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entero

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whole

[həʊl]

sustantivo

1totalidad (f)

the whole of the village -> todo el pueblo
as a whole -> en conjunto
on the whole -> en general

adjetivo

2entero(a) (entire, intact)

he swallowed it whole -> se lo tragó entero
to tell the whole truth -> decir toda la verdad
the whole world -> todo el mundo
to last a whole week -> durar toda una semana
whole milk -> leche (f) entera
whole note (Mus) -> semibreve (f) (Estados Unidos), redonda (f) (Am)

3(familiar)

the whole lot of them -> todos ellos
for a whole lot of reasons -> por un montón de razones

whole [joul]

adjetivo

1Todo, total, entero.

2Sano, entero, libre de daño; en buena salud.

sustantivo

3Total, el todo.

Upon the whole -> en el todo, en suma, en general

whole [həʊl]

noun

(complete unit) todo; (m)

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

...a fragment of a greater whole...

four quarters make a wholea cuatro cuartos hacen una unidad

The earth's weather system is an integrated whole. how big is that by comparison with the whole?...

as a wholeas

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 una unidad;or 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 ofof 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 the eyeball was visible.

the whole of Europe toda Europa; Europa entera; the whole of the morning toda la mañana; la mañana entera

the whole of the [amount]

on the wholeon en general

On the whole I get on well with people Women are on the whole having their children much later The quality of contributions is on the whole excellent

adjective

1 (entire) todo

during the whole trip

the whole family was there toda la familia estaba allí; we spent the whole summer in Italy pasamos todo el verano el verano entero en Italia;or a whole hour toda una hora; una hora entera; it rained for three whole days llovió durante tres días enteros seguidos;or

The festival lasts for three whole days

whole towns were destroyed pueblos enteros fueron destruidos

We waited a whole hour the interview took a whole hour

along its whole lengthlength todo a lo largo

it had cigarette burns along its whole length

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

I've never told this to anyone else in my whole life he took a whole [load] of money with him >

a whole load of people were thereload (informal) había un montón de gente allí; (informal)

he took the whole lotlot (informal) se lo llevó todo

I'm fed up with the whole lot of them (informal) estoy harto de todos ellos; a whole lot better/worse (informal) muchísimo mejor/peor

I feel a whole [lot] better about it Doesn't that story make you feel a whole lot better? The accident could have been a whole lot worse South Carolina looks a whole lot like North Carolina

it's a whole new world to menew (informal) es un mundo completamente nuevo para mí

I've bought myself a whole new wardrobe (informal) me he comprado un vestuario completamente nuevo

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

the whole point of these negotiations was to resolve differences between management and staff

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

The whole point is they want to see some commitment from the current administration

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

Adding up the number of homicides doesn't tell the whole story

let's forget the whole thingthing olvidemos todo el asunto; olvidémoslo todo

Get back to the others and we'll forget the whole thing

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

She couldn't bring herself to tell John the whole truth

the whole worldworld todo el mundo; el mundo entero

the whole [world] is waiting to see what happens ...men who grow up with a sense that the whole world is against them The whole world is waiting for this verdict

to go the whole hog (informal) liarse la manta a la cabeza; (informal)

I'd already half lost my job, so / I thought I might as well go the whole hog/ and lose it completely

this is a whole new ball game (informal) es una historia distinta por completo; es algo completamente distinto

Forget what happened then; this is a whole new ball game Now that women control contraception, it is a whole new ball game Social life today is a whole new ballgame

2 (intact) entero

Fortunately, the plates were still whole Much of the temple was ruined, but the front was whole, as well as a large hall behind it

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 wholemake (literary) (heal) curar algo

his hand was made whole again

he swallowed it wholeswallowed se lo tragó entero

Small bones should be avoided as the dog may swallow them whole and risk internal injury Nuts are dangerous to babies as they can cause choking if swallowed whole small fish eaten whole provide calcium Kumquats are small citrus fruit you can eat whole, skins and all

modifier

whole milk (n) leche entera; (f)

There is no dietary reason to consume whole milk

whole note (n) (US) (Mús) semibreve; (f)

whole number (n) número entero; (m)

This equation cannot be solved using whole numbers

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