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1 what if?
(what will or would happen if...?: What if he comes back?) mitä jos -
2 what about?
• entäpä?* * *1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) miten olisi?2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) entä -
3 what'll
'wotl(short for what shall / what will, what is / what has.) -
4 what ... for
1) (why(?): What did he do that for?) miksi2) (for what purpose(?): What is this switch for?) mitä varten -
5 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) minkälainen -
6 what are you etc doing with
1) (why or how have you etc got: What are you doing with my umbrella?) Miksi sinulla on2) (what action are you etc taking about: What are they doing with the children during the day if they're both working?) järjestää -
7 what is / what's more
(moreover: He came home after midnight, and what's more, he was drunk.) kaiken lisäksi -
8 what of it?
(used in replying, to suggest that what has been done, said etc is not important: `You've offended him.' `What of it?') entä sitten -
9 what
• entä• mikä• mitä• mitkä* * *(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) kuka tahansa, mitä tahansa, missä tahansa -
10 what have you
(and similar things; and so on: clothes, books and what have you.) ja vaikka mitä -
11 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) mitä ihmettä -
12 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) mitä ihmettä -
13 what with
(because of: What with taking no exercise and being too fat, he had a heart attack.) siksi että -
14 what's the odds?
(it's not important; it doesn't matter: We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?) hällä väliä -
15 what's-his
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) mikä-hänen-nimensä-nyt-olikaan -
16 what a lark
• miten sukkelaa -
17 what a nerve
• kuinka röyhkeätä -
18 what a nuisance
• kuinka harmillista -
19 what a pity
• mikä vahinko• kuinka ikävää -
20 what a pity!
• mikä vahinko!
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what — W1S1 [wɔt US wa:t, wʌt] pron, determiner, predeterminer [: Old English; Origin: hwAt] 1.) used to ask for information or for someone s opinion ▪ What are you doing? ▪ What subjects did you enjoy most? ▪ What colour is the new carpet? ▪ What s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
What — What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative pronoun,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What ho — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What if — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of it — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of that — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of this — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What though — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What time — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What time as — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What If (comics) — What If , sometimes rendered as What If...? , is the title of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, exploring the road not traveled by its various characters. Events in the series are considered separate from mainstream continuity … Wikipedia