All vs Entire vs Total vs Whole

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

All

Bloco de alta frequência A1 determiner

Entire

Top 2000 (comum) B2 adjective

Total

Top 1000 (muito comum) B1 adjective

Whole

Top 2000 (comum) A2 adjective

	All	Entire	Total	Whole
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/ɔːl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɔːl/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪnˈtaɪər/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈtəʊtl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈtəʊtl/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/həʊl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/həʊl/"]/
Significado	Everything or everyone, without exception.	Inteiro ou completo. Whole or complete.	A quantidade ou número total de algo. The whole amount or number of something.	Tudo de algo; completo. All of something; complete.
Exemplo	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
Quão comum	Bloco de alta frequência	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	A1	B2	B1	A2
Classe gramatical	determiner	adjective	adjective	adjective
Colocações	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
Antônimos	none, part, some	partial, incomplete, broken	partial, incomplete	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).	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')
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 '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 'total' em contextos que envolvam quantidades ou somas. É apropriado tanto para fala casual quanto formal, mas evite usá-lo em contextos técnicos ou científicos onde termos precisos são preferidos. 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.	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.

Veja em clipes reais

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

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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.

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

Entire

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

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this whole new generation of antidepressants

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3,500 for the UK for the whole year.

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

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this whole new generation of antidepressants

Whole

Perguntas frequentes: All vs Entire vs Total vs Whole

Qual é a diferença entre 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.

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

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

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

All: A1, Entire: B2, Total: B1, Whole: A2 na escala CEFR.

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

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

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

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 usar All, Entire, Total e Whole de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. All, Entire, Total 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.