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1 ♦ whoever
♦ whoever /hu:ˈɛvə(r)/A pron. indef. e relat. sogg. (e, fam., compl.) (nei compl. whomever, generalm. whomsoever; genitivo poss. whosever, o whosesoever)1 chiunque; chi: Whoever it is, tell them I'm in a meeting, chiunque sia, digli che sono in riunione; Whoever did it shall be punished, chiunque l'abbia fatto sarà punito; Whoever she decides to hire is a lucky person, chiunque ella decida di assumere è una persona fortunata; Give it to whomsoever (fam.: whoever) you like, dallo a chi ti pare2 (fam.) uno qualunque; chicchessia: You can invite Jack, or Ann, or whoever, puoi invitare pure Jack, o Ann, o chicchessia!B pron. interr. -
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[huː'evə(r)]whoever wins will have to... — colui che vincerà dovrà
2) (anyone that) chi, chiunquewhoever saw the accident should contact the police — chiunque abbia visto l'incidente dovrebbe contattare la polizia
3) (all who)* * *relative pronoun (any person or people that: Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do.) chiunque; chi* * *[huː'evə(r)]whoever wins will have to... — colui che vincerà dovrà
2) (anyone that) chi, chiunquewhoever saw the accident should contact the police — chiunque abbia visto l'incidente dovrebbe contattare la polizia
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[huː'ɛvə(r)]1) (the person that, anyone that) chiunque + sub, chi, (no matter who) chiunque + subwhoever said that was an idiot — chiunque l'abbia detto or chi l'ha detto è un idiota
it won't be easy, whoever does it — non sarà facile, chiunque lo faccia
2) (in questions) chi (mai) -
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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) (non importa) -
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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) (non importa) -
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nome abbr. World Health Organization Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità, OMS f., WHO f.* * *[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) chi2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) che•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.)2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) chiunque•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) che, (a) cui•* * *WHOsigla* * *nome abbr. World Health Organization Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità, OMS f., WHO f. -
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[huːm]1) (interrogative) chi2) (relative) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (after prepositions) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cuithe person to whom, of whom I spoke — la persona alla quale, di cui parlavo
3) (whoever) chi, chiunque••Note:When used as an interrogative pronoun, whom is translated by chi. - When used as a relative pronoun, whom is translated by either the invariable form che or one of the variable forms il quale / la quale / i quali / le quali according to the number and gender of the noun the relative pronoun refers to: the new student, whom we met yesterday, comes from Spain = la nuova studentessa, che abbiamo incontrato ieri, viene dalla Spagna. - As both an interrogative and a relative pronoun, whom is only used in very formal English, and who is usually employed in its place: see the relevant examples in the entry who* * *[hu:m]pronoun ((used as the object of a verb or preposition, but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who) what person(s)(?): Whom/who do you want to see?; Whom/who did you give it to?; To whom shall I speak?) chi* * *[huːm]1) (interrogative) chi2) (relative) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (after prepositions) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cuithe person to whom, of whom I spoke — la persona alla quale, di cui parlavo
3) (whoever) chi, chiunque••Note:When used as an interrogative pronoun, whom is translated by chi. - When used as a relative pronoun, whom is translated by either the invariable form che or one of the variable forms il quale / la quale / i quali / le quali according to the number and gender of the noun the relative pronoun refers to: the new student, whom we met yesterday, comes from Spain = la nuova studentessa, che abbiamo incontrato ieri, viene dalla Spagna. - As both an interrogative and a relative pronoun, whom is only used in very formal English, and who is usually employed in its place: see the relevant examples in the entry who -
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Nota d'usoUna frase come chiedi a qualcuno se può aiutarci si può tradurre in inglese con:3) Ask someone if s/he can help us;La 1) è spesso considerata sessista perché usa soltanto il pronome maschile he; la 2) è comune, ma può risultare goffa e pesante; la 3) è possibile solo nella lingua scritta; la 4), benché ritenuta da alcuni scorretta perché fa concordare un pronome singolare ( someone) con uno plurale ( they), corrisponde in realtà a un uso radicato da secoli nella lingua inglese, che di recente si è ulteriormente diffuso in parte sotto la spinta della nuova sensibilità contraria all'uso sessista del linguaggio.a i pronomi indefiniti ( somebody, someone, everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone, nobody, no one, none, whoever): Anyone can register, provided that they have a degree, chiunque può iscriversi, purché sia laureato; Everybody should do their duty, ognuno dovrebbe fare il proprio dovere;b la parola person: Lecturing a depressed person is not the most effective way to help them, fare la predica a una persona depressa non è il modo più efficace per aiutarla;c i pronomi either e neither e tutti i nomi singolari quando siano preceduti da each, every, either, neither, no, any: Neither man lifted their head, nessuno dei due uomini sollevò il capo; Every child needs to know that they are loved, ogni bambino ha bisogno di sapere che è amato;d i nomi singolari che, nel contesto, possono riferirsi indifferentemente a una donna o a un uomo: If your best friend knew that, what would they do?, se il vostro migliore amico o la vostra migliore amica lo sapesse, che cosa farebbe? -
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♦ understanding (1) /ʌndəˈstændɪŋ/n.1 [u] comprensione; conoscenza: He has a good understanding of economics, ha una buona conoscenza dell'economia; He has a clear understanding of our financial situation, ha una visione chiara della nostra situazione finanziaria2 patto; accordo informale: We have an understanding that whoever gets a job first will help the other, abbiamo un accordo in base al quale chi trova lavoro per primo aiuterà l'altro; to reach (o to come to) an understanding, raggiungere un accordo3 [u] comprensione; indulgenza: All I wanted was a bit of understanding, tutto quello che volevo era un po' di comprensione4 [cu] interpretazione: What is your understanding of the situation?, come interpreti la situazione?; My understanding was that we would share the costs equally, avevo capito che ci saremmo divisi i costi equamente5 [u] capacità di capire (o di comprendere): The lecture was beyond my understanding, la lezione andava oltre la mia capacità di comprendere; A child that age lacks any understanding of the consequences of his actions, un bambino di quell'età non ha la capacità di capire le conseguenze delle sue azioni; «An Essay Concerning Human Understanding», «Saggio sull'intelletto umano» (di J. Locke)● on the understanding that…, a condizione che…; a patto che… □ on this understanding, a questa condizione; a questi patti.understanding (2) /ʌndəˈstændɪŋ/a.comprensivo; indulgente: an understanding parent, un genitore comprensivo (o indulgente); DIALOGO → - Discussing university- My tutor was really understanding, il mio insegnante è stato molto comprensivo. -
11 ♦ whatever
♦ whatever /wɒtˈɛvə(r)/A pron. indef.qualunque cosa; qualsiasi cosa: Whatever happens, don't be late, qualunque cosa accada, non arrivare in ritardo!; Whatever I do, it's never good enough for her, qualsiasi cosa io faccia, non è mai abbastanza per leiB a. indef.1 qualunque; qualsiasi; quale che sia: I'll never give in, whatever the consequences ( may be), non cederò, quali che siano le conseguenze; Whatever books he reads, he always forgets everything about them, qualunque libro legga, dimentica sempre quel che ha letto2 (come inter.) (fam.) fa lo stesso; è uguale: «It's Swedish, not German» «Whatever», «è svedese, non tedesco» «fa lo stesso»3 (enfat., in frasi neg.) alcuno; di (alcuna) sorta; affatto; assolutamente: There's no doubt whatever, non c'è dubbio alcuno; I have no plans whatever, non ho progetti di sorta; We could see nothing whatever, non si vedeva assolutamente nullaC pron. relat.(enfat.) ciò che; quello che; tutto quello che; qualunque cosa: You can take whatever you want, puoi prendere (tutto) quello che vuoi; Whatever I have is yours, tutto quel che possiedo è tuoD pron. interr.E avv.(fam.) comunque; in ogni modo● whatever man (= whoever), chiunque: Whatever man told you that, it isn't true, chiunque te l'abbia detto, non è vero! □ Whatever next!, che roba!; cosa mi tocca sentire! □ (fam.) or whatever, o altro; o che altro; e quant'altro: Add to the mixture rolled oats, bran, or whatever, aggiungete al composto fiocchi d'avena, crusca e quant'altro □ or whatever it is [it was], o quel che è [che era]; o qualsiasi cosa: Take your bag or parcel, or whatever it is, prendi il tuo sacco o pacco, o quel che è!; I'll take twenty or thirty pounds, or whatever it is!, accetterò venti o trenta sterline o qualsiasi somma NOTA D'USO: - how ever o however; what ever o whatever?- □ Is there any chance whatever?, c'è una sia pur minima probabilità? □ (fam.) No one whatever would accept, nessuno al mondo accetterebbe. -
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whomsoever /hu:msəʊˈɛvə(r)/(enfat.) ► whoever. -
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[wɒt] [AE hwɒt] 1.1) (in questions) quale, che2) (in exclamations) che2.1) che, (che) cosawhat's this called in German what's the German for this? come si dice questo in tedesco? what did it cost? quanto è costato? what's that, what did you say? cosa? cosa hai detto? he did what? ha fatto cosa? George what? — George come?
2) (as relative pronoun) quello che, ciò che3) colloq. (when guessing)it'll cost, what, Ј 5 — costerà, non so, 5 sterline
what about the letter? — e la lettera? (making suggestion)
what about Monday? — va bene lunedì? (soliciting opinions)
"what about your sister?" - "what about her?" — "e tua sorella?" - "mia sorella cosa?"
5) what if e se6) what ofwhat of it! — colloq. e allora?
7) what with3.interiezione cosa, come, che••to give sb. what for — BE colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn.
well, what do you know — iron. ma va'? chi l'avrebbe mai detto?
what do you think I am! — colloq. ma per chi mi hai preso?
what's it to you? — colloq. che te ne frega?
* * *(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) (non importa)* * *[wɒt] [AE hwɒt] 1.1) (in questions) quale, che2) (in exclamations) che2.1) che, (che) cosawhat's this called in German what's the German for this? come si dice questo in tedesco? what did it cost? quanto è costato? what's that, what did you say? cosa? cosa hai detto? he did what? ha fatto cosa? George what? — George come?
2) (as relative pronoun) quello che, ciò che3) colloq. (when guessing)it'll cost, what, Ј 5 — costerà, non so, 5 sterline
what about the letter? — e la lettera? (making suggestion)
what about Monday? — va bene lunedì? (soliciting opinions)
"what about your sister?" - "what about her?" — "e tua sorella?" - "mia sorella cosa?"
5) what if e se6) what ofwhat of it! — colloq. e allora?
7) what with3.interiezione cosa, come, che••to give sb. what for — BE colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn.
well, what do you know — iron. ma va'? chi l'avrebbe mai detto?
what do you think I am! — colloq. ma per chi mi hai preso?
what's it to you? — colloq. che te ne frega?
См. также в других словарях:
whoever — whoever, who ever, whomever 1. The same distinction applies here as to whatever and what ever, whoever being written as one word when it is an indefinite relative pronoun equivalent to ‘whatever person’ used in statements or commands (Whoever… … Modern English usage
Whoever — Who*ev er, pron. Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be. Whoever envies or repines. Milton. Whoever the king favors. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whoever — [ho͞o ev′ər] pron. 1. any person that; whatever person [whoever wins gets a prize] 2. no matter what person [whoever said it, it s not so] 3. what person? who?: an emphatic interrogative [whoever told you that?] … English World dictionary
whoever — noun any individual, any person, anybody, anyone, no matter who, whomever, whomsoever, whosoever Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
whoever — late O.E. hwa efre … Etymology dictionary
whoever — ► PRONOUN 1) the person or people who; any person who. 2) regardless of who. 3) used for emphasis instead of ‘who’ in questions … English terms dictionary
whoever — who|ev|er [ hu evər ] pronoun ** Whoever can be used in the following ways: as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is the subject, object, or complement of another clause): You can invite whoever you want. Whoever comes will be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whoever */*/ — UK [huːˈevə(r)] / US [huˈevər] pronoun Summary: Whoever can be used in the following ways: as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is the subject, object, or complement of another clause): You can invite whoever you want. ♦ Whoever … English dictionary
whoever — [[t]huːe̱və(r)[/t]] 1) CONJ SUBORD You use whoever to refer to someone when their identity is not yet known. Whoever did this will sooner or later be caught and will be punished... Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting… … English dictionary
whoever — who|ev|er S2 [hu:ˈevə US ˈevər] pron 1.) used to say that it does not matter who does something, is in a particular place etc ▪ I ll take whoever wants to go. ▪ When you re done with the book, just give it to Kristin or Shelley or whoever. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whoever — /hooh ev euhr/, pron.; possessive whosever; objective whomever. 1. whatever person; anyone that: Whoever did it should be proud. Ask whoever is there. Tell it to whomever you like. 2. no matter who: I won t do it, whoever asks. 3. who? what… … Universalium