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♦ why (1) /waɪ/A avv. interr.perché; per quale ragione; per quale motivo: Why did you go there?, perché ci sei andato?; You are late again; why?, sei di nuovo in ritardo; perché?; Why not?, perché no?; che male c'è?; But why?, ma perché? NOTA D'USO: - perche-B avv. relat.perché; per cui; per il quale: This is ( the reason) why I came back at once, ecco perché sono tornato subito indietro; He doesn't want to tell me the reason why he did it, non vuole dirmi il motivo per cui l'ha fattoC cong.per quale ragione (o motivo); perché: I don't know why he hasn't come; non so perché non sia venuto; Tell me why it's wrong, dimmi perché è sbagliatoD n.(il) perché: I can't see why, non capisco il perché; the whys and wherefores, il perché e il percome● Why leave?, e perché partire? □ Why so?, perché mai? □ I see no reason why not, non vedo proprio perché no; e perché no?why (2) /waɪ/inter.( di sorpresa, protesta, impazienza, sdegno, ecc.) ma come; ma sì; beh; che diamine!; ma via!: Why, it's quite cheap!, ma come, è proprio a buon mercato!; Why, what is wrong with it?, beh, che cos'ha che non va? -
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[waɪ]1. adv, conjthere's no reason why — non c'è motivo per cui + sub
2. exclwhy, it's you! — guarda guarda, or ah sei tu!
why, it's obvious! — ma via, è ovvio!
3. nthe whys and (the) wherefores — le ragioni or i motivi
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the whys and wherefores — the reasons and explanations The prime minister should be able to make a decision without having to explain all the whys and wherefores to a bunch of journalists … English dictionary
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the whys and the wherefores — the whys and (the) wherefores see ↑why, 3 • • • Main Entry: ↑wherefore the whys and (the) wherefores : the reasons for something She explained the whys and the wherefores of the sudden price increase. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
(the) whys and the wherefores — the whys and (the) wherefores the reasons for something. I know very little about the whys and the wherefores of the situation … New idioms dictionary