All vs Entire vs Total vs Whole

Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.

All

Chunk ad alta frequenza A1 determiner

Entire

Top 2000 (comune) B2 adjective

Total

Top 1000 (molto comune) B1 adjective

Whole

Top 2000 (comune) A2 adjective

	All	Entire	Total	Whole
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/ɔːl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɔːl/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪnˈtaɪər/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈtəʊtl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈtəʊtl/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/həʊl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/həʊl/"]/
Significato	Everything or everyone, without exception.	Tutto o completo. Whole or complete.	La quantità o il numero complessivo di qualcosa. The whole amount or number of something.	Tutto di qualcosa; completo. All of something; complete.
Esempio	All the students in the class passed the exam.	He ate the entire pizza by himself.	The total cost of the groceries came to fifty dollars.	She ate the whole pizza by herself.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Chunk ad alta frequenza	Top 2000 (comune)	Top 1000 (molto comune)	Top 2000 (comune)
Livello CEFR	A1	B2	B1	A2
Categoria grammaticale	determiner	adjective	adjective	adjective
Collocazioni	all day, all the time, all over, all of us	entire country, entire book, entire team, entire life, entire scope	total amount, total number, total cost, total failure, total control	the whole thing, the whole part, whole heart, whole number, whole community
Contrari	none, part, some	partial, incomplete, broken	partial, incomplete	partial, incomplete
Errori comuni	'All' used without a noun (e.g. saying 'I love all' instead of 'I love all of them')., Confused with 'all of' when it shouldn't be (e.g. 'All of the students came' is correct; 'All students came' is also correct in informal contexts).	Confusing 'entire' with 'whole' in informal situations., Incorrectly using 'entire' with uncountable nouns., Using 'entirely' when 'entire' is needed.	'Total' used as a verb incorrectly., Confusing 'total' with 'entire' in some contexts., Using 'totally' instead of 'total' when describing a noun.	Using 'whole' with plural nouns (e.g., 'whole apples' instead of 'whole apple'), Confusing 'whole' with 'hole', Misplacing 'whole' in a sentence (e.g., 'the whole of them' instead of 'all of them')
Note d'uso	Use 'all' in both spoken and written English when referring to the entirety of a group. Avoid using 'all' when referring to a specific subset, as it implies inclusivity.	Usa 'intero' quando ti riferisci a qualcosa completamente o totalmente. È adatto alla maggior parte dei contesti, tranne le conversazioni molto informali dove 'tutto' potrebbe essere più comune. Use 'entire' when referring to something completely or fully. It's suitable for most contexts, except very casual conversations where 'whole' might be more common.	Usa 'totale' in contesti che riguardano quantità o somme. È appropriato sia nel linguaggio informale che in quello formale, ma evita di usarlo in contesti tecnici o scientifici dove si preferiscono termini precisi. Use 'total' in contexts involving amounts or sums. It's appropriate for both casual and formal speech, but avoid using it in technical or scientific contexts where precise terms are preferred.	Usa 'intero' quando ti riferisci a qualcosa nella sua interezza. È appropriato sia in contesti scritti che parlati, ma può suonare meno formale nella scrittura accademica. Evita di usarlo con nomi numerabili specifici; usa invece nomi non numerabili o collettivi. Use 'whole' when referring to something in its entirety. It is appropriate in both written and spoken contexts, but may sound less formal in academic writing. Avoid using it with specific countable nouns; instead, use with uncountable or collective nouns.

Guardalo in clip reali

You'd have to buy out the entire cabin and the first-class flight attendant.

Better Call Saul › S1 E1

The only way that entire car is worth 500 bucks...

Men have emptied entire clips at them and hit nothing but air.

You'd have to buy out the entire cabin and the first-class flight attendant.

Better Call Saul › S1 E1

The only way that entire car is worth 500 bucks...

Entire

So, I gave a whole bunch of it to the Foursquare gospel church,

The Sopranos › S1 E1

this whole new generation of antidepressants

Top Gear › S1 E1

3,500 for the UK for the whole year.

So, I gave a whole bunch of it to the Foursquare gospel church,

The Sopranos › S1 E1

this whole new generation of antidepressants

Whole

Domande frequenti: All vs Entire vs Total vs Whole

Qual è la differenza tra All, Entire, Total e Whole?

All: Everything or everyone, without exception. Entire: Whole or complete. Total: The whole amount or number of something. Whole: All of something; complete.

Quale è più avanzata: All, Entire, Total e Whole?

Entire è il livello più alto, a B2, sulla scala CEFR.

All, Entire, Total e Whole sono allo stesso livello CEFR?

All: A1, Entire: B2, Total: B1, Whole: A2 sulla scala CEFR.

Che categoria grammaticale sono All, Entire, Total e Whole?

All: determiner, Entire: adjective, Total: adjective, Whole: adjective.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

All: All the students in the class passed the exam. Entire: He ate the entire pizza by himself. Total: The total cost of the groceries came to fifty dollars. Whole: She ate the whole pizza by herself.

Posso usare All, Entire, Total e Whole in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. All, Entire, Total e Whole sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.