todo
all
The whole thing, all of it
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total
the whole amount
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-o
adjective suffix
Todo means all and is a direct cognate of the English word total0 — think of it as "the total" of something.
todo
all, whole, entire
The total of something.
- Se bebió toda la leche = He drank all the milk
- Hay que ver el todo, no solo las partes = You have to look at the whole, not just the parts
every, each
The total is made up of every individual piece.
- Viene a verme todos los días = He comes to see me every day
todos
everyone, everybody, all of them (pronoun)
The total of all people: everyone.
- Todos saben que están saliendo = Everyone knows they're dating
- Aquí me conocen todos = Everybody knows me here
del todo
completely, entirely, at all
Used to express complete or total degree. "El todo" refers to "the total" in a general sense: everything, taken as a single complete unit. "Del todo" adds "de," as in you're doing something from a place of total completeness.
- No estoy del todo seguro = I'm not entirely sure
- No lo entiendo del todo = I don't understand it completely
sobre todo
especially, above all, most of all
Used to single out the most important thing, just like English "above all."
- Me encanta la música, sobre todo el jazz = I love music, especially jazz
- Sobre todo, no pierdas la calma = Above all, don't lose your cool