tout au moins

French

Etymology

Emphatic form of au moins reinforced by tout in adverbial function.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tu.t‿o mwɛ̃/

Adverb

tout au moins

  1. at the very least, at a minimum
    Synonym: au minimum absolu
    Antonym: tout au plus
    Near-synonyms: (less emphatic) au moins, au minimum
  2. in any case, at any rate, either way, anyway
    Near-synonyms: en tout cas, quand même, de même, tout de même, néanmoins, quoi qu’il en soit
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