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pron.1 tú (subject) (usually omitted in Spanish, except for contrast) (singular), vos (especialmente R.Plata), usted ; vosotros(as) (España), ustedes (Am. or)2 te (direct object) (singular), lo(la) ; os (España), los(las) (Am. or)3 te (indirect object) (singular), le ; os (España), les (Am. or)4 ti (after preposition) (singular), usted ; vosotros(as) (España), ustedes (Am. or)you don't do that kind of thing esas cosas no se hacenyou never know nunca se sabeexercise is good for you es bueno hacer ejercicioyou have to be careful with him hay que o uno tiene que tener cuidado con él6 [como complemento del verbo "to be" ]oh, it's you! ¡ah, eres tú! (singular), ¡ah, es usted!; (Formal) ¡ah, sois vosotros! (plural) (español de España), ¡ah, son ustedes! (Formal) (Am or)it was you who did it fuiste tú quien lo hiciste (singular), fue usted quien lo hizo; (Formal) fuisteis vosotros quienes lo hicisteis (plural) (español de España), fueron ustedes quienes lo hicieron (Formal) (Am or)poor old you! ¡pobrecito!you idiot! ¡idiota!don't you forget! ¡no te olvides!you sit down here tú siéntate aquí; (singular) vosotros sentaos aquí (plural) (español de España), ustedes siéntense acá (Am)don't you dare! ¡ni se te ocurra!10 tú misma. -
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hu:
1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) quién, quiénes
2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) que•- whoever
3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.)2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) quienquiera que, cualquiera que•- whom
4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) que, quien, quienes•who pron1. quiénwho was at the party? ¿quién había en la fiesta?2. quetr['dʌbəljʊː'eɪʧ'əʊ]who ['hu:] pronwho is that?: ¿quién es ése?who did it?: ¿quién lo hizo?we know who they are: sabemos quiénes sonthe lady who lives there: la señora que vive allífor those who wait: para los que esperan, para quienes esperanpron.• cual pron.• el que pron.• que pron.• quien pron.• quién pron.noun (= World Health Organization) OMS f[huː]1. PRONwho is it? — ¿quién es?
who are they? — ¿quiénes son?
who are you looking for? — ¿a quién buscas?
who does she think she is? * — ¿quién se cree que es?
2) (in exclamations) quiénguess who! — ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!
who should it be but Neil! — ¿a que no sabes quién era? ¡Neil!, ¡no era otro que Neil!
the girl who you spoke to has since left the company — la chica con la que or con quien or more frm con la cual hablaste ya no trabaja en la empresa
he who wishes to... — el que desee...
2.CPDWho's Who N — (=book) libro que contiene una lista de británicos famosos y destacados
WHO, WHOMtheir client list reads like a celebrity Who's Who — su lista de clientes incluye a todos los que son alguien en el mundo de la fama
In direct and indirect questions
► In direct and indirect questions as well as after expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé), translate who using quién/quiénes w hen it is the subject of a verb:
Who broke the window? ¿Quién rompió la ventana?
She had no idea who her real parents were Ignoraba quiénes eran sus verdaderos padres ► When who/ whom is the object of a verb or preposition, translate using quién/quiénes p receded by personal a or another preposition as relevant:
Who(m) did you call? ¿A quién llamaste?
Who(m) is she going to marry? ¿Con quién se va a casar?
You must tell me who you are going to go out with Tienes que decirme con quién/quiénes vas a salir
In exclamations
► Translate using quién/quiénes w ith an accent as in the interrogative form:
Who would have thought it! ¡Quién lo hubiera pensado!
As relative
► When who/ whom follows the noun it refers to, the most common translation is que:
Do you recognize the three girls who have just come in? ¿Reconoces a las tres chicas que acaban de entrar?
Peter, who was at the match, has told me all about it Peter, que estuvo en el partido, me lo ha contado todo
That man (who(m)) you saw wasn't my father El hombre que viste no era mi padre NOTE: Personal a is not used before que.
"Who" as subject of a verb
► When who is the subject, que can sometimes be substituted by el cual/ la cual or quien (singular) and los cuales/ las cuales or quienes (plural). This can help avoid ambiguity:
I bumped into Ian and Sue, who had just come back from Madrid Me encontré con Ian y con Sue, la cual or quien acababa de regresar de Madrid ► Only que is possible in cases where subject who can be substituted by that, i.e. where who defines the person in question and the sentence does not make sense if you omit the who clause:
The little boy who won the cycle race is Sarah's nephew El niñito que ganó la carrera ciclista es el sobrino de Sarah
"Who(m)" as object of a verb or preposition
► When who (m) is the object of a verb, you can translate it using que as above. Alternatively, especially in formal language, use personal a + quien/ quienes or personal a + ((article)) + cual/ cuales {etc} or personal a + ((article)) + que:
The woman (who or whom) you're describing is my music teacher La señora que or a quien or a la cual or a la que describes es mi profesora de música
"Who(m)" as object of a preposition
► After prepositions, you should usually use que or cual preceded by the article or quien:
This is the girl (who or whom) I talked to you about esta es la chica de la que or de la cual or de quien te hablé For further uses and examples, see who, whom* * *noun (= World Health Organization) OMS f -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he[Swahili Word] yee[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] ( = yeye)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he[Swahili Word] yeye[Swahili Plural] wao[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he[Swahili Word] a[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he[Swahili Word] yu[Part of Speech] verb subject[Note] northern dialect only------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he (does) not[Swahili Word] ha-[Part of Speech] verb subject[English Example] he does not like to travel by ship[Swahili Example] hapendi kusafiri kwa meli[Note] third person singular negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he (does) not[Swahili Word] ha[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he does[Swahili Word] a[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he does (informal)[Swahili Word] yua[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------ -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she[Swahili Word] yee[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] ( = yeye)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she[Swahili Word] yeye[Swahili Plural] wao[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she[Swahili Word] a[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she[Swahili Word] yu[Part of Speech] verb subject[Note] northern dialect only------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she (does) not[Swahili Word] ha-[Part of Speech] verb subject[English Example] she does not speak Portuguese[Swahili Example] hasemi kireno[Note] third person singular negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she (does) not[Swahili Word] ha[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she does[Swahili Word] a[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she does (informal)[Swahili Word] yua[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro; sólido2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) severo; rudo; seco4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, severo, riguroso5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro, difícil6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) dura
2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) duro, con ahínco2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) fuerte, fuertemente3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fijamente4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) completamente, totalmente•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up
hard1 adj1. duro2. difícilhard2 adv1. mucho2. duro / fuertehit him hard! ¡pégale duro!tr[hɑːd]2 (difficult) difícil3 (harsh) severo,-a4 (work) arduo,-a, penoso,-a, agotador,-ra5 figurative use cruel, rudo,-a6 (fight, match) reñido,-a, disputado,-a; (decision) injusto,-a8 (final decision) definitivo,-a, irrevocable; (person) severo,-a, inflexible9 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL fuerte1 (forcibly) fuerte; (diligently) mucho, de firme, concienzudamente, con ahínco\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhard of hearing duro,-a de oídoto be hard done by sentirse mal tratado,-a, ser tratado,-a injustamenteto be hard hit by figurative use quedar muy afectado,-a porto be hard on somebody figurative use tratar a alguien con severidad, tratar a alguien con durezato be hard on somebody's heels figurative use pisar los talones a alguiento be hard pushed to do something figurative use verse apurado,-a para realizar algoto be hard up familiar estar sin blancato drive a hard bargain figurative use negociar con durezato have a hard time familiar pasarlo canutas, pasarlo malto take something very hard tomar algo muy a pecho, encajar algo muy malto work hard trabajar muchohard drinker bebedor,-ra empedernido,-ahard evidence pruebas nombre femenino plural definitivashard labour trabajos nombre masculino plural forzadoshard luck mala suertehard ['hɑrd] adv1) forcefully: fuerte, con fuerzathe wind blew hard: el viento sopló fuerte2) strenuously: duro, muchoto work hard: trabajar duro3)to take something hard : tomarse algo muy mal, estar muy afectado por algohard adj1) firm, solid: duro, firme, sólido2) difficult: difícil, arduo3) severe: severo, duroa hard winter: un invierno severo4) unfeeling: insensible, duro5) diligent: diligenteto be a hard worker: ser muy trabajador6)hard liquor : bebidas fpl fuertes7)hard water : agua f duraadj.• arduo, -a adj.• calloso, -a adj.• dificultoso, -a adj.• difícil adj.• duro, -a adj.• endurecido, -a adj.• firme adj.• fuerte adj.• laborioso, -a adj.• peliagudo, -a adj.• recio, -a adj.• rudo, -a adj.• sólido, -a adj.• terco, -a adj.• tieso, -a adj.adv.• apretadamente adv.• difícilmente adv.• duro adv.• mucho adv.• recio adv.• tieso adv.
I hɑːrd, hɑːdadjective -er, -est1)a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duroto set hard — endurecerse*
to freeze hard — helarse*
b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte2)he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente
b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severoto give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien
c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible3) (concentrated, strenuous)to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo
5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro6)a) ( in strongest forms)hard drugs — drogas fpl duras
hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes
b) ( Fin)hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte
c) < water> durod) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte
II
adverb -er, -est1)a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerteb) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramenteto be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor
2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente3) ( severely)[hɑːd]to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente
1. ADJ(compar harder) (superl hardest)1) (=not soft) [object, substance, cheese, skin] duro; [ground, snow] duro, compacto•
to become or go hard — ponerse duro, endurecerse•
the water is very hard here — aquí el agua es muy dura or tiene mucha cal- be as hard as nails- as hard as a rocknut2) (=harsh, severe) [climate, winter, person] duro, severo; [frost] fuerte; [words, tone] duro, áspero; [expression, eyes, voice] serio, duro; [drink, liquor] fuerte; [drugs] duro; [fact] concreto; [evidence] irrefutable•
a hard blow — (fig) un duro golpe•
to take a long hard look at sth — examinar algo detenidamente•
to be hard on sb — ser muy duro con algn, darle duro a algn (LAm)don't be so hard on him, it's not his fault — no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya
aren't you being a bit hard on yourself? — ¿no estás siendo un poco duro contigo mismo?
- be as hard as nailsfeeling3) (=strenuous, tough) [work, day] duro; [fight, match] muy reñidophew, that was hard work! — ¡uf!, ¡ha costado lo suyo!
coping with three babies is very hard work — tres bebés dan mucha tarea or mucho trabajo, arreglárselas con tres bebés es una dura or ardua tarea
it's hard work getting her to talk about herself — cuesta mucho or resulta muy trabajoso hacerla hablar sobre sí misma
4) (=difficult) [exam, decision, choice] difícilto be hard to do: it's hard to study on your own — es difícil estudiar por tu cuenta
I find it hard to believe that... — me cuesta (trabajo) creer que...
bargain, play 3., 4)to be hard to please — ser muy exigente or quisquilloso
5) (=tough, unpleasant) [life, times] duroit's a hard life! — ¡qué vida más dura!
those were hard times to live in — aquellos eran tiempos duros, la vida era dura en aquellos tiempos
- take a hard line against/over sthgoing, hard-line, hard-linerhard lines! — ¡qué mala suerte!, ¡qué mala pata! *
6) (=forceful) [push, tug, kick] fuerte7) (Phon, Ling) [sound] fuerte; [consonant] oclusivo2. ADV(compar harder) (superl hardest)1) (=with a lot of effort) [work] duro, mucho; [study] muchohe had worked hard all his life — había trabajado duro or mucho toda su vida
he works very hard — trabaja muy duro, trabaja mucho
he was hard at work in the garden — estaba trabajando afanosamente or con ahínco en el jardín
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he was breathing hard — respiraba con dificultad•
we're saving hard for our holidays — estamos ahorrando todo lo que podemos para las vacaciones, estamos ahorrando al máximo para las vacaciones•
to try hard, she always tries hard — siempre se esfuerza muchoI can't do it, no matter how hard I try — no puedo hacerlo, por mucho que lo intente
to be hard at it —
Bill was hard at it in the garden * — Bill se estaba empleando a fondo en el jardín, Bill estaba dándole duro al jardín *
2) (=with force) [hit] fuerte, duro; [pull, push, blow] con fuerza; [snow, rain] fuerte, mucho•
the government decided to clamp down hard on terrorism — el gobierno decidió tomar medidas duras contra el terrorismo•
she was feeling hard done by — pensaba que la habían tratado injustamenteto hit sb hard — (fig) ser un duro golpe para algn
California has been (particularly) hard hit by the crisis — California (en particular) se ha visto seriamente afectada por la crisis
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I would be hard pushed or put to think of another plan — me resultaría difícil pensar en otro planwe'll be hard pushed or put to finish this tonight! — ¡nos va a ser difícil terminar esto esta noche!
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to take sth hard — tomarse algo muy mal *he took it pretty hard — se lo tomó muy mal, fue un duro golpe para él, le golpeó mucho (LAm)
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to be hard up * — estar pelado *, no tener un duro (Sp) *hard-pressedto be hard up for sth — estar falto or escaso de algo
3) (=solid)•
to freeze hard — quedarse congelado4) (=intently) [listen] atentamente; [concentrate] al máximo•
to look hard (at sth) — fijarse mucho (en algo)•
think hard before you make a decision — piénsalo muy bien antes de tomar una decisiónI thought hard but I couldn't remember his name — por más que pensé or por más vueltas que le di no pude recordar su nombre
5) (=sharply)6) (=closely)•
hard behind sth — justo detrás de algoI hurried upstairs with my sister hard behind me — subí las escaleras corriendo con mi hermana que venía justo detrás
heelthe launch of the book followed hard upon the success of the film — el lanzamiento del libro se produjo justo después del éxito de la película
3.CPDhard centre, hard center (US) N — relleno m duro
hard cider (US) N — sidra f
hard copy N — (Comput) copia f impresa
hard-corethe hard core N — (=intransigents) los incondicionales, el núcleo duro
hard court N — (Tennis) cancha f (de tenis) de cemento, pista f (de tenis) de cemento
hard currency N — moneda f fuerte, divisa f fuerte
hard disk N — (Comput) disco m duro
hard goods NPL — productos mpl no perecederos
hard hat N — (=riding hat) gorra f de montar; [of construction worker] casco m; (=construction worker) albañil mf
hard landing N — aterrizaje m duro
the hard left N — (esp Brit) la extrema izquierda, la izquierda radical
hard luck N — mala suerte f
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to be hard luck on sb, it was hard luck on him — tuvo mala suertehard luck! — ¡(qué) mala suerte!
hard palate N — paladar m
the hard right N — (esp Brit) la extrema derecha, la derecha radical
hard rock N — (Mus) rock m duro
hard sell tactics — táctica fsing de venta agresiva
hard sell techniques — técnicas fpl de venta agresiva
hard shoulder N — (Brit) (Aut) arcén m, hombrillo m
hard stuff * N — (=alcohol) alcohol m duro, bebidas fpl fuertes; (=drugs) droga f dura
hard top N — (=car) coche m no descapotable; (=car roof) techo m rígido
hard water N — agua f dura, agua f con mucha cal
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I [hɑːrd, hɑːd]adjective -er, -est1)a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duroto set hard — endurecerse*
to freeze hard — helarse*
b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte2)he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente
b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severoto give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien
c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible3) (concentrated, strenuous)to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo
5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro6)a) ( in strongest forms)hard drugs — drogas fpl duras
hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes
b) ( Fin)hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte
c) < water> durod) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte
II
adverb -er, -est1)a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerteb) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramenteto be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor
2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente3) ( severely)to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente
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hi:
1. pronoun1) (a male person or animal already spoken about: When I spoke to John, he told me he had seen you.) él2) (any (male) person: He who hesitates is lost.) aquel(que), el (que)
2. noun(a male person or animal: Is a cow a he or a she?) macho- he-- he-man
he pron él
Del verbo haber: ( conjugate haber) \ \
he es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: haber he
haber 1 ( conjugate haber) v aux ( en tiempos compuestos) to have; de helo sabido had I known, if I'd known; ¡deberías helo dicho! you should have said so! he v impers (existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for you; ¿hay un banco por aquí? is there a bank near here?; hubo dos accidentes there were two accidents; ¿hay helado? do you have any ice cream?; no hay como un buen descanso there's nothing like a good rest; hubo varios heridos several people were injured; las hay rojas y verdes there are red ones and green ones; gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome; no hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry about; ¿qué hay de nuevo? (fam) what's new?; hola ¿qué hay? (fam) hello, how are things?; ¿qué hubo? (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things? ( ser necesario) he que + inf:◊ hay que estudiar you/we/they must study;hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it; no hay que lavarlo ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to wash it; ( no se debe) you mustn't wash it
haber 2 sustantivo masculinoc)
he see◊ haber
haber
I verbo auxiliar
1 (en tiempos compuestos) to have: espero que no lo haya hecho, I hope he hasn't done it
lo he comido todo, I've eaten it all
lo hubiera hecho de todos modos, she would have done it anyway
II verbo impersonal
1 (existir, estar, hallarse) hay, there is o are
había, there was o were: hay poco que decir, there is little to be said
había muchísima gente en la estación, there were a lot of people in the station
hay cien metros de mi casa a la estación, it's a hundred metres from my home to the station
2 (ocurrir, suceder) la guerra que hubo en el 36, the war that took place in 36
habrá una reunión, there will be a meeting
hoy hay fiesta en el club náutico, there's a party today in the sailing club
los robos habidos en este barrio, the robberies which have been committed in this neighbourhood
III ( haber de + infinitivo) (obligación) to have to: has de ser más estudioso, you must be more studious ( haber que + infinitivo) (conveniencia, necesidad u obligación) it is necessary to: habrá que ir, we will have to go
habría que pintar el salón, we should paint the living room
hay que hacerlo, you must do it
IV nm
1 Fin credit 2 en su haber, in his possession figurado in his favour
V mpl haberes, (bienes) assets (salario) wages Locuciones: había una vez..., once upon a time...
no hay de qué, you're welcome o don't mention it Hay que tener mucho cuidado al traducir este verbo, ya que el inglés diferencia entre el singular y el plural: Hay un hombre fuera. There is a man outside. Hay dos hombres fuera. There are two men outside. Había un gato en el tejado. There was a cat on the roof. Había muchos libros. There were a lot of books.
'he' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abandonada - abandonado - abatirse - abominable - abotargada - abotargado - abrazarse - absoluta - absoluto - abstraída - abstraído - abusón - abusona - abyecta - abyecto - acabar - acariciar - acaso - acceder - acero - ácida - ácido - acierto - acostumbrar - acreditar - actuar - actual - acudir - además - adherirse - adiós - adscribir - adscribirse - afanarse - afectiva - afectivo - aferrada - aferrado - afición - agachar - agarrotada - agarrotado - agobiada - agobiado - aguantar - aguante - ahí - alardear - alejada English: A - abroad - absent-mindedly - abuse - accidentally - account - accustom - achieve - acquit - actual - ad-lib - add to - adjust - admit - adore - advance - advantage - advice - advocate - afraid - Afro - against - age - aggravating - aggressive - agree - aim to - aimlessly - all - allege - allergy - also - alternative - always - amend - angry - anticipate - anything - apologetic - appease - appointment - appreciative - apprentice - approachable - as - ashen - aside - ask - ask back - asleepHEtr[hɪz'eksələnsɪ, hər'eksələnsɪ]1 ( His Excellency, Her Excellency) Su Excelencia; (abbreviation) S.Ehe ['hi:] pron: élhen.• macho s.m.pron.• quien pron.• él pron.pron.pers.• el pron.pers.hiː, weak form ipronoun élhe didn't say it, I did — no fue él quien lo dijo, sino yo
Ted Post? who's he? — ¿Ted Post? ¿quién es Ted Post?
he who hesitates — (liter) quien vacila...
[hiː]could I speak to Steve, please? - this is he — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Steve, por favor? - habla con él
1. PERS PRON1) (emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) élDon't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:it is he who... — es él quien...
2) frmhe who wishes to... — el que desee..., quien desee...
2.Nit's a he * — (=animal) es macho; (=baby) es un niño, es varón (LAm)
3.CPD macho* * *[hiː], weak formpronoun élhe didn't say it, I did — no fue él quien lo dijo, sino yo
Ted Post? who's he? — ¿Ted Post? ¿quién es Ted Post?
he who hesitates — (liter) quien vacila...
could I speak to Steve, please? - this is he — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Steve, por favor? - habla con él
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'tækl
1. noun1) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) placaje2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) equipo, aparejos3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) jarcia, polea, aparejo4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) jarcia, cordaje
2. verb1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) agarrar, asir2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) abordar; hablar con3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) entrar (a); placartackle1 n entradatackle2 vb1. abordar / hacer frente2. hacer una entradatr['tækəl]2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL polea, aparejo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto tackle somebody about/on something plantarle a alguien algo1) : taclear (en futbol americano)2) confront: abordar, enfrentar, emprender (un problema, un trabajo, etc.)tackle n1) equipment, gear: equipo m, aparejo m2) : aparejo m (de un buque)3) : tacleada f (en futbol americano)n.• aparejo s.m.• atajador s.m.• atajo s.m.• avíos s.m.• enseres s.m.pl.• jarcia s.f.• polea s.f. (A problem, etc.)v.• abordar v.v.• agarrar v.• atajar v.• emprender v.• forcejear v.'tækəl
I
1) u ( equipment)sports tackle — equipo m de deporte
fishing tackle — aparejo m or avíos mpl de pesca
3) u ( Naut) aparejo m, polea f
II
1.
1)a) ( come to grips with) \<\<problem\>\> enfrentar, abordar, tratar de resolver; \<\<subject\>\> tratar; \<\<task\>\> abordar, emprenderare you ready to tackle the garden now? — ¿estás listo para emprenderla con or atacar el jardín?
b) ( confront) \<\<intruder/colleague\>\> enfrentar, enfrentarse conit's high time you tackled him about the rent — ya es hora de que le plantees cara a cara lo del alquiler
2.
vi ( Sport) placar*, taclear (AmL)['tækl]1. N1) (=lifting gear) aparejo m, polea f ; (=ropes) jarcia f, cordaje m2) (=equipment) equipo m, avíos mpl ; (fig) (=bits and pieces) cosas fpl, trastos mpl ; (also: fishing tackle) equipo m de pesca3) (Ftbl) entrada f ; (Rugby) placaje mflying tackle — placaje m en el aire
2. VT1) (=attempt to deal with) [+ problem] abordar, enfrentar; [+ task] enfrentar, emprendercan you tackle another helping? — ¿quieres comerte otra porción?
2) (=grapple with) [+ thief, intruder] enfrentarse con; (fig) (=confront) encararse conI'll have to tackle him about that money he owes me — voy a tener que encararme con él y plantearle lo del dinero que me debe
3) (Ftbl) entrar a; (Rugby) placar, taclear3.VI (Sport) placar, taclear* * *['tækəl]
I
1) u ( equipment)sports tackle — equipo m de deporte
fishing tackle — aparejo m or avíos mpl de pesca
3) u ( Naut) aparejo m, polea f
II
1.
1)a) ( come to grips with) \<\<problem\>\> enfrentar, abordar, tratar de resolver; \<\<subject\>\> tratar; \<\<task\>\> abordar, emprenderare you ready to tackle the garden now? — ¿estás listo para emprenderla con or atacar el jardín?
b) ( confront) \<\<intruder/colleague\>\> enfrentar, enfrentarse conit's high time you tackled him about the rent — ya es hora de que le plantees cara a cara lo del alquiler
2.
vi ( Sport) placar*, taclear (AmL) -
48 vocabulary
və'kæbjuləriplural - vocabularies; noun1) (words in general: This book contains some difficult vocabulary.) vocabulario2) ((the stock of) words known and used eg by one person, or within a particular trade or profession: He has a vocabulary of about 20,000 words; the specialized vocabulary of nuclear physics.) vocabulario3) (a list of words in alphabetical order with meanings eg added as a supplement to a book dealing with a particular subject: This edition of Shakespeare's plays has a good vocabulary at the back.) vocabulario, léxicovocabulary n vocabulariotr[və'kæbjʊlərɪ]noun (pl vocabularies)1 vocabulario1) : vocabulario m2) lexicon: léxico mn.• léxico s.m.• vocabulario s.m.vəʊ'kæbjəleri, vəʊ'kæbjʊləri[vǝʊ'kæbjʊlǝrɪ]N1) [of person, language, subject] vocabulario m, léxico ma new word in the German vocabulary — una palabra nueva en el vocabulario or léxico alemán
2) (=glossary) glosario m* * *[vəʊ'kæbjəleri, vəʊ'kæbjʊləri] -
49 we
wi:((used only as the subject of a verb) the word used by a speaker or writer in mentioning himself or herself together with other people: We are going home tomorrow.) nosotros; nosotraswe pron nosotroswetr[wiː, ʊnstressed wɪ]1 nosotros,-aswe ['wi:] pron: nosotros, nosotraswepron.• nosotros pron.wiː, weak form wipronoun nosotros, -trasthe Royal we — el plural mayestático, el Nos real
it's we who should be grateful — (frml) somos nosotros quienes deberíamos estar agradecidos
[wiː]PRON (for emphasis, to avoid ambiguity) nosotros(-as)Don't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:it's we who... — somos nosotros quienes...
* * *[wiː], weak form [wi]pronoun nosotros, -trasthe Royal we — el plural mayestático, el Nos real
it's we who should be grateful — (frml) somos nosotros quienes deberíamos estar agradecidos
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50 zero
'ziərəuplural - zeros; noun1) (nought; the number or figure 0: Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.) cero2) (the point on a scale (eg on a thermometer) which is taken as the standard on which measurements may be based: The temperature was 5 degrees above/below zero.) cero3) (the exact time fixed for something to happen, eg an explosion, the launching of a spacecraft etc: It is now 3 minutes to zero.) hora cerozero n cerotr['zɪərəʊ]1 cerozero ['zi:ro, 'zɪro] vito zero in on : apuntar hacia, centrarse en (un problema, etc.)zero adj: cero, nulozero degrees: cero gradoszero opportunities: oportunidades nulasbelow zero: bajo ceron.• cero (Matemática) s.m.
I 'zɪrəʊ, 'ziː-, 'zɪərəʊa) ( number) cero myour chances of winning are zero — no tienes ninguna posibilidad de ganar, tus posibilidades de ganar son nulas; (before n)
b) ( person) (AmE colloq)
II
a) cero adj invzero gravity/visibility — gravedad f/visibilidad f nula
b) (colloq)Phrasal Verbs:['zɪǝrǝʊ]1.N(pl zeros or zeroes) cero mabsolute zero — cero m absoluto
5 o below zero — 5 grados bajo cero
2.CPD [altitude] cero; [interest, hope] * nulozero emissions NPL —
zero gravity N — gravedad f nula
zero growth N — crecimiento m cero
zero option N — opción f cero
zero rating N — tasa f cero
zero tolerance N —
a policy of zero tolerance — una política de mano dura (en el mantenimiento del orden público)
* * *
I ['zɪrəʊ, 'ziː-, 'zɪərəʊ]a) ( number) cero myour chances of winning are zero — no tienes ninguna posibilidad de ganar, tus posibilidades de ganar son nulas; (before n)
b) ( person) (AmE colloq)
II
a) cero adj invzero gravity/visibility — gravedad f/visibilidad f nula
b) (colloq)Phrasal Verbs: -
51 destiny
['destəni]plural - destinies; noun(the power which appears or is thought to control events; fate: We are all subject to the tricks played by destiny.) skæbne* * *['destəni]plural - destinies; noun(the power which appears or is thought to control events; fate: We are all subject to the tricks played by destiny.) skæbne -
52 elements
1) (the first things to be learned in any subject: the elements of musical theory.) elementære begreber2) (the forces of nature, as wind and rain.) naturkræfter* * *1) (the first things to be learned in any subject: the elements of musical theory.) elementære begreber2) (the forces of nature, as wind and rain.) naturkræfter -
53 instruction
[-ʃən]1) (the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed: She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics.) instruktion; undervisning2) (an order or direction: You must learn to obey instructions.) besked3) ((in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc: Could I look at the instructions, please?) instruktion; vejledning* * *[-ʃən]1) (the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed: She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics.) instruktion; undervisning2) (an order or direction: You must learn to obey instructions.) besked3) ((in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc: Could I look at the instructions, please?) instruktion; vejledning -
54 trilogy
['trilə‹i]plural - trilogies; noun(a group of three plays, novels etc by the same author which are parts of the same story or are written about the same subject.) trilogi* * *['trilə‹i]plural - trilogies; noun(a group of three plays, novels etc by the same author which are parts of the same story or are written about the same subject.) trilogi -
55 vocabulary
[və'kæbjuləri]plural - vocabularies; noun1) (words in general: This book contains some difficult vocabulary.) ord2) ((the stock of) words known and used eg by one person, or within a particular trade or profession: He has a vocabulary of about 20,000 words; the specialized vocabulary of nuclear physics.) ordforråd; terminologi3) (a list of words in alphabetical order with meanings eg added as a supplement to a book dealing with a particular subject: This edition of Shakespeare's plays has a good vocabulary at the back.) ordliste* * *[və'kæbjuləri]plural - vocabularies; noun1) (words in general: This book contains some difficult vocabulary.) ord2) ((the stock of) words known and used eg by one person, or within a particular trade or profession: He has a vocabulary of about 20,000 words; the specialized vocabulary of nuclear physics.) ordforråd; terminologi3) (a list of words in alphabetical order with meanings eg added as a supplement to a book dealing with a particular subject: This edition of Shakespeare's plays has a good vocabulary at the back.) ordliste -
56 we
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we[Swahili Word] sisi[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we[Swahili Word] tu[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we (do) not[Swahili Word] hatu-[Part of Speech] verb subject[English Example] we do not know the way[Swahili Example] hatujui njia[Note] first person plural negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we (do) not[Swahili Word] hatu[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] We are the ones![Swahili Word] ndisi[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we do[Swahili Word] twa[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------ -
57 that
I 1.2.that chair, that man — quella sedia, quell'uomo
1) (that one) quello m. (-a)2) (the thing or person observed or mentioned) quello m. (-a), questo m. (-a)who's that? — chi è quello? (on phone) chi è?
before that, he had always lived in London — prima di allora, era sempre vissuto a Londra
3.those who... — quelli che
pronome relativo [ðət] (as subject, object) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (with preposition) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cui••and (all) that —...e così via,...e così di seguito
and he's very nice at that! —...e per di più è molto gentile!
I might well go at that! — in effetti, potrei proprio andarci!
at that, he got up and left — sentendo quello, si alzò e se ne andò
with that he got up and left — al che, si alzò e se ne andò
that is (to say)... — cioè..., vale a dire...
that's it! — (that's right) proprio così! esattamente! (that's enough) basta!
I don't want to see you again and that's that! — non ti voglio più vedere, punto e basta!
II [ðət]well, that's it then! — e questo è quanto!
1) chehe said that... — disse che...
it's likely that... — è probabile che
III [ðæt]oh that he would come — se solo venisse; (expressing surprise)
* * *1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) questo, questa, questi, queste2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) quello, quella, quelli, quelle3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?)4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) che2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) se5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) così- that's that* * *I 1.2.that chair, that man — quella sedia, quell'uomo
1) (that one) quello m. (-a)2) (the thing or person observed or mentioned) quello m. (-a), questo m. (-a)who's that? — chi è quello? (on phone) chi è?
before that, he had always lived in London — prima di allora, era sempre vissuto a Londra
3.those who... — quelli che
pronome relativo [ðət] (as subject, object) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (with preposition) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cui••and (all) that —...e così via,...e così di seguito
and he's very nice at that! —...e per di più è molto gentile!
I might well go at that! — in effetti, potrei proprio andarci!
at that, he got up and left — sentendo quello, si alzò e se ne andò
with that he got up and left — al che, si alzò e se ne andò
that is (to say)... — cioè..., vale a dire...
that's it! — (that's right) proprio così! esattamente! (that's enough) basta!
I don't want to see you again and that's that! — non ti voglio più vedere, punto e basta!
II [ðət]well, that's it then! — e questo è quanto!
1) chehe said that... — disse che...
it's likely that... — è probabile che
III [ðæt]oh that he would come — se solo venisse; (expressing surprise)
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58 that
that [ðæt, ðət]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━4. conjunction5. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━(plural those)• what about that £20 I lent you? et ces 20 livres que je t'ai prêtées ?b. (stressed, or as opposed to this, these) ce...-là, cet...-là cette...-là, ces...-là• but that Saturday... mais ce samedi-là...• which video do you want? -- that one quelle vidéo veux-tu ? -- celle-là• of all his records, I like that one best de tous ses disques, c'est celui-là que je préfère• the only blankets we have are those ones there les seules couvertures que nous ayons sont celles-là• there's little to choose between this model and that one il n'y a pas grande différence entre ce modèle-ci et l'autre► that much━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?• do you like that? vous aimez cela ?• that's enough! ça suffit !• that's fine! c'est parfait !• that is (to say)... c'est-à-dire...• is that you Paul? c'est toi Paul ?• this is the opposite of that which the government claims to have done c'est le contraire de ce que le gouvernement prétend avoir fait• those over there ceux-là (or celles-là) là-bas• are those our seats? est-ce que ce sont nos places ?• those are nice sandals elles sont belles, ces sandales• the true cost often differs from that which is first projected le coût réel est souvent différent de celui qui était prévu à l'origine► those which ( = the ones which) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl• there are those who say... certains disent...► at that!• and there were six of them at that! et en plus ils étaient six !► by that• what do you mean by that? qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire par là ?► that's it ( = the job's finished) ça y est ; ( = that's what I mean) c'est ça ; ( = that's all) c'est tout ; ( = I've had enough) ça suffit• sorry, I wasn't listening -- that's just it, you never listen! désolé, je n'écoutais pas -- c'est bien le problème, tu n'écoutes jamais !► so that's that alors c'est ça• so that's that then, you're leaving? alors c'est ça, tu t'en vas ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• the man that she was dancing with l'homme avec lequel or avec qui elle dansait• the children that I spoke to les enfants auxquels or à qui j'ai parlé━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► dont is used when the French verb takes de.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• the girl/the book that I told you about la jeune fille/le livre dont je vous ai parlé4. conjunction• he was speaking so softly that I could hardly hear him il parlait si bas que je l'entendais à peine━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► que cannot be omitted in a second clause if it has a different subject.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• he said that he was very busy and his secretary would deal with it il a dit qu'il était très occupé et que sa secrétaire s'en occuperait• it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free c'est un investissement intéressant dans la mesure où il est exonéré d'impôts► not that non (pas) que5. adverba. ( = so) si• it's not that important/bad ce n'est pas si important/mal (que ça)• when I found it I was that relieved! lorsque je l'ai trouvé, je me suis senti tellement soulagé !* * *1. [ðæt, ðət]determiner (pl those) ce/cet/cette/ces2. [ðæt]that chair/that man over there — cette chaise/cet homme là-bas
1) ( that one) celui-/celle-/ceux-/celles-là2) ( the thing or person observed or mentioned) cela, ça, cewho's that? — gen qui est-ce?; ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil?
before that, he had always lived in London — avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres
3) ( before relative pronoun)3. [ðət]those who... — ceux qui...
relative pronoun ( subject) qui; ( object) que; ( with preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles4. [ðət]1) gen que2) ( expressing wish)5. [ðæt]oh that he would come — s'il pouvait venir; ( expressing surprise)
••...and (all) that —...et tout ça
...and he's very nice at that! —...et en plus il est très gentil!
I might well go at that! — en fait, je pourrais bien y aller!
at that, he got up and left — en entendant cela, il s'est levé et est parti
that is (to say)... — c'est-à-dire...
that's it! — ( that's right) c'est ça!; ( that's enough) ça suffit!
well, that's it then! — il n'y a rien de plus à faire!
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what [wɒt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?• what flavours do you want? quels parfums voulez-vous ?• what subjects did you choose? quelles matières as-tu choisies ?b. ( = all the) I gave him what money I had je lui ai donné tout l'argent que j'avais• I will give you what information we have je vais vous donner toutes les informations dont nous disposonsc. (exclamations) what a nice surprise! quelle bonne surprise !• what a ridiculous suggestion! quelle suggestion ridicule !• what a nightmare! quel cauchemar !• what a nuisance! quelle barbe ! (inf)• what a lot of people! que de monde !• what lovely hair you've got! quels jolis cheveux tu as !2. pronouna. (used alone, or in emphatic position) quoi• what? I didn't get that quoi ? je n'ai pas compris• I've forgotten something -- what? j'ai oublié quelque chose -- quoi ?• he's getting married -- what! il se marie -- quoi !• what! you expect me to believe that! quoi ! et tu penses que je vais croire ça !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► quoi is used with a preposition, if the French verb requires one.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I've just thought of something -- what? je viens de penser à quelque chose -- à quoi ?• I've just remembered something -- what? je viens de me souvenir de quelque chose -- de quoi ?• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?• what's bothering you? qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe ?• what's for dinner? qu'est-ce qu'il y a pour dîner ?• what is his address? quelle est son adresse ?• what's the French for "pen"? comment dit-on « pen » en français ?• what is this called? comment ça s'appelle ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When asking for a definition or explanation, c'est quoi is often used in spoken French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what are capers? c'est quoi, les câpres ?• what's that noise? c'est quoi, ce bruit ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The object pronoun que is more formal than qu'est-ce que and requires inversion of verb and pronoun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what did you do? qu'avez-vous fait ?• what can we do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire ? que peut-on faire ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The French preposition cannot be separated from the pronoun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what does he owe his success to? à quoi doit-il son succès ?• what were you talking about? de quoi parliez-vous ?• what's the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour vous joindre ?• what are the advantages? quels sont les avantages ?e. ( = how much) combien• what will it cost? ça va coûter combien ?• what does it weigh? ça pèse combien ?• what do 2 and 2 make? combien font 2 et 2 ?• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien faire ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━g. (in relative clauses) ( = that which) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que ; (object of verb taking "de") ce dont ; (object of verb taking "à") ce à quoi• what I don't understand is... ce que je ne comprends pas c'est...• what I need is... ce dont j'ai besoin c'est...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When what means the ones which, the French pronoun is generally plural.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► and what...are you coming or what? tu viens ou quoi ? (inf)tell you what, let's stay here another day j'ai une idée: si on restait un jour de plus ?► what about• what about people who haven't got cars? et les gens qui n'ont pas de voiture ?• what about going to the cinema? si on allait au cinéma ?► what for? pourquoi ?• what did you do that for? pourquoi avez-vous fait ça ?• what if this doesn't work out? et si ça ne marchait pas ?• what if he says no? et s'il refuse ?► what of• but what of the country's political leaders? et les dirigeants politiques du pays ?• I've done this job long enough to know what's what je fais ce travail depuis assez longtemps pour savoir de quoi il retourne► what with• what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state entre le stress et le manque de sommeil, j'étais dans un état lamentable3. compounds* * *[wɒt], US [hwɒt] 1.1) ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que; ( with prepositions) quoiwhat for? — ( why) pourquoi?; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?
what's this called in Flemish? —
2) ( in rhetorical questions)what's the use? — ( enquiringly) à quoi bon?; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert?
3) ( whatever)4) ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que, (before vowel) ce qu'this is what is called a ‘monocle’ — c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’
and what's worse ou better — et en plus
5) (colloq) ( when guessing)it'll cost, what, £50 — ça coutera, quoi, dans les 50 livres?
6) ( inviting repetition)2.what's that? —
1) ( which) quel/quelle/quels/quelles2) ( in exclamations) quel/quellewhat use is that? — lit, fig à quoi ça sert?
3) ( the amount of)what money he earns he spends — tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense
3.what little she has — le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a
what about prepositional phrase1) ( when drawing attention)what about the letter they sent? — et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors?
2) ( when making suggestion)3) ( in reply)4.‘what about your sister?’ - ‘what about her?’ — ‘et ta sœur?’ - ‘quoi ma sœur?’
what if prepositional phrase et si5.what with prepositional phrase6.exclamation quoi!, comment!••to give somebody what for — (colloq) GB passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un
well, what do you know — iron tout arrive
what do you think I am! — (colloq) tu me prends pour quoi!
what's it to you? — (colloq) en quoi ça vous regarde?
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60 whichever
whichever [wɪtʃ'evə(r)]1 pronoun(a) (the one or ones that → as subject) (singular) celui (celle) qui mf; (plural) ceux (celles) qui mpl, fpl; (→ as object) (singular) celui (celle) que mf; (plural) ceux (celles) que mpl, fpl;∎ choose whichever most appeals to you choisissez celui/celle qui vous plaît le plus;∎ choose whichever most appeal to you choisissez ceux/celles qui vous plaisent le plus;∎ will whichever of you arrives first turn on the heating? celui d'entre vous qui arrivera le premier pourra-t-il allumer le chauffage?;∎ take whichever is (the) cheapest prenez (celui qui est) le moins cher;∎ shall we go to the cinema or the theatre? - whichever you prefer on va au cinéma ou au théâtre? - choisis ce que tu préfères;∎ let's meet at 3.30 or 4, whichever is best for you donnons-nous rendez-vous à 3h30 ou 4h, comme cela vous arrange le mieux;∎ we will reimburse half the value or $1,000, whichever is the greater nous vous rembourserons la moitié de la valeur ou 1000 dollars, soit la somme la plus avantageuse∎ whichever of the routes you choose, allow about two hours quel que soit le chemin que vous choisissiez, comptez environ deux heures;∎ whichever of the houses you buy it will be a good investment quelle que soit la maison que vous achetiez, ce sera un bon investissement;∎ whichever of the computers you buy will be installed free of charge quel que soit l'ordinateur que vous achetiez, l'installation sera gratuite;∎ I'd like to speak either to Mr Brown or Mr Jones, whichever is available j'aimerais parler à M. Brown ou à M. Jones, celui des deux qui est disponible∎ grants will be given to whichever students most need them des bourses seront accordées à ceux des étudiants qui en ont le plus besoin;∎ I'll buy whichever car does the best mileage je prendrai la voiture qui consomme le moins (, peu importe laquelle);∎ take whichever seat you like asseyez-vous (là) où vous voulez;∎ we'll travel by whichever train is fastest nous prendrons le train le plus rapide(, peu importe lequel);∎ keep whichever one appeals to you most gardez celui/celle qui vous plaît le plus∎ whichever job you take, it will mean a lot of travelling quel que soit le poste que vous preniez, vous serez obligé de beaucoup voyager;∎ whichever party is in power quel que soit le parti au pouvoir;∎ we'll still be late whichever way we go nous serons en retard de toute façon quel que soit le chemin que nous prenions;∎ whichever way you look at it, it's not fair peu importe la façon dont on considère la question, c'est vraiment injuste
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