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1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) cómo2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) cuánto; cómo de3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) cómo4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) cómo5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) cómo•- however
2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) de todas formas, lo (mires) como lo (mires)- how come
- how do you do?
how adv1. cómohow does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?how do you spell your name? ¿cómo se escribe tu nombre?2. quéhow beautiful you look! ¡qué guapa estás!how about...? ¿qué tal si...? / ¿qué te parece...?how about going to the park? ¿qué te parece si vamos al parque?how are you? ¿qué tal? / ¿cómo estás?how much did it cost? ¿cuánto te costó?how many chairs are there? ¿cuántas sillas hay?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?How do you do? es un saludo formal que se emplea cuando alguien es presentado por primera vez. Se responde igual: How do you do?tr[haʊ]1 (in questions - direct) ¿cómo?; (- indirect) cómo■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?■ how can I help you? ¿cómo la puedo ayudar?■ how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?■ how long is it? ¿cuánto mide de largo?■ how often do you go to the cinema? ¿con qué frecuencia vas al cine?, ¿cada cuánto vas al cine?2 (in exclamations) qué■ how odd! ¡qué extraño!, ¡qué raro!■ how kind of you! ¿qué amable de tu parte!■ how well she dances! ¡qué bien baila!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand how! familiar ¡y tanto!how about... ¿y si.?, ¿qué te parece si...?■ how about a drink? ¿y si nos tomáramos una copa?■ how about going for a drive? ¿qué te parece si damos una vuelta con el coche?how about that! ¡vaya!how come...? familiar ¿por qué...?, ¿cómo es que...?■ how come this door's not locked? ¿cómo es que esta puerta no está cerrada?how come? familiar ¿y eso?, ¿por qué?how many? (number) cuántos,-ashow much? (quantity) cuánto,-ahow ['haʊ] adv1) : cómohow are you?: ¿cómo estas?I don't know how to fix it: no se cómo arreglarlo2) : quéhow beautiful!: ¡qué bonito!3) : cuántohow old are you?: ¿cuántos años tienes?4)how about...? : ¿qué te parece...?adv.• a qué adv.• como adv.• cuán adv.• cuánto adv.• cómo adv.• qué adv.interj.• cuál interj.• cómo interj.pron.• cómo pron.haʊ1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)[haʊ]how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
1. ADVERB1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)a) with verbYou can usually use cómo to translate how in questions as well as after report verbs and verbs of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé):
cómohow did you do it? — ¿cómo lo hiciste?
how can that be? — ¿cómo puede ser eso?
how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo or qué tal te va? (LAm) *, ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *
how was the film? — ¿qué tal la película?
please tell me how to do it — por favor, dígame cómo hacerlo
I wasn't sure how to make soup — no sabía muy bien cómo hacer or preparar una sopa
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I explained to her how to make a paella — le expliqué cómo se hacía una paella•
I know how you did it — ya sé cómo lo hiciste•
to learn how to do sth — aprender a hacer algo, aprender cómo se hace algo•
how do you like your steak? — ¿cómo le gusta el filete?how do you like the book? — ¿qué te parece el libro?
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how's that for cheek? — ¿no te parece de una cara dura increíble?•
I can't understand how it happened — no entiendo cómo ocurriób) (=to what degree)
how + adjective in questions can often be translated using cómo es/era de + adjective (agreeing with the noun), but other constructions might be more usual depending on the context:how big is it? — ¿cómo es de grande?
how difficult was the exam? — ¿cómo fue de difícil el examen?
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
With adverbs various translations are possible depending on the context. A very common construction is preposition + [qué] + noun:how wide is this bed? — ¿qué anchura tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de ancho esta cama?
how far away is it? — ¿a qué distancia queda?, ¿qué tan lejos queda? (LAm)
how far is it (from here) to Edinburgh? — ¿qué distancia hay de aquí a Edimburgo?
how fast can it go? — ¿a qué velocidad puede ir?
how soon can you be ready? — ¿cuánto tardas en prepararte?
To translate [how] + adjective/adverb in reported speech, [lo] + adjective/adverb is used. Note that the adjective agrees with the noun.how soon can you come? — ¿cuándo puedes venir?
and how! ¡y cómo!, ¡y tanto! how aboutthey've been telling me how well you did in your exams — ya me han hablado de lo bien que hiciste los exámenes
how about tomorrow? — ¿qué te parece mañana?
how about a cup of tea? — ¿te apetece una taza de té?
I like it, but how about you? — a mí me gusta, pero ¿y a ti?
how longhow about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
how long is this bed? — ¿qué longitud tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de largo esta cama?
how long will you be? — ¿cuánto vas a tardar?
how manyhow long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?
how muchhow many cartons of milk did you buy? — ¿cuántos cartones de leche has comprado?
how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?
how oftenhow much is it? — ¿cuánto vale?, ¿cuánto es?
else Translate how with verbs other than report ones or verbs of (un)certainty and doubt using como without an accent: como You can often translate how + adjective/adverb using qué + adjective/adverb: quéhow often do you go? — ¿con qué frecuencia vas?
how beautiful! — ¡qué bonito!
how strange! — ¡qué raro!
how quickly the time passed! — ¡qué de prisa pasó el tiempo!
how glad I am to see you! — ¡cuánto me alegro de verte!
how they talk! — ¡cuánto hablan!
how sorry I am! — ¡cuánto lo siento!
how she's changed! — ¡cuánto ha cambiado!
2.CONJUNCTION (=that) * que3.NOUN* * *[haʊ]1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
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adverbthis is how to do it — so macht man das
how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?
how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?
how so? — wieso [das]?
how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?
how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?
how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?
how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!
how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm
and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)
how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?
how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?
* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) wie3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) wie4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) wie5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) wie•- academic.ru/35907/however">however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) wie auch immer- how about- how come
- how do you do?* * *[haʊ]I. adv\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst fam\how come? wie das?to know \how to cook/fix cars/swim kochen/Autos reparieren/schwimmen können\how far/long/many wie weit/lange/viele\how much wie viel\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?\how much [or often] do you visit Mary? wie oft besuchst du Mary?\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?3. (for emphasis)\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!and \how! und ob [o wie]!\how about that! was sagt man dazu!\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!\how pretty/strange/terrible! wie schön/seltsam/schrecklich!\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? fam\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?\how do you do? (meeting sb) Guten Tag [o Abend]!\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?\how [or ( fam) \how's] about coming over tonight? wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?; (suggesting)\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmenJohn suggested breaking for lunch — \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen — was meinst du?she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben warenthe \hows and whys das Wie und Warumthe child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollenthe \hows and whys of business/cooking/yoga alles über das Geschäft/das Kochen/Yoga* * *I [haʊ]adv1) (= in what way) wiehow will we ever survive? — wie sollen wir nur or bloß überleben?
how so?, how's that?, how come? (all inf) — wieso (denn das)?, wie kommt (denn) das?
we earn less? — wieso or warum verdienen wir denn weniger?
how is it that...? — wie kommt es, dass...?
how do you know that? —
to learn/know how to do sth — lernen/wissen, wie man etw macht
I'd like to learn how to swim/drive etc — ich würde gerne schwimmen/Auto fahren etc lernen
2) (in degree, quantity etc) wiehow often do you visit them/go out? — wie oft besuchen Sie sie/gehen Sie aus?
how many —
I can't tell you how glad I was to leave — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie froh ich war, dort wegzukommen
how would you like to...? — hätten Sie Lust,... zu...?
3)(regarding health, general situation etc)
how do you do? (on introduction) — Guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form)how's you? ( Brit sl ) — wie gehts? (inf)
how's work/the new job? etc — was macht die Arbeit/die neue Stelle? etc (inf)
how are things at school/in the office? etc — wie gehts in der Schule/im Büro? etc
4)how about...? — wie wäre es mit...?
how about going for a walk? —
how about we meet for lunch tomorrow? — wie wäre es, wenn wir uns morgen zum Mittagessen treffen?
I've had enough, how about you? — mir reichts, wie siehts bei dir aus?
5)6) (= that) dassIIshe told me how she had seen him there — sie sagte mir, dass sie ihn dort gesehen hat
interj(American Indian greeting) hugh* * *how [haʊ]A adv1. (fragend) wie:how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;how is your toothache? was machen deine Zahnschmerzen?;how about …? wie stehts mit …?;how about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?;how about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;how do you know? woher wissen Sie das?;how do you know my name? woher kennen Sie meinen Namen?;how much? wie viel?;how many? wie viel?, wie viele?;how ever do you do it? wie machen Sie das nur?;how ever was I to know that? wie konnte ich das denn ahnen?; → be B 1, B 9 a, come Bes Redew, do1 B 5, now1 Bes Redew, so1 A 42. (ausrufend und relativ) wie:how large it is! wie groß es ist!;how absurd! wie absurd!;he knows how to ride er kann reiten;I know how to do it ich weiß, wie man es macht;how they will stare! die werden vielleicht Augen machen!;and how! umg und ob!;here’s how! umg auf Ihr Wohl!, prost!3. wie teuer, zu welchem Preis:how do you sell your potatoes?B s Wie n, Art f und Weise f:the how and the why das Wie und Warum* * *adverblearn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen
how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?
how so? — wieso [das]?
how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?
how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?
how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?
how far — (to what extent) inwieweit
how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!
and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)
how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?
how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?
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[haʊ] 1.1) (in what way, by what means) come2) (enquiring)3) (in number, quantity questions)how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?
5) (why)6) how come colloq."I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"
7) how's thatI'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?
how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?
2."he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
1) colloq. (in whichever way) come2) (that) che••••Note:The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) come2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) come, quanto3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) come4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) come5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) come•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) in qualsiasi modo- how come
- how do you do?* * *[haʊ] 1.1) (in what way, by what means) come2) (enquiring)3) (in number, quantity questions)how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?
5) (why)6) how come colloq."I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"
7) how's thatI'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?
how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?
2."he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
1) colloq. (in whichever way) come2) (that) che••••Note:The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below -
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{hau}
I. 1. как (по какъв начин), както
to know/learn HOW to do something знам/научавам се да правя нещо
do it HOW you can направи го, както можеш
2. как (по каква причина), защо
HOW so? HOW's that? e? как/защо така? HOW is it that как така, защо, как се случи, че
HOW now? ост. какво има? какво значи това? HOW are you? как сте? HOW do you do? добър ден/вечер и пр. (поздрав, и при запознаване)
3. колко (зa степен и брой), как, колко (във възклицания)
HOW many колко (на брой)
HOW much koлko (за количество)
HOW much? колко струва (това)? HOW long/wide, etc. колко дълъг/широк и пр.
HOW I wish I could де да можех, колко бих искал да мога
4. колко, как, на каква цена
HOW is the dollar today? как върви/е курсът на долара днес? and HOW sl. и още как
shout all you know HOW викай, колкото ти глас държи
HOW about going there? какво ще кажете да отидем там, да бяхме отишли там? HOW about it? какво ще кажеш? Съгласен ли си? HOW much? какво? (когато не сме чули)
II. cj как, че
he told me HOW he had heard about it каза ми как/че e чул за това
HOW that ост. какво че
III. n начин
the HOWs and whys of it как и защо/по какъв начин и по какви причини стана това
the HOW, the when and the wherefore как, кога и защо, всички подробности* * *{hau} adv 1. как (по какьв начин); както; to know/learn how to do s(2) {hau} cj как, че; he told me how he had heard about it каза ми {3} {hau} n начин; the hows and whys of it как и защо/по какъв начи* * *хълм; как; колко;* * *1. do it how you can направи го, както можеш 2. he told me how he had heard about it каза ми как/че e чул за това 3. how about going there? какво ще кажете да отидем там, да бяхме отишли там? how about it? какво ще кажеш? Съгласен ли си? how much? какво? (когато не сме чули) 4. how i wish i could де да можех, колко бих искал да мога 5. how is the dollar today? как върви/е курсът на долара днес? and how sl. и още как 6. how many колко (на брой) 7. how much koлko (за количество) 8. how much? колко струва (това)? how long/wide, etc. колко дълъг/широк и пр 9. how now? ост. какво има? какво значи това? how are you? как сте? how do you do? добър ден/вечер и пр. (поздрав, и при запознаване) 10. how so? how's that? e? как/защо така? how is it that как така, защо, как се случи, че 11. how that ост. какво че 12. i. как (по какъв начин), както 13. ii. cj как, че 14. iii. n начин 15. shout all you know how викай, колкото ти глас държи 16. the how, the when and the wherefore как, кога и защо, всички подробности 17. the hows and whys of it как и защо/по какъв начин и по какви причини стана това 18. to know/learn how to do something знам/научавам се да правя нещо 19. как (по каква причина), защо 20. колко (зa степен и брой), как, колко (във възклицания) 21. колко, как, на каква цена* * *how [hau] I. adv 1. как, по какъв начин; \how do you like your tea? как обичате чая? как ви се вижда (харесва ли ви) чаят? \how about that? как ти се струва? какво ще кажеш? \how now? е? какво има? \how so? как така? как може? \how come? как така? \how's that? как така? вътре ли беше или не? (при игра на крикет); \how is it that как така, защо, как се случи, че; \how do you mean? какво искаш да кажеш? \how do you do[´haudju´du:], разг. \how d'ye do добър ден, какво правите? and \how и още как; 2. колко, как, на каква цена; \how is the dollar today? каква е стойността (какъв е курсът) на долара днес? 3. колко (за степен и брой); \how many колко (на брой); \how much колко (за количество); \how big (heavy etc.) колко голям (тежък и пр.); \how old are you? на колко си години? \how I wish I could колко (как) бих искал да можех; • here's \how! за твое здраве! \how much sl какво? (когато не сме чули нещо); II. conj как, че; ост. \how that какво че; III. n начин, способ; метод; прен. път; the \hows and the whys of it как и защо стана това, по какъв начин и по какви причини; that's about the \how of it разг. горе-долу тъй стана; the \how, the when and the wherefore разг. как, кога и защо; всички подробности. -
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§ როგორ, რანაირად how do you do! გამარჯობა how long რამდენ ხანს; however რაც უნდა იყოს; მით უმეტეს; how many? how much? რამდენი§1 როგორ? რანაირად?how are things / how goes it? როგორაა საქმეები?how's that? // how's so? // how come? ეს როგორ? / რანაირად?how come you're here? როგორ მოხდა, რომ აქა ხარ? // აქ როგორ მოხვდი?2 რამდენი? რამდენად?how old are you? რამდენი წლისა ხარ // რა ხნისა ხარ?how much / many? რამდენი?3 რა! რას?how stupid / foolish! რა სისულელეა!how do you fare? როგორაა შენი საქმეები? // როგორა ხარ?how come it?! ეს რანაირად / როგორ / საიდან?!how’s your mother coming on? დედა როგორა გყავს? / დედაშენი როგორაა?how exciting! რა საინტერესოა! / რა მშვენიერია!how are you?'-'So so!',,როგორა ხარ''-,,ისე რა'' //,,არა მიშავს''how did she respond? რა გიპასუხა? // როგორი რეაქცია მოახდინა?I fail to understand how you managed it ვერ გამიგია, ეს როგორ მოახერხაshe could not figure out how to do it ეს როგორ გაეკეთებინა, ვერ მოისაზრაkeep a tally of how much you spend შენი დანახარჯის / ხარჯების ანგარიში აწარმოე!that's how things are აი, ასეა საქმეებიno matter how... რამდენიც...no matter how he tried, he couldn't do it რამდენიც ეცადა არაფერი გამოუვიდაI can imagine how unpleasant it was წარმომიდგენია, რა არასასიამოვნო იყოhis greatest preoccupation was how to find money მისი ყველაზე დიდი საზრუნავი ფულის შოვნა იყოI don't know how to put it in English არ ვიცი, ეს ინგლისურად როგორ ვთქვა -
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1. n разг. способ, метод, образI should like to know the how of it — мне бы хотелось узнать, как это делается
2. adv t3. adv как?, каким образом?how is he? — как он себя чувствует?; как он?
how is it?, how comes it? — как это получается?, почему так выходит?
how is it that … — как случилось, что …
4. adv сколько?; насколько?; до какой степени?how about the other half? — ну как, повторим?
5. adv прост. почём?; за сколько?6. adv какto know how to behave — знать, как себя держать
7. adv как!how about …? — как насчёт …?
and how! — ещё бы!, ещё как!, очень даже!
how come? — это почему же?, каким же это образом?
how so? — как же так?; как же это?
how the devil!, how the deuce!, how the hell!, how the dickens! — какого чёрта!, что за чёрт!; как, чёрт возьми!
any old how — как попало, небрежно
how is he making out? — как он живёт?, как у него идут дела?
how the land lies — как обстоят дела, каково положение дел?
how do you do — здравствуй; здравствуйте; как вы поживаете
tell me how things go ? — расскажите мне, как идут дела?
8. cj уст. чтоI told him how I had read it in papers — я рассказал ему, что прочёл об этом в газетах
9. n диал. холм; курганСинонимический ряд:1. for what reason (other) for what reason; how can that be; how come; how so; on whose account; to what end; to what purpose; wherefore; why2. how in the world (other) how in the world; how on earth; however -
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[hau]how adv emph. как!; how funny! как смешно!; как странно!; and how! амер. разг. еще бы!; очень даже (часто ирон.) it was a swell party, and how! вот это была вечеринка!; how now? что это такое?; что это значит? how adv conj. что; tell him how to do it расскажи(те) ему, как это делать; ask him how he does it спроси(те) его, как он это делает how adv emph. как!; how funny! как смешно!; как странно!; and how! амер. разг. еще бы!; очень даже (часто ирон.) how adv inter. как?, каким образом?; how did you do it? как вы это сделали? how adv inter. сколько?; how old is he? сколько ему лет?; how is milk? сколько стоит молоко? how разг. способ, метод; the how of it как это делается how adv conj. что; tell him how to do it расскажи(те) ему, как это делать; ask him how he does it спроси(те) его, как он это делает soever: how присоединяясь к словам who, what, when, how, where служит для усиления: in what place soever где бы то ни было how are you? как поживаете?; how about..? как насчет..?; how about going for a walk? не пойти ли нам погулять? how are you? как поживаете?; how about..? как насчет..?; how about going for a walk? не пойти ли нам погулять? how do you do?, how d'ye do? здравствуйте!; как поживаете? ye: ye pron pers. уст., поэт. = you; how d'ye do? здравствуйте; как поживаете? how adv inter. как?, каким образом?; how did you do it? как вы это сделали? how adv emph. как!; how funny! как смешно!; как странно!; and how! амер. разг. еще бы!; очень даже (часто ирон.) how comes it?, how is it? разг. как это получается?, почему так выходит?; how so? как так? how adv inter. сколько?; how old is he? сколько ему лет?; how is milk? сколько стоит молоко? it was a swell party, and how! вот это была вечеринка!; how now? что это такое?; что это значит? how разг. способ, метод; the how of it как это делается how adv inter. сколько?; how old is he? сколько ему лет?; how is milk? сколько стоит молоко? old: how при вопросе о возрасте и при указании возраста: how old is he? сколько ему лет?; he is ten years old ему десять лет how comes it?, how is it? разг. как это получается?, почему так выходит?; how so? как так? so: so употр. для усиления: why so? почему?; how so? как так?; so what? ну и что?, ну так что? it was a swell party, and how! вот это была вечеринка!; how now? что это такое?; что это значит? how adv conj. что; tell him how to do it расскажи(те) ему, как это делать; ask him how he does it спроси(те) его, как он это делает -
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I1. [haʋ] n разг.способ, метод, образI should like to know the how of it - мне бы хотелось узнать, как это делается
don't like your hows and whys - не приставай ко мне со своими «как» и «почему»
2. [haʋ] adv1. int1) как?, каким образом?how shall I dress? - как мне одеться?
how do you do it? - как это делается?
how is he? - как он себя чувствует?; как он?
how dare you? - как вы смеете?
how is it?, how comes it? - как это получается?, почему так выходит? [ср. тж. ♢ ]
how is it /comes it/ that... - как случилось, что...
how do you like my new suit? - как тебе нравится мой новый костюм?
how do you mean? - что вы хотите (этим) сказать?
2) сколько?; насколько?; до какой степени?how much - сколько? [см. тж. ♢ ]
how many people were there? - сколько там было народу?
how old is he? - сколько ему лет?
how far is the town? - далеко ли до города?
how much time did it take you? - сколько времени ушло у вас /вы потратили/ на это?
3) прост. почём?; за сколько?how is milk today? - почём сегодня молоко?
2. cj какto know how to behave [how things stand] - знать, как себя держать [как обстоят дела]
you can imagine how angry I was - вы можете себе представить, как я был зол
3. как! ( в восклицательных предложениях)how strange! - как странно!
how absurd! - до чего нелепо!
how kind of you! - как это любезно с вашей стороны!
how like him! - как это похоже на него!
how far away! - какая даль! как далеко!
how you do like to tease one! - до чего же вы любите дразнить людей!
♢
how much? - простите?, как вы сказали?, что? [см. тж. 1, 2)]how about...? - как насчёт...?
how about a game of tennis? - не сыграть ли нам партию в теннис?
how about a couple of dollars until pay-day? - не подбросишь ли несколько долларов до получки?
and how! - разг. ещё бы!, ещё как!, очень даже!
how come? - разг. это почему же?, каким же это образом? [ср. тж. 1]
how come you were there? - как это вы там очутились /оказались/?
how come you did not ask him? - почему же /как же/ вы его не спросили?
how now /then/? - а) это что такое?; что это значит?; б) ну?!; как?!
how so? - как же так?; как же это?
how on earth do I know? - откуда /почём/ я знаю?
how the devil!, how the deuce!, how the hell!, how the dickens! - какого чёрта!, что за чёрт!; как, чёрт возьми!
any old how - разг. как попало, небрежно
here's how! - (за) ваше здоровье!
all you know how - ≅ на ять; на всю железку, изо всей мочи
how do you do?, how d'ye do? - здравствуйте!, как поживаете?
how are you? - как поживаете?
how are you getting on?, how goes it?, how are things? - как поживаете, как дела?
3. [haʋ] cj уст.чтоII [haʋ] диал., уст. = ho3 II [haʋ] n диал.I told him how I had read it in papers - я рассказал ему, что прочёл об этом в газетах
холм; курган -
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[hau] adv. (në pyetje të drejta dhe të zhdrejta) si; qysh; në ç'mënyrë; how is school? si duket shkolla, si vete me shkollën?; how did it happen? si ndodhi; how is it that...? si është puna që...; si shpjegohet që...?; how are things? si shkojnë (janë) punët?; how do you like (how do you find) it? si të (ju) duket?; I told them how I did it u tregova se si e bëra; tell me how to do it më trego si ta bëj; how are you? si je(ni)?; how are you getting on? si ia çon(i)?; si jeni; (në përshëndetje) how do you do? si je?; si jeni; gëzohem (që u njohëm); how about going for a drink? ç'thoni, a nuk dalim ta pijmë nga një? 2. sa; how much sa; how long sa kohë; që kur; how could you say that? si ta nxuri goja?; how fine it is! sa bukur!; how kind of you! sa i mirë që je!; how far? deri ku?; sa larg? how many? sa?; how often? sa shpesh?; how lovely! sa bukur!; how long does it take to...? sa kohë do që të; how many times sa herë?; how much does it cost? sa kushton (bën)?; how he snores! sa (shumë që) gërhet!; how they loved each other! sa (shumë që) duheshin!; how sorry I am to... sa keq më vjen që...; how kind of you! jeni shumë i sjellshëm! 3. çfarë; me ç'kuptim; how do you mean? ç'do të thuash? si e ke këtë, çfarë do të thuash?; how come gj.fol. pse?, për ç'arsye?; si ka mundësi që? how now? ç'ishte kjo?, ç'do të thotë kjo? how so? e pse kështu? how then? e pastaj?, ç'do të thuash me këtë?; how now? ç'është kështu?; how so? si ashtu?; how about a cup of tea? a do një çaj?; the hows and the whys si-të dhe pse të; that's about the how of it ja se si ndodhi; and how bis. që ç'ke me të; here is how bis. për shëndetin tënd; how the dickens (the devil) ever; how on earth; how in the world... si bre...!; si djallin...!; how is your father dëfrim; qejf; marëdhënie seksuale; punë boshe; she answered him and how ajo i dha një përgjigje, e ç'përgjigje!* * *si; sa -
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1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) hvordan, hvorledes2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) hvordan3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) hvordan4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) hvordan5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) hvordan•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) samme hvordan- how come
- how do you do?somIsubst. \/haʊ\/måten å gjøre noe påthe why and the how hvorfor og hvordanIIadv. konj. \/haʊ\/1) hvordan, hvorledes• how is the film?• how did you end up a teacher?2) hvor• how large a quantity did he order?• how far is it?3) ( i utrop) så, hvor• how kind you are!så snill du er!, du er jamenn snill!4) slik, således, på den måten, hvordan5) ( hverdagslig eller gammeldags) at, om det at6) til hvilken pris• how is corn?hva er kornprisen?, hva ligger kornprisen på?and how! ( hverdagslig) om det er!, det kan du skrive opp!, gjett om!, det skal jeg hilse og si!here's how! ( gammeldags) skål!how about...? hva med? skal det være...?, har du lyst på...? hva skal skje med...?, hva skal gjøres med...? er det noe nytt om...?how are you? hei, god dag hvordan står det til?, hvordan står det til med deg?, hvordan har du det?how come (...)? ( hverdagslig) hvorfor (...)?, hva kommer det av (at...)?, hvordan kan det ha seg (at...)? hvordan (...)?, hvordan skjedde det (...)? hvorfor det?how do you do? ( ved presentasjon) god dag!( sjelden) hvordan står det til?how ever hvordan i all verden, hvordan i alle dager• how will you ever manage?hvordan i all verden skal du klare deg?, hvordan i all verden skal du takle det?how is it that...? hvordan kan det ha seg at...?how much (is it)? hva koster det?how now? ( gammeldags) hva nå? hva skal det bety?how so? hvordan det? hvordan viser du det?, hvordan forklarer du det?how's that? hva kommer det av?, hvorfor det? hva synes du om det?, hva sier du? hvordan forklarer du det? (sport, cricket, til dommeren, også howzat?) hvordan er det, er slagmannen ute?how's that for...? kaller du det...?, skal det liksom være...?• how's that for justice?how true! det er så sant som det er sagt! -
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[haʊ] adv1) (in what manner, way) wie;\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?;\how do you know the answer? woher weißt du die Antwort?;\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?;\how do you mean he crashed the car? wie er hat das Auto kaputtgefahren? ( fam)just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst ( fam)\how come? wie das?;2) ( for quantities) wie;\how much wie viel;\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?;\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?3) ( for emphasis)\how I laughed at that movie! was ich über diesen Film gelacht habe! ( fam)\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!;and \how! und ob [o wie] !;\how about that! was sagt man dazu!;\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!;\how's that for an excuse ist das nicht eine klasse Ausrede! ( fam)\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!4) (about health, comfort)\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? ( fam)\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?;\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?;\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?;\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?;\how's that? (comfortable?) wie ist das?;(do you agree?) passt das?;5) ( inviting)\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?;\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?;( suggesting)\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?;if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmen;John suggested breaking for lunch - \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen - was meinst du?6) ( that) dass;she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben waren nthe \hows and whys das Wie und Warum;the child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen; -
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1. n1) спосіб, методI don't like your hows and whys — не приставай до мене зі своїми «як» і «чому»
2) розм. пагорб; курган2. adv interrog.1) як?, яким чином?2) скільки?3) за скільки?; почому?, почім?3. conj1) якtell me how to do it — скажіть мені, як це зробити
2) emph. як3) щоand how! — амер. ще б пак!
how about...? — як щодо...?
how are you? — як поживаєте, як ся маєте?
how come? — амер. яким же це чином?, як же так?
how do you do? — здрастуйте!; як поживаєте?
how goes it?, how are things? — як поживаєте, як справи?
how now? — а) що це таке?, що це означає?; б) як?!
how the devil (the deuce, the hell, the dickens)! — якого біса!, що за чортовиння!
* * *I [hau] nспосіб, методII [hau] adv1) як?, яким чином?; скільки?; наскільки?; до якої міри?; почім?; за скільки?2) cj як3) як!; how strange! як дивно!; how about...? як щодоIII [hau]?; how do you do? — здрастуйте!, як поживаєте?; how are you? як поживаєте?
cj icт. щоIV [hau] n; діал.пагорб; курган -
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1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) kako2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) kako3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) kako4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) kako5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) kako•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) kakorkoli- how come
- how do you do?* * *I [háu]adverbkako (vprašanje in vzklik)how about...? — kako pa kaj...?how are you? — kako se počutiš?how much?, how many? — koliko?how many times? — kolikokrat?how ever do you do it? — kako le to narediš?how goes it? — kako kaj gre?how in the world? — kako vendar?how is that? — odloči se že (pri kriketu); kako pa to?how now? — kako to?, kaj naj to pomeni?and how! — in še kako!here's how! colloquially na zdravje (pri pitju)that's how — tako, na tak načincolloquially a nice how-do-you-do ( —ali how-do-'ye-do, how-d'ye-do) — no, lepa reč!, kakšna godlja!II [háu]nounnačin postopkathe how of it — način, kako se kaj naredi -
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[hau] 1. нареч.1) как?, каким образом?Be careful how you act. — Будь аккуратнее в том, как ты действуешь.
2) насколько?, до какой степени?She told us how he was honest and could be trusted. — Она объяснила, что он честен и ему можно доверять.
4) как?, почему?5) насколько успешно?, с какой интенсивностью?6) что?7) как, до чего жеIt was a swell party, and how! — Вот это была вечеринка!
•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]how[/ref]••how now? — что это такое?; что это значит?
How are you? — Здравствуйте, как поживаете?
how about — разг. как насчет?
and how — разг. конечно! а то как же! ещё как!
here's how — разг. ( в качестве тоста)
- how's that? 2. сущ.; разг.how so? — разг. почему?
1) метод, способSyn:2) вопрос "как"a child's unending whys and hows — бесконечные детские как и почему.
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/hau/ * phó từ - thế nào, như thế nào; sao, ra sao, làm sao =he doesn't know how to behave+ hắn không biết xử sự thế nào =how comes it? how is it?+ sao, sự thể ra sao? sao lại ra như vậy? =how now?+ sao, thế là thế nào? =how so?+ sao lại như thế được? =how is it that...?+ làm sao mà...?, làm thế nào mà...? - bao nhiêu; giá bao nhiêu =how old is he?+ hắn bao nhiêu tuổi? =how much (many)?+ bao nhiêu? =how long?+ dài bao nhiêu? bao lâu? =how are eggs today?+ hôm nay trứng giá bao nhiêu? - làm sao, biết bao, xiếc bao, biết bao nhiêu, sao mà... đến thế =how beautiful!+ sao mà đẹp thế! thật là đẹp biết bao! - rằng, là =he told us how he had got a job+ anh a nói với chúng tôi rằng anh ta đã kiếm được một công việc làm - như, theo cái cách =do it how you can+ anh làm việc đó như anh có thể; hây làm việc đó theo như cái cách mà anh có thể làm được !and how! - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng), ((thường)(mỉa mai)) sao, mà có hơn thế nhiều nữa chứ! !here's how! - (xem) here !how are you! !how do you do! !how d'ye do? - anh có khoẻ không (câu hỏi thăm khi gặp nhau) !how the deuce (devil, dickens)... !how on earth... - quái quỷ thế nào mà..., làm thế quái nào mà... !how is that for high (queer, a surprise)? - sao mà lạ thế?, sao mà lại kỳ quái thế? !how much? - (từ lóng) cái quái gì?, cái đếch gì? =he plays the saxtuba - Plays the how much?+ nó biết thổi kèn xactuba biết thổi cái đếch gì * danh từ - cách làm, phương pháp làm =the how of it+ cách làm cái đó -
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1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) como2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) quanto3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) como4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) como5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) como•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) de qualquer maneira que- how come
- how do you do?* * *[hau] n 1 pergunta que começa com how. 2 modo de fazer • adv como, de que maneira. how about having tea? que tal tomar um chá? how are you? como vai? how come? Amer coll como aconteceu isso? how is it that...? como é que...? how many? quantos? how much? quanto? how much is it? quanto é?, quanto custa? how now? e agora? she knows how to play ela sabe tocar. the how a maneira, o modo. -
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[hau]advкак, каким образомHhow many? /How much? — Сколько?
How long does it take? — Сколько на это надо времени?;
- know how to do smthHow do you do! — Здравствуйте! /Как поживаете?
USAGE:(1.) How при описании свойства, качества чего-либо обычно употребляется с последующим прилагательным или наречием, в отличие от русского как, где прилагательное или наречие после как, какое необязательны: How well does she sing? Как она поет? I wonder how large the distance beween these towns is. Интересно, какое расстояние между этими городами? How was the trip? Как прошла поездка? Русские словоссочетания как мне спросить, как мне сказать соответствуют английским словосочетаниям how shall ask, how do I say.... (2.) Наречие how упоребляется для восклицательных предложений с последующим прилагательным: How strange (funny, easy)! Как странно (смешно, легко)! (3.) Русским словосочетаниям "как он выглядит?, каков он из себя?" соответствуют в английском языке словосочетания what do you think?, what does he looks like? (4.) Английские словосочетания how many и how much соответствуют русскому сколько. (5.) How не употребляется для описания сравнений. В сравнительных сочетаниях так, как; так же, как употребляется предлог like и сочетание in the same way или as: He works like this father. Он работает так же, как его отец; He did it in the same way. Он сделал это таким же образом -
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1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) hvordan2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) hvordan; hvor langt; hvor meget3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) hvordan4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) hvordan5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) hvorfor•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) hvordan end- how come
- how do you do?* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) hvordan2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) hvordan; hvor langt; hvor meget3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) hvordan4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) hvordan5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) hvorfor•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) hvordan end- how come
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1. adverb1) (inter.) как?, каким образом?; how did you do it? как вы это сделали?; how comes it?, how is it? collocation как это получается?, почему так выходит?; how so? как так?2) (inter.) сколько?; how old is he? сколько ему лет?; how is milk? сколько стоит молоко?3) (conj.) как; tell him how to do it расскажи(те) ему, как это делать; ask him how he does it спроси(те) его, как он это делает4) (emph.) как!; how funny! как смешно!; как странно!and how! amer. collocation еще бы!; очень даже (часто ирон.)how do you do?, how d'ye do? здравствуйте!; как поживаете?how are you? как поживаете?how about..? как насчет..?; how about going for a walk? не пойти ли нам погулять?it was a swell party, and how! вот это была вечеринка!how now? что это такое?; что это значит?2. noun collocationспособ, метод; the how of it как это делается* * *1 (2) как2 (d) как* * *как, каким образом* * *[ haʊ] adv. как, каким образом, сколько, что* * *каккак-какк-каккой-какни-какскольтак-какяк* * *1. местоименное наречие 1) а) как, каким образом б) насколько, до какой степени в) в каком состоянии г) как д) насколько успешно, с какой интенсивностью и т.п. е) что 2) усил. как, до чего же 2. сущ.; разг. 1) метод 2) вопрос "почему"
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