuni: whole in body, whole in mind, feel whole again

intero, per intero

Senza tagliare o spezzare in pezzi più piccoli.

In inglese semplice: Completely, without cutting or breaking something into smaller pieces.

• Swallow the tablet whole.
• The snake swallowed its prey whole.
• We roasted the fish whole with some herbs.

Sinonimi: in one piece, entirely

Espressioni comuni: swallow something whole, cook something whole, roast something whole

totalità, tutto

Tutte le parti di qualcosa o la sua intera quantità.

In inglese semplice: All of something, including every part or the entire amount.

• I read the whole of the book.
• Snow covered the whole of the valley.
• We spent the whole of Sunday cleaning.

Come si usa: the whole of something (Rain spread across the whole of the country.)

Sinonimi: all, entirety

Contrari: part

Espressioni comuni: the whole of, the whole amount, throughout the whole

insieme, tutto

Una cosa completa formata da tutte le sue parti riunite.

In inglese semplice: A complete thing made from all its parts.

• The parts form a whole.
• The pictures and text create a pleasing whole.
• Consider the system as a whole before changing individual parts.

Sinonimi: unit, entity

Contrari: part

Espressioni comuni: a coherent whole, as a whole, a unified whole