todo
NOUN
(1)
[/ˈto.ðo/es-ES]
totality
formal
/
whole
literal
/
everything
literal
/
concept sentence
untranslatable
(The concept of 'todo' as an absolute 'everything' lacks a single-word equivalent in English that captures all contextual uses.)
As a noun, todo refers to the entirety of something, the whole, or the sum of all its parts. While English has words like 'totality,' 'whole,' and 'everything,' todo often carries a more absolute and comprehensive sense of 'everything there is' or 'the complete set of things' that is difficult to capture with a single equivalent word in English in all contexts.
| plural |
|---|
| todos |
- Lo dio todo por sus hijos. — He gave everything for his children.
- El todo es mayor que la suma de sus partes. — The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
- Eso es el todo de mi existencia. — That is the totality of my existence.
register: formal
ADJ
(2)
[/ˈto.ðo/es-ES]
Antonyms
incompleto
As an adjective, todo describes something as being complete, entire, or total.
| plural |
|---|
| toda |
- Pasó toda la noche estudiando. — She spent the entire night studying.
- Comimos el pastel todo. — We ate the whole cake.
- Necesitamos toda tu atención. — We need your complete attention.
PRON
(3)
[/ˈto.ðo/es-ES]
Synonyms
todo el mundo
As a pronoun, todo refers to all people or 'everyone'/'everybody'.
- Todos salieron a tiempo. — Everyone left on time.
- ¿Ya llegaron todos? — Has everybody arrived yet?
- Esto es para todos. — This is for everyone.