whole

whole
həul
1. adjective
1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) entero, íntegro, todo
2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) entero

2. noun
1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) todo
2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) totalidad, todo
- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the whole

whole1 adj entero / todo
have you told me the whole truth? ¿me has dicho toda la verdad?
whole2 n todo
two halves make a whole dos mitades hacen un todo
on the whole en general
on the whole, I agree with you en general, estoy de acuerdo contigo
whole
tr[həʊl]
adjective
1 (entire, all (the), the full amount of) entero,-a, íntegro,-a, todo,-a
the whole day todo el día
a whole bottle una botella entera
the whole truth toda la verdad
in my whole life en toda mi vida
in the whole world en el mundo entero
that's the whole point precisamente de eso se trata
2 (intact, not broken) intacto,-a, sano,-a; (in one piece, complete) entero,-a
cook it whole guísalo entero
noun
1 conjunto, todo
two halves make a whole dos mitades hacen un todo
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
a whole lot mucho,-a, muchos,-as, un montón de
it's a whole lot better than I expected es muchísimo mejor de lo que me esperaba
a whole lot of things un montón de cosas, muchas cosas
as a whole en conjunto, en su totalidad
on the whole en general
the whole caboodle absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado
the whole of la totalidad de, todo,-a
the whole of Europe toda Europa
the whole of the summer todo el verano
to make somebody whole curar a alguien
whole number número entero
whole ['ho:l] adj
1) unhurt: ileso
2) intact: intacto, sano
3) entire: entero, íntegro
the whole island: toda la isla
whole milk: leche entera
4)
a whole lot : muchísimo
whole n
1) : todo m
2)
as a whole : en conjunto
3)
on the whole : en general
whole
adj.
completo, -a adj.
entero, -a adj.
intacto, -a adj.
sano, -a adj.
todo, -a adj.
total adj.
n.
colectividad s.f.
conjunto s.m.
todo s.m.
total s.m.
totalidad s.f.

I həʊl
adjective
1)
a) (entire) (before n, no comp)

there's a whole bottle left — queda una botella entera

he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra

they've eaten the whole lot! — se lo han comido todo!

the whole truth — toda la verdad

whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar

whole number — (Math) (número m) entero m

b) (emphatic use)

I'm fed up with the whole affair — estoy harto del asunto

2) (pred) (in one piece) entero

she swallowed it whole — se lo tragó entero


II
noun
a) (integral unit) todo m

the whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera

b) (in phrases)

as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general

[hǝʊl]
1.
N (=complete unit) todo m

the whole may be greater than the sum of the or its parts — el todo puede ser mayor que la suma de las partes

four quarters make a whole — cuatro cuartos hacen una unidad

as a whole, the estate is to be sold as a whole — la propiedad va a venderse como una unidad

Europe should be seen as a whole — Europa debería considerarse como un todo or una unidad

taken as a whole, the project is a success — si se considera en su totalidad, el proyecto es un éxito

is this true just in India, or in the world as a whole? — ¿es ese el caso solo en la India o en todo el mundo?

the whole of — todo

the whole of Glasgow was talking about it — todo Glasgow hablaba de ello

the whole of our output this year — toda nuestra producción de este año

the whole of July — todo el mes de julio

the whole of the time — todo el tiempo

the whole of Europe — toda Europa, Europa entera

the whole of the morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

on the whole — en general

2. ADJ
1) (=entire) todo

the whole family was there — toda la familia estaba allí

we spent the whole summer in Italy — pasamos todo el verano or el verano entero en Italia

a whole hour — toda una hora, una hora entera

it rained for three whole days — llovió durante tres días enteros or seguidos

whole towns were destroyed — pueblos enteros fueron destruidos

along its whole length — todo a lo largo

I've never told anyone in my whole life — nunca se lo he dicho a nadie en toda mi vida

a whole load of people were there * — había un montón de gente allí *

he took the whole lot * — se lo llevó todo

I'm fed up with the whole lot of them * — estoy harto de todos ellos

a whole lot better/worse * — muchísimo mejor/peor

it's a whole new world to me * — es un mundo completamente nuevo para mí

I've bought myself a whole new wardrobe * — me he comprado un vestuario completamente nuevo

the whole point was to avoid that happening — el propósito era evitar que eso pasara

the whole point of coming here was to relax — el objetivo de venir aquí era relajarse

the figures don't tell the whole story — las cifras no nos dicen toda la verdad

let's forget the whole thing — olvidemos todo el asunto, olvidémoslo todo

he didn't tell the whole truth — no dijo toda la verdad

the whole world — todo el mundo, el mundo entero

- go the whole hog
2) (=intact) entero

not a glass was left whole following the party — no quedó ni un vaso entero tras la fiesta

keep the egg yolks whole — procure que no se rompan las yemas de huevo

the seal on the letter was still whole — el sello de la carta no estaba roto

to make sth whole — liter (=heal) curar algo

he swallowed it whole — se lo tragó entero

3.
CPD

whole grains NPL — cereales mpl integrales

whole milk N — leche f entera

whole note N(US) (Mus) semibreve f

whole number N — número m entero

* * *

I [həʊl]
adjective
1)
a) (entire) (before n, no comp)

there's a whole bottle left — queda una botella entera

he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra

they've eaten the whole lot! — se lo han comido todo!

the whole truth — toda la verdad

whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar

whole number — (Math) (número m) entero m

b) (emphatic use)

I'm fed up with the whole affair — estoy harto del asunto

2) (pred) (in one piece) entero

she swallowed it whole — se lo tragó entero


II
noun
a) (integral unit) todo m

the whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera

b) (in phrases)

as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general


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