Which of the films did you prefer

elle a envoyé son dossier au service des inscriptions, lequel dossier a été perdu — she sent her file to the registration office, and it got lost

auquel cas — in which case

il a donné le colis au réceptionniste, lequel me l'a remis — he gave the package to the receptionist, who gave it to me

l'ami auquel tu as écrit — the friend to whom you wrote, the friend (who) you wrote to

les gens contre lesquels ils luttaient — the people against whom they were fighting

la table sur laquelle tu as posé la tasse — the table (which) you put the cup on

les gens chez lesquels nous sommes allés — the people whose house we went to

de tous ces employés, lesquels sont les plus compétents? — of all these employees, which are the most competent?

auquel de tes amis as-tu écrit? — which of your friends did you write to?

‘j'ai vu un film de Chaplin hier’ - ‘lequel?’ — ‘I saw a Charlie Chaplin film yesterday’ - ‘which one?’

Lequel de ces films as-tu préféré? — Which of the films did you prefer?

Laquelle de ces photos préfères-tu? — Which of these photos do you prefer?

Lesquelles de ces photos préfères-tu? — Which of these photos do you prefer?

À laquelle de tes sœurs ressembles-tu? — Which of your sisters do you look like?

Je l'ai proposé au directeur, lequel est d'accord. — I suggested it to the director, who agrees with me.

Cette pièce est vissée au montant, lequel est lui-même solidement fixé au mur. — This part is screwed to the post, which is itself fixed firmly to the wall.

l'homme auquel j'ai parlé — the man I spoke to

la femme à laquelle j'ai acheté mon chien — the woman I bought my dog from, the woman that I bought my dog from, the woman from whom I bought my dog

la personne à laquelle vous faites référence — the person to whom you are referring

la personne à laquelle je pense — the person I'm thinking of

les enfants auxquels il a parlé — the children he spoke to

l'homme avec lequel elle a été vue pour la dernière fois — the man she was last seen with, the man that she was last seen with, the man with whom she was last seen

le garçon avec lequel elle est sortie — the boy she went out with

les personnes avec lesquelles il est associé — the people who he is in partnership with, the people with whom he is in partnership

les gens chez lesquels nous avons dîné — the people we had dinner with

le pont sur lequel nous sommes passés — the bridge we crossed over, the bridge that we crossed over, the bridge over which we crossed

quale stanza preferisci? — which room do you prefer?

è tale e quale suo padre — he's just o exactly like his father

(con valore relativo: qualunque) quale che — whatever

(fraseologia) per la qual cosa — for which reason

(con preposizioni) l'albergo al quale ci siamo fermati — the hotel where we stayed o which we stayed at

per la quale fam; non mi sembra una persona troppo per la quale — he doesn't inspire me with confidence

quale legale della signora — as the lady's lawyer

lo hanno assunto quale direttore — they employed him as manager

quale borsa vuole? — which bag would you like?

in -i paesi hai vissuto? — what countries have you lived in?

a quale fermata scendi? — which stop are you getting off at?

quale vuoi? — which (one) do you want?

qual è la tua auto preferita? — what is your favourite car?

quale di queste due medicine è più efficace? — which of these two medicines is more effective?

di tutti questi impiegati, -i sono i più competenti? — of all the employees, who are the most competent?

"ho visto un film di Tarantino" - "quale?" — "I have seen a film by Tarantino" - "which one?"

con quale di questi personaggi vi identificate? — which of these characters do you identify with?

quale onore! — what an honour!

quale gioia! — what bliss!

una catastrofe, quale nessuno l'aveva mai vista — a catastrophe such as had never been seen before

quale presidente dell'associazione — as president of the association

la situazione è rimasta tale quale — the situation is exactly the same

ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo — I have a dress just like this one

ha dato il pacco al custode, il quale me l'ha consegnato — he gave the package to the caretaker, who gave it to me

coloro i -i — those who

ha un fidanzato il nome del quale è John — she's got a boyfriend whose name is John

quale che sia la ragione... — whatever the reason

in una certa qual misura — to a certain extent

in un certo qual modo — in a way

have you any wool/any statement to make? — haben Sie Wolle/[irgend]eine Erklärung abzugeben?

not any — kein/keine

without any — ohne jeden/jede/jedes

a book without any cover — ein Buch ohne Deckel

[at] any time — jederzeit

[at] any time of day — zu jeder Tageszeit

choose any two numbers — nimm zwei beliebige Zahlen

do it any way you like — machen Sie es, wie immer Sie wollen

[at] any time [now] — jederzeit

any day/minute [now] — jeden Tag/jede Minute

take any amount you wish — nehmen Sie, soviel Sie wollen

she didn't stay any length of time — sie ist nicht sehr lange geblieben

without any — ohne

Here are some sweets. Would you like any? — Hier sind ein paar Bonbons. Möchtest du welche?

hardly any — kaum welche/etwas

do you have any of them in stock? — haben Sie [irgend]welche davon vorrätig?

Which numbers? - Any between 1 and 10 — Welche Zahlen? - Irgendwelche zwischen 1 und 10

do you feel any better today? — fühlen Sie sich heute [etwas] besser?

if it gets any colder — wenn es noch kälter wird

he didn't seem any [the] wiser after that — danach schien er auch nicht klüger zu sein

I can't wait any longer — ich kann nicht [mehr] länger warten

I don't feel any better — mir ist kein bisschen wohler

not any — kein/keine

not ANY... at all — überhaupt kein/keine...

if I had any plan/ideas/money — wenn ich einen Plan/Ideen/Geld hätte

if I had ANY plan/ideas/money (at all) — wenn ich irgendeinen Plan/irgendwelche Ideen/(auch nur) etwas Geld hätte

if you think it'll do any good/ANY good (at all) — wenn du glaubst, dass es etwas/irgendetwas nützt

if it's any help (at all) — wenn das (irgendwie) hilft

it won't do any good —

without any difficulty (at all) — ohne jede Schwierigkeit

any one will do — es ist jede(r, s) recht

any excuse will do —

you can have any book/books you can find — du kannst jedes Buch/alle Bücher haben, das/die du finden kannst

take any two dresses — nehmen Sie zwei beliebige Kleider

any one you like — was du willst

any one of us would have done the same — jeder von uns hätte dasselbe getan

you can't just come at any time — du kannst nicht einfach zu jeder beliebigen Zeit kommen

you can come at any time — du kannst jederzeit kommen

thank you – any time — danke! – bitte!

any time soon — irgendwann bald

any fool could do that — das kann jedes Kind

I want to meet psychologists/a psychologist, do you know any? — ich würde gerne Psychologen/einen Psychologen kennenlernen, kennen Sie welche/einen?

I need some butter/stamps, do you have any? — ich brauche Butter/Briefmarken, haben Sie welche?

have you seen any of my ties? — haben Sie eine von meinen Krawatten gesehen?

don't you have any (at all)? — haben Sie (denn) (gar or überhaupt) keinen/keine/keines?

the profits, if any — die eventuellen Gewinne

few, if any, will come — wenn überhaupt, werden nur wenige kommen

I'd like some tea/tomatoes if you have any — ich hätte gerne Tee, wenn Sie welchen haben/Tomaten, wenn Sie welche haben

if any of you can sing — wenn (irgend)jemand or (irgend)einer/-eine von euch singen kann

any who do come... —

any that I have... — alle, die ich habe...

not any colder/bigger etc — nicht kälter/größer etc

it won't get any colder — es wird nicht mehr kälter

we can't go any further — wir können nicht mehr weiter gehen

should he grow any bigger he'll... — wenn er noch mehr wächst, wird er...

are you feeling any better? — geht es dir etwas besser?

do you want any more soup? — willst du noch etwas Suppe?

don't you want any more tea? — willst du keinen Tee mehr?

any more offers? — noch weitere Angebote?

I don't want any more (at all) — ich möchte (überhaupt or gar) nichts mehr

you can't improve it any — du kannst es überhaupt nicht mehr verbessern

it didn't help them any — es hat ihnen gar or überhaupt nichts genützt

have you any wool/any statement to make? — haben Sie Wolle/[irgend]eine Erklärung abzugeben?

if you have any difficulties — wenn du irgendwelche Schwierigkeiten hast

not any — kein/keine

without any — ohne jeden/jede/jedes

have you any idea of the time? — hast du eine Ahnung, wie spät es ist?

there isn't any hood on this coat — dieser Mantel hat keine Kapuze

a book without any cover — ein Buch ohne Deckel

to avoid any delay — um jede Verzögerung zu vermeiden

[at] any time — jederzeit

[at] any time of day — zu jeder Tageszeit

choose any two numbers — nimm zwei beliebige Zahlen

do it any way you like — machen Sie es, wie immer Sie wollen

[at] any time [now] — jederzeit

any day/minute [now] — jeden Tag/jede Minute

not [just] any house — nicht irgendein beliebiges Haus

take any amount you wish — nehmen Sie, soviel Sie wollen

she didn't stay any length of time — sie ist nicht sehr lange geblieben

without any — ohne

I need to buy some sugar, we haven't got any at the moment — ich muss Zucker kaufen, wir haben im Augenblick keinen

Here are some sweets. Would you like any? — Hier sind ein paar Bonbons. Möchtest du welche?

hardly any — kaum welche/etwas

do you have any of them in stock? — haben Sie [irgend]welche davon vorrätig?

Which numbers? - Any between 1 and 10 — Welche Zahlen? - Irgendwelche zwischen 1 und 10

do you feel any better today? — fühlen Sie sich heute [etwas] besser?

if it gets any colder — wenn es noch kälter wird

he didn't seem any [the] wiser after that — danach schien er auch nicht klüger zu sein

I can't wait any longer — ich kann nicht [mehr] länger warten

I don't feel any better — mir ist kein bisschen wohler

llame el día antes para pedir cita — call the day before for an appointment

el tren ha llegado una hora antes — the train has arrived an hour early

yo llegué antes — I arrived first

antes de 1900 — before 1900

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de terminado el discurso — before the speech was over

antes de una semana no vamos a saber nada — we won't know anything for a week

antes de nada dejad que me presente — first of all, allow me to introduce myself

antes que nada, hay que mantener la calma — above all, we must keep calm

somos, antes que nada, demócratas — we are first and foremost democrats

antes de que te vayas — before you go

esperamos lograrlo antes de que termine la década — we hope to achieve this before the end of the decade

antes fumaba un paquete de tabaco al día — before, I smoked a packet of cigarettes a day, I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day

ya no tienen la alegría de antes — they don't have the joie de vivre they used to have

fue una boda de las de antes — it was an old-style wedding

nunca antes he tenido problemas — I've never had any problems before

no he podido venir antes — I couldn't come any earlier

los viernes salimos un poco antes — on Fridays we leave a little earlier

cuanto antes mejor — the sooner the better

tres páginas antes — three pages before

la calle que hay antes del semáforo — the street before the traffic lights

preferimos ir en tren antes que en avión — we prefer to go by train rather than by plane

antes que irme a la India, preferiría viajar por Europa — rather than going to India, I'd prefer to travel around Europe

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

hable con alguien que entienda de esto — talk to someone who knows about this

el hombre que vi en la calle — the man (that) I saw in the street

la chica que conoció durante las vacaciones — the girl (that) he met on holiday

la cama en que pasé la noche — the bed in which I spent the night, the bed I spent the night in

el/la/los/las que — ver el 8)

lo que — ver lo I, 3)

creo que va a venir — I think (that) he will come

dijo que vendría — he said (that) he'd come

dile a Rosa que me llame — tell Rosa to call me

estoy seguro de que lloverá — I am sure (that) it will rain

aceptan la idea de que el diálogo es útil — they accept the idea that a dialogue is useful

eso de que no lo sabía es un cuento — all that about him not knowing is pure fiction

no sabía que tuviera coche — I didn't know (that) he had a car

me alegro de que hayan ganado — I am glad (that) they have won

es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo — it's a pity (that) we haven't got more time

no digo que sea un traidor — I'm not saying (that) he's a traitor

espero que os sea útil — I hope you'll find it useful

no creo que te sea difícil encontrarlo — I don't think you'll have any difficulty finding it

quieren que les esperes — they want you to wait for them

decir que sí — to say yes

ganas más que yo — you earn more than me

es más alto que tú — he's taller than you

más que nada — more than anything

prefiero las películas serias que las comedias — I prefer serious films to comedies

yo que tú, iría — I'd go, if I were you

soplaba tan fuerte que no podíamos salir — it was blowing so hard (that) we couldn't go out

tengo una sed que me muero — I'm dying of thirst

huele que es un asco — it smells disgusting

llévate un paraguas, que está lloviendo — take an umbrella, it's raining

no lo derroches, que es muy caro — don't waste it, it's very expensive

¡vamos, que cierro! — come on now, I'm closing!

¡cuidado, que te caes! — careful or you'll fall!, mind you don't fall!

¡suélteme, que voy a gritar! — let go or I'll scream!

siguió toca que toca — he kept on playing

estuvieron habla que habla toda la noche — they talked and talked all night

-no funciona -que sí, es que lo haces mal — "it doesn't work" - "yes it does, you're just doing it wrong"

¡que lo haga él! — let him do it!, he can do it himself!

¡que entre! — send him in!, let him come in!

¡que venga pronto! — let's hope he comes soon!

¡que te mejores! — get well soon!

¡que os guste la película! — enjoy the film!

¿que no estabas allí? — (are you telling me) you weren't there?

• el que — + subjun (=el hecho de que) the fact that

el que viva en Vitoria no es ningún problema — the fact that he lives in Vitoria isn't a problem

el que quiera estar con su madre es natural — it is natural (that) he should want to be with his mother

que + INDIC — that

demostró que estuvo allí — he proved (that) he was there

creemos que ésta es la solución — we believe that this is the solution

estoy seguro de que vendrá — I'm sure (that) she'll come

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? — how old do you think she is?

me preguntó que quién era yo — he asked me who I was

está claro que no te gusta — it's obvious that you don't like it

eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira — (fam) this business about him being ill is a lie

que + SUBJ: quiero que vengas I want you to come; lamento que no puedas quedarte I'm sorry (that) you can't stay; dice que no vayas she says you're not to go; ve a que te ayude tu padre go and get your father to help you; (el) que sea el jefe no significa... just because he's the boss doesn't mean...; es importante que quede claro it's important that it should be clear; sería una lástima que no vinieras — it would be a shame if you didn't come

es que: es que hoy no voy a poder I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today; es que no tengo dinero the trouble is I don't have any money; ¿es que eres sordo? — are you deaf or something?

que te mejores! — I hope you feel better soon

que se diviertan! — have a good time!

por mí que se muera — he can drop dead for all I care

que no! — I said no!

que pase el siguiente! — next please!

¿que se casa? — she's getting married?

¿cómo que no vas a ir? — what do you mean, you're not going?

que tengamos que aguantar esto! — to think we have to put up with this!

que se lo haya ido a contar! — I can't believe he went and told her!

que no, que no voy! — no! I'm not going!

que sueltes, te digo! — I said, let go!

¿que dónde estaba? pues aquí — where was I? right here

se pasa dale que dale con lo mismo — he goes on and on about the same old thing

y aquí llueve que llueve — and over here it just rains and rains

escóndete, que te van a ver — hide or they'll see you

ven, que te peino — come here and let me comb your hair

se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo — they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

canta que da gusto — she sings beautifully

su casa es más grande que la mía — his house is bigger than mine

tengo la misma edad que tú — I'm the same age as you

yo que tú — if I were you

los que viajan, que esperen aquí — those who are traveling, wait here

es la/el que manda aquí — she's/he's the one who gives the orders here

la mujer que amo — the woman (that) I love

es el único al que no le han pagado — he's the only one who hasn't been paid

eso es lo que me preocupa — that's what worries me

me contaron lo que pasó — they told me what happened

la casa en que vivo — the house (that) I live in

la forma/el lugar en que ocurrió — the way/the place (in which) it happened