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tout à fait

American  
[too ta fe] / tu ta ˈfɛ /

adverb

French.
  1. entirely; completely.


tout à fait British  
/ tut a fɛ /

adverb

  1. completely; absolutely

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“Tout a fait au bout, Monsieur,” he called.

From Literature

The Governor of that place was a tout à fait civilisé Young Turk, sedentary, Semitic, and very disagreeable.

From Project Gutenberg

Ce n'est pas à dire qu'elle soit tout à fait sans intérêt, sans importance: pour la constitution du texte.

From Project Gutenberg

But the Turkish doctor refused, assuring him, in French, that it was tout à fait stérilizé, absolutely sterilized.

From Project Gutenberg

Montfort, my most candid adviser, was delighted, and said of a particular bit "je vous assure c'est tout à fait comme Decamps."

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