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which [wɪt∫]1. adjective• which card did he take? quelle carte a-t-il prise ? laquelle des cartes a-t-il prise ?• which one? lequel (or laquelle) ?b. in which case... auquel cas...• he spent a week here, during which time... il a passé une semaine ici au cours de laquelle...2. pronoun• which of these maps is the best? quelle est la meilleure de ces cartes ? laquelle de ces cartes est la meilleure ?• which of you (two) is taller? lequel de vous deux est le plus grand ? qui est le plus grand de vous deux ?• which of you owns the red car? lequel d'entre vous est le propriétaire de la voiture rouge ?b. ( = the one or ones that) (subject) celui m (or celle f or ceux mpl or celles fpl) qui ; (object) celui que• I don't mind which n'importe lequel, ça m'est égalc. ( = that) (subject) qui ; (object) que ; (after prep) lequel m (or laquelle f or lesquels mpl or lesquelles fpl)• opposite which en face duquel (or de laquelle)• he said he knew her, which is true il a dit qu'il la connaissait, ce qui est vrai• she called me "Bobby", which I don't like elle m'a appelé « Bobby », ce que je n'aime pas* * *[wɪtʃ], US [hwɪtʃ] 1.1) (also which one) lequel m, laquelle fwhich do you want, the red skirt or the blue one? — laquelle est-ce que tu veux, la jupe rouge ou la bleue?
which of the groups...? — ( referring to one) lequel des groupes...?; ( referring to several) lesquels des groupes...?
show her which you mean — montre-lui celui/celle etc que tu veux dire
2) ( relative to preceding noun) ( as subject) qui; ( as object) que; ( after prepositions) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquellesthe contract which he's spoken about ou about which he's spoken — le contrat dont il a parlé
3) ( relative to preceding clause or concept) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce quewhich reminds me... — ce qui me fait penser que...
we'll be moving, before which we need to... — nous allons déménager mais avant il faut que nous...
2.he's resigned, from which we must assume that — il a démissionné, d'où on peut déduire que
1) ( interrogative) quel/quelle/quels/quelles (before n)which one of the children? — lequel or laquelle des enfants?
2) ( relative)he left the room, during which time... — il a quitté la pièce et pendant ce temps-là...
you may wish to join, in which case... — vous voulez peut-être vous inscrire, auquel cas...
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2 which
A pron1 ( also which one) lequel m, laquelle f ; which do you want, the red skirt or the blue one? laquelle est-ce que tu veux, la jupe rouge ou la bleue? ; which of the groups…? ( referring to one) lequel des groupes…? ; ( referring to several) lesquels des groupes …? ; which of you…? lequel/laquelle etc de vous or d'entre vous…? ; I know which you'd like je sais lequel/laquelle etc tu voudrais ; show her which you mean montre-lui celui/celle etc que tu veux dire ; which is the best/the shortest route? quel est le meilleur chemin/le chemin le plus court? ; do you mind which you have? est-ce que tu as une préférence? ; I don't mind which ça m'est égal ; can you tell which is which? peux-tu les distinguer? ;2 ( relative to preceding noun) ( as subject) qui ; ( as object) que ; ( after prepositions) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles ; the painting which hangs in the sitting room le tableau qui est accroché dans le salon ; you'll see some crates behind which I've placed… tu verras des caisses derrière lesquelles j'ai mis… ; the contract which he's spoken about ou about which he's spoken le contrat dont il a parlé ;3 ( relative to preceding clause or concept) ( as subject) ce qui ; ( as object) ce que ; he said he hadn't done it, which may be true/which he can't prove il a nié l'avoir fait, ce qui est peut-être vrai/ce qu'il ne peut pas prouver ; which reminds me… ce qui me fait penser que… ; upon which she disappeared littér sur quoi elle a disparu ; we'll be moving, before which we need to… nous allons déménager mais avant il faut que nous… ; he's resigned, from which we must assume that il a démissionné, d'où on peut déduire que.B det1 ( interrogative) quel/quelle/quels/quelles (before n) ; which books? quels livres? ; which medals did he win? quelles médailles a-t-il gagnées? ; he told me which jacket he'd like il m'a dit quelle veste il aimerait avoir ; she asked me which coach was leaving first elle m'a demandé lequel des cars allait partir le premier ; which one of the children…? lequel or laquelle des enfants…? ;2 ( relative) he left the room, during which time… il a quitté la pièce et pendant ce temps-là… ; you may wish to join, in which case… vous voulez peut-être vous inscrire, auquel cas… ; he failed to apologize, for which mistake he paid dearly sout il ne s'est même pas excusé, (c'est une) erreur qu'il a payée cher.
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