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1 whom
whom [hu:m]• whom did you see? qui avez-vous vu ?• when was the photo taken and by whom? quand est-ce que la photo a été prise et par qui ?b. (relative pronoun) my aunt, whom I love dearly ma tante, que j'aime tendrement• my daughters, both of whom are married mes filles, qui sont toutes les deux mariées* * *[huːm]Note: In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir?1) ( interrogative) qui (est-ce que); ( after prepositions) quiwhom did she meet? — qui a-t-elle rencontré?, qui est-ce qu'elle a rencontré?
2) ( relative) que; ( after prepositions) quithe person to whom/of whom I spoke — la personne à qui/de qui or dont j'ai parlé
...four of whom are young and all of whom are single —...dont quatre sont jeunes et qui sont tous célibataires
Kirsten and Matthew, both of whom had ridden before — Kirsten et Matthew, qui avaient déjà fait du cheval tous les deux
she pointed to the boys, one of whom was laughing — elle a indiqué le groupe de garçons dont un riait
3) ( whoever) qui -
2 whom
1 pronoun(in questions) qui;∎ whom did you contact? qui avez-vous contacté?;∎ whom did she see? qui a-t-elle vu?;∎ for whom was the book written? pour qui le livre a-t-il été écrit?(a) (as object of verb) que;∎ she is the person whom I most admire c'est la personne que j'admire le plus;∎ she saw two men, neither of whom she recognized elle a vu deux hommes mais elle n'a reconnu ni l'un ni l'autre∎ the person to whom I am writing la personne à qui ou à laquelle j'écris;∎ a composer about whom little is known un compositeur sur qui ou sur lequel on sait peu de choses -
3 whom
❢ In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir? pron1 ( interrogative) qui (est-ce que) ; ( after prepositions) qui ; whom did she meet? qui a-t-elle rencontré?, qui est-ce qu'elle a rencontré? ; to whom are you referring? à qui est-ce que vous faites allusion? ; the article is by whom? de qui est l'article? ;2 ( relative) que ; ( after prepositions) qui ; the minister whom he'd seen le ministre qu'il avait vu ; the person to whom/of whom I spoke la personne à qui/de qui or dont j'ai parlé ; those whom he baptized ceux qu'il a baptisés ; …four of whom are young and all of whom are single …dont quatre sont jeunes et qui sont tous célibataires ; Kirsten and Matthew, both of whom had ridden before Kirsten et Matthew, qui avaient déjà fait du cheval tous les deux ; she pointed to the boys, one of whom was laughing elle a indiqué le groupe de garçons dont un riait ; he was particular about whom he chose il était exigeant quant à ceux qu'il choisissait ;3 ( whoever) qui ; you may invite whom you wish vous pouvez inviter qui vous voulez. -
4 whom
[hu:m]pronoun ((used as the object of a verb or preposition, but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who) what person(s)(?): Whom/who do you want to see?; Whom/who did you give it to?; To whom shall I speak?) que, qui -
5 benefit
1 noun(a) (advantage) avantage m;∎ to have the benefit of sth bénéficier de qch;∎ the benefits of a good education les avantages mpl ou les bienfaits mpl d'une bonne éducation;∎ she is starting to feel the benefits of the treatment elle commence à ressentir les bienfaits du traitement;∎ she did it for the benefit of the whole family elle a agi pour le bien-être de toute la famille;∎ I'm saying this for your benefit je dis cela pour toi ou pour ton bien;∎ for the benefit of those who arrived late pour les retardataires ou ceux qui sont arrivés en retard;∎ the speech she made was all for his benefit le discours qu'elle a prononcé ne s'adressait qu'à lui;∎ the holiday wasn't of much benefit to him les vacances ne lui ont pas fait tellement de bien;∎ our discussion was of no benefit to me notre discussion ne m'a rien apporté;∎ it's to your benefit to watch your diet il est dans votre intérêt de surveiller ce que vous mangez;∎ this law is to the benefit of the wealthy cette loi favorise les gens aisés;∎ to offer sb the benefit of one's experience faire profiter qn de son expérience;∎ with the benefit of hindsight, I now see I was wrong avec le recul ou rétrospectivement, je m'aperçois que j'avais tort;∎ to give sb the benefit of the doubt laisser ou accorder à qn le bénéfice du doute;∎ Finance benefits (to employee) avantages mpl sociaux∎ social security benefits prestations fpl sociales;∎ American tax benefit dégrèvement m, allègement m fiscal(do good to) faire du bien à; (bring financial profit to) profiter à;∎ a steady exchange rate benefits trade un change stable est avantageux pour le commerce ou favorise le commerce;∎ whom does it benefit? qui en bénéficie?;∎ it will benefit mankind c'est l'humanité toute entière qui en profitera∎ to benefit by or from sth bénéficier de qch, profiter de qch, tirer avantage de qch;∎ he will benefit from the experience l'expérience lui sera bénéfique;∎ no one is likely to benefit by or from the closures personne n'a de chance de tirer avantage des fermetures;∎ the novel would benefit greatly from judicious editing le roman gagnerait beaucoup à être révisé de façon judicieuse;∎ you would benefit from a stay in the country un séjour à la campagne vous ferait du bien;∎ who benefits most from his death? à qui sa mort profite-t-elle le plus?►► British Administration Benefits Agency caisse f des allocations sociales;benefit concert concert m (au profit d'une association caritative);Sport benefit match match m (au profit d'un joueur auquel on rend hommage);Finance benefits package (to employee) avantages mpl sociaux;Theatre benefit performance représentation f de bienfaisance;Marketing benefit segmentation segmentation f par avantages recherchés;
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