Tous les deux
Both of them
Language note: Literally 'all the two', a simple way to say 'both'.
Culture note: Focusing on pairs often emphasizes relationships in storytelling.
Context: They both left for a different country.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Tous
[too]
All
Referring to the whole quantity or extent of a particular group or thing.
Ils sont tous partis.
They have all gone.
les
[lay]
the
Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.
Les choses qu'il aime.
The things he loves.
deux
[d-uh]
two
The number 2.
Ils sont venus tous les deux.
They both came.
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