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Meanings of whole in English

Portuguese
totalmente

To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

      totalmente
      Portuguese
      todo
      Catalan
      conjunt
      Spanish
      unidad

      An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.

            todo
            Spanish
            entero

            Including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete.

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                  entero

                  Not injured.

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                        Usage of whole in English
                        1
                        One Liberal Democrat said: This whole debate started over a year ago.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        It is possible to improvise the whole scene with 'yes' and 'no'.
                        The Michael Chekhov Handbook
                        3
                        A year ago, the whole of Europe was marching alongside of us.
                        Napoleon
                        4
                        It was the whole 'make a better future for the family' idea.
                        Caliban's War
                        5
                        It's not a question of building an entirely new society whole cloth.
                        The Democracy Project
                        6
                        She wanted a whole new landscape, new trees, new architecture, new accents.
                        Running the books: the adventures of an accidental prison librar...
                        7
                        At least he was a good sport about the whole situation, right?
                        The South African
                        8
                        In fact, this week has brought good news for the whole province.
                        The South African
                        9
                        As I said at the beginning: the whole story hasn't happened yet.
                        The red pyramid
                        10
                        The whole of the original is in the handwriting of the General:-
                        The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17,...
                        11
                        Use of these resources adds to a whole second generation of problems.
                        The story of stuff
                        12
                        But with great responsibility comes, well, not a whole lot of power.
                        The football fan's manifesto
                        13
                        My first period brought with it a whole new set of problems.
                        How to make love like a porn star
                        14
                        That's taking the whole 'plague' thing a bit far, in my opinion.
                        Arthas: rise of the lich king
                        15
                        However, officials say the threat to the whole population remains very low.
                        BBC
                        16
                        On the whole, however, she was deeply pleased with her new position.
                        The Short Victorious War
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                        Whole through the time
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