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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.) porquê2. 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?
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