28.7.3 All - whole


L' usage de all et whole
Devant un pluriel All se référe à chaque élément d' un ensemble de substantifs comptables. Devant un substantif au singulier il signifie tout.
a) All peut se trouver devant un sujet au pluriel ou avec of devant un pronom personnel complément    d´objet.
b) En tant que substantif All n' apparaît que dans des propositions relatives.
c) S´il y a un article All se trouve devant cet article.
d) Si on substitue All par whole, whole se trouve derrière l'article.
e) Si on utilise whole avec des mots qui n' ont pas d' articles,  il faut utiliser the whole of.
f) En relation avec de notions géographiques all the référe aux habitants, wholeà la région.

Exemples  
a) His friends all liked watching football. / They all liked watching football.
a) She was mean to all of us, don't mind her!
b) All that remains is now in two boxes under my bed.
c) All the others said that rain is no fun; I really like it.
d) He was nervous all day (long). / He was nervous the whole day.
e) They were known for their good work in the whole of Berlin.
f) All of London knew about the latest scandal. / He knew the whole of London very well.

Il y a beaucoup d' expressions idiomatiques avec whole, le tableau ci-dessous en montre quelques-uns.

Expressions idiomatiques
When his children left home, he felt all alone. (seule)
I know nothing at all about history. (rien de )
People from all over the world like to travel to this historic place to see the ruins. (de partout dans le monde)
She thought he did not deserve her support; she gave it all the same. (quand même)
Above all, we had a lot of fun doing it. (surtout)
We had all but fever. (presque)
Whether you take the green one or the blue one is all the same for me. (pour moi c´est pareil)
This is Jenny all over. (...partout...)
All's well that ends well. (tout est bien, qui finit bien)
After all, she is a real expert in her field. (après tout)
all day long / all (the) day toute la journée
all the better encore mieux
all in all en fin de compte
all of a sudden tout d' un coup
first of all au prinicpe
at all events de toute façon
all at once immédiatement
with all my heart de tout mon cœur




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