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French
Etymology
Literally, “in all state of case”, or more loosely translated as “whatever the advancement of the case may be”, from cause in the sense of "(legal) case".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃ tu.t‿e.ta d(ə) koz/
Adverb
en tout état de cause
- at any rate, in any case, anyway
- Synonyms: en tout cas, quoi qu’il en soit