Entier (en. Entire)

[ɑ̃.tje]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Which is in its complete state, without lack.

She ate a whole cake.

Elle a mangé un gâteau entier.

Completely, without division.

This book is whole, I haven't torn it.

Ce livre est entier, je ne l’ai pas déchiré.

Used to qualify a total thing.

He spent the whole day working.

Il a passé l’entier de la journée à travailler.

From the Latin 'integra', which means 'complete'.

entirely

In its entirety, completely.

tout entier

in full

Complete, leaving nothing aside.

en entier

the complete author

The author who has created a complete work.

l'auteur entier

entirely

In a complete manner, totally.

entièrement

wholeness

State of being whole, degree of completeness.

entiereté

A colloquium on something complete.

We spent the evening discussing everything and anything, it was whole.

On a passé la soirée à discuter de tout et n’importe quoi, c'était entier.