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ˈweðə
1. союз ли Syn: if
1. - whether or no
2. мест.;
уст. который из двух Syn: which( устаревшее) один из двух;
любой из двух - considering all the whys and *s принимая во внимание все вопросы и сомнения (устаревшее) который из двух?, который из нескольких? - * is heavier, water or oil? что тяжелее, вода или масло? - * of these men...? который из них...? любой из двух - put the wine into glasses or pots, * you have налей вино в стаканы или кружки, что есть под рукой (часто *... or not;
*... or *) вводит косвенный вопрос: ли - he asked * he could help он спросил, не может ли он помочь (часто *... or not;
*... or *) вводит подлежащные, дополнительные, атрибутивные или предикативные придаточные предложения, выражающие сомнение, неуверенность, выбор: ли - I am not interested in * you approve of it or not меня не интересует, одобряете ли вы это или нет - he is in doubt * he should wait он сомневается, нужно ли ему ждать - I am not informed as to * he did the work мне неизвестно, сделал ли он эту работу - it matters little * we go or stay неважно, поедем мы или останемся - I wonder * he will go himself or * he will send you интересно, пойдет ли он сам или пошлет вас - I don't know * it is true or not я не знаю, правда ли это (обычно *... or no(t) вводит условно-уступительные придаточные предложения или обороты;
ли - * he comes or not, we shall leave приедет (ли) он или нет, мы уедем - I shall go * it is fine or not я пойду, какая бы ни была погода - he was completely ignored, * by accident or design случайно ли это получилось или нет, но на него не обращали никакого внимания - this is what I think, * right or wrong правильно или нет, но таково мое мнение в сочетаниях - * or no в любом случае, что бы ни случилось;
так или иначе;
(ли)... или - I will do it, * or no так или иначе, я это сделаю - * or no it is possible, I cannot say я не могу сказать, возможно это или нет /возможно ли это/ ~ cj ли;
I don't know whether he is here я не знаю, здесь ли он;
whether or no так или иначе;
во всяком случае whether pron уст. который (из двух) ~ cj ли;
I don't know whether he is here я не знаю, здесь ли он;
whether or no так или иначе;
во всяком случае ~ cj ли;
I don't know whether he is here я не знаю, здесь ли он;
whether or no так или иначе;
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(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) om; hvadenten* * *(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) om; hvadenten -
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['weðə](if: I don't know whether it's possible.) se* * *wheth.er[w'eðə] conj se, quer, ou. let us know whether you come or stay / avise-nos se você vem ou fica. we shall go whether it rains or not / nós iremos quer chova quer não. it is doubful whether they play / é duvidoso que joguem. tell him whether you stay / diga-lhe se você fica. whether or no quer sim quer não, de qualquer forma. whether they agree or they refuse the offer, we will be contented / quer eles concordem quer recusem, ficaremos satisfeitos. -
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['weðə]cjли (вводит косвенный вопрос и некоторые виды придаточных предложений, выражающих неуверенность, предполагающих выбор из нескольких альтернатив)He couldn't make up his mind whether to go or to stay. — Он не мог решить, пойти ему или остаться.
He asked the hostess whether he could stay there for some months. — Он спросил у хозяйки, можно ли будет остаться там на несколько месяцев.
He was sitting next to her whether by accident or on purpose. — Случайно или нарочно, но он сидел рядом с ней.
USAGE:(1.) Альтернативные вопросы вводятся только союзом whether. Только whether употребляется перед инфинитивом, после предлогов и после глаголов to discuss и to hesitate: I can't say whether he is right or wrong. Я не могу сказать, прав он или нет. We hesitate whether to go there in summer. Мы сомневаемся, ехать ли туда летом. (2.) See if, cj -
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['weðə](if: I don't know whether it's possible.) če* * *[wéðə]conjunctionali, čewhether or no(t) — tako ali tako, v enem in drugem primeru, na vsak načinhe asked whether it was true — vprašal je, če (ali) je to resyou must go there, whether you want to go or not — moraš iti tja, če ti je všeč ali ne (če hočeš ali nočeš) -
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conj. of[ weðə]♦voorbeelden:she wondered whether he would be in • ze vroeg zich af of hij thuis zou zijnhe wasn't sure whether to buy it • hij wist niet of hij het wel zou kopen/of hij het al dan niet zou kopen2 whether he is ill or not I shall tell him • of hij nu ziek is of niet, ik zal het hem zeggenwhether by hook or by crook • hoe dan ook -
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['hwedhë:] conj.,pron. -conj 1. nëse; I don't know whether it's true or not nuk di nëse është e vërtetë a jo; he asked whether he should paint the doors ai pyeti nëse duhej t'i lyente dyert. 2. qoftë; si; whether you go or not, whether or not you go si shkon, si nuk shkon.* * *nëse -
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§ თუ ასე თუ ისე§ თუask him whether he knows anything about this შეეკითხე, ამის შესახებ თუ იცის რამე;the question is whether he can be believed საკითხავია, შეიძლება თუ არა მას ადვუჯეროთwhether you like it or not, we must be there გინდა თუ არ გინდა, იქ უნდა ვიყოთ.I am undecided whether to go or not ვერ გადამიწყვეყია, წავიდე თუ არაI doubt whether he'll come ვეჭვობ / მეეჭვება, რომ მოვიდეს -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whether[Swahili Word] kama[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] they called to him (and asked) whether he was coming[Swahili Example] walimwambia kama aje [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whether... or[Swahili Word] kwamba... kwamba[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] whether it is good or bad[Swahili Example] kwamba ni vizuri au kwamba in vibaya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] whether... or[Swahili Word] kama... kama[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1) (if) ob;she can't decide \whether to tell him sie kann sich nicht entscheiden, ob sie es ihm sagen soll;it all depends on \whether or not she's got the time alles hängt davon ab, ob sie Zeit hat2) ( no difference if)\whether we do it now or later, it's got to be done ob wir es jetzt oder später tun, ist egal - es muss halt getan werden;\whether you like it or not ob es dir [nun] gefällt oder nicht;do everything you do, \whether it be work, learning or play, to 100% of your ability ( form) was du auch tust, ob Arbeit, Studium oder Spiel - mache es hundertprozentig! -
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/'we / * liên từ - có... không, có... chăng, không biết có... không =he asked whether it was true+ ông ta hỏi không biết điều đó có đúng không !whether...or - dù... hay, hoặc... hoặc =whether he likes it or not+ dù nó thích cái đó hay không =whether today or tomorrow+ hoặc hôm nay hoặc ngày mai !whether or no - trong bất cứ trường hợp nào, bất cứ thế nào * đại từ - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) một trong hai (vật gì) -
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['weðə](if: I don't know whether it's possible.) om* * *['weðə](if: I don't know whether it's possible.) om -
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(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) si...o -
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(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) -
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(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) akár... akár -
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(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) se..ou -
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(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) (yap)ıp (yap)madığını/-mayacağını -
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(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) ali (...) ali; če (...) ali -
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(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) joko... tai -
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(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) enten... eller; om... eller
См. также в других словарях:
whether — 1. For the choice between if and whether, see if 2. 2. When the alternative to the whether clause is a simple negative, this can take several forms, but whether or not is now more usual than whether or no: • I brooded all the way whether or not I … Modern English usage
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whether — O.E. hwæðer, hweðer which of two, whether, from P.Gmc. *khwatharaz (Cf. O.S. hwedar, O.N. hvarr, Goth. huaþar, O.H.G. hwedar which of the two, Ger. weder neither ), from interrogative base *khwa who (see WHO (Cf … Etymology dictionary
whether — ► CONJUNCTION 1) expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives. 2) expressing an enquiry or investigation. 3) indicating that a statement applies whichever of the alternatives mentioned is the case. USAGE Whether and if are more or less… … English terms dictionary
whether */*/*/ — UK [ˈweðə(r)] / US [ˈweðər] / US [ˈhweðər] conjunction Collocations: Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect questions of the type that expect a yes/no answer: She asked if/whether I liked jazz. Use whether, but not if, before an… … English dictionary
whether — conjunction 1 used when talking about a choice you have to make or about two different possibilities: He asked me whether she was coming. | The decision whether to see her was mine alone. | whether or not: I coudn t decide whether or not to go to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whether — wheth|er [ weðər, hweðər ] conjunction *** 1. ) used when someone does not know which of two possibilities is true: They asked us whether we were married. There is some doubt as to whether the illness is infectious. whether...or: She doesn t even … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English