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which [wɪtʃ]quel ⇒ 1 (a) lequel ⇒ 2 (a) celui qui ⇒ 2 (b) celui que ⇒ 2 (b) qui ⇒ 3 (a) que ⇒ 3 (a) ce qui ⇒ 3 (b) ce que ⇒ 3 (b)∎ which book did you buy? quel livre as-tu acheté?;∎ which candidate are you voting for? pour quel candidat allez-vous voter?;∎ which one? lequel?/laquelle?;∎ which ones? lesquels?/lesquelles?;∎ which one of you spoke? lequel de vous a parlé?;∎ which one of the twins got married? lequel des jumeaux s'est marié?;∎ I saw several films - which ones? j'ai vu plusieurs films - lesquels?;∎ I wonder which route would be best je me demande quel serait le meilleur chemin;∎ which way should we go? par où devrions-nous aller?;∎ keep track of which employees come in late notez le nom des employés qui arrivent en retard∎ he may miss his plane, in which case he'll have to wait il est possible qu'il rate son avion, auquel cas il devra attendre;∎ she arrives at 5 p.m. at which time I'll still be at the office elle arrive à 17 heures, heure à laquelle je serai encore au bureau;∎ they lived in Madrid for one year, during which time their daughter was born ils ont habité Madrid pendant un an, et c'est à cette époque que leur fille est née2 pronoun∎ which of the houses do you live in? dans quelle maison habitez-vous?;∎ which of these books is yours? lequel de ces livres est le tien?;∎ which is the freshest? quel est le plus frais?;∎ which is the more interesting of the two films? lequel de ces deux films est-il le plus intéressant?;∎ which of you saw the accident? qui de vous a vu l'accident?;∎ which of you three is the oldest? lequel de vous trois est le plus âgé?, qui est le plus âgé de vous trois?;∎ she's from Chicago or Boston, I don't remember which elle vient de Chicago ou de Boston, je ne sais plus laquelle des deux;∎ we can play bridge or poker, I don't care which on peut jouer au bridge ou au poker, peu m'importe;∎ I can't tell which is which je n'arrive pas à les distinguer (l'un de l'autre);∎ which is which? lequel est-ce?(b) (the one or ones that → as subject) (singular) celui qui (celle qui) m,f; (plural) ceux qui (celles qui) mpl, fpl; (→ as object) (singular) celui que (celle que) m,f; (plural) ceux que (celles que) mpl, fpl;∎ show me which you prefer montrez-moi celui que vous préférez;∎ tell her which is yours dites-lui lequel est le vôtre∎ the house, which is very old, needs urgent repairs la maison, qui est très vieille, a besoin d'être réparée sans plus attendre;∎ the vases, each of which held white roses, were made of crystal les vases, qui contenaient chacun des roses blanches, étaient en cristal;∎ the hand with which I write la main avec laquelle j'écris;∎ the office in which she works le bureau dans lequel ou où elle travaille;∎ the hotels at which they stayed les hôtels où ils sont allés ou descendus;∎ the house of which I am speaking la maison dont je parle;∎ the countries to which we are going or which we're going to les pays où nous allons∎ it took her an hour, which isn't bad really elle a mis une heure, ce qui n'est pas mal en fait;∎ he looked like a military man, which in fact he was il avait l'air d'un militaire, et en fait c'en était un;∎ he says it was an accident, which I don't believe for an instant il dit que c'était un accident, ce que je ne crois absolument pas ou mais je ne le crois pas un seul instant;∎ he's getting married, which surprises me il va se marier, ce qui m'étonne;∎ I don't like it when rents go up, which they often do je n'aime pas que les loyers augmentent, ce qui arrive souvent;∎ then they arrived, after which things got better puis ils sont arrivés, après quoi tout est allé mieux;∎ she lied about the letter, from which I guessed she was up to something elle a menti au sujet de la lettre, d'où j'ai deviné qu'elle combinait quelque chose;∎ he insists that actors should have talent, in which he is right il exige que les acteurs aient du talent, (ce) en quoi il a raison;∎ he started shouting, upon which I left the room il s'est mis à crier, sur quoi ou et sur ce j'ai quitté la piècePress = magazine de l'Union des consommateurs britanniques connu pour ses essais comparatifs
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