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tout de suite en · ADV

Pronunciation

• to͞ot'swētʹ (General-American)
• to͞o'dəsweetʹ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌtuːt ˈswiːt/ (General-American)
• /ˌtuː də ˈswiːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Borrowed from French tout de suite.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, not-comparable) Immediately, right away.
   • I’ve got some decent Margaux in the cellar. Let’s get back to my place tout de suite and crack it open. 2017, Simon Kernick, chapter 49, in The Hanged Man, London: Century, →ISBN, page 295:
   • If you want to catch the bus, you'd better leave tout de suite!

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Synonyms

pronto