tous

• (Central, Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈtows/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔws/

tous

1. masculine plural of tou

tous m pl

1. plural of tou (“soft or fleshy part; bead (of fat); tender cut (of meat); heap (of straw); etc.”)

tous f pl

1. plural of tou (“turd; clay brick”)

• (Algherese) IPA^(key): /ˈtows/
• Rhymes: -ows

tous

1. (Alghero) masculine plural of tou

Inherited from Middle French tous < Old French toz. By surface analysis, tout +‎ -s.

• Pronoun and adjective in liaison:
  • IPA^(key): /tuz‿/
• Pronoun otherwise:
  • IPA^(key): /tus/

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  • (Quebec) IPA^(key): [tʊs]
• Adjective otherwise:
  • IPA^(key): /tu/

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tous m pl

1. all

   Ils étaient tous là. ― They were all there.

2. everybody

   Tous étaient là. ― Everybody was there.

• tout

tous

1. masculine plural of tout

   Je me brosse les dents tous les jours. ― I brush my teeth every day. (literally, “I brush my teeth all the days.”)

To distinguish between the pronoun and adjective pronunciations, note that the adjective /tu/ is used before a noun (tous les jours) while the pronoun /tus/ occurs in isolation (Ils sont tous venus.)

• tout le monde

• “tous”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

tous

1. masculine plural of tou