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the reason why he did it

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1 ♦ why

♦ why (1) /waɪ/
A avv. interr.

perché; per quale ragione; per quale motivo: Why did you go there?, perché ci sei andato?; You are late again; why?, sei di nuovo in ritardo; perché?; Why not?, perché no?; che male c'è?; But why?, ma perché? NOTA D'USO: - perche-

B avv. relat.

perché; per cui; per il quale: This is ( the reason) why I came back at once, ecco perché sono tornato subito indietro; He doesn't want to tell me the reason why he did it, non vuole dirmi il motivo per cui l'ha fatto

C cong.

per quale ragione (o motivo); perché: I don't know why he hasn't come; non so perché non sia venuto; Tell me why it's wrong, dimmi perché è sbagliato

D n.

(il) perché: I can't see why, non capisco il perché; the whys and wherefores, il perché e il percome

● Why leave?, e perché partire? □ Why so?, perché mai? □ I see no reason why not, non vedo proprio perché no; e perché no?
why (2) /waɪ/
inter.

( di sorpresa, protesta, impazienza, sdegno, ecc.) ma come; ma sì; beh; che diamine!; ma via!: Why, it's quite cheap!, ma come, è proprio a buon mercato!; Why, what is wrong with it?, beh, che cos'ha che non va?

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ why
2 reason

1.
['riːzn]noun

1) (cause) Grund, der

there is [no/every] reason to assume or believe that... — es besteht [kein/ein guter] Grund zu der Annahme, dass...

have no reason to complain or for complaint — sich nicht beklagen können

for that [very] reason — aus [eben] diesem Grund

no particular reason — (as answer) einfach so

all the more reason for doing something — ein Grund mehr, etwas zu tun

for no obvious reason — aus keinem ersichtlichen Grund

for the [simple] reason that... — [einfach,] weil...

by reason of — wegen; aufgrund

with reason — aus gutem Grund

2) no pl., no art. (power to understand; sense; Philos.) Vernunft, die; (sanity) gesunder Verstand

lose one's reason — den Verstand verlieren

you can have anything within reason — du kannst alles haben, solange es im Rahmen bleibt

stand to reason — unzweifelhaft sein

not listen to reason — sich (Dat.) nichts sagen lassen

see reason — zur Einsicht kommen

it stands to reason that... — es ist unzweifelhaft, dass...
2. intransitive verb
1) schlussfolgern ( from aus)

2)

reason with — diskutieren mit (about, on über + Akk.)

you can't reason with her — mit ihr kann man nicht vernünftig reden
3. transitive verb
schlussfolgern

ours not to reason why — es ist nicht unsere Sache, nach dem Warum zu fragen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/90768/reason_out">reason out

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rea·son

[ˈri:z^ən]

I. n

1. (cause) Grund m ( for für + akk)

the \reason [that] I'm asking is that... der Grund, warum ich frage, ist, dass...

for \reasons best known to herself, she's decided to... aus Gründen, die nur sie allein kennt, hat sie beschlossen zu...

there's no \reason to complain es gibt keinen Anlass, sich zu beschweren

give me one good \reason why I should stay nenne mir einen guten Grund, warum ich bleiben sollte

for \reasons of health aus gesundheitlichen Gründen

not guilty by \reason of insanity LAW nicht schuldig wegen Unzurechnungsfähigkeit

for \reasons of state aus Gründen der Staatsräson

there is every \reason to believe that... es spricht alles dafür, dass...

to have good/every [good]/no \reason to do sth guten/allen/keinen Grund haben, etw zu tun

the police have every good \reason to believe that... die Polizei hat allen Grund zur Annahme, dass...

for no obvious/particular \reason aus keinem ersichtlichen/besonderen Grund

for personal \reasons aus persönlichen Gründen

for some \reason aus irgendeinem Grund

by \reason of sth aufgrund [o wegen] einer S. gen

the \reason why [der Grund,] warum

the \reason why he did it was a mystery to us all [der Grund,] warum er es getan hast, war uns allen ein Rätsel

I'd like to know the \reason why ich wüsste gern, warum [o weshalb]

and that's the \reason why we decided against it und deshalb [o darum] haben wir uns dagegen entschieden

and that's the \reason why! und das ist der Grund dafür!

2. no pl (good cause) Grund m

to do sth with \reason etw aus gutem Grund tun

she was furious, and with \reason sie war wütend, und das aus gutem Grund

there is \reason to believe that... es gibt Grund zur Annahme, dass

to have \reason to believe that... Grund zur Annahme haben, dass...

3. no pl (power to think) Denkvermögen nt

the power of \reason logisches Denkvermögen

4. no pl (common sense) Vernunft f

there was \reason in what he said was er sagte, klang vernünftig

the Age of R\reason das Zeitalter der Vernunft

to reach the age of \reason vernünftig werden

to be [or go] beyond all \reason vollkommen unsinnig sein

to bring sb to \reason jdn zur Vernunft bringen

to see [or listen to] \reason auf die Stimme der Vernunft hören

they tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen to \reason sie versuchten, ihn zu überreden, aber er ließ sich einfach nichts sagen

it stands to \reason that... es ist logisch, dass...

within \reason innerhalb eines vernünftigen Rahmens

you can choose your own gift, within \reason wenn es im Rahmen bleibt, kannst du dir dein Geschenk selbst aussuchen

we'll do anything within \reason to... wir werden alles was in unserer Macht steht tun, um...

5. no pl (sanity) Verstand m

to lose one's \reason den Verstand verlieren

II. vi

1. (form judgments)

▪ to \reason from sth von etw dat ausgehen

\reasoning from past experience, she was convinced that... aufgrund ihrer [früheren] Erfahrung war sie davon überzeugt, dass...

2. (persuade)

▪ to \reason with sb vernünftig mit jdm reden

the police \reasoned with the hijackers to at least let the children go die Polizei versuchte, die Kidnapper [dazu] zu überreden, wenigstens die Kinder freizulassen

▪ to \reason with sb that... versuchen, jdm klarzumachen, dass...

III. vt

1. (deduce)

▪ to \reason that... schlussfolgern, dass...

▪ to \reason from sth that... aus etw [schluss]folgern [o schließen], dass...

from the suitcase in the passage, Gerald \reasoned that his aunt had arrived aus dem Koffer im Gang schloss Gerald, dass seine Tante eingetroffen war

2. (persuade)

▪ to \reason sb into sth jdn zu etw dat überreden

I \reasoned him into telling the truth ich überredete ihn, die Wahrheit zu sagen

▪ to \reason sb out of sth jdm etw ausreden

we have to \reason him out of giving up his studies wir müssen ihm die Idee ausreden, sein Studium aufzugeben

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['riːzn]
1. n

1) (= cause, justification) Grund m (for für)

reason for living or being — Grund m zum Leben

my reason for going, the reason for my going — (der Grund,) weshalb ich gehe/gegangen bin

to give sb reason for complaint — jdm Anlass or Grund zu Klagen geben

the police had no reason to interfere — die Polizei hatte keinen Grund einzugreifen; (but did) die Polizei hat ohne Grund eingegriffen

what's the reason for this celebration? — aus welchem Anlass wird hier gefeiert?

I want to know the reason why — ich möchte wissen, weshalb

and that's the reason why... — und deshalb...

and that's the reason why! — und das ist der Grund dafür!

I have (good) reason/every reason to believe that... — ich habe (guten) Grund/allen Grund anzunehmen, dass...

there is reason to believe that... — es gibt Gründe zu glauben, dass...

there is every reason to believe... — es spricht alles dafür...

for that very reason — eben deswegen

with (good) reason — mit gutem Grund, mit Recht

without any reason — ohne jeden Grund or Anlass, grundlos

for no reason at all — ohne ersichtlichen Grund

for no particular/apparent reason — ohne einen bestimmten/ersichtlichen Grund

why did you do that? – no particular reason — warum haben Sie das gemacht? – einfach nur so

for no other reason than that... —

for some reason (or ( an)other) — aus irgendeinem Grund

for reasons best known to himself/myself — aus unerfindlichen/bestimmten Gründen

all the more reason for doing it or to do it — umso mehr Grund, das zu tun

by reason of — wegen (+gen)

for reasons of State this was never disclosed — die Staatsräson machte die Geheimhaltung erforderlich

2) no pl (= mental faculty) Verstand m

to lose one's reason —

to reach the age of reason — verständig werden

the Age of Reason (Hist) — das Zeitalter der Vernunft

3) no pl (= common sense) Vernunft f

the voice of reason — die Stimme der Vernunft

to listen to reason — auf die Stimme der Vernunft hören

he won't listen to reason — er lässt sich (dat) nichts sagen

he's beyond reason — ihm ist mit Vernunft nicht beizukommen

that stands to reason — das ist logisch

we'll do anything within reason to... — wir tun alles, was in unserer Macht steht, um zu...

you can have anything within reason — Sie können alles haben, solange es sich in Grenzen hält

2. vi

1) (= think logically) vernünftig or logisch denken

the ability to reason — logisches Denkvermögen

2)

(= argue) to reason (with sb) — vernünftig mit jdm reden

there's no reasoning with him — mit ihm kann man nicht vernünftig reden

3. vt

1)

to reason sb out of sth — jdm etw ausreden

to reason sb into sth — jdn zu etw überreden

to reason why/what... — sich (dat) klarmachen, warum/was...

ours is not to reason why — es steht uns nicht an zu fragen, warum

he reasoned that if we hurried we could get there by 6 o'clock — er argumentierte, dass wir um 6.00 Uhr dort ankommen könnten, wenn wir uns beeilen würden, er rechnete vor, dass wir bis 6.00 Uhr dort sein könnten

2) (= deduce) schließen, folgern; (verbally) argumentieren; (= work out) problem durchdenken

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reason [ˈriːzn]

A s

1. (Beweg)Grund m (of, for gen, für), Ursache f ( for gen), Anlass m ( for gen, zu, für):

have (no) reason to do sth (keinen) Grund oder (keine) Veranlassung haben, etwas zu tun;

have reasons to celebrate Grund zum Feiern haben;

I have my reasons for saying this ich sage das nicht von ungefähr;

the reason why (der Grund,) weshalb;

for the same reason aus dem gleichen Grund oder Anlass;

for one reason or another aus irgendeinem Grund;

for reasons of health aus Gesundheitsgründen;

for reasons of space aus Platzgründen;

he did this for reasons best known to himself aus unerfindlichen Gründen; if sth like this happens, it is for a reason dann hat das (s)einen Grund;

by reason of wegen, infolge (gen);

with reason aus gutem Grund, mit Recht;

without any reason

a) auch for no reason grundlos, ohne Grund

b) völlig grundlos, ohne den geringsten Grund;

without good reason ohne triftigen Grund;

not without reason nicht ohne Grund, nicht umsonst;

there is (no) reason to suppose that … es besteht (kein) Grund zu der Annahme, dass …;

there is every reason to believe that … alles spricht dafür, dass …;

there is good reason for optimism es gibt guten Grund, optimistisch zu sein;

all the more reason ein Grund mehr (for doing, to do zu tun)

2. Begründung f, Rechtfertigung f:

reasons pl of state Staatsräson f

3. (ohne art) Vernunft f:

a) Verstand m

b) Einsicht f:

within reason innerhalb eines vernünftigen Rahmens;

there is reason in what you say was du sagst, hat Hand und Fuß;

be ( oder go) beyond all reason völlig überzogen sein (Forderungen etc);

bring sb to reason jemanden zur Vernunft oder Räson bringen;

lose one’s reason den Verstand verlieren;

listen to reason Vernunft annehmen;

regain one’s reason wieder zur Vernunft kommen;

it stands to reason that … es leuchtet ein, dass …; es ist (doch wohl) klar, dass …

4. (ohne art) PHIL Vernunbft f (Ggs Verstand): → age A 4

5. → premise² 1 a

B v/i

1. logisch denken, vernünftig urteilen

2. (with) vernünftig reden (mit), (jemandem) gut zureden, (jemanden) zu überzeugen suchen:

he is not to be reasoned with er lässt nicht mit sich reden

C v/t

1. schließen, folgern ( beide:

from aus)

2. oft reason out (logisch) durchdenken:

reasoned wohldurchdacht

3. zu dem Schluss kommen ( that dass)

4. ergründen ( what was; why warum)

5. (vernünftig) erörtern:

reason away etwas wegdiskutieren

6. jemanden durch Argumente überzeugen:

reason sb into (out of) sth jemandem etwas ein-(aus)reden

7. begründen

8. logisch formulieren

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1.
['riːzn]noun

1) (cause) Grund, der

there is [no/every] reason to assume or believe that... — es besteht [kein/ein guter] Grund zu der Annahme, dass...

have no reason to complain or for complaint — sich nicht beklagen können

for that [very] reason — aus [eben] diesem Grund

no particular reason — (as answer) einfach so

all the more reason for doing something — ein Grund mehr, etwas zu tun

for no obvious reason — aus keinem ersichtlichen Grund

for the [simple] reason that... — [einfach,] weil...

by reason of — wegen; aufgrund

with reason — aus gutem Grund

2) no pl., no art. (power to understand; sense; Philos.) Vernunft, die; (sanity) gesunder Verstand

lose one's reason — den Verstand verlieren

you can have anything within reason — du kannst alles haben, solange es im Rahmen bleibt

stand to reason — unzweifelhaft sein

not listen to reason — sich (Dat.) nichts sagen lassen

see reason — zur Einsicht kommen

it stands to reason that... — es ist unzweifelhaft, dass...
2. intransitive verb
1) schlussfolgern ( from aus)

2)

reason with — diskutieren mit (about, on über + Akk.)

you can't reason with her — mit ihr kann man nicht vernünftig reden
3. transitive verb
schlussfolgern

ours not to reason why — es ist nicht unsere Sache, nach dem Warum zu fragen

Phrasal Verbs:

- reason out

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n.

Anlass -¨e m.

Grund ¨-e m.

Ursache -n f.

Vernunft f.

Verstand -¨e m. v.

argumentieren v.

logisch denken ausdr.

venünftig reden ausdr.

vernünftig urteilen ausdr.

überlegen v.

English-german dictionary > reason
3 why

1. adverb
1) (for what reason) warum; (for what purpose) wozu

why is that? — warum das?

and this/that is why I believe... — und darum glaube ich...

why not buy it, if you like it? — kauf es dir doch, wenn es dir gefällt

why do we need another car? — wozu brauchen wir noch ein Auto?

2) (on account of which)

the reason why he did it — der Grund, aus dem od. warum er es tat

I can see no reason why not — ich wüsste nicht, warum nicht
2. interjection
why, certainly/of course! — aber sicher!

why, if it isn't Jack! — aber das ist ja Jack!

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1. adverb
(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) warum
2. relative pronoun
(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) warum

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why

[(h)waɪ]

I. n

▶ the \whys and wherefores [of sth] das Warum und Weshalb [einer S. gen]

II. adv

1. interrog (for what reason) warum

\why did he say that? warum hat er das gesagt?

2. (used to introduce suggestion)

\why don't you join us at the bar? — good idea, \why not warum kommst du nicht mit uns an die Bar? — gute Idee, warum eigentlich nicht

3. rel (for that reason)

the reason \why I... der Grund, warum ich...

that's the reason \why he didn't phone deshalb hat er nicht angerufen!

III. interj esp AM ( dated)

\why, if it isn't old Georgie Frazer! na, wenn das nicht Georgie Frazer ist!

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[waɪ]
1. adv
warum, weshalb; (asking for the purpose) wozu; (= how come that...) wieso
why not ask him? — warum fragst du/fragen wir etc ihn nicht?

why wait? — warum or wozu (noch) warten?

why do it this way? — warum denn so?

that's why — darum, deshalb, deswegen

that's exactly why... — genau deshalb or deswegen...

2. interj

why, of course, that's right! — ja doch or aber sicher, das stimmt so!

are you sure? – why yes (of course/I think so) — sind Sie sicher? – aber ja doch

why that's easy! —

take the bus! why, it's only a short walk — den Bus nehmen? ach was, das ist doch nur ein Katzensprung

why, if it isn't Charles! — na so was, das ist doch (der) Charles!

who did it? why it's obvious — wer das war? na or also, das ist doch klar

3. n

the whys and (the) wherefores — das Warum und Weshalb

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why [waı; hwaı]

A adv (fragend und relativ) warum, weshalb, wozu:

why so? wieso?, warum das?;

the reason why (der Grund,) weshalb;

that is why deshalb;

why not go by bus? warum nimmst du nicht den Bus?

B s meist pl Warum n:

the whys and wherefores das Warum und Weshalb

C int

1. nun (gut), (na) schön

2. (ja) natürlich

3. ja doch

4. na, hör mal; nanu;

aber (… doch):

why, that’s Peter! aber das ist ja oder doch Peter!

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1. adverb
1) (for what reason) warum; (for what purpose) wozu

why is that? — warum das?

and this/that is why I believe... — und darum glaube ich...

why not buy it, if you like it? — kauf es dir doch, wenn es dir gefällt

why do we need another car? — wozu brauchen wir noch ein Auto?

2) (on account of which)

the reason why he did it — der Grund, aus dem od. warum er es tat

I can see no reason why not — ich wüsste nicht, warum nicht
2. interjection
why, certainly/of course! — aber sicher!

why, if it isn't Jack! — aber das ist ja Jack!

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adv.

warum adv.

weshalb adv.

English-german dictionary > why
4 reason

['riːz(ə)n] 1. сущ.
1)

а) причина, повод, основание

by reason of — по причине; из-за

to have a reason for not going — иметь уважительную причину, чтобы не идти (куда-л.)

The real reason behind their decision was never made public. — Настоящая причина их решения так и осталась неизвестной.

The reason why she did it is a mystery. — По какой причине она это сделала, остается загадкой.

- cogent reason
- convincing reason
- compelling reasons
- every reason
- plausible reason
- strong reason
- urgent reason
- valid reason
- sufficient reason
- underlying reason
б) соображение, мотив; оправдание

He quit for personal reasons. — Он уволился по личным причинам.

- personal reason

2) разум, рассудок, ум, интеллект

- bereft of reason

Syn:

mind, brain, intellect, mentality

3) благоразумие, здравомыслие

within reason — в пределах разумного

to stand to reason — быть ясным, понятным; казаться само собой разумеющимся

It stands to reason that the majority party will be reelected. — Совершенно ясно, что партия большинства снова будет избрана.

I'll do anything for you within reason. — Я сделаю для вас всё в пределах разумного.

- sound reason

Syn:

prudence, discretion

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Gram:

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Adverbial clause of reason[/ref]
2. гл.
1) рассуждать, размышлять (о чём-л.); делать выводы

Syn:

think, consider

2) убеждать, уговаривать

to reason out of smth. — разубеждать в чём-л.

to reason with smb. — урезонивать кого-л.

The teacher tried to reason with the boy but he refused to listen. — Учитель попытался уговорить ребёнка, но тот не хотел и слушать.

See if you can reason the members into agreeing with the plan. — Попробуй убедить членов комитета согласиться с планом.

Can't you reason the boy out of such stupid behaviour? — Можешь ты отучить ребенка от этой дурацкой привычки?

3) аргументировать, обосновывать; доказывать, приводить доводы

The lawyer reasoned against any changes being made in the law. — Юрист высказывал аргументированное возражение против любых изменений в законе.

Syn:

argue

4) уст. обсуждать, дискутировать

Syn:

discuss

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- reason out

Англо-русский современный словарь > reason
5 why

why [waɪ]

1. adverb

pourquoi

• why did you do it? pourquoi l'avez-vous fait ?

• I wonder why he left her je me demande pourquoi il l'a quittée

• I wonder why je me demande pourquoi

• he told me why he did it il m'a dit pourquoi il a fait ça

• why not? pourquoi pas ?

• why not phone her? pourquoi ne pas lui téléphoner ?

2. conjunction

• the reasons why he did it les raisons pour lesquelles il a fait ça

• there's no reason why you shouldn't try again il n'y a pas de raison pour que tu n'essaies pas de nouveau

• that is why I never spoke to him again c'est pourquoi je ne lui ai jamais reparlé

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Note: why translates as pourquoi in French, but see II, III below for exceptions

As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc, questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi?

why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries
[waɪ], US [hwaɪ] 1.
adverb

1) ( in questions) pourquoi

why do you ask? — pourquoi est-ce que tu me poses la question?, pourquoi me poses-tu la question?

‘I'm annoyed’ - ‘why is that?’ — ‘je suis vexé’ - ‘pourquoi?’

oh no, why me? — oh non, pourquoi est-ce que ça me tombe dessus? (colloq)

‘it's not possible’ - ‘why not?’ — ‘ce n'est pas possible’ - ‘pourquoi pas?’

‘can I apply?’ - ‘I don't see why not’ — ‘est-ce que je peux m'inscrire?’ - ‘je ne vois pas pourquoi tu ne pourrais pas’

2) ( when making suggestions) pourquoi

why don't we go away for the weekend? — pourquoi ne pas partir quelque part pour le week-end?

why don't I invite them for dinner? — et si je les invitais à manger?

why not send off now for our brochure? — pourquoi ne pas demander dès maintenant notre brochure?

3) (expressing irritation, defiance) pourquoi

why can't you be quiet? — tu ne peux pas te taire?

why do I bother? — à quoi ça sert que je me donne du mal?

why should they get all the praise? — pourquoi est-ce que c'est eux qui auraient tous les compliments?

‘tell them’ - ‘why should I?’ — ‘dis-leur’ - ‘et pourquoi (est-ce que je devrais le faire)?’

4) (also whyever) ( expressing surprise)

whyever not? — GB pourquoi pas?
2.
conjunction pour ça

that is why they came — c'est pour ça qu'ils sont venus

that's not why I asked — ce n'est pas pour ça que j'avais posé la question

so that's why! — ( finally understanding) ah, c'est pour ça!

‘why?’ - ‘because you're stubborn, that's why!’ — ‘pourquoi?’ - ‘parce que tu es têtu, c'est tout!’

the reason why — la raison pour laquelle

I need to know the reason why — j'ai besoin de savoir pourquoi; reason 1. 1
3.
(dated) exclamation mais

English-French dictionary > why
6 why

why, US hwaI

❢ Why translates as pourquoi in French, but see B, C below for exceptions. As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc, questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi? why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries.

A adv

1 ( in questions) pourquoi ; why do you ask? pourquoi est-ce que tu me poses la question?, pourquoi me poses-tu la question? ; why didn't she tell us? pourquoi est-ce qu'elle ne nous l'a pas dit?, pourquoi ne nous l'a-t-elle pas dit? ; why risk everything? pourquoi tout risquer? ; why bother? pourquoi se tracasser? ; ‘I'm annoyed’-‘why is that?’ ‘je suis vexé’-‘pourquoi?’ ; why all the fuss? pourquoi tout ce remue-ménage? ; why the delay? pourquoi ce retard? ; why me? pourquoi moi? ; oh no, why me? oh non, pourquoi est-ce que ça me tombe dessus? ; why not somebody else? pourquoi pas quelqu'un d'autre? ; ‘it's not possible’-‘why not?’ ‘ce n'est pas possible’-‘pourquoi pas?’ ; ‘would you be interested?’-‘why not?’ ‘ça t'intéresserait?’-‘pourquoi pas?’ ; ‘can I apply?’-‘I don't see why not’ ‘est-ce que je peux m'inscrire?’-‘je ne vois pas pourquoi tu ne pourrais pas’ ;

2 ( when making suggestions) pourquoi ; why don't you apply for the job? pourquoi est-ce que tu ne poses pas ta candidature? ; why don't we go away for the weekend? pourquoi ne pas partir quelque part pour le week-end? ; why don't I invite them for dinner? et si je les invitais à manger? ; why not sell the car? pourquoi ne pas vendre la voiture? ; why not send off now for our brochure? pourquoi ne pas demander dès maintenant notre brochure? ; why not a mix of traditional and modern? pourquoi pas un mélange de classique et de moderne? ;

3 (expressing irritation, defiance) pourquoi ; why don't they mind their own business? pourquoi est-ce qu'ils ne s'occupent pas de leurs affaires? ; why can't you be quiet? tu ne peux pas te taire deux minutes? ; why do I bother? à quoi ça sert que je me donne du mal? ; why should they get all the praise? pourquoi est-ce que c'est eux qui auraient tous les compliments? ; ‘tell them’-‘why should I?’ ‘dis- leur’-‘et pourquoi est-ce que je devrais le faire?’ ;

4 ( also whyever) ( expressing surprise) whyever not? GB pourquoi pas? ; whyever did you say that? pourquoi donc as-tu dit cela?

B conj pour ça ; that is why they came c'est pour ça qu'ils sont venus ; that's not why I asked ce n'est pas pour ça que j'avais posé la question ; is that why she telephoned? est-ce que c'est pour ça qu'elle a téléphoné? ; so that's why! ( finally understanding) ah, c'est pour ça! ; ‘why?’-‘because you're stubborn, that's why!’ ‘pourquoi?’-‘parce que tu es têtu, c'est tout!’ ; the reason why la raison pour laquelle ; one of the reasons why they left une des raisons pour lesquelles ils sont partis ; I need to know the reason why j'ai besoin de savoir pourquoi ; ⇒ reason A 2.

C n the why le pourquoi m ; ⇒ wherefore.

D † excl mais ; why, we've just arrived! mais nous venons d'arriver!

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reason ['ri:zən]

raison ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) maintenir ⇒ 2 (a) calculer ⇒ 2 (a) conclure ⇒ 2 (a) persuader ⇒ 2 (b) raisonner ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) (cause, motive) raison f ( for de);

∎ what is the reason for his absence? quelle est la raison de son absence?;

∎ there is a reason for his doing that il y a une raison pour qu'il fasse ça;

∎ did he give a reason for being so late? a-t-il donné la raison d'un tel retard?;

∎ what reason could they give for such inhuman acts? comment peuvent-ils justifier des actes d'une telle cruauté?;

∎ I (can) see no reason for disagreeing or to disagree je ne vois pas pourquoi je ne serais pas d'accord;

∎ all the more reason for trying again or to try again raison de plus pour réessayer;

∎ to have reason enough (to do sth) avoir de bonnes raisons (de faire qch);

∎ you have every reason or good reason to be angry vous avez de bonnes raisons d'être en colère;

∎ that's no reason to get annoyed ce n'est pas une raison pour s'énerver;

∎ we have/there is reason to believe he is lying nous avons de bonnes raisons de croire/il y a lieu de croire qu'il ment;

∎ the reason (why) they refused la raison de leur refus, la raison pour laquelle ils ont refusé;

∎ she wouldn't tell me the reason why elle ne voulait pas me dire pourquoi;

∎ give me one good reason why I should believe you! donne-moi une bonne raison de te croire!;

∎ I chose him for the simple reason I liked him je l'ai choisi pour la simple (et bonne) raison qu'il me plaisait;

∎ reasons of state la raison d'État;

∎ for reasons of health pour raisons de santé;

∎ for reasons best known to herself pour des raisons qu'elle est seule à connaître;

∎ for some reason (or other), for one reason or other pour une raison ou pour une autre;

∎ for no other reason than that I forgot pour la simple raison que j'ai oublié;

∎ for no particular reason sans raison particulière;

∎ why do you ask? - oh, no particular reason pourquoi est-ce que tu me demandes ça? - oh, comme ça;

∎ for no reason at all sans aucune raison;

∎ but that's the only reason I came! mais c'est pour ça que je suis venue!;

∎ they were upset, and with (good) reason ils étaient bouleversés, et pour cause;

∎ to give sb good reason for doing sth donner de bonnes raisons à qn de faire qch;

∎ give me one good reason why I should! donne-moi une raison valable pour que je le fasse!;

∎ she's my reason for living elle est ma raison de vivre

(b) (common sense, rationality) raison f;

∎ he lost his reason il a perdu la raison;

∎ he won't listen to reason il refuse d'entendre raison;

∎ I can't make her listen to reason je n'arrive pas à lui faire entendre raison ou à la raisonner;

∎ at last he saw reason il a fini par entendre raison;

∎ your demands are beyond all reason vos exigences dépassent les limites du raisonnable;

∎ it stands to reason (that…) il va de soi ou sans dire (que…+ indicative);

∎ that stands to reason c'est logique, ça va de soi;

∎ man has the power of reason l'homme est doué de raison

2 transitive verb

(a) (maintain) maintenir, soutenir; (work out) calculer, déduire; (conclude) conclure;

∎ they reasoned that the fault must be in the cooling system ils en ont déduit que la défaillance devait provenir du système de refroidissement

(b) (persuade)

∎ I reasoned him out of the idea je l'ai persuadé ou convaincu d'abandonner son idée;

∎ she reasoned me into/out of going elle m'a persuadé/dissuadé d'y aller

3 intransitive verb

raisonner;

∎ to reason with sb raisonner qn;

∎ I tried to reason with them j'ai essayé de les raisonner ou de leur faire entendre raison;

∎ humorous ours is not to reason why il ne faut pas chercher à comprendre

4 by reason of preposition

en raison de;

∎ to be found not guilty by reason of insanity être déclaré non-coupable pour cause de démence

5 for reasons of preposition

∎ for reasons of space/national security pour des raisons de place/de sécurité nationale

6 within reason adverb

dans la limite du raisonnable;

∎ you can do what you like, within reason vous pouvez faire ce que vous voulez, dans la limite du raisonnable

➲ reason out separable transitive verb

(maths problem) résoudre; (one's differences) résoudre en discutant

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why [hwai /w-] adv.,n,interj -adv 1. pse, përse; why did she do it? pse e bëri këtë? 2. për të cilën, pse; the reason why he failed arsyeja pse dështoi. 3. arsyeja pse; that is why he failed kjo është arsyeja pse dështoi /-n. arsye, shkak; the whys and the wherefores of his behaviour shkaqet dhe arsyet e sjelljes së tij /-interj. ua!; shiko! why, the cage is empty! shiko, kafazi është bosh!

whyever ['hwajevë:] adv. pse pra; pse të shkretën!

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1. adverb
(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) por qué

2. relative pronoun
(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) por qué

why adv por qué

why didn't you come yesterday? ¿por qué no viniste ayer?

I don't know why it won't work no sé por qué no funciona

why

tr[waɪ]

adverb

1 (direct questions - for what reason) por qué; (- for what purpose) para qué

■ why didn't you go? ¿por qué no fuiste?

■ why do you hate me? ¿por qué me odias?

■ why bother? ¿por qué molestarse?

■ why do you need the money? ¿para qué necesitas el dinero?

2 (indirect questions - for what reason) por qué; (- for what purpose) para qué

■ I asked him why he did it le pregunté por qué lo hizo

■ she wondered why he hadn't come se preguntaba por qué no había venido

3 (relative) por eso

■ that is why he left por eso se fue

■ why she kept quiet we'll never know nunca sabremos por qué nunca dijo nada

interjection

1 ¡vaya!, ¡anda!, ¡toma!

noun

1 porqué nombre masculino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

the whys and (the) wherefores el cómo y el porqué

why ever? ¿por qué demonios?

why not? ¿por qué no?

■ why don't we go out for lunch? ¿por qué no comemos fuera?

■ I don't see why not no veo por qué no

why ['hwaɪ] adv

: por qué

why did you do it?: ¿por qué lo hizo?

why n, pl whys reason: porqué m, razón f

why conj

: por qué

I know why he left: yo sé por qué salió

there's no reason why it should exist: no hay razón para que exista

why interj, (used to express surprise) : ¡vaya!, ¡mira!

why

adv.

• por qué adv.

• pues adv.

conj.

• por lo que conj.

• por que conj.

interj.

• toma interj.

I hwaɪ, waɪ
adverb por qué

why are you laughing? — ¿por qué te ríes?

why not? — ¿por qué no?

why don't you apply for the post? — ¿por qué no solicitas el puesto?

there's no reason why you shouldn't do it — no hay ningún motivo para que no lo hagas

this is why the attempt failed — fue por esto or por esta razón que el intento fracasó

because he lied to me, that's why! — porque me mintió! por eso!

the reason why he couldn't attend — la razón por la cual no pudo asistir

II

interjection vaya!, anda!

why, of course! — por supuesto que sí!

III

noun porqué m

she has to know the whys and wherefores — tiene que saber todas las razones or todos los detalles

[waɪ]
1.

ADV por qué

why not? — ¿por qué no?

why on earth didn't you tell me? — ¿por qué demonios no me lo dijiste?

I know why you did it — sé por qué lo hiciste

why he did it we shall never know — no sabremos nunca por qué razón lo hizo

that's why I couldn't come — por eso no pude venir

which is why I am here — que es por lo que estoy aquí

2.

EXCL ¡toma!, ¡anda!

why, it's you! — ¡toma, eres tú!, ¡anda, eres tú!

why, what's the matter? — bueno, ¿qué pasa?

why, there are 8 of us! — ¡si somos 8!

why, it's easy! — ¡vamos, es muy fácil!

3.

N

the whys and (the) wherefores — el porqué
WHY ► Why can usually be translated by por qué:
Why didn't you come? ¿Por qué no viniste?
They asked her why she hadn't finished her report Le preguntaron por qué no había terminado el informe NOTE: Remember the difference in spelling between p or qué ( why) and porque (because). ► To ask specifically about the {purpose} of something, you can translate why using para qué:
Why go if we are not needed? ¿Para qué vamos a ir si no nos necesitan? ► In statements, you can translate ( the reason) why using por qué, la razón ( por la que) or el motivo ( por el que):
Tell me (the reason) why you don't want to accept the proposal Dime por qué or la razón por la que or el motivo por el que no quieres aceptar la propuesta ► Translate tha t's why using por eso:
That's why they wouldn't pay Por eso no querían pagar ► Like all question words in Spanish, por qué can function as a masculine noun. Note that in el porqué, porqué i s written as one word:
I'd like to know why he's absent or the reason for his absence Me gustaría saber el porqué de su ausencia For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [hwaɪ, waɪ]
adverb por qué

why are you laughing? — ¿por qué te ríes?

why not? — ¿por qué no?

why don't you apply for the post? — ¿por qué no solicitas el puesto?

there's no reason why you shouldn't do it — no hay ningún motivo para que no lo hagas

this is why the attempt failed — fue por esto or por esta razón que el intento fracasó

because he lied to me, that's why! — porque me mintió! por eso!

the reason why he couldn't attend — la razón por la cual no pudo asistir

II

interjection vaya!, anda!

why, of course! — por supuesto que sí!

III

noun porqué m

she has to know the whys and wherefores — tiene que saber todas las razones or todos los detalles

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10 why

1. n

1) підстава, причина

every why has a wherefore — на все є свої причини

2) загадка, задача

2. adv

чому

why were you late? — чому ви спізнилися?

Are you ill? — No, why? — Ви хворі? — Ні, а що таке?

this is the reason why I came so early — ось чому я прийшов так рано

3. conj

чому

I don't know why he is late — я не знаю, чому він спізнюється

4. int

виражає:

1) здивування

why it is he! — та це ж він!

2) нетерпіння

why, of course I do — ну, звісно, так

3) вагання

Is it true? — W., yes, I think so. — Це правда? — Та як вам сказати? Мабуть, так

4) заперечення

why, what is the harm? — то що з того?

5) висновок

since we did not succeed, why, we must try again — раз ми зазнали невдачі — що ж, спробуємо знову

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I [ˌwai] n
причина

the whys and wherefores — чого та чому, причини та підстави

every why has a wherefore — на все свої підстава
II [ˌwai] adv
1) inter чомує, чогоє; з якої причиниє; на якій підставіє

why did you do that — є чому /навіщо/ ви це зробилиє

why so — є чомує, з якої причиниє

why not — є Чому б ніє; а щоє, чому ви питаєтеє

are you ill є- No, why — є ви хворіє - Ні, а що такеє

2) rel чому

I can think of no reason why you should not go — я не знаю, чому б вам не піти

this is (the reason) why I left so early — ось чому /саме тому/ я так рано пішов; conj чому

I don't know why they are late — не знаю, чому вони спізнюються

why in thunder /in blazes, the dickens, the deuce, the devil, the hell/... — є чому, в біса... Є
III [wai]
int як!, 6a! ( виражає здивування)

why, it is Smith! 6a, та це ж Сміт!; why, what's the matter — є в чому справає

why, this is the very book I want! Ta — це ж саме та книга, яку я шукаю!; та, ну ( виражає поспіх)

why, of course that was it — ну звичайно, це так

why, sure — ну звичайно ж; мабуть ( виражає вагання)

is it true є, yes, I think so — це правдає - Та як вам сказатиє Мабуть, так; а як же!, ну звичайно! ( виражає здогад); але ж ( виражає заперечення)

why, it is quite easy! — Але це зовсім не важко!

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I 1. [waɪ] [AE hwaɪ]
avverbio

1) (in questions) perché, per quale motivo

why do you ask? — perché lo chiedi?

why bother? — perché preoccuparsi?

"I'm annoyed" - "why is that?" — "sono seccato" - "per quale ragione?"

oh no, why me? — oh no, proprio io?

why not? — perché no?

why don't they mind their own business? — (ma) perché non si fanno gli affari loro?

2) (making suggestions) perché

why don't we go to the pub? — perché non andiamo al pub?
2.
congiunzione

that is why they came — è il motivo per cui o è per questo che sono venuti

so that's why! — (finally understanding) ecco perché! allora è per questo!

"why?" - "because you're stubborn, that's why!" — "perché?" - "perché sei testardo, ecco perché!"

the reason why — il motivo per cui

I need to know the reason why — ho bisogno di sapere il perché
II 1. [waɪ] [AE hwaɪ]
nome

the why — il perché, il motivo
2.
interiezione ant. ma come

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1. adverb
(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) perché
2. relative pronoun
(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) perché, per cui, per il quale

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I 1. [waɪ] [AE hwaɪ]
avverbio

1) (in questions) perché, per quale motivo

why do you ask? — perché lo chiedi?

why bother? — perché preoccuparsi?

"I'm annoyed" - "why is that?" — "sono seccato" - "per quale ragione?"

oh no, why me? — oh no, proprio io?

why not? — perché no?

why don't they mind their own business? — (ma) perché non si fanno gli affari loro?

2) (making suggestions) perché

why don't we go to the pub? — perché non andiamo al pub?
2.
congiunzione

that is why they came — è il motivo per cui o è per questo che sono venuti

so that's why! — (finally understanding) ecco perché! allora è per questo!

"why?" - "because you're stubborn, that's why!" — "perché?" - "perché sei testardo, ecco perché!"

the reason why — il motivo per cui

I need to know the reason why — ho bisogno di sapere il perché
II 1. [waɪ] [AE hwaɪ]
nome

the why — il perché, il motivo
2.
interiezione ant. ma come

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12 reason

1. [ʹri:z(ə)n] n
I

1. причина; основание

the reason of eclipses - причина затмений

what is the reason of the tides? - почему бывают приливы?

what is the reason of the dew? - почему выпадает роса?

she had a reason for laughing - у неё была причина для смеха

by reason of..., for the reason that... - по причине того, что..., из-за того, что...

the scheme failed by reason of bad organization - этот план провалился из-за плохой организации

for no other reason than that I forgot - разг. по той простой причине, что я забыл

for reasons beyond control - по независящим обстоятельствам

with reason - с основанием, по основательным причинам

not without reason - не без основания

with good reason - с полным правом /основанием/, совершенно обоснованно

he complains with reason - у него есть основания жаловаться

2. (субъективное) основание, мотив, соображение; оправдание

for economy reasons - по соображениям экономии

for family reasons - по семейным обстоятельствам

for reasons of State - обыкн. ирон. по государственным соображениям

reasons for and against doing smth. - соображения за и против какого-л. поступка

to give reasons for one's preference - обосновать свой выбор

to give reasons for doing smth. - а) объяснить свои поступки; б) изложить мотивы, по которым что-л. должно быть сделано

to prove with reasons - доказать аргументами, представить резонные соображения

I saw reason to suspect him - у меня были основания подозревать его

I have good reason to fear that... - у меня все основания /я имею полное право/ опасаться, что...

I have good reasons for doing [for saying] this - я имею полное право поступать так [так говорить]

did he give any reason? - он привёл какие-л. доводы?; он что-нибудь привёл в своё оправдание?

give me your reasons for refusing - мотивируйте свой отказ, изложите мотивы вашего отказа

alleging as his reason that... - мотивируя тем, что...

the reason behind the proposal - мотивировка предложения

for reasons best known to oneself - разг. по каким-то таинственным соображениям

I see no reason to do this - не вижу никакой необходимости делать это

all the more reason for going /why I should go/ - (мне) тем более следует уехать

the reason why I dislike him is... - он мне не нравится потому, что...

3. объяснение, обоснование; мотивированное заявление

a woman's reason см. woman 1

reasons adduced - юр. мотивы постановления суда

to give /to yield, to render/ (a) reason - предоставить /дать/ объяснения (своему поведению и т. п.)

4. лог. малая посылка ( силлогизма)

II

1. разум, интеллект

pure reason - филос. чистый разум

only man has reason - только человек - существо разумное

2. 1) здравый рассудок (в противоп. сумасшествию)

bereft of reason - умалишённый

to lose one's reason - сойти с ума, помешаться

his reason failed him utterly - его рассудок совершенно помутился

he was restored to reason - к нему вернулся рассудок ( о сумасшедшем)

2) часто разг. здравый смысл, благоразумие, здравомыслие

to bring smb. to reason - образумить кого-л.

to listen to /to hear/ reason - внять доводам рассудка; прислушаться к голосу разума

to speak /to talk/ reason - говорить /судить/ здраво

you can't make him listen to reason, he will not listen to reason - он и слышать ничего не хочет, его не убедишь

there is reason in what you say - в том, что вы говорите, есть здравый смысл

contrary to reason - идущий вразрез со здравым смыслом

it is quite within reason to suggest... - благоразумно предположить...; здраво рассуждая, можно предположить...

in reason - а) в разумных пределах; б) в соответствии со здравым смыслом; разумно

everything in reason - всему есть мера

to pay anything in reason - заплатить любую разумную цену

it is not in reason to expect me to... - было бы неразумно /странно/ ожидать, что я...

I'm willing to do anything in reason - в разумных пределах я готов сделать всё

out of all reason - чрезмерный; ≅ ни в какие ворота не лезет

the price is out of all reason - это несусветная цена

it cost me a sum out of all reason - я заплатил за это бешеные деньги

it stands to reason - а) разумеется; понятно; ясно, очевидно ( в ответах); б) здравый смысл подсказывает

it stands to reason that... - всякому здравомыслящему человеку понятно, что...; отсюда явно следует, что...

as in reason - как и следовало ожидать; как и следует

as reason was - как подсказывал здравый смысл

without rhyme or reason см. rhyme I ♢

3. редк. разумный поступок; (благо)разумное поведение

it is reason, reason is - это (будет) благоразумно

it is no /not/ reason - это (будет) неразумно

it is but reason that I should rejoice - вполне понятно, что я радуюсь
2. [ʹri:z(ə)n] v
1. 1) размышлять, рассуждать (логически); делать выводы, умозаключать

to reason about /of, on, upon/ a subject - обдумывать что-л.; размышлять /раздумывать, рассуждать/ о каком-л. предмете

to reason from premises - делать вывод из посылок; сделать логический вывод

to reason from past experience - сделать выводы из опыта прошлого

to reason that... - прийти к выводу, что...

we must reason from what is probable - мы должны исходить из вероятности

I reason in this way on the matter - я прихожу к такому выводу по этому вопросу; я так рассуждаю /сужу/ об этом деле

2) мыслить

the ability to reason makes man different from animals - способность мыслить отличает человека от животного

2. обсуждать; дебатировать, дискутировать; рассуждать ( вслух)

to reason what is to be done - обсуждать, что (нужно) сделать

to reason why [how] smth. was done - рассуждать о том, почему [как] что-л. было сделано

3. 1) (with) уговаривать, урезонивать (кого-л.)

we reasoned with him for an hour - мы целый час его урезонивали /пытались его убедить/

2) (into) уговорить, убедить (в чём-л.)

to reason smb. into smth. /into doing smth./ - уговорить кого-л. сделать что-л.

to reason smb. into obedience [into accepting a proposal] - уговорить кого-л. подчиниться [принять предложение]

3) (out of) разубеждать (в чём-л.)

to reason smb. out of smth. /out of doing smth./ - отговорить кого-л. от чего-л.; разубедить кого-л.

to reason smb. out of his fears - убедить кого-л. в неосновательности его опасений

to reason smb. out of a false belief - убедить кого-л. в неосновательности его убеждения

4. преим. p. p. обосновывать, аргументировать; доказывать

to reason that... - аргументировать /мотивировать/ тем, что...; приводить в качестве довода то, что...

you must reason your case a bit more - вы должны лучше обосновать /аргументировать/ свою позицию

his speech was admirably reasoned - его выступление было прекрасно аргументировано

5. (with) уст., библ. спорить или беседовать (с кем-л.)

♢ their's not to reason why ( Tennyson) - не их дело рассуждать о причинах

НБАРС > reason
13 why

1. adverb
(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) hvorfor
2. relative pronoun
(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) hvorfor

I
subst. ( whys) \/waɪ\/

grunn, årsak

the whys and wherefores grunnen, årsaken

• she tried to explain the whys and wherefores of her leaving

hun prøvde å forklare grunnen til at hun reiste
II
adj. og konj. \/waɪ\/

1) ( i spørsmål) hvorfor

• why was he late?

hvorfor kom han for sent?

• why didn't I think of that?

at jeg ikke tenkte på det!

• why don't I come and pick you up?

skal jeg komme og hente deg?

2) fordi, derfor, grunnen til at

• why I mention this is because I'm leaving

jeg nevner dette fordi jeg skal reise

• that is why I like him

det er derfor jeg liker ham

• there was no reason why he should be afraid

det var ingen grunn for ham til å bli redd

the reason why... grunnen til at...

• the reason why more houses are burgled is that the owners are careless

grunnen til at det blir begått innbrudd i stadig flere hus, er at eierne er uforsiktige
III
interj. \/waɪ\/

1) (overraskelse, indignasjon) men... jo, men, hva

• don't you know? why, it's in today's paper

vet du ikke det? men det står jo i dagens avis

• why, that's absurd!

men det er jo vanvittig!

• why, a child knows that!

men det vet jo selv et barn!

• why, didn't I tell you?

var det ikke det jeg sa da?

• why, there he is!

men der er han jo!

• why, what's the harm?

hva gjør nå egentlig det?

2) ( tvilende) ja, tja

• is it true? - why, yes, I think so

er det sant? - ja, jeg tror da det

• why, you know, I am not quite sure

tja, jeg vet ikke riktig jeg

3) (forsterkende, bekreftende) ja, jo

• isn't he a bore? - why, yes, he certainly is!

er han ikke kjedelig? - ja, det skal jeg hilse og si!

4) ja da (... naturligvis)

• if that won't do, why (then) we must try something else

om det ikke er nok, ja da må vi prøve noe annet

English-Norwegian dictionary > why
14 why

1. adverb
(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) porquê
2. relative pronoun
(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) porque

* * *

[wai] n porquê, motivo, razão, intenção. that is why we do it / é este o motivo pelo qual nós o fazemos. • pron por que, pela qual, pelo qual, pelas quais, pelos quais. • adv interrogative por que, por quê? why didn’t you go there? / por que você não foi lá? why did he not come? / por que ele não veio? • conj por que. she wanted to know why he didn’t come / ela queria saber por que ele não veio. • interj ora! ora sim! como! why, he does not do it / ora, ele não faz isso. why, it does not matter! / ora, isso não tem importância! não faz mal! why, to be sure! / ora, certamente! why, you are wet! / nossa, você está molhado! why, yes, she may be right / ora, sim, ela pode ter razão. the reason why o motivo pelo qual. the why(s) and wherefore(s) o(s) motivo(s) todo(s). why not? por que não? why so? por que isso?

English-Portuguese dictionary > why
15 why

{wai}
I. 1. inter защо? по каква причина? с каква цел
2. rel поради което
the reasons WHY he did it are obscure причините, поради които гo e направил, ca неясни
II. n причина, обяснение
III. int я! виж ти! я гледай! ами..., ами че..., е-е..., ами!
IV. 1. a защо
that is WНY ето защо
the reason WНY причината, поради която
2. int ей, е, та
WНY, you are ill ей, ти си болен!
if she chooses to come, WНY she may ако тя предпочита да дойде, да дойде
WНY, I told you та аз ти казах
what is twice two? WНY, four колко е две по две колко, четири

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{wai} adv 1. inter защо? по каква причина? с каква цел? 2. rel по(2) {wai} n причина, обяснение.{3} {wai} int я! виж ти! я гледай! ами..., ами че..., е-е...; ами

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що;

* * *
1. i. inter защо? по каква причина? с каква цел 2. if she chooses to come, wНy she may ако тя предпочита да дойде, да дойде 3. ii. n причина, обяснение 4. iii. int я! виж ти! я гледай! ами..., ами че..., е-е..., ами! 5. int ей, е, та 6. iv. a защо 7. rel поради което 8. that is wНy ето защо 9. the reason wНy причината, поради която 10. the reasons why he did it are obscure причините, поради които гo e направил, ca неясни 11. what is twice two? wНy, four колко е две по две колко, четири 12. wНy, i told you та аз ти казах 13. wНy, you are ill ей, ти си болен!
* * *

why [wai] I. adv 1. inter защо? по каква причина? \why are you late? защо закъсня; \why not? защо не? but \why? но защо? \why so? защо (така)? по каква причина? 2. cj защо; I wonder \why they don' t want us чудя се защо не ни искат; II. pron rel: this is the reason \why I left early тази е причината да тръгна (ето защо тръгнах) рано; III. int (за изразяване на удивление, колебание, нерешителност, нетърпение, протест, възражение и пр.) \why, of course но, разбира се; \why, yes но да! \why hello, Tom а! Том! здравей; \why, don' t be silly! хайде, не ставай глупав!

English-Bulgarian dictionary > why
16 why *****

[waɪ]
1. adv, conj

perché

why is he always late? — perché è sempre in ritardo?

I wonder why he said that — mi chiedo perché l'abbia detto

why not do it now? — perché non farlo adesso?

why did you do it? — perché l'hai fatto?

why don't you come too? — perché non vieni anche tu?

the reason why — il motivo per cui

there's no reason why — non c'è motivo per cui + sub

why (ever) not? — perché no?

so that's why he did it! — ecco perché l'ha fatto!

2. excl

(surprise) guarda guarda!, ma guarda un po'!, (remonstrating) ma via!, (explaining) ebbene!

why, it's you! — guarda guarda, or ah sei tu!

why, it's obvious! — ma via, è ovvio!

3. n

the whys and (the) wherefores — le ragioni or i motivi

the why and the how — il perché e il percome

English-Italian dictionary > why *****
17 why

[waɪ] 1. adv
dlaczego, czemu

why is he always late? — dlaczego on zawsze się spóźnia?

fancy a drink? — why not? — może drinka? — czemu nie?
2. conj
dlaczego

I wonder why he said that — zastanawiam się, dlaczego to powiedział

that's not why I'm here — nie dlatego tu jestem

the reason why I'm here — powód, dla którego tu jestem
3. excl
(expressing surprise, annoyance etc) och; ( explaining) ależ, przecież

why, it's you! — och, to ty!

why, that's impossible! — ależ to niemożliwe!

I don't understand — why, it's obvious! — nie rozumiem — przecież to oczywiste!

* * *
1. adverb
(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) dlaczego
2. relative pronoun
(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) dlaczego

English-Polish dictionary > why
18 why

[(h)waɪ] n the \whys and wherefores [of sth]

das Warum und Weshalb [einer S. gen] adv

1) ( for what reason) warum;

\why did he say that? warum hat er das gesagt?

2) ( used to introduce suggestion)

\why don't you join us at the bar? - good idea, \why not warum kommst du nicht mit uns an die Bar? - gute Idee, warum eigentlich nicht

3) ( for that reason)

the reason \why I... der Grund, warum ich...;

that's the reason \why he didn't phone deshalb hat er nicht angerufen interj ( esp Am) (dated);

\why, if it isn't old Georgie Frazer! na, wenn das nicht Georgie Frazer ist!

English-German students dictionary > why
19 why

1. [waı] n
причина

the whys and wherefores - отчего да почему, причины и основания

every why has a wherefore - на всё есть свои причины
2. [waı] adv
1. inter

1) почему?, отчего?; по какой причине?; на каком основании?

why did you do that? - почему /зачем/ вы это сделали?

why so? - почему?, по какой причине?

why not? - а почему бы нет?

2) а что?, почему вы спрашиваете?

are you ill? - No, why? - вы больны? - Нет, а что такое?

2. 1) rel почему

I can think of no reason why you should not go - я не знаю, почему бы вам не пойти

this is (the reason) why I left so early - вот почему /по какой причине/ я так рано ушёл

2) conj почему

I don't know why they are late - не знаю, почему они опаздывают

♢ why in thunder /in blazes, the dickens, the deuce, the devil, the hell/...? - почему, чёрт возьми /побери/...?
3. [waı] int
1) как!, ба! ( выражает удивление)

why, it is Smith! - ба, да ведь это Смит!

why, what's the matter? - в чём дело?

why, this is the very book I want! - да ведь это та самая книга, которую я ищу!

2) да, ну ( выражает нетерпение)

why, of course that was it - ну конечно, это так!

why, sure - разг. ну конечно же!

3) пожалуй ( выражает колебание)

is it true? - why, yes, I think so - это правда? - Да как вам сказать? Пожалуй, да

4) да как же!, ну конечно! ( выражает догадку)

5) ведь, да ( выражает возражение)

why, it is quite easy! - да ведь это вовсе не трудно!

why, what's the harm? - ну так что за беда!

НБАРС > why
20 why

I [ˌwai] n
причина

the whys and wherefores — чого та чому, причини та підстави

every why has a wherefore — на все свої підстава
II [ˌwai] adv
1) inter чомує, чогоє; з якої причиниє; на якій підставіє

why did you do that — є чому /навіщо/ ви це зробилиє

why so — є чомує, з якої причиниє

why not — є Чому б ніє; а щоє, чому ви питаєтеє

are you ill є- No, why — є ви хворіє - Ні, а що такеє

2) rel чому

I can think of no reason why you should not go — я не знаю, чому б вам не піти

this is (the reason) why I left so early — ось чому /саме тому/ я так рано пішов; conj чому

I don't know why they are late — не знаю, чому вони спізнюються

why in thunder /in blazes, the dickens, the deuce, the devil, the hell/... — є чому, в біса... Є
III [wai]
int як!, 6a! ( виражає здивування)

why, it is Smith! 6a, та це ж Сміт!; why, what's the matter — є в чому справає

why, this is the very book I want! Ta — це ж саме та книга, яку я шукаю!; та, ну ( виражає поспіх)

why, of course that was it — ну звичайно, це так

why, sure — ну звичайно ж; мабуть ( виражає вагання)

is it true є, yes, I think so — це правдає - Та як вам сказатиє Мабуть, так; а як же!, ну звичайно! ( виражає здогад); але ж ( виражає заперечення)

why, it is quite easy! — Але це зовсім не важко!

English-Ukrainian dictionary > why

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