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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) kdorkoli, karkoli, kjerkoli* * *[wɔt]1.pronoun(vprašalni zaimek) kaj; koliko!what for? — čemu?, zakaj?what ever for? — toda zakaj?what next? — in (kaj) potem?, in kaj še?, kaj sedaj?and what all colloquially in kaj še vsewhat not — kar si bodi, karkolimy hat, my gloves, and what not — moj klobuk, moje rokavice, in ne vem, kaj še vsewhat if — kaj če, (in) kaj se zgodi, če...what of that? — kaj za to?, nič za towhat though (I am poor) — kaj zato, pa četudi (sem reven)what about, what of — kaj gledé, kaj praviš (misliš) owhat about a cup of tea? — ali bi skodelico čaja?what's it all about? — za kaj (pa) gre?so what?, what of it? — prava reč!; nesmisel!but what colloquially ki ne (bi)not a day comes but what makes a change — ni ga dneva, ki ne bi prinesel kake spremembe (kaj novega)what is the matter? — kaj (pa) je?what is he like? — kakšen je on?what he has suffered! — kaj (koliko) je pretrpel!well, what of it? — no, in kaj za to?what's up? — kaj je?, kaj se dogaja?to know what's what — vedeti, za kaj gre, biti informiran, spoznati sewhat is the news? — kaj je novega?you want a what? — kaj (ponovi, kaj) hočeš?he claims to a what? — kaj hoče on biti?what is he the better for it? — kaj ima on od tega?Mr. what-do-you-call-him, Mr. what's-his-name — gospod Oné (kako mu je ime?);2.pronoun (relativni zaimek) kardo what I may — naj storim, kar hočem (karkoli)happen what may — naj se zgodi, kar hoče!we know what he is busy with — vemo, s čim se ukvarjathis is what we hoped for — to je tisto, kar (prav to) smo upaliand what have you American slang in kar imate podobnega, takegabut what — razen (tega, teh)there was no one but what was excited — nikogar ni bilo, ki ne bi bil razburjen;3.adjectivekakšen, kateri, kolikšenwhat luck! — kakšna sreča!what a queer idea! — kakšna čudna ideja!what a fool I am! — kako sem neumen!he got what books he wanted — dobil je vse knjige, ki jih je želeltake what books you need! — vzemi toliko knjig, kot jih potrebuješwhat use is this dictionary to you? — čemu ti rabi ta slovar?;4.adverbkakowhat happy boys they are — kako srečni dečki so (oni)!; delomabut what — (pri nikalnici) colloquially da nenot a day but what it rains — ni dneva, da ne bi deževalonever fear but what we shall go! — ne boj se, da ne bi šli (= že gremo)!;5.interjectionkaj!, kako!; British English kaj ne?what, do you really mean it? — kaj, ti to resno misliš?a good fellow, what? — dober dečko, kaj ne?;6.conjunction colloquiallykolikorhe helped us what he could — pomagal nam je, kolikor je mogel
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whatever — I. pronoun Date: 14th century 1. a. anything or everything that < take whatever you want > b. no matter what < whatever he says, they won t believe him > c. whatnot < enjoys skiing, hiking, or whatever > … New Collegiate Dictionary
whatever — [hwut ev′ər, wutev′ər] pron. 1. what? which thing, event, circumstance, etc.?: an emphatic interrogative, expressing perplexity or wonder [whatever can she mean by that?] 2. anything that [tell her whatever you like] 3. no matter what [whatever… … English World dictionary
whatever — what|ev|er [ wat evər, hwat evər ] function word *** Whatever can be used in the following ways: as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is the subject, object, or complement of another clause): You can choose whatever you like. as … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whatever */*/*/ — UK [wɒtˈevə(r)] / US [wɑtˈevər] / US [hwɑtˈevər] adverb, conjunction, determiner, pronoun Summary: Whatever can be used in the following ways: as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is the subject, object, or complement of another … English dictionary
whatever — [[t](h)wɒte̱və(r)[/t]] ♦♦ 1) CONJ SUBORD You use whatever to refer to anything or everything of a particular type. Franklin was free to do pretty much whatever he pleased... When you re older I think you re better equipped mentally to cope with… … English dictionary
whatever*/*/*/ — [wɒtˈevə] grammar word summary: Whatever can be: ■ a relative pronoun: You can choose whatever you like. ■ a determiner: We ll be ready at whatever time you get here. ■ a question pronoun: Whatever do you mean? ■ a conjunction: We must stay… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
whatever — As an adjective, whatever means any... that. It should not be followed by that in a sentence such as I won t pay any attention to whatever objection that you may have. Whatever is a pronoun in Whatever did you mean? What is a pronoun, and ever is … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
whatever — /wɒtˈɛvə / (say wot evuh) pronoun (relative) 1. anything that: do whatever you like. 2. any amount or measure (of something) that: whatever of time or energy may be mine. 3. no matter what: do it, whatever happens. 4. Colloquial anything or… …
whatever — what•ev•er [[t](h)wʌtˈɛv ər, (h)wɒt , (h)wət , wʌt , wɒt , wət [/t]] pron. 1) fun anything that (usu. used in relative clauses): Do whatever you like[/ex] 2) fun (used relatively to indicate a quantity of a specified or implied antecedent): Take… … From formal English to slang
whatever — /hwut ev euhr, hwot , hweuht , wut , wot , weuht /, pron. 1. anything that (usually used in relative clauses): Whatever you say is all right with me. 2. (used relatively to indicate a quantity of a specified or implied antecedent): Take whatever… … Universalium
whatever floats your boat — When people say this, they mean that you should do whatever makes you happy … The small dictionary of idiomes