todo
all
The whole thing
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total
the whole amount
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-o
adjective suffix
Todo means all and is related to the English word total0, which means the whole amount of something0.
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 los detalles importan = Every detail matters
todos
everyone, everybody, all of them (pronoun)
The total of all people, or '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. 'Del todo' adds 'de' to say you're coming 'from' a place of 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 out of everything, just like the English phrase "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