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tout à coup |
1. adv. all of a sudden, out of the blue |
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French > French |
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tout à coup |
1. v. Soudainement ; en un moment. |
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Analysis |
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tout |
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1. adv. all |
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2. det. all |
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3. n-m. whole, entirety, total |
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le tout |
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4. pron. everything |
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à |
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1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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2. prep. to (destination) |
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aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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3. prep. to (until) |
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coup |
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1. n-m. blow, hit, strike |
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2. n-m. sound of the action |
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coup de tonnerre - crash of thunder |
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3. n-m. physical consequences of the action (marks) |
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marqué de coups - scratched |
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