tout à fait

American

[too ta fe] / tu ta ˈfɛ /

adverb

French.

entirely; completely.

tout à fait British

/ tut a fɛ /

adverb

completely; absolutely

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"Pas tout à fait," returned the governess goodhumouredly.

From Homeward Bound or, the Chase by Cooper, James Fenimore

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