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1 how often do you hear from your brother?
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > how often do you hear from your brother?
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2 how\ often\ have\ I\ told\ you!
English-Hungarian dictionary > how\ often\ have\ I\ told\ you!
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❢ When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? ( how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici? ; comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait ; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry. When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent ; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu. For more examples and particular usages see below.1 (in what way, by what means) comment ; how did you make it? comment l'as-tu fait? ; I wonder how it works je me demande comment ça marche ; I don't know how he does it! je ne sais pas comment il le fait! ; to know how to do savoir faire ; I learned how to do it j'ai appris à le faire or comment on le fait ; how do you feel about it? qu'en penses-tu? ; how does the tune go? c'est quoi l'air? ;2 (enquiring about success, health etc) how are you? comment allez-vous? ; how's your foot/head? comment va ton pied/ta tête? ; how's your brother? comment va ton frère? ; tell me how she/your family is? dis-moi comment elle/ta famille va, dis-moi si elle/ta famille va bien ; how did the exam/interview go? comment s'est passé l'examen/l'entretien? ; how was the film/book? comment était le film/livre? ; how did you like the party/house? la fête/maison t'a plu? ; how's everything?, how are things? comment ça va? ; how do you do! ( greeting) enchanté! ;3 (in number, quantity etc questions) how much does this cost?, how much is this? combien ça coûte? ; how much do you/does it weigh? combien pèses-tu/pèse-t-il? ; how many times have you been to France? combien de fois es-tu allé en France? ; how many years have you lived here? depuis combien d'années habitez-vous ici? ; I don't know how many people will come je ne sais pas combien de personnes vont venir ; how much time/money is there left? combien de temps/d'argent reste-t-il? ; how long is the rope? de quelle longueur est cette corde? ; how long do you want it? de quelle longueur le veux-tu? ; how long will it take? combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre? ; how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle? ; how tall is the tree/your father? combien mesure l'arbre/ton père? ; how big is the garden? de quelle taille est le jardin? ; how far is it? c'est à quelle distance? ; tell me how old she is dis-moi son âge or quel âge elle a ; how often do you go there? tu y vas tous les combien? ; how soon can he get here? dans combien de temps peut-il venir? ;4 ( in exclamations) how wonderful/horrible! c'est fantastique/horrible! ; how nice you look! qu'est-ce que tu es beau!, comme tu es beau! ; how clever of you/him! comme c'est intelligent de ta/sa part! ; how wrong I was! qu'est-ce que j'ai eu tort!, comme j'ai eu tort! ; how it rained! qu'est-ce qu'il a plu!, comme il a plu! ; how you've grown! qu'est-ce que tu as grandi!, comme tu as grandi! ; how they shouted! qu'est-ce qu'ils ont crié! ;5 ○ ( in whichever way) comme ; you can decorate it how you like tu peux le décorer comme tu veux ;6 ( why) how could you? comment as-tu pu faire ça? ; how can he say that? comment peut-il dire une chose pareille? ;7 ( that) que ; he told me how he had found it on the bus il m'a dit qu'il l'avait trouvé dans l'autobus ; you know how he always arrives late tu sais qu'il arrive toujours en retard.B ○ how come adv phr pourquoi ; ‘I don't like him’-‘how come?’ ‘je ne l'aime pas’-‘pourquoi?’ ; how come you always get the best place/arrive first? comment se fait-il que tu aies toujours la meilleure place/tu arrives toujours le premier?1 ( what do you think?) I'll take you home, how's that? je te ramenerai chez toi, ça te va? ; how's that for an honest answer/an interesting job ça c'est une réponse honnête/un emploi intéressant! ;2 ( pardon?) ‘he's called Nicholas’-‘how's that?’ ‘il s'appelle Nicholas’-‘répète’.the how and the why of sth le pourquoi et le comment de qch ; and how! et comment! ; ‘did your mother tell you off?’-‘and how!’ ‘est-ce que ta mère t'a passé un savon ○ ?’-‘et comment!’ -
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♦ how /haʊ/A avv. (in frasi interr. ed escl.)1 come; in qual modo; in che modo: How shall I do it?, come devo farlo?; Tell him how to do it, digli in che modo si fa; How did you get there?, come hai fatto ad arrivarci?; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- How are you getting to the interview?, come pensi di arrivare al colloquio?; DIALOGO → - After an exam- How did your exam go?, com'è andato l'esame?; How is it that you don't know?, com'è che non lo sai?2 come; quanto; che: How long is it?, quant'è lungo?; How long ago?, quanto tempo fa?; DIALOGO → - New flame- How long have you been seeing her?, da quanto tempo vi frequentate?; DIALOGO → - New clothes- How long is the sale on for?, per quanto tempo ci saranno i saldi?; How kind he is!, quant'è gentile!; How lovely!, com'è bello!; How kind of you to call!, che gentile da parte tua telefonarmi! NOTA D'USO: - come-B cong.2 (lett.) cheC n.(il) come; maniera; modo: Tell me the how and why, ditemi il come e il perché (fam.: il perché e il percome)● How about… ?, ( per fare una proposta) che ne dici (o diresti) di…?, che ne dite (o direste) di…?; ( anche) e (per quanto riguarda…)?: How about a glass of beer?, che ne dici di un bicchiere di birra?; How about going to the cinema?, che ne direste di andare al cinema?; I'm thirsty, how about you?, io ho sete, e tu? □ How about that?, mica male (eh?) □ How are you?, come stai?; come sta (Lei)?; ( anche) salve!, ciao! □ How are you feeling?, come va la salute?; come stai (di salute)? □ (fam.) How come?, come mai?; come si spiega?: How come he failed the exam?, come mai è stato bocciato? □ ( slang USA) How does that grab you?, che te ne pare? □ How do you do? ( formula di saluto o presentazione), piacere! □ (fam.) a how-do-you-do (o how-d'ye-do, how-de-do), una situazione imbarazzante; un pasticcio; un guaio □ How do you like it?, ti piace?; ( anche) che cosa ne dici? □ (fam.) How do you mean?, che cosa vuoi dire? □ (fam.) How ever…?, come mai…?; come…?: How ever did you manage to come?, come (mai) sei riuscito a venire? □ how far ► far □ (fam. USA) How goes it?, come va? □ how many, quanti □ how much, quanto: How much sugar do you want?, quanto zucchero vuoi? NOTA D'USO: - chi- □ (arc.) How now?, che vuoi dire?; che cosa significa ciò?; e allora? □ How often…?, ogni quanto (tempo)…?; con che frequenza…?; quanto spesso…?: How often do you go the cinema?, quanto spesso (o con che frequenza) vai al cinema? □ (fam.) How on earth (o How in the world, How the goodness, How the devil, How the deuce)…?, come diavolo…?; come diamine…?; come mai…?: How on earth can I get rid of him?, come diamine faccio a sbarazzarmi di lui? □ How so?, come mai?; ( anche) in che senso? □ How's that?, come mai?; come si spiega?; ( anche) che te ne pare?, che ne pensi?; ( anche) come hai detto? □ How's that for…?, (per sottolineare qc.) se questo non è…!: We finished the house one month in advance. How's that for efficiency?, abbiamo finito la casa con un mese di anticipo. Se questa non è efficienza! □ (fam.) And how!, altroché!; eccome! □ ( in un brindisi) Here's how!, alla salute!NOTA D'USO: - how o what?- -
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often [ˈɒfən, ˈɒftən]• it cannot be said too often that... on ne répétera jamais assez que...• how often have I warned you about him? combien de fois t'ai-je dit de te méfier de lui ?• how often do the boats leave? les bateaux partent tous les combien ?* * *['ɒfn, 'ɒftən], US ['ɔːfn]adverb souventas often as not —
every so often — ( in time) de temps en temps; (in distance, space) ça et là
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often,, US [transcription]["O ;fn"] adv souvent ; very/so/too/less often très/si/trop/moins souvent ; more and more often de plus en plus souvent ; as often as not, more often than not le plus souvent ; it's not often you see that ce n'est pas souvent qu'on voit ça ; you'll often find that tu constateras souvent que ; how often do you meet? vous vous voyez tous les combien ○ ?, vous vous voyez souvent? ; how often do the planes depart? les avions partent tous les combien? ; an often-repeated remark une remarque souvent répétée ; it cannot be said too often that on ne répétera jamais assez que ; once too often une fois de trop ; every so often ( in time) de temps en temps ; (in distance, space) ça et là. -
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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
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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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'ofn(many times: I often go to the theatre; I should see him more often.) a menudo, con frecuenciaoften adv a menudo / muchas veceshow often? ¿cada cuánto? / ¿con qué frecuencia?how often do you wash the car? ¿cada cuánto lavas el coche?tr['ɒfən, 'ɒftən]1 (frequently) a menudo, con frecuencia■ how often do you go to the dentist? ¿cada cuánto vas al dentista?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmore often than not la mayoría de las vecesoften ['ɔfən, 'ɔftən] adv: muchas veces, a menudo, seguidoadv.• a menudo adv.• con frecuencia adv.• muchas veces adv.• mucho adv.'ɔːfən, 'ɔːftən, 'ɒfən, 'ɒftənadverb a menudoI see her quite often — la veo bastante a menudo or (AmL tb) seguido
how often do you see her? — ¿con qué frecuencia la ves?, ¿cada cuánto la ves?
he's right more often than not — la mayoría or las más de las veces tiene razón
you'll do that once too often and you'll hurt yourself — si sigues haciendo eso, vas a acabar haciéndote daño
['ɒfǝn]ADV a menudo, con frecuencia, seguido (LAm)I've often wondered why you turned the job down — me he preguntado muchas veces or a menudo or con frecuencia por qué no aceptaste el trabajo
do you often argue? — ¿discutís mucho?, ¿discutís muy a menudo?
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we visit her as often as possible — la visitamos tanto como nos es posiblewomen consult doctors twice as often as men — las mujeres consultan a un médico dos veces más que los hombres
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every so often — (of time) de vez en cuando; (of distance, spacing) de trecho en trecho, cada cierta distanciawe see each other every so often — nos vemos de vez en cuando, nos vemos alguna que otra vez
how often do you see him? — ¿cada cuánto lo ves?, ¿con qué or cuánta frecuencia lo ves?
how often have I warned you that this would happen? — ¿cuántas veces te he advertido de que iba a pasar esto?
how often she had asked herself that very question! — ¡cuántas veces se había hecho esa misma pregunta!
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he saw her less often now that she had a job — la veía con menos frecuencia ahora que tenía un trabajo•
more often than not — la mayoría de las veces, las más de las veces•
he's read it so often he knows it off by heart — lo ha leído tantas veces que se lo sabe de memoria•
(all) too often — con demasiada frecuencia, demasiado a menudo, demasiadas vecesOFTEN•
very often — muchísimas veces, muy a menudo
In statements
► When often means "on many occasions", you can usually translate it using con frecuencia or a menudo:
He often came to my house Venía con frecuencia or a menudo a mi casa
She doesn't often get angry No se enfada con frecuencia or a menudo
You are late too often Llegas tarde con demasiada frecuencia or demasiado a menudo ► In informal contexts, particularly when often can be substituted by a lot or much with no change of meaning, mucho is an alternative translation:
He doesn't often come to see me No viene mucho a verme
He often hangs out in this bar Para mucho en este bar ► Muc has veces is another possible translation, but it should be used with the present only if the time, place or activity is restricted in some way:
I've often heard him talk about the need for this law Le he oído muchas veces hablar de la necesidad de esta ley
It can often be difficult to discuss this subject with one's partner Muchas veces es difícil hablar con la pareja sobre este tema ► When often describes a predictable, habitual or regular action, you can often translate it using the present or imperfect of soler as applicable:
In England it is often cold in winter En Inglaterra suele hacer frío en invierno
I often have a glass of sherry before dinner Suelo tomar un jerez antes de cenar
We often went out for a walk in the evening Solíamos salir por la tarde a dar un paseo ► Use soler also when often means "in many cases":
This heart condition is often very serious Esta enfermedad cardíaca suele ser muy grave
In questions
► You can usually use con frecuencia in questions, though there are other possibilities:
How often do you go to Madrid? ¿Con qué frecuencia vas a Madrid?
Do you often go to Spain? ¿Vas a España con frecuencia?, ¿Vas a menudo or mucho a España? For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *['ɔːfən, 'ɔːftən, 'ɒfən, 'ɒftən]adverb a menudoI see her quite often — la veo bastante a menudo or (AmL tb) seguido
how often do you see her? — ¿con qué frecuencia la ves?, ¿cada cuánto la ves?
he's right more often than not — la mayoría or las más de las veces tiene razón
you'll do that once too often and you'll hurt yourself — si sigues haciendo eso, vas a acabar haciéndote daño
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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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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) (gen) comehow did you do it? — come hai fatto?, come l'hai fatto?
how are you? — come stai?, come va?
how is it that...? — com'è che...?
how do you say "apple" in Italian? — come si dice "apple" in italiano?
how do you do? — molto lieto!, piacere!
2) (to what degree) quanto (-a)how far is it to...? — quanto è lontano...?
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['ɒf(ə)n]every so often — (of time) una volta ogni tanto, (of distance, spacing) regolarmente, a intervalli regolari
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how [haʊ]1 adverb(a) (in what way) comment;∎ how do you spell it? comment est-ce que ça s'écrit?;∎ how shall we go about it? comment nous y prendre?;∎ how was she dressed? comment est-ce qu'elle était habillée?, qu'est-ce qu'elle portait?;∎ how could you be so careless? comment as-tu pu être aussi étourdi?;∎ how could you! tu n'as pas honte?;∎ how is it that...? comment se fait-il que...?;∎ how so?, how can that be? comment cela (se fait-il)?;∎ how's that (again)? comment?;∎ how's that for results? alors ces résultats, qu'est-ce que vous en pensez?;∎ how's that for size? ça va comme taille?;∎ suppose I offer you another £500, how's that? et si je t'offre 500 livres en plus, qu'est-ce que tu en dis?;∎ familiar how the heck should I know? mais enfin, comment veux-tu que je sache?(b) (in greetings, friendly enquiries etc) comment;∎ how are you? comment allez-vous?;∎ how are you doing? comment ça va?;∎ how do you do? enchanté!;∎ how are things? ça marche?;∎ how's business? comment vont les affaires?;∎ familiar how's life? comment ça va?;∎ how did it go? comment ça s'est passé?;∎ how's the dollar (doing)? comment va le dollar?;∎ how's your leg? et (comment va) ta jambe?;∎ how do you like this wine? comment trouvez-vous ce vin?;∎ how did you like or how was the film? comment as-tu trouvé le film?;∎ how was your trip? avez-vous fait bon voyage?;∎ how's the water? l'eau est bonne?(c) (in exclamations) que, comme;∎ how sad she is! qu'elle est triste!, comme elle est triste!;∎ how nice of you! comme c'est aimable à vous!;∎ how decadent! quelle décadence!;∎ how incredible! c'est incroyable!;∎ how easily they forget! comme ils oublient facilement!;∎ how I wish I could! si seulement je pouvais!;∎ familiar how stupid can you get! est-il possible d'être bête à ce point-là!∎ how tall are you? combien mesures-tu?;∎ how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle?;∎ how well can you see it? est-ce que tu le vois bien?;∎ how angry is he? il est vraiment fâché?;∎ how fast/slowly was he walking? à quelle vitesse marchait-il?;∎ how far is it from here to the sea? combien y a-t-il d'ici à la mer?;∎ how likely is that to happen? quelle est la probabilité d'un tel événement?;∎ how keen are you on fish? aimez-vous le poisson?;∎ how much does this bag cost? combien coûte ce sac?;∎ how much is it/do I owe you? combien est-ce que ça coûte/vous dois-je?;∎ how many are there of you? vous êtes combien (de personnes)?;∎ how often did she come? - about three or four times combien de fois est-elle venue? - trois ou quatre fois;∎ how often did he write? est-ce qu'il écrivait souvent?;∎ how long has he been here? depuis quand ou depuis combien de temps est-il ici?;∎ how long is the flight? quelle est la durée du vol?;∎ how soon can you deliver it? à partir de quand pouvez-vous le livrer?;∎ how late will you stay? jusqu'à quelle heure resteras-tu?;∎ you know how useful he is to me vous savez à quel point il m'est utile;∎ you don't know how right you are vous ne savez pas combien vous dites vrai, vous ne savez pas à quel point vous avez raison(a) (in what way) comment;∎ tell me how you do it dites-moi comment vous faites;∎ he's learning how to read il apprend à lire;∎ we know how to extract it nous savons comment l'extraire;∎ I need more information on how the network functions j'ai besoin de plus de renseignements sur le fonctionnement du réseau;∎ I don't know how he can say that! je ne sais pas comment il peut dire une chose pareille!∎ he told us how he had seen his child born il nous a raconté qu'il avait vu naître son enfant;∎ you know how he always gets his own way tu sais bien comment il est, il finit toujours par obtenir ce qu'il veut;∎ we all know how smell can influence taste tout le monde sait comment l'odorat a une influence sur le goût;∎ I remember how he always used to turn up late je me souviens qui'il était toujours en retard∎ arrange the furniture how you like installe les meubles comme tu veux;∎ did you like it? - and how! ça t'a plu? - et comment!3 nouncomment m inv;∎ the how and the why of it don't interest me le pourquoi et le comment ne m'intéressent pashumorous (greeting) salut∎ familiar how about a beer? et si on prenait une bière?;∎ how about going out tonight? si on sortait ce soir?;∎ how about Friday? vendredi, ça va?;∎ how about you, what do you think? et toi, qu'est-ce que tu en penses?;∎ how about that! c'est pas vrai!∎ familiar how come? comment ça se fait?;∎ how come you left? comment ça se fait que tu sois parti? -
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often ['ɒfən, 'ɒftən]1 adverbsouvent;∎ I've often thought of leaving j'ai souvent pensé à partir;∎ I don't see her very often je ne la vois pas très souvent;∎ it's not often you get an offer like that ce n'est pas souvent qu'on vous fait une offre pareille;∎ do you come here often? = expression toute faite dont l'équivalent français est "vous habitez chez vos parents?";∎ how often do I have to tell you? combien de fois faudra-t-il que je te le répète?;∎ how often does he write to you? est-ce qu'il t'écrit souvent?;∎ all too often the money goes to the wrong people trop souvent, l'argent va à ceux qui n'en ont pas besoin;∎ it cannot be repeated too often on ne saurait trop le répéter;∎ once too often une fois de tropla plupart du tempsde temps en temps, de temps à autrela plupart du temps -
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how [haʊ]a. ( = in what way) comment• how did you come? comment êtes-vous venu ?• how do you like your steak? quelle cuisson voulez-vous pour votre bifteck ?• how did you like the film? comment avez-vous trouvé le film ?• how was the play? comment avez-vous trouvé la pièce ?• how is it that...? comment se fait-il que... + subj ?• how could you? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille ?• how could you do/say that? comment as-tu pu faire/dire une chose pareille ?• how can that be? comment cela ?• how come you aren't going out? (inf) pourquoi tu ne sors pas ?► how about... > (inf)how about going for a walk? et si on allait se promener ?• how about you? et toi ?b. how's that? (inf)( = how possible, in what way) comment ça ? ; ( = what is your opinion) qu'est-ce que tu en penses ? ; ( = agreed) d'accord ?• how's that for size/height? ça va pour la taille/la hauteur ?• how's that for luck? quelle veine ! (inf)c. (health) how are you? comment allez-vous ?• how do you do? (on being introduced) enchanté• how are things? (inf)• how's business? comment vont les affaires ?• how's life? (inf)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When how is used to ask about degree or quantity, eg how long?, how much?, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how nice! comme c'est gentil !• how he has grown! comme il a grandi !• I can't tell you how glad I was to leave that place vous ne pouvez pas savoir à quel point j'étais heureux de quitter cet endroit• how splendid! c'est merveilleux !• how kind of you! c'est très aimable à vous !e. ( = that) que• she told me how she had seen the child lying on the ground elle m'a raconté qu'elle avait vu l'enfant couché par terre* * *Note: When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curryWhen how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu[haʊ] 1.adverb, conjunction1) (in what way, by what means) comment2) ( when enquiring)how do you do! — ( greeting) enchanté!
3) (in number, quantity etc questions)how much does this cost? —
4) ( in exclamations)how nice you look! — que tu es beau/belle!
how it rained! — qu'est-ce qu'il a plu! (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( in whichever way) comme6) ( why)7) ( that) que2.(colloq) how come adverbial phrase3.‘how come?’ — ‘pourquoi?’
how's that adverbial phraseI'll take you home, how's that? — je te ramènerai chez toi, ça te va?
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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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[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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adv.1 cómo (in what way, by what means)how much cuántohow many cuántos(as)how many times? ¿cuántas veces?how often? ¿con qué frecuencia?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?how big is it? ¿cómo es de grande?how long have you been here? ¿cuánto tiempo llevas o tienes aquí? (español de México, español de Venezuela)you know how useful he is to me sabes lo útil que me resultahow interested are you in politics? ¿hasta qué punto te interesa la política?3 (saludar, interesarse)how are you? ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?how are things? (familiar) ¿qué tal?how's business? ¿qué tal el negocio?4 qué (in exclamations)how about a game of cards?, how would you like a game of cards? ¿quieres jugar a las cartas?, ¿te apetece o (español de España) provoca jugar a las cartas? (Carib, español de Colombia, español de México)how about going out for a meal?, how would you like to go out for a meal? ¿quieres salir a comer?, ¿te apetece o (español de España) provoca salir a comer? (Carib, español de Colombia, español de México)how about it? ¿qué te parece?how about you? ¿y tú?6 qué tan, cuán.pron.the how -> el cómo. -
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expr interrog infmlHow come we earn less? — Как так случилось, что мы стали меньше зарабатывать?
Can you tell me how come she won't speak to you? — Ответь мне, пожалуйста, почему она не хочет с тобой разговаривать?
How come that you just sat there doing nothing? — Как так случилось, что ты ничего не сделал?
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often — adverb 1 if something happens often, or you do something often, it happens regularly or many times: Rosi often works till 7 or 8 o clock in the evening. | If you wash your hair too often, it tends to make it greasy. | how often?: How often do you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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how — 1. adverb /haʊ/ a) To what degree. How often do you practice? b) In what manner. How do you solve this puzzle? 2. adjective /haʊ/ … Wiktionary
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