🎧 Audio by Marie Assel Cambier — native speaker & pro voice artist from France
Level A2 (Upper Beginner)
The French Word of the Day is tout à fait, a versatile phrase meaning “Absolutely!” and much more. Today, you’ll learn its:
✅ Meaning
✅ Pronunciation
✅ Example sentences
✅ Related Words & Expressions
✅ Related lessons
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📘 Meaning of parler
Tout à fait is a versatile French expression meaning absolutely, completely, perfectly, or exactly. It’s used to show strong agreement, emphasize the extent of something, describe someone’s ability, indicate precision, or, in the negative (pas tout à fait), mean not exactly or not quite. (See examples below.)
🎧 Pronunciation of tout à fait
IPA: /tu‿a fɛ/ — listen and repeat to practice.
📝 4 French and English Examples
Tout à fait – absolutely
Tu penses que c’est une bonne idée ? — Tout à fait !
You think it’s a good idea? — Absolutely!
Je suis tout à fait d’accord avec vous.
I completely agree with you.
Elle est tout à fait capable de faire ses devoirs.
She is perfectly capable of doing her homework.
Ce n’est pas tout à fait ce que j’avais dit.
That’s not exactly what I had said.
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💬 Related words & expressions
- absolument – absolutely
- complètement – completely
- exactement – exactly
- parfaitement – perfectly / absolutely
- pas tout à fait – not exactly / not quite
- entièrement – entirely
- bien sûr – of course / sure
- carrément – totally / completely (informal)
- tout simplement – quite simply / just
- sans aucun doute – without a doubt
📚 Related French Lessons
Now that you’ve mastered tout à fait, explore my lesson on d’accord, another essential phrase for expressing agreement in French.
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