tutti e

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, all and.

Pronoun

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tutti e m pl (feminine tutte e)

  1. (followed by a cardinal number) all (of them)
    tutti e treall three of them
    • 2000, George Orwell, translated by Stefano Manferlotti, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori, page 105:
      Ansimavano tutti e due, ma il sorriso era tornato agli angoli della bocca della ragazza.
      They were both breathing fast, but the smile had reappeared round the corners of her mouth.
      (literally, “Both of them were panting, but the smile had returned to the corners of the girl's mouth.”)

Determiner

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tutti e m pl (feminine tutte e)

  1. (followed by a cardinal number) all of
    non occorreva che lei considerasse tutte e tre le possibilità
    she did not need to consider all three possibilities