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(asking someone to repeat something)

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    what [wɒt]
    qu'est-ce qui1 (a) que1 (a) qu'est-ce que1 (a) quoi1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (f) ce qui1 (b), 1 (f) ce que1 (b), 1 (f), 1 (g) comment1 (c) combien1 (e) quel2 (a), 3
    (a) (in direct questions → as subject) qu'est-ce qui, que; (→ as object) (qu'est-ce) que, quoi; (→ after preposition) quoi;
    what do you want? qu'est-ce que tu veux?, que veux-tu?;
    what's happening? qu'est-ce qui se passe?, que se passe-t-il?;
    what's new? quoi de neuf?;
    familiar what's up? qu'est-ce qu'il y a? ; American (as greeting) quoi de neuf?;
    what's that for? à quoi cela sert-il?, à quoi ça sert?;
    what's the matter?, what is it? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?;
    familiar what's it to you? qu'est-ce que ça peut te faire?;
    what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?; (what did you say) quoi?;
    what's that building? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce bâtiment?;
    what's your phone number? quel est votre numéro de téléphone?;
    what's her name? comment s'appelle-t-elle?;
    what's the Spanish for "light"? comment dit-on "light" en espagnol?;
    what's the boss like? comment est le patron?;
    what is life without friends? que vaut la vie sans amis?;
    familiar what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il a? ;
    what did I tell you? (gen) qu'est-ce que je vous ai dit?; (I told you so) je vous l'avais bien dit!;
    she must be, what, 50? elle doit avoir, quoi, 50 ans?;
    Mum? - what? - can I go out? Maman? - quoi? - est-ce que je peux sortir?;
    what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous?;
    what did he die of? de quoi est-il mort?;
    what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;
    what could be more beautiful? quoi de plus beau?;
    formal or humorous to what do I owe this honour? qu'est-ce qui me vaut cet honneur?
    (b) (in indirect questions → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que, quoi;
    tell us what happened dites-nous ce qui s'est passé;
    I wonder what she was thinking about! je me demande ce qui lui est passé par la tête!;
    I asked what it was all about j'ai demandé de quoi il était question;
    he didn't understand what I said il n'a pas compris ce que j'ai dit;
    I don't know what to do je ne sais pas quoi faire;
    I don't know what to do to help him je ne sais pas quoi faire pour l'aider;
    I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce qu'est ce bâtiment
    what's that? qu'est-ce que tu dis?;
    they bought what? quoi, qu'est-ce qu'ils ont acheté?
    what, another new dress? quoi, encore une nouvelle robe?;
    what, no coffee! comment ou quoi? pas de café?;
    he's going into the circus - what! il va travailler dans un cirque - quoi?;
    I found $350 - you what! j'ai trouvé 350 dollars - quoi?;
    I told her to leave - you did what! je lui ai dit de partir - tu lui as dit quoi?
    what's 17 minus 4? combien ou que fait 17 moins 4?;
    what does it cost? combien est-ce que ça coûte?;
    what do I owe you? combien vous dois-je?;
    do you know what he was asking for it? savez-vous combien il en demandait?
    (f) (that which → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que, quoi;
    what you need is a hot bath ce qu'il vous faut, c'est un bon bain chaud;
    they spent what amounted to a week's salary ils ont dépensé l'équivalent d'une semaine de salaire;
    she has what it takes to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;
    that's what life is all about! c'est ça la vie!;
    education is not what it used to be l'enseignement n'est plus ce qu'il était;
    what is most remarkable is that… ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable c'est que…;
    it was pretty much what we expected c'était plus ou moins ce qu'on avait imaginé;
    what's done cannot be undone ce qui est fait est fait;
    and what is worse… et ce qui est pire…
    (g) (whatever, everything that)
    they rescued what they could ils ont sauvé ce qu'ils ont pu;
    say what you will vous pouvez dire ou vous direz tout ce que vous voudrez;
    say what you will, I don't believe you racontez tout ce que vous voulez, je ne vous crois pas;
    come what may advienne que pourra
    an interesting book, what? un livre intéressant, n'est-ce pas ou pas vrai?
    I'll tell you what… écoute!;
    you know what…? tu sais quoi…?;
    I know what j'ai une idée;
    you'll never guess what tu ne devineras jamais (quoi);
    familiar documents, reports and what have you or and what not des documents, des rapports et je ne sais quoi encore ;
    familiar and I don't know what et que sais-je encore ;
    familiar and God knows what et Dieu sait quoi;
    have you got a flat, rooms or what? vous avez un appartement, une chambre ou quoi?;
    look, do you want to come or what? alors, tu veux venir ou quoi?;
    a trip to Turkey? - what next! un voyage en Turquie? - et puis quoi encore!;
    what have we here? mais que vois-je?;
    what then? et après?;
    old-fashioned what ho! eh! ho!; (as greeting) salut!;
    familiar we need to find out what's what il faut qu'on sache où en sont les choses;
    familiar she told me what was what elle m'a mis au courant;
    familiar they know what's what in art ils s'y connaissent en art ;
    familiar I'll show him what's what! je vais lui montrer de quel bois je me chauffe!
    (a) (in questions → singular) quel (quelle); (→ plural) quels (quelles);
    what books did you buy? quels livres avez-vous achetés?;
    what colour/size is it? de quelle couleur/taille c'est?;
    (at) what time will you be arriving? à quelle heure arriverez-vous?;
    what day is it? quel jour sommes-nous?;
    what good or use is this? à quoi ça sert?
    (b) (as many as, as much as)
    I gave her what money I had je lui ai donné le peu d'argent que j'avais;
    he gathered what strength he had il a rassemblé le peu de forces qui lui restaient;
    what time we had left was spent (in) packing on a passé le peu de temps qui nous restait à faire les valises;
    they stole what little money she had ils lui ont volé le peu d'argent qu'elle avait;
    I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai consolée autant que j'ai pu
    (expressing an opinion or a reaction) what a suggestion! quelle idée!;
    what a strange thing! comme c'est bizarre!;
    what a pity! comme c'est ou quel dommage!;
    what an idiot he is! comme il est bête!, qu'il est bête!;
    what lovely children you have! quels charmants enfants vous avez!;
    what a lot of people! que de gens!, que de monde!;
    you can't imagine what a time we had getting here vous ne pouvez pas vous imaginer le mal qu'on a eu à venir jusqu'ici
    (in rhetorical questions) what do I care? qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire?;
    what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?;
    well, what of it? et bien?, et après?
    what about lunch? et si on déjeunait?;
    when shall we go? - what about Monday? quand est-ce qu'on y va? - (et si on disait) lundi?;
    what about your promise? - what about my promise? et ta promesse? - ben quoi, ma promesse?;
    familiar what about it? et alors?;
    do you remember Lauryn? - what about her? tu te souviens de Lauryn? - oui, et alors?;
    and what about you? et vous donc?
    (why) pourquoi?;
    what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela?;
    I'm leaving town - what for? je quitte la ville - pourquoi?
    what if we went to the beach? et si on allait à la plage?;
    he won't come - and what if he doesn't? (supposing) il ne va pas venir - et alors?
    what with work and the children I don't get much sleep entre le travail et les enfants, je ne dors pas beaucoup;
    what with paying for dinner and the cab he was left with no cash après avoir payé le dîner et le taxi, il n'avait plus d'argent;
    what with one thing and another I never got there pour un tas de raisons je n'y suis jamais allé

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