All vs Complete vs Entire vs Whole

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

All

Bloco de alta frequência A1 determiner

Complete

Top 1000 (muito comum) A1 adjective

Entire

Top 2000 (comum) B2 adjective

Whole

Top 2000 (comum) A2 adjective

	All	Complete	Entire	Whole
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/ɔːl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɔːl/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/kəmˈpliːt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/kəmˈpliːt/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪnˈtaɪər/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/həʊl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/həʊl/"]/
Significado	Everything or everyone, without exception.	Terminar algo por completo. To finish something completely.	Inteiro ou completo. Whole or complete.	Tudo de algo; completo. All of something; complete.
Exemplo	All the students in the class passed the exam.	The puzzle is now complete after I found the last piece.	He ate the entire pizza by himself.	She ate the whole pizza by herself.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Bloco de alta frequência	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	A1	A1	B2	A2
Classe gramatical	determiner	adjective	adjective	adjective
Colocações	all day, all the time, all over, all of us	be, seem, survive, remarkably, very, far from, be, seem, almost, nearly, substantially	entire country, entire book, entire team, entire life, entire scope	the whole thing, the whole part, whole heart, whole number, whole community
Antônimos	none, part, some	incomplete, unfinished, partial	partial, incomplete, broken	partial, incomplete
Erros comuns	'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).	Confused with 'finished' — both mean to end, but 'complete' emphasizes fullness., Using 'complete' when a task is partially done., 'Complete' is sometimes incorrectly used as a noun.	Confusing 'entire' with 'whole' in informal situations., Incorrectly using 'entire' with uncountable nouns., Using 'entirely' when 'entire' is needed.	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')
Notas de 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.	Use 'completo' em contextos acadêmicos ou profissionais ao discutir tarefas, projetos ou formulários. Evite usá-lo em conversas muito casuais. Use 'complete' in academic or professional contexts when discussing tasks, projects, or forms. Avoid using it in overly casual conversations.	Use 'entire' para se referir a algo completamente ou totalmente. É adequado para a maioria dos contextos, exceto conversas muito informais onde 'whole' pode ser mais comum. 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.	Use 'whole' para se referir a algo em sua totalidade. É apropriado em contextos escritos e falados, mas pode soar menos formal na escrita acadêmica. Evite usá-lo com substantivos contáveis específicos; em vez disso, use com substantivos incontáveis ou coletivos. 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.

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Nerve block complete.

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and more complete patterns than x-ray beams.

House Of Cards › S1 E1

A complete federal overhaul.

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Nerve block complete.

Breaking Bad › S1 E5

and more complete patterns than x-ray beams.

Complete

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

Perguntas frequentes: All vs Complete vs Entire vs Whole

Qual é a diferença entre All, Complete, Entire e Whole?

All: Everything or everyone, without exception. Complete: To finish something completely. Entire: Whole or complete. Whole: All of something; complete.

Qual é mais avançada: All, Complete, Entire e Whole?

Entire é o nível mais alto, em B2, na escala CEFR.

All, Complete, Entire e Whole estão no mesmo nível CEFR?

All: A1, Complete: A1, Entire: B2, Whole: A2 na escala CEFR.

Que classe gramatical são All, Complete, Entire e Whole?

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

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

All: All the students in the class passed the exam. Complete: The puzzle is now complete after I found the last piece. Entire: He ate the entire pizza by himself. Whole: She ate the whole pizza by herself.

Posso usar All, Complete, Entire e Whole de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. All, Complete, Entire e Whole são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.