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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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