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2 what occasion is there to
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3 what buses are there to new york
new york'a hangi otobüsler var mıEnglish-Turkish dictionary > what buses are there to new york
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4 what flights are there to new york
new york'a hangi uçuşlar var mıEnglish-Turkish dictionary > what flights are there to new york
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5 what buses are there to new york
new york'a hangi otobüsler var mıEnglish-Turkish dictionary > what buses are there to new york
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6 what flights are there to new york
new york'a hangi uçuşlar var mıEnglish-Turkish dictionary > what flights are there to new york
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8 Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There
Сказки: Алиса в ЗазеркальеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There
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9 read into a sentence what is not there
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > read into a sentence what is not there
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10 there
there [ðeə(r), unstressed ðə(r)]1 adverb(a) (in or to a particular place) là, y;∎ they aren't there ils ne sont pas là, ils n'y sont pas;∎ we never go there nous n'y allons jamais;∎ we're there! nous voilà arrivés!;∎ who's there? qui est là?;∎ is Margot there? est-ce que Margot est là?;∎ see that woman there? that's Marlene tu vois cette femme là-bas? c'est Marlene;∎ so there we were/I was donc, on était/j'étais là;∎ she got there in the end (reached a place) elle a fini par arriver; (completed a task) elle a fini par y arriver;∎ put it there mets-le là; (shake my hand) serre-moi la main;∎ it's there on the desk c'est là sur le bureau;∎ she just sat/stood there elle était assise/debout là;∎ move along there, please! circulez, s'il vous plaît;∎ we go to Paris and from there to Rome nous allons à Paris et de là à Rome;∎ here and there çà et là;∎ there it is le voilà;∎ it's around there somewhere c'est quelque part par là;∎ back there là-bas;∎ in there là-dedans;∎ on there là-dessus;∎ over there là-bas;∎ under there là-dessous;∎ that car there cette voiture-là;∎ those cars there ces voitures-là;∎ your friend there votre ami;∎ familiar I've been there before non merci, j'ai déjà donné;∎ familiar been there, done that (got the T-shirt) non merci, j'ai déjà donné(b) (available) là;∎ it's there if you need it c'est là si tu en as besoin;∎ she's always been there for me elle a toujours été là quand j'avais besoin d'elle(c) (in existence) là;∎ I couldn't believe he was really there je n'arrivais pas à croire qu'il était vraiment là;∎ the central problem is still there le principal problème est toujours là∎ we disagree there, there we disagree nous ne sommes pas d'accord là-dessus;∎ there's or there lies the difficulty voilà le problème, le problème est là;∎ there you're wrong là vous vous trompez;∎ you're right there là vous avez raison;∎ let's leave it there restons-en là;∎ we'll have to stop there for today nous nous arrêterons là pour aujourd'hui;∎ could I just stop you there? puis-je vous interrompre ici?;∎ as for the food, I've no complaints there pour ce qui est de la nourriture, là je n'ai pas à me plaindre;∎ familiar you've got me there! là, je ne sais pas quoi vous répondre ou dire!□∎ hello or hi there! salut!;∎ hey there! hep, vous là-bas!;∎ there they are! les voilà!;∎ there they come les voilà (qui arrivent);∎ there you go again! ça y est, vous recommencez!;∎ there she goes, complaining again! voilà qu'elle recommence à se plaindre!;∎ there's the bell, I must be going tiens ça sonne, je dois partir;∎ ironic there's gratitude for you c'est beau la reconnaissance!;∎ now finish your homework, there's a good boy maintenant sois un grand garçon et finis tes devoirs∎ he's not all or not quite there (stupid) il n'a pas toute sa tête; (senile) il n'a plus toute sa tête2 pronoun∎ there is (used before singular noun) il y a;∎ there are (used before plural noun) il y a;∎ there was/were il y avait;∎ there will be il y aura;∎ there is or there's a book on the table il y a un livre sur la table;∎ there are some books on the table il y a des livres sur la table;∎ there isn't any il n'y en a pas;∎ there's a bus coming il y a un bus qui arrive;∎ well, there's that girl I was telling you about before… il y a bien cette fille dont je t'ai déjà parlé…;∎ what happens if there's a change of plan? qu'est-ce qui se passe si on change d'idée?;∎ there must have been a mistake il a dû y avoir une erreur;∎ there was once a king il était ou il y avait une fois un roi;∎ there was singing and dancing on a chanté et dansé;∎ there were some pieces missing il manquait des pièces;∎ there weren't any more, were there? il n'en restait pas, si?;∎ there's one slice left il reste une tranche;∎ there are or familiar there's two slices left il reste deux tranches;∎ there's nothing we can do to help them on ne peut rien faire pour les aider;∎ there's no stopping her rien ne peut l'arrêter;∎ there's no knowing what he'll do next il est impossible de prévoir ce qu'il fera ensuite;∎ there was no denying it c'était indéniable;∎ there now follows a party political broadcast = formule annonçant la diffusion télévisée des messages électoraux des différents partis;∎ there comes a time when you have to slow down il arrive un moment où il faut ralentir le rythme;∎ there still remain several points to be resolved il reste encore plusieurs problèmes à résoudre;∎ there arose a murmur of disapproval un murmure de désapprobation s'éleva∎ there now, don't cry! allons ou là! ne pleure pas!;∎ there, that wasn't so bad, was it? voilà, ça n'était pas si terrible que ça, si?;∎ there, there! allez!∎ there (now), what did I say? voilà, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit?;∎ there, now you've made me lose count! et voilà, tu m'as fait perdre le compte!∎ there (now), that's done! là! voilà qui est fait!∎ but, there, it's not surprising mais enfin, ce n'est pas surprenantvoilà!après tout;∎ but there again, no one really knows mais après tout, personne ne sait vraiment∎ we did the trip there and back in three hours nous avons fait l'aller retour en trois heures;∎ it will take you about an hour/cost you about £50 there and back l'aller retour vous prendra à peu près une heure/vous coûtera environ 50 livressur-le-champ;∎ I decided there and then to have no more to do with him j'ai tout de suite décidé de ne plus avoir affaire à lui∎ it wasn't the ideal solution, but there you are or go ce n'était pas l'idéal, mais enfin ou mais qu'est-ce que vous voulez∎ just press the button and there you are or go! vous n'avez qu'à appuyer sur le bouton et ça y est!(c) (I told you so) voilà, ça y est(d) (here you are) tenez, voilà -
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♦ what /wɒt, wət/A pron. interr.che cosa; che; cosa: DIALOGO → - DVD- What is it?, cos'è?; What did you say?, che cosa hai detto?; What can I do for you?, che cosa posso fare per te?; in che posso servirLa?; mi dica!; DIALOGO → - How was your day?- What happened?, cos'è successo?; What happened then?, che cosa accadde dopo?; DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- What's wrong?, cosa c'è che non va?; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- What's your table number?, qual è il numero del suo tavolo?; What does your father do?, che cosa fa (o che mestiere fa) tuo padre?; Tell me what you need, dimmi cosa ti occorre; I don't know what to do, non so che fare NOTA D'USO: - chi- NOTA D'USO: - how o what?-B a. interr.quale, quali; che: What films have you seen lately?, quali film hai visto di recente?; By what train are you leaving?, con che treno parti?; What news?, che novità?; che notizie ci sono?; What kind of man is he?, che tipo di uomo è?C pron. escl.quanto; come: What he has suffered!, quanto ha sofferto!D a. escl.quale; che; come: What nonsense!, che sciocchezze!; What a man, che uomo!; What a fool you are!, che stupido sei!; come sei stupido!; What an idea!, che idea!; What a mind she has!, che mente!; What impudence!, che sfacciataggine!E pron. relat.ciò che; quello che; tutto quello che: I heard what he said, sentii quello che disse; Tell me what he said, dimmi che cosa ha detto; Do what you will, fa' ciò che vuoi; What he likes is music, quel che ama è la musica; What's done is done, ciò che è fatto è fattoF a. relat.quello che; quelli che; il (la, gli, le)… che: Give me what money you have, dammi il denaro che hai ( poco o molto che sia); Wear what shoes you like best, metti pure le scarpe che preferisciG inter.come?; che cosa?; ma come!: What! no dinner?, come? niente cena?; What, here already?, ma come! (siete) già qui?● what about (o what of), che ne è (che ne è stato) di; che ne dici (diresti) di: What about the others?, che ne è degli altri?; What about an ice-cream?, che ne diresti di (prendere) un gelato?; DIALOGO → - Dinner 1- What about some pasta?, che ne dici di un po' di pasta? □ «And your friend?» «What about him?», «E il tuo amico?» «Cosa c'entra lui?» □ what-d'you-call-him (- her, -it, etc.), (rif. a cosa) affare, aggeggio, coso; (rif. a persona) coso (cosa), tizio, vattelapesca: Pass me the what-d'you-call-it, passami quell'aggeggio! □ what else, che altro; che cos'altro: What else did he want?, che altro voleva? □ what ever, che cosa mai; che diamine: What can he ever mean by that?, che diamine vuol mai dire con ciò? □ what for, a che cosa; a che; perché: What is that used for?, a che serve (quell'aggeggio)?; What's this button for?, a che serve questo pulsante?; What are you locking the door for?, perché chiudi a chiave la porta? □ (fam.) what-for, punizione; castigo; bòtte; legnate: I'll give him what-for, gli darò io quel che si merita! □ what for?, perché mai?; per che fare?; a che pro? □ (fam.) what have you, eccetera; e simili; e cose del genere: He's got his screwdriver, hammer, wrench and what have you, ha il suo cacciavite, il martello, la chiave inglese e cose del genere □ what if, che importa se; e se; e (anche) se: What if they don't come?, e se non vengono?; What if it's true?, e anche se è vero? □ what … like, come; che tipo: What was the weather like?, com'era il tempo?; What is he like?, che tipo d'uomo è?; com'è? NOTA D'USO: - come- □ what's more, quel che più conta; per di più; inoltre □ (arc.) what though, che importa se; e se: What though I am alone?, e se sono solo, che importa? □ what's what, lo stato delle cose; la situazione □ what with… and ( what with), un po' per… un po' per; tra… e: What with hunger and ( what with) tiredness, he could hardly walk along, un po' per la fame e un po' per la stanchezza, non riusciva quasi più a camminare; DIALOGO → - At the museum- The museum's packed today what with this bad weather, oggi il museo è pieno per via di questo brutto tempo □ and what have you, e simili; e così via □ and what not, eccetera eccetera; e altro ancora □ (lett.) but what, che non: There wasn't a day but what it rained, non c'era giorno che non piovesse □ come what may, qualunque cosa accada; comunque vada a finire □ to know what's what, saperla lunga □ What?, che cosa?; come?; che hai detto? □ What's it to you?, e a te che ne importa?; che te ne frega? □ What's yours?, che cosa bevi?; che cosa prendi? □ What good (o What use) is it?, a che serve?; a che pro? □ What ho!, ehi!; salve! □ DIALOGO → - Before an exam- What's the matter?, che c'è che non va? □ What next?, e poi?; e adesso che succederà?; ( anche) che c'è ancora? □ What next!, che roba!; cosa mi tocca di sentire! □ What of it?, e allora?; e con ciò? □ I know what, ho un'idea; so io che cosa fare □ to know what's what, avere le idee chiare; sapere il fatto proprio □ I'll tell you what, te lo dico io (che cosa fare); stammi a sentire □ (fam.) Tell you what, e allora: Tell you what: let's have a break!, e allora, facciamo una pausa! □ (fam.) So what?, e allora; e con ciò? □ Well, what of it?, be', e con ciò? □ to tell sb. what's what, dirne quattro a q.; fare una scenata a q. □ (prov.) What goes around, comes around, la ruota gira; oggi a te domani a me; chi semina raccoglie.NOTA D'USO: - what about?- -
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A pron1 ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui ; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que ; ( with prepositions) quoi ; what is happening? qu'est-ce qui se passe, qu'est-ce qui arrive? ; what are you doing/up to ○ ? qu'est-ce que tu fais/fabriques ○ ? ; with/about what? avec/de quoi? ; or what? ou quoi? ; and what else? et quoi d'autre? ; what is to be done? que faire? ; what do six and four add up to? que font six et quatre? ; what is up there? qu'est-ce qu'il y a là-haut? ; what's wrong?, what's the matter?, what's up? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? ; what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire? ; what's that machine? qu'est-ce que c'est que cet appareil? ; what's her telephone number? quel est son numéro de téléphone? ; what's that button for? à quoi sert ce bouton? ; what did he do that for? pourquoi est-ce qu'il a fait ça? ; what for? ( why) pourquoi? ; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?, à quel sujet? ; ‘I'm going to the shops’-‘what for?’ ‘je vais aux magasins’-‘qu'est-ce que tu veux?’ ; what's it like? comment c'est? ; what's it like having an older brother? comment c'est d'avoir un grand frère? ; what's this called in Flemish, what's the Flemish for this? comment dit-on cela en flamand? ; what did it cost? combien est-ce que ça a coûté? ;2 ( in rhetorical questions) what's life without love? que serait la vie sans l'amour? ; what's the use? ( enquiringly) à quoi bon? ; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert? ; what does he care? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire? ; what can anyone do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire? ;3 ( whatever) do what you want/have to fais ce que tu veux/as à faire ;4 ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui ; ( as object) ce que, ( before vowel) ce qu' ; to wonder/know what is happening se demander/savoir ce qui se passe ; to ask/guess what sb wants demander/deviner ce que qn veut ; they had everything except what I wanted ils avaient tout sauf ce que je voulais ; this is what is called a ‘monocle’ c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’ ; do you know what that device is? sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil? ; and what is equally surprising is that et ce qui est tout aussi étonnant, c'est que ; she's not what she was elle n'est plus ce qu'elle était ; what I need is ce dont j'ai besoin c'est ; a hammer, a drill and I don't know what un marteau, une perceuse et je ne sais quoi encore ; drinking what looked like whisky buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky ; and what's more et en plus ; and what's worse ou better et en plus ;6 ( inviting repetition) what's that, what did you say? quoi? qu'est-ce que tu as dit? ; he earns what? il gagne combien? ; he did what? il a fait quoi? ; George what? George comment? ;7 ( expressing surprise) and what it must have cost! combien ça a dû coûter! ;B det1 ( which) quel/quelle ; what magazines do you read? quels magazines est-ce que tu lis? ; what time is it? quelle heure est-il? ; do you know what train he took? est-ce que tu sais quel train il a pris? ;2 ( in exclamations) quel/quelle ; what a nice dress/car! quelle belle robe/voiture! ; what a lovely apartment! quel bel appartement! ; what a strange thing to do! quelle drôle d'idée! ; what 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 ; what little she has le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a ; what belongings she had she threw away elle a jeté tout ce qui lui appartenait or toutes ses affaires ; what few friends she had les quelques amis qu'elle avait.1 ( when drawing attention) what about the letter they sent? et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors? ; what about the children? et les enfants (alors)? ;2 ( when making suggestion) what about a meal out? et si on dînait au restaurant? ; what about Tuesday? OK? qu'est-ce que tu dirais de mardi? ça te va? ; ⇒ about ;3 ( in reply) ‘what about your sister?’-‘what about her?’ ‘et ta sœur?’-‘quoi ma sœur?’E what of phr what of Shakespeare and Lamb? littér qu'en est-il de Shakespeare et de Lamb? ; what of it ○ ! et puis quoi ○ !F what with phr what with her shopping bags and her bike avec ses sacs à provisions et son vélo en plus ; what with the depression and unemployment entre la dépression et le chômage ; what with one thing and another avec ceci et cela.G excl quoi!, comment!I'll tell you what tu sais quoi ; to give sb what for ○ GB passer un savon ○ à qn ; to know what's what s'y connaître ; he doesn't know what's what il n'y connaît rien ; well, what do you know iron tout arrive ; what do you think I am ○ ! tu me prends pour quoi! ; what's it to you ○ ? en quoi ça vous regarde?, qu'est-ce que ça peut bien vous faire? ; what's yours ○ ? qu'est-ce que tu bois? ; you know what he/she etc is! on le/la etc connaît! -
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1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?
what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
2. exclamatory adjectivewhat more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
1) (how great) was für3. relative adjectivewhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
1) (to what extent)2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) waswhat little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
7. exclamatory pronounfor what it is — in seiner Art
* * *(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.* * *[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]I. pron\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?\what's that called? wie heißt das?\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?\what is your name? wie heißt du?\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?\what of it? was soll's?so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug\what's on? was gibt's?hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?\what if...? was ist, wenn...?\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hattethat's \what he said das hat er gesagtshe has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommtthat's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemachtfor a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnlichesyou'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagenI'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof abdo \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilftit doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immercome \what may komme, was wolle\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?... or \what!... oder was!is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!6.▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleichit looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolbenyou've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache istyou have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegebenshe puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem ZustandI'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe1. (which) welche(r, s)\what time is it? wie spät ist es?\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprachdo you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?2. (of amount)use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! famshe took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konntehe had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte3. (used for emphasis) was für\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war\what fool I am! ich Idiot!\what a day! was für ein Tag!\what luck! was für ein Glück!\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!1. (to what extent?) was\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?\what does it matter? was macht's? fam2. (indicating approximation) sagen wirsee you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?IV. interj\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?* * *[wɒt]1. pron1) (interrog) waswhat is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?
what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?
what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)
what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)
what's that tool for? —
what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?
what about...? —
well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?
you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?
what of or about it? — na und? (inf)
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell
2) (rel) washe knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist
that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt
do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?
what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee
what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch
what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht
and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu
and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich
See:→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot3)(with vb +prep see also there)
what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen
he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte
he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte
2. adj1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)what age is he? — wie alt ist er?
2) (rel) der/die/daswhat little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte
buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst
3)4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!
what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück
what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!
3. interjwas; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wieis he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)
* * *A int pr1. was, wie:what did he do? was hat er getan?;what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?you want a what? was willst du?what an idea! was für eine Idee!;what book? was für ein Buch?;what luck! welch ein Glück!;what men? was für Männer?4. wie viel:what’s two and three?B rel pr1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war2. was (auch immer):say what you please sag, was du willst!there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt warC adj1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte2. alle, die;alles, was:what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld3. so viel oder so viele … wie:take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!D adv1. was:what does it matter was macht das schon2. vor adj was für:what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!3. teils …, teils:what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnetE int1. was!, wie!2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?3. Br umg nicht wahr?:a nice fellow, what?what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;what for? wofür?, wozu?;and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;a) was sonst noch?,what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;what though? was tut’s, wenn?;what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;I’ll tell you whata) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?* * *1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie vielewhat men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
3) (asking for statement of kind) was für2. exclamatory adjectivewhat good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
1) (how great) was fürwhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für3. relative adjectivewe can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
1) (what thing) waswhat is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) wasdo what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage
what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
7. exclamatory pronounthe weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
* * *pron.das pron.was pron.welch pron. -
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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) pase lo que pase, sea lo que seawhat1 adj1. quéwhat time is it? ¿qué hora es?what cheese shall I buy? ¿qué queso compro?what is your address? ¿cuál es tu dirección?2. quéwhat a lovely dress! ¡qué vestido más mono!what about...? ¿qué tal...? / ¿qué te parece...?what about a cup of tea? ¿qué tal una taza de té?what2 pron1. qué2. lo quedid you hear what he said? ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?tr[wɒt]1 (direct questions) qué■ what time is it? ¿qué hora es?■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?■ what kind of music do you like? ¿qué tipo de música te gusta?■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?2 (indirect questions) qué3 (exclamations) qué■ what a man! ¡qué hombre!■ what a smart car! ¡qué coche más chulo!■ what a pity! ¡qué lástima!■ what beautiful flowers! ¡qué flores más preciosas!4 (all the) todo,-a■ what little free time she has she spends with her family el poco tiempo libre que tiene lo pasa con su familia1 (direct questions) qué■ what is it? ¿qué es?■ what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas?■ what are you doing? ¿qué haces?■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?■ what's that for? ¿para qué sirve eso?■ what does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?■ what does she look like? ¿cómo es ella?■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?2 (indirect questions) qué3 lo que1 ¡cómo!■ what! you've lost it! ¡cómo! ¡lo has perdido!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand what not y tal, cosas por el estiloguess what? ¿sabes qué?or what? ¿o qué?to give somebody what for darle a alguien su merecidoto know what's what saber de qué va la cosa, estar al tantowhat about...? ¿qué tal...?, ¿qué te parece...?■ what about Friday? ¿qué tal el viernes?■ what about the cat? ¿y el gato qué?■ what about that drink you owe me? ¿qué hay de la copa que me debes?■ what about seeing a film? ¿qué te parece ver una película?what have you y talwhat if...? ¿y si...?■ what if there's no answer? ¿y si no contestan?what of it? ¿y qué?what with... and... entre... y..., con lo de... y...■ what with the wedding, the fire and everything con lo de la boda, el incendio y todowhat's more y ademáswhat ['hwɑt, 'hwʌt] adv1) how: cómo, cúantowhat he suffered!: ¡cómo sufría!2)what with : entrewhat with one thing and another: entre una cosa y otrawhat adjwhat more do you want?: ¿qué más quieres?what color is it?: ¿de qué color es?what an idea!: ¡qué idea!3) any, whatever: cualquiergive what help you can: da cualquier contribución que puedaswhat pronwhat happened?: ¿qué pasó?what does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?I don't know what to do: no sé que hacerdo what I tell you: haz lo que te digo3)what for why: porqué4)what if : y siwhat if he knows?: ¿y si lo sabe?adj.• cuál adj.pron.• cuál pron.• que pron.• qué pron.
I hwɑːt, wɒt1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
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1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
[wɒt]what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
1. PRONOUNa)In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent: quéwhat do you want now? — ¿qué quieres ahora?
what's in here? — ¿qué hay aquí dentro?
what is it now? — y ahora ¿qué?
what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?
what's a tractor, Daddy? — ¿qué es un tractor, papá?
Only use [¿qué es...?]/[¿qué son...?] to translate [what is]/[are] when asking for a [definition]. In other contexts use [¿cuál es?]/[¿cuáles son?]:what are capers? — ¿qué son las alcaparras?
what's the capital of Finland? — ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?
what's her telephone number? — ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?
However, not all expressions with [what] should be translated literally. Some require [qué] used adjectivally:what were the greatest problems? — ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
what is the difference? — ¿qué diferencia hay?
what are your plans? — ¿qué planes tienes?
what's the Spanish for "pen"? — ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?
what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?
b) (=how much) cuántowhat will it cost? — ¿cuánto va a costar?
what does it weigh? — ¿cuánto pesa?
what's nine times five? — ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?
c) (=what did you say) cómo, quéwhat? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso
what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)
d) (Brit) † (as question tag) verdadit's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?
a)In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent: qué, lo que•
he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de elloUse [cuál era]/[cuáles son] {etc} instead of [lo que era]/[lo que son] {etc} if [what was]/[are] {etc} does not relate to a definition:I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
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please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que viocan you explain what's happening? — ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?
he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era
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do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?I don't know what's happening — no sé qué está pasando, no sé (qué es) lo que está pasando
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tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurriób) (=how much) cuánto3) (before an infinitive) qué4) (relative use) lo queI've no clothes except what I'm wearing — no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto
and what have you {or}3} what not * y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más to give sb what for * regañar a algn know whatwhat it is to be rich and famous! — ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!
it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what — estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más
you know what? I think he's drunk — creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?
to know what's what * saber cuántas son cinco * or what? *I know what, let's ring her up — se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
do you want it or what? — ¿lo quieres o qué?
are you coming or what? — entonces ¿vienes o no?
I mean, is this sick, or what? — vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?
say what you like,... digas lo que digas,..., se diga lo que se diga,.... so what? * ¿y qué?is this luxury or what? — esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
so what if it does rain? — ¿y qué, si llueve?
(I'll) tell you what se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea what aboutso what if he is gay? — ¿y qué (pasa) si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
what about me? — y yo ¿qué?
what about next week? — ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?
"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?
what about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?
what for? (=why) ¿por qué?; (=to what purpose) ¿para qué?what about people who haven't got cars? — ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?
what if...? ¿y si...?what's that button for? — ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if this doesn't work out? — ¿y si esto no funciona?
what ofwhat if he says no? — ¿y si dice que no?
but what of the political leaders? — pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?
what's...what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?
what's it like? (asking for description) ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) ¿qué tal es?what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before — lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
what's their new house like? — ¿cómo es su nueva casa?
what's his first novel like? — ¿qué tal es su primera novela?
and what's more... y, además,... what's that? (asking about sth) ¿qué es eso?; (=what did you say?) ¿qué has dicho?what will the weather be like tomorrow? — ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
what's worsewhat's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *
what withand what's worse... — y lo que es peor...
what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state — entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal
2. ADJECTIVEwhat dress shall I wear? — ¿qué vestido me pongo?
what colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?
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she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir•
he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan•
what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?•
do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?•
did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?2) (relative)Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:I gave him what money/coins I had — le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía
what a nuisance! — ¡qué lata!
what a fool I was! — ¡qué tonto fui!
what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!
what a lot of people! — ¡qué cantidad de gente!
what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!
3.EXCLAMATION ¡qué!what! you sold it! — ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!
what! you expect me to believe that! — ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?
what! he can't be a spy! — ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?
you told him what? — ¿que le has dicho qué?
you what?"he's getting married" - "what!" — se casa - ¿cómo dices?
"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?
I'm going to have a baby - you what? — -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un qué?!
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I [hwɑːt, wɒt]1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
II
1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) samme hvem/hva/hvorIadv. \/wɒt\/1) hva, hvor, hvilken, i hvilken grad• what does it matter?2) skal vi si, sånn, rundt, ca., ved• see you, what, about five3) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) ikke sant, eller hva• pretty bad song, what?ganske dårlig sang, eller hva?IIdeterm. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hvilke(n), hvilket• what country do you come from?• what are your reasons?• what colour is your house?• what size is he?• what day is it today?2) hva slags, hvilken type• what books do you read?• what answer is that?3) ( i utbrudd) for en, for et, hvilke(n), hvilket, så• what a fool!• what beautiful weather!• what an excuse!• what a pity!4) (all) den, (alt) det, (alle) de• you can wear what clothes you like!5) (hverdagslig, i relativsetninger) somIIIpron. \/wɒt\/ eller wot1) hva, hva som• what does it mean?• what's her name?• do you know what?2) hva (som), det (som), alt (hva)det denne byen trenger, er flere biler3) hvor, hvor mye, hvor mange, hvor høy• what age is he?• what money is there?• what salary do you get?• what time is it?4) ( i relativsetninger) hva, det, det som, noe som• but, what even you must see, he was lyingmen noe som du selv må innse, er at han løy• he told me what I knew already, that he was gayhan fortalte meg hva jeg visste fra før, at han var homse• what is interesting about this is...det som er interessant med dette, er...and\/or what have you ( hverdagslig) eller noe slikt, og jeg vet ikke hvaand what not ( hverdagslig) og jeg vet ikke hvabut what ( gammeldags) annet enn at, uten at, som ikkeor what? eller (hva)?• shall we go or what?skal vi gå, eller?so what? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what? ( hverdagslig) hva?, hva sa du?, hva for noe? (hverdagslig, sist i setningen) eller hva?, ikke sant?• your late, what?du er sen, ikke sant?• you saw a what?• you did what?what about hva med• what about Kimberley?what-d'you-call-it ( hverdagslig) hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat for av hvilken grunn, hvorfor• what did you do that for?• I shall give you what for!what ho! (spøkefullt, gammeldags) hallo!, hei du! hva står på?, hva skjer?what if hva om, tenk om, anta atwhat now? hva nå?what of it? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?what say ( hverdagslig) hva om, hva synes du om• what say we take a couple of days off?what's-her\/his-name hva var det nå hun\/han het igjen, hva hun\/han nå heter• why don't you invite what's-her-name to your party?what's-its-name hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heterwhat's up? ( hverdagslig) hvordan går det?, står til?, hva skjer?what's what ( hverdagslig) hva som er hvawhat then? eller then what? hva gjør vi da?, og så?what though ( poetisk) hva gjør det omwhat with på grunn av• we can't go, what with the cats that must be fed and the garden that needs looking aftervi kan ikke dra på grunn av kattene som må ha mat og hagen som må passes på -
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[wɒt]1. adjche, quale2. pron1) (interrogative) che cosa, cosa, chewhat were you talking about? — di cosa stavate parlando?
what is his address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?
what is it (or he etc) called? — come si chiama?
what will it cost? — quanto sarà? or costerà?
what are you doing? — che or (che) cosa fai?
what are you doing that for? — perché lo fai?
what is that tool for? — a che or a cosa serve quello strumento?
WHAT? — come?, cosa?what's the weather like? — che tempo fa?
what's in there? — cosa c'è lì dentro?
what is it now? — che c'è ora?
what you're thinking about — dimmi a cosa stai pensandowhat you're laughing at — dicci perché stai ridendowhat is the Italian for "book"? — come si dice "book" in italiano?
what do you want now? — che cosa vuoi adesso?
I wonder what he'll do now — mi chiedo cosa farà adesso
2) (relative) ciò che, quello cheis that what happened? — è andata così?
I know what, let's go to the cinema — sai cosa facciamo? - andiamo al cinema
I tell you what, why not come back later? — sai cosa ti dico? perché non torniamo più tardi?
I saw what was on the table — ho visto quello che c'era sul tavolo
I'll show her what's what! — le farò vedere io!
3)what about doing...? — cosa ne diresti di fare...
what about a drink? — beviamo qualcosa?
what about going to the cinema? — e se andassimo al cinema?
you know John — yes, what about him? — conosci John — sì, perché?
what about it? — (what do you think) cosa ne pensi?
what about that money you owe me? — e quei soldi che mi devi?
...and what not fam —... e così via
so
what — e allora?3. excl(disbelieving) cosa?!, come?!what, no coffee! — come, non c'è caffè?!
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there adv allí / allá / ahídon't just stand there, do something no te quedes ahí parado, haz algothere is / there are haytr[ðeəSMALLr/SMALL]1 allí, allá, ahí■ don't just sit there, do something no te quedes ahí sentado, haz algo■ it's over there, on the table está por allí, en la mesa2 (in discussion) acerca de eso\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to be all there faltarle a uno un tornillothere and then en el momentothere is/are, etc→ link=be be{there you are aquí tienethere you go ya estáthere you go again ya empiezas otra vezthere, there vamos, venga, ya estáthere ['ðær] adv1) : ahí, allí, allástand over there: párate ahíover there: por allí, por alláwho's there?: ¿quién es?2) : ahí, en esto, en esothere is where we disagree: en eso es donde no estamos de acuerdothere pronthere comes a time to decide: llega un momento en que tiene uno que decidir2)there is, there are : haythere are many children here: aquí hay muchos niñosthere's a good hotel downtown: hay un buen hotel en el centroadv.• acullá adv.• ahí adv.• allá adv.• allí adv.
I ðer, ðeə(r)1)a) ( close to person being addressed) ahí; ( further away) allí, ahí (esp AmL); (less precise, further) alláwhat have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?
up/down there — ahí arriba/abajo
you there! — (colloq) oye, tú! (fam), che(, vos)! (RPl fam)
to have been there (before) — (colloq)
I know what it's like, I've been there before — ya sé lo que es, a mí también me ha tocado pasar por eso
b) (in phrases)there and then: they solved it for me there and then me lo resolvieron en el acto or en el momento; I made up my mind there and then to ask her en ese mismo momento me decidí a pedírselo; so there! — (colloq) para que sepas! (fam)
2) (calling attention to something, pointing something out etc)there's the bell, it must be her! — el timbre! debe de ser ella
there you are — ( giving something) aquí tiene
there we are: that's that done! — ya está! listo!
it's a pity, but there we o you are — es una lástima pero así son las cosas
there he goes: politics again! — ya está otra vez con la política!
eat it all up, theres a good boy — vamos, comételo todo así me gusta!
3)a) ( present)who's there? — ( at the door) ¿quién es?; ( in the dark) ¿quién anda ahí?
is Tony there? — ¿está Tony?
not to be all there — (colloq)
he's not all there — le falta un tornillo (fam), no está bien de la cabeza (fam)
b) ( at destination)4)a) ( at that point)b) ( at that point)you're right there — ahí or en eso tienes razón
5) (as interj)a) ( when action is complete)b) (coaxing, soothing)there, there, don't cry! — vamos or (Esp tb) venga or (Méx tb) ándale, no llores
there now! see how easy it is? — ahí está ¿ves qué fácil es?
II ðer weak form ðər, ðeə(r) weak form ðə(r)there is/are — hay
there was — había/hubo
there's no sugar left — no queda azúcar, se ha acabado el azúcar
there comes a time when... — llega un momento en el que...
1. [ðɛǝ(r)]ADVput it there, on the table — ponlo ahí, en la mesa
there he is! — ¡allí está!
there's the bus — ahí viene el autobús, ya viene el autobús
there we were, stuck — así que nos encontramos allí sin podernos mover
we left him back there at the crossroads — lo dejamos allí atrás, en el cruce
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to be there for sb — (=supportive) estar al lado de algn, apoyar a algn•
down there on the floor — ahí en el sueloI'm going to London, my sister's already down there — voy a Londres, mi hermana ya está allí
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it's in there — está ahí dentro•
it's on there — está ahí encima•
it's over there by the TV — está allí, junto al televisor•
there and then — en el acto, en seguida•
they're through there in the dining room — están por esa puerta or por ahí, en el comedor•
what's the cat doing up there? — ¿qué hace el gato ahí arriba?•
hurry up there! — ¡menearse!•
mind out there! — ¡cuidado ahí!•
move along there! — (on street) ¡retírense!; (in bus, train) ¡muévanse!, ¡no se paren, sigan para atrás!3) (=in existence, available)if the demand is there, the product will appear — si existe la demanda, aparecerá el producto
it's no good asking because the money just isn't there — no sirve de nada pedir dinero, sencillamente porque no hay
is John there, please? — (on phone) ¿está John?
4) (=on that point) en esothere we differ — en eso discrepamos or no estamos de acuerdo
there you are wrong — ahí se equivoca, en eso te equivocas
5) (=at that point)•
we'll leave it there for today — lo dejaremos aquí por hoy•
could I just stop you there and say something? — ¿puedo interrumpirte para decir algo al respecto?6) (emphasizing, pointing out)there, now look what you've done! — desde luego, ¡mira lo que has hecho!
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there you are, what did I tell you! — ¿ves? es lo que te dije"there you are," - he said, handing the book over — -ahí lo tienes -dijo, entregando el libro
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there you go again, upsetting the children — ¿vuelta a las andadas, molestando a los niños?, ¿ya estamos otra vez molestando a los niños?it wasn't what I wanted, but there you go * — no era lo que buscaba, pero ¿qué le vamos a hacer?
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I'm not going, so there! * — pues no voy, y fastídiate *2.PRONthere is, there are — hay
there were ten bottles — había or (esp LAm) habían diez botellas
how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?
are there any bananas? — ¿hay plátanos?
is there any coffee? — ¿hay café?
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there might be time/room — puede que haya tiempo/sitio3.[ðɛǝ(r)]EXCLthere, drink this — bebe esto
there, there — (comforting) no te preocupes, no pasa nada
THERE IS, THERE ARE ► Unlike there is/are {etc}, hay, hubo, había, ha habido {etc} do not change to reflect number:but there, what's the use? — pero ¡vamos!, es inútil
There were two kidnappings and a murder Hubo dos secuestros y un asesinato
Will there be many students at the party? ¿Habrá muchos estudiantes en la fiesta? ► To translate there must be, there may be {etc}, you can use tiene que haber, debe (de) haber, puede haber {etc} although other constructions will also be possible:
There may be a strike Puede haber or Puede que haya huelga
There must be all sorts of things we could do Tiene que haber muchas cosas que podamos hacer ► If there is/ there are is followed by the, you should normally not use hay {etc}. Use estar instead:
And then there are the neighbours to consider Están también los vecinos, a los que hay que tener en cuenta
There is also the question of the money transfer Está también la cuestión de la transferencia del dinero ► Hay {etc} should only be used to talk about existence and occurrence. Don't use it to talk about location. Use estar instead to say where things are:
After the shop there's the bus station Después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses ► Don't use hay {etc} to translate phrases like there are four of us, there will be six of them. Instead, use ser in the relevant person:
There are four of us Somos cuatro
There will be six of them Serán seis ► Remember to use que in the construction hay algo que hacer ( there is sth to do):
There is a lot to do Hay mucho que hacer
What is there to do? ¿Qué hay que hacer? For further uses and examples, see there* * *
I [ðer, ðeə(r)]1)a) ( close to person being addressed) ahí; ( further away) allí, ahí (esp AmL); (less precise, further) alláwhat have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?
up/down there — ahí arriba/abajo
you there! — (colloq) oye, tú! (fam), che(, vos)! (RPl fam)
to have been there (before) — (colloq)
I know what it's like, I've been there before — ya sé lo que es, a mí también me ha tocado pasar por eso
b) (in phrases)there and then: they solved it for me there and then me lo resolvieron en el acto or en el momento; I made up my mind there and then to ask her en ese mismo momento me decidí a pedírselo; so there! — (colloq) para que sepas! (fam)
2) (calling attention to something, pointing something out etc)there's the bell, it must be her! — el timbre! debe de ser ella
there you are — ( giving something) aquí tiene
there we are: that's that done! — ya está! listo!
it's a pity, but there we o you are — es una lástima pero así son las cosas
there he goes: politics again! — ya está otra vez con la política!
eat it all up, theres a good boy — vamos, comételo todo así me gusta!
3)a) ( present)who's there? — ( at the door) ¿quién es?; ( in the dark) ¿quién anda ahí?
is Tony there? — ¿está Tony?
not to be all there — (colloq)
he's not all there — le falta un tornillo (fam), no está bien de la cabeza (fam)
b) ( at destination)4)a) ( at that point)b) ( at that point)you're right there — ahí or en eso tienes razón
5) (as interj)a) ( when action is complete)b) (coaxing, soothing)there, there, don't cry! — vamos or (Esp tb) venga or (Méx tb) ándale, no llores
there now! see how easy it is? — ahí está ¿ves qué fácil es?
II [ðer] weak form [ðər, ðeə(r)] weak form [ðə(r)]there is/are — hay
there was — había/hubo
there's no sugar left — no queda azúcar, se ha acabado el azúcar
there comes a time when... — llega un momento en el que...
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[̈ɪðɛə]there там; I shall meet you there я буду ждать вас там; are you there? вы слушаете? (по телефону) there (после предлога): from there оттуда; up to there до того места; (he lives) near there (он живет) в тех местах, поблизости there you are! и вот что получилось!; not all there не в своем уме; to get there достичь цели, преуспеть there здесь, тут, на этом месте; he came to the fourth chapter and there he stopped он дошел до четвертой главы и на ней застрял there там; I shall meet you there я буду ждать вас там; are you there? вы слушаете? (по телефону) there (после предлога): from there оттуда; up to there до того места; (he lives) near there (он живет) в тех местах, поблизости there you are! и вот что получилось!; not all there не в своем уме; to get there достичь цели, преуспеть there int ну, вот; надо же!; there!, there! ну, ну, не плачь(те)!; there, now! What did I tell you? ну, что я тебе говорил? there and then, then and there тотчас же, на месте; there it is так-то; такие-то дела there (после предлога): from there оттуда; up to there до того места; (he lives) near there (он живет) в тех местах, поблизости there здесь, тут, на этом месте; he came to the fourth chapter and there he stopped он дошел до четвертой главы и на ней застрял there int ну, вот; надо же!; there!, there! ну, ну, не плачь(те)!; there, now! What did I tell you? ну, что я тебе говорил? there int ну, вот; надо же!; there!, there! ну, ну, не плачь(те)!; there, now! What did I tell you? ну, что я тебе говорил? there int ну, вот; надо же!; there!, there! ну, ну, не плачь(те)!; there, now! What did I tell you? ну, что я тебе говорил? there int ну, вот; надо же!; there!, there! ну, ну, не плачь(те)!; there, now! What did I tell you? ну, что я тебе говорил? there там; I shall meet you there я буду ждать вас там; are you there? вы слушаете? (по телефону) there туда; there and back туда и обратно there! I've upset the ink! надо же! Чернила я разлил!; there! так-то вот! there туда; there and back туда и обратно there and then, then and there тотчас же, на месте; there it is так-то; такие-то дела there are many universities in our country в нашей стране много университетов there came a knock on the door раздался стук в дверь there! I've upset the ink! надо же! Чернила я разлил!; there! так-то вот! there is a good fellow (boy, etc.) ну и молодец!, вот умница! there is no telling (understanding, etc.) нельзя, трудно сказать (понять и т. п.) there and then, then and there тотчас же, на месте; there it is так-то; такие-то дела there you are! вот вам!; вот то, что вам нужно; держите, получайте! there you are! вот вы где! there you are! вот и вы! there you are! и вот что получилось!; not all there не в своем уме; to get there достичь цели, преуспеть there (после предлога): from there оттуда; up to there до того места; (he lives) near there (он живет) в тех местах, поблизости -
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♦ there /ðɛə(r), ðə(r)/A avv.1 là, lì; colà; costà, costì; ivi (lett.); ci, vi: Put it there, mettilo là; He isn't there, là non c'è; I promise, I'll be there, prometto, ci sarò; He will stay there all winter, vi rimarrà tutto l'inverno; There was nothing to eat, non c'era niente da mangiare; There was no one there, là non c'era nessuno; DIALOGO → - Asking about a house- Is there a garden?, c'è un giardino?2 ecco; ecco là; ecco che: There he is!, eccolo!; eccolo là!; Push the button, and there you are, premete il pulsante, ed ecco fatto!3 in questo; su ciò; su questo punto: There I disagree with you, su ciò non sono d'accordo (con te); There you are right, in questo hai ragione4 (enfat., idiom.) ecco; guarda (un po'): There she goes again!, eccola daccapo!5 (lett., idiom.; consente l'inversione fra soggetto e verbo; per es.:) There comes a time in a man's life when…, viene il momento, nella vita di un uomo, in cui…B n.1 quel luogo: We left there at eight o'clock, abbiamo lasciato quel luogo (o siamo partiti di là) alle ottoC inter.1 là!; finalmente; ecco: There, that's done!, là!, ecco fatto!; là! e anche questa è fatta!; There! What did I tell you?, ecco, che cosa t'avevo detto?2 su; orsù; suvvia; via: There! there! Don't cry, (suv)via, non piangere!● to be there, esserci, essere presente (quando q. ha bisogno di noi) □ there and back, andata e ritorno: How far is it there and back?, quanta strada c'è fra andare e tornare? □ there and then, lì per lì; subito; seduta stante; su due piedi: to decide st. there and then, decidere qc. seduta stante □ There now!, coraggio!; suvvia!; ( anche) ebbene!, hai visto?: There now! What did I tell you?, hai visto? che ti avevo detto?; There now, I knew you'd hurt yourself, già! lo sapevo che ti saresti fatto male □ there or thereabouts ► thereabouts □ by there, di là; lì vicino: I passed by there last night, passai di là ieri sera □ down there, laggiù □ to get there, arrivarci; ( slang) farcela, riuscirci □ to go there and back, andare e tornare □ (fig.) to have sb. there, cogliere q. in fallo (mettere q. con le spalle al muro) in una determinata cosa: You had him there, su quel punto, lo mettesti con le spalle al muro □ here and there, qua e là □ here, there and everywhere, (un po') dappertutto; un po' qua e un po' là: I've looked for it here, there and everywhere, l'ho cercato dappertutto □ in there, là dentro; lì dentro □ over there, là; colà; laggiù: Do you see that boy over there?, vedi quel ragazzo laggiù? □ up there, lassù □ ( al telefono) Are you there?, pronto?; sei tu?; sei ancora in linea? □ (fig. fam.) I have been there before, questa non mi è nuova; so di che si tratta (e non ci ricasco) □ (fam.) He is not all there, gli manca una rotella; non è del tutto a posto □ There's a good boy!, su, da bravo! □ There's no (+ forma in - ing), è impossibile; non c'è verso di: There's no knowing what she'll do, è impossibile dire che cosa farà; There's no pleasing him, non c'è verso d'accontentarlo □ There you are, ecco qua; eccoti servito; ecco fatto; che ti dicevo? □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Shoes- There you go!, ecco a lei!; prego!; ( anche) ci risiamo!; siamo alle solite!; che ci vuoi fare? □ Who's there?, chi è là?; chi va là?NOTA D'USO: - there isn't o isn't here?- -
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there [ðεər]1. adverb• down or over there là-bas► there is ( = there exists) → be► to be there ( = exist) exister• if the technology is there, someone will use it si la technologie existe, quelqu'un l'utiliserab. (other uses) there he is! le voilà !• hurry up there! eh ! dépêchez-vous !• you've got me there! alors là, ça me dépasse ! (inf)• there comes a time when... il vient un moment où...• you press this switch and there you are! tu appuies sur ce bouton et ça y est !• there you are, I told you that would happen tu vois, je t'avais bien dit que ça allait arriver• there they go! les voilà qui partent !• I had hoped to finish early, but there you go j'espérais finir tôt mais tant pis2. exclamation• there, what did I tell you? alors, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit ?• there, there, don't cry! allons, allons, ne pleure pas !• there now, that didn't hurt, did it? eh bien, ça n'a pas fait si mal que ça, si ?* * *Note: there is generally translated by là after prepositions: near there = près de là etc and when emphasizing the location of an object/a point etc visible to the speaker: put them there = mettez-les làRemember that voilà is used to draw attention to a visible place/object/person: there's my watch = voilà ma montre, whereas il y a is used for generalizations: there's a village nearby = il y a un village tout prèsthere when unstressed with verbs such as aller and être is translated by y: we went there last year = nous y sommes allés l'année dernière, but not where emphasis is made: it was there that we went last year = c'est là que nous sommes allés l'année dernièreFor examples of the above and further uses of there see the entry below[ðeə(r)] 1.pronoun ( as impersonal subject) ilthere seems ou appears to be — il semble y avoir
2.there is/are — il y a
1) ( that place or point) làup to there —
in there please — ( ushering somebody) par là s'il vous plaît
2) ( at or to that place) làit's there that — gen c'est là que; ( when indicating) c'est là où
take the offer while it's there — fig profite de l'occasion pendant que c'est possible
3) ( to draw attention) (to person, activity etc) voilà; ( to place) làthere you go again — fig ça y est, c'est reparti
there you are — ( seeing somebody arrive) vous voilà; ( giving object) tenez, voilà; ( that's done) et voilà
4) ( indicating arrival) là5) ( indicating juncture) là6) (colloq) ( emphatic)3.there and then adverbial phrase directement4.there again adverbial phrase ( on the other hand) d'un autre côté5.there there! — ( soothingly) allez! allez!
there! — ( triumphantly) voilà!
there, I told you! — voilà, je te l'avais bien dit!
there, you've woken the baby! — c'est malin, tu as réveillé le bébé!
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