alles
pron · /ˈaləs/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”), equivalent to all + -es. Compare Low German allns (Allns), Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).
Translation
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everything; all
indefinite, neuter
Alles ist gut.
All is well.
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all (as in "we all" etc.)
colloquial, indefinite, neuter
Ihr seid alles Idioten.
You're all idiots.
Die Politiker haben alles keine Ahnung.
The politicians all don’t have a clue.
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Used with an interrogative to express that the answer probably covers more than one item, like dialectal English all.
colloquial, neuter
Wer war alles schon mal in Spanien?
Who all has ever been to Spain?
Wo seid ihr alles gewesen?
Where all did you go?