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81 кому вы отдали письмо?
General subject: who did you give the letter to?, whom did you give the letter to?Универсальный русско-английский словарь > кому вы отдали письмо?
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82 кому вы поручили сделать это?
General subject: who did you set to do this?, whom did you set to do this?Универсальный русско-английский словарь > кому вы поручили сделать это?
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83 next
1. [nekst] a1. следующийthe next person to arrive was N. - следующим приехал N.
the next dress I buy shall be black - первое платье, которое я себе куплю, будет чёрное
in the next place - во-вторых; в следующую очередь; затем
2. ближайший, соседнийthe shop is in the next house but one - магазин находится через дом от нас
3. 1) следующий (по времени); будущийnext day - на следующий день, завтра
next year - в будущем /в следующем/ году
next October - а) в октябре этого года ( если это говорится в январе - сентябре); б) в октябре будущего года ( если это говорится в ноябре - декабре)
not till next time - шутл. до следующего раза, больше не буду
2) арх. непосредственно предшествующий4. в грам. знач. сущ. следующий, ближайший человек или предметnext please! - а) следующий ( при вызове посетителя); б) какие ещё есть вопросы?; в) давайте дальше
we will tell you in our next - мы сообщим вам в нашем следующем письме или в нашей следующей телеграмме
next of blood - ист. ближайший родственник
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the next man - амер. кто угодно, любойhe knows this as well as the next man - он знает это не хуже всякого другого
next way - уст. кратчайший путь
2. [nekst] advI speak the truth the next way ( Shakespeare) - я говорю только правду
1. 1) потом, затем, послеnext we went toN.'s - затем мы пошли к N.
who comes next - кто следующий?
what shall I do next? - что мне после этого /потом/ делать?
the doctor spoke next, I spoke after him - затем выступил доктор. Я говорил после него
he is poet first, scientist next - он прежде всего поэт, а потом уже учёный
to come next - следовать, последовать
this comes next - за этим идёт /следует/ вот это
what comes next? - а что дальше?, что за этим следует? [ср. тж. 3]
2) непосредственно после; на втором местеnext most important /амер. next important/ - следующий по важности
next higher commander - воен. непосредственный начальник
2. в следующий раз, сноваwhen next we meet - при нашей следующей встрече, когда мы снова увидимся
when shall I meet you next? - когда мы с вами снова встретимся?
3. эмоц.-усил. ещёwhat next! - ещё что!, этого ещё не хватало!, дальше ехать некуда! [ср. тж. 1]
3. [nekst] prepwhat will he be saying next? - до чего он ещё договорится?
указывает на нахождение в непосредственной близости к кому-л., чему-л. рядом с, околоwhom did you sit next at dinner? the chair next the fire - стул у камина
our hotel is next the post office - наша гостиница (находится) рядом с почтой
I can't bear wool next my skin - я не могу надевать шерстяные вещи на (голое) тело
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84 buy
1. Ithe best that money can buy лучшее [из того], что можно купить /достать за деньги/2. III1) buy smth. buy a new hat (a book, tickets, flowers, a present, a house, etc.) купить новую шляпу и т. д.2) buy smb. buy a witness (the guards, a public official, etc.) подкупать свидетеля и т. д. lV buy smth. in some manner buy things cheaply /cheap/ (books eagerly, pictures secretly, land recklessly, etc.) дешево покупать вещи и т. д.; we buy goods wholesale (retail) мы покупаем товары оптом (в розницу); buy smth. in /at/ some place I shall buy it elsewhere я еще где-нибудь это куплю, я куплю это в другом месте3. Vbuy smb. smth. please buy me a new pair of shoes (him a bag, the child some sweets, etc.) пожалуйста, купите мне новые туфли и т. д.4. XIbe bought the judge was said to have been bought говорили, что судья был подкуплен; be bought in sоme manner peace (victory, happiness, etc.) was dearly bought мир и т. д. был куплен дорогой ценой; be bought for smth. it cannot be bought for gold этого и за золото не купишь; it cannot be bought for all the world этого нельзя купить ни за какие сокровища мира5. XXI1buy smth. in (at) smth. buy butter in a shop (newspapers at a stall, this coat at a sale, these things at the market, etc.) покупать масло в магазине и т. д.; buy smth. from /of/ smb. buy the book from him (the wood of the farmers, etc.) покупать / купить/ книгу у него и т. д.; from whom did you buy it? у кого вы это купили?; buy smth. for smb., smth. buy a new pair of shoes for me (a bag for him, a present for one's brother, a rare stamp for a certain collector, a typewriter for one's own use, etc.) купить новые туфли для меня и т. д.; buy smth. for smth. buy smth. for cash (for half its value, etc.) покупать что-л. за наличные и т. д).: buy smth. at some price buy smth. at any price (at a reasonable price, at low prices, at a dollar a piece, etc.) покупать /купить/ что-л. за любую цену и т. д., buy smth. by smth. buy smth. by the pound (by the yard, by the hundred, by weight, etс.) покупать что-л. фунтами и т. д.; buy smth. with smth. buy smb.'s happiness with one's life (smb.'s favours with flattery, fame with bitter experience, etc.) купить чье-л. счастье ценою собственной жизни и т. д., you cannot buy his respectwith flattery его уважение лестью не купишь; buy victory with one's life (at the expense of one's health and happiness) заплатить за победу ценой жизни и т. д. || buy smth. for a song купить что-л. очень дешево /даром, за бесценок/, buy smth. for its weight in gold купить что-л. за очень большие деньги; buy smth. on credit покупать что-л. в кредит; I shall buy a radio set on credit я куплю радиоприемник в кредит -
85 no
NO, NOT... ANYNo и not... any, а также их производные nobody, nothing, nowhere и anybody, anything, anywhere различаются по употреблению. Формы с по употребляются главным образом в кратких отрицательных ответах на вопросы: Where are you going? Nowhere. What is she doing? Nothing. Whom did you meet? Nobody. Формы с not... any предпочтительнее в обычных повествовательных предложениях: I can't see my bag anywhere; they don't want to eat anything; they didn't find anybody at home.Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > no
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86 not... any
NO, NOT... ANYNo и not... any, а также их производные nobody, nothing, nowhere и anybody, anything, anywhere различаются по употреблению. Формы с по употребляются главным образом в кратких отрицательных ответах на вопросы: Where are you going? Nowhere. What is she doing? Nothing. Whom did you meet? Nobody. Формы с not... any предпочтительнее в обычных повествовательных предложениях: I can't see my bag anywhere; they don't want to eat anything; they didn't find anybody at home.Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > not... any
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87 (рядом) с кем вы сидели за обедом?
General subject: whom did you sit next at dinner ?Универсальный русско-английский словарь > (рядом) с кем вы сидели за обедом?
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88 кого вы видели
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89 стул у камина
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90 с кем вы сидели за обедом?
General subject: (рядом) whom did you sit next at dinner?Универсальный русско-английский словарь > с кем вы сидели за обедом?
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91 receive
1 მიღება (მიიღებს)to receive a letter / present / warning / support / refusal წერილის / საჩუქრის / გაფრთხილების / მხარდაჭერის / უარის მიღებაto receive education / information განათლების / ინფორმაციის მუღებაto receive guests / patients სტუმრების / პაციენტების მიღებაI received my salary less $10 ჯამაგირი ათი დოლარით ნაკლები მივიღე // ჯამაგირიდან ათი დოლარი დამაკლესI have received no word from him yet ჯერ მისგან არაფერი ამბავი არ მომსვლიაlet x denote a sum received დავუშვათ, რომ x აღნიშნავს მიღებულ თანხასwe received your communication თქვენი ცნობა / შეტყობინება მივიღეთhe has received a good grounding in physics ფიზიკის საფუძვლები კარგად ასწავლესto receive high/low wages დიდი/მცირე ხელფასის მიღებაhe received an award ჯილდო მიიღო / მიენიჭა -
92 входить в амбицию
входить (вламываться, лезть, ударяться) в амбициюпрост.take offence (umbrage); try to stand one's ground; get highly offended; flare (up); cf. go up in the air; assume (give oneself, put on) airs; get one's back up; set up one's bristles; get one's goatЛёшка-гармонист, человек самолюбивый и самомнительный, вломился было в амбицию. (А. Куприн, Гамбринус) — Lyoshka the accordion-player, touchy and conceited, tried to stand his ground.
На этот раз Волька был уже в состоянии заметить, что его назвали таким нелестным словом. Он полез в амбицию: - Это кого ты назвал балдой?! (Л. Лагин, Старик Хоттабыч) — This time Volka noticed that he had been called an unflattering name. 'Whom did you call a dope?!' he flared.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > входить в амбицию
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93 Durch wen hast du das erfahren?
Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Durch wen hast du das erfahren?
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94 Tomboŋ
I(n) a person's name.II(v) to select, choose, screen, pick. Ali ye jumaa le tomboŋ? Whom did you select? -
95 thro
/θru:/ Cách viết khác: (thro) /θru:/ (thro') /θru:/ * giới từ - qua, xuyên qua, suốt =to walk through a wood+ đi xuyên qua rừng =to look through the window+ nhìn qua cửa sổ =to get through an examination+ thi đỗ, qua kỳ thi trót lọt =to see through someone+ nhìn thấu ý nghĩ của ai, đi guốc vào bụng ai =through the night+ suốt đêm - do, vì, nhờ, bởi, tại =through whom did you learn that?+ do ai mà anh biết điều đó? =through ignorance+ do (vì) dốt nát * phó từ - qua, xuyên qua, suốt, từ đầu đến cuối =the crowd was so dense that I could not get through+ đám đông dày đặc quá tôi không sao đi qua được =to sleep the whole night through+ ngủ suốt cả đêm =to read a book through+ đọc cuốn sách từ dầu đến cuối =the train runs through to Hanoi+ xe lửa chạy suốt tới Hà nội - đến cùng, hết =to go through with some work+ hoàn thành công việc gì đến cùng - hoàn toàn =to be wet through+ ướt như chuột lột - đã nói chuyện được (qua dây nói); (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đã nói xong (qua dây nói) !all through - suốt từ đầu đến cuối =I knew that all through+ tôi biết cái đó từ đầu đến cuối !to be through with - làm xong, hoàn thành (công việc...) - đã đủ, đã chán; đã mệt (về việc gì) !to drop through - thất bại, không đi đến kết quả nào * tính từ - suốt, thẳng =a through train+ xe lửa chạy suốt =a through ticket+ vé suốt =a through passenger+ khác đi suốt -
96 thro'
/θru:/ Cách viết khác: (thro) /θru:/ (thro') /θru:/ * giới từ - qua, xuyên qua, suốt =to walk through a wood+ đi xuyên qua rừng =to look through the window+ nhìn qua cửa sổ =to get through an examination+ thi đỗ, qua kỳ thi trót lọt =to see through someone+ nhìn thấu ý nghĩ của ai, đi guốc vào bụng ai =through the night+ suốt đêm - do, vì, nhờ, bởi, tại =through whom did you learn that?+ do ai mà anh biết điều đó? =through ignorance+ do (vì) dốt nát * phó từ - qua, xuyên qua, suốt, từ đầu đến cuối =the crowd was so dense that I could not get through+ đám đông dày đặc quá tôi không sao đi qua được =to sleep the whole night through+ ngủ suốt cả đêm =to read a book through+ đọc cuốn sách từ dầu đến cuối =the train runs through to Hanoi+ xe lửa chạy suốt tới Hà nội - đến cùng, hết =to go through with some work+ hoàn thành công việc gì đến cùng - hoàn toàn =to be wet through+ ướt như chuột lột - đã nói chuyện được (qua dây nói); (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đã nói xong (qua dây nói) !all through - suốt từ đầu đến cuối =I knew that all through+ tôi biết cái đó từ đầu đến cuối !to be through with - làm xong, hoàn thành (công việc...) - đã đủ, đã chán; đã mệt (về việc gì) !to drop through - thất bại, không đi đến kết quả nào * tính từ - suốt, thẳng =a through train+ xe lửa chạy suốt =a through ticket+ vé suốt =a through passenger+ khác đi suốt -
97 through
/θru:/ Cách viết khác: (thro) /θru:/ (thro') /θru:/ * giới từ - qua, xuyên qua, suốt =to walk through a wood+ đi xuyên qua rừng =to look through the window+ nhìn qua cửa sổ =to get through an examination+ thi đỗ, qua kỳ thi trót lọt =to see through someone+ nhìn thấu ý nghĩ của ai, đi guốc vào bụng ai =through the night+ suốt đêm - do, vì, nhờ, bởi, tại =through whom did you learn that?+ do ai mà anh biết điều đó? =through ignorance+ do (vì) dốt nát * phó từ - qua, xuyên qua, suốt, từ đầu đến cuối =the crowd was so dense that I could not get through+ đám đông dày đặc quá tôi không sao đi qua được =to sleep the whole night through+ ngủ suốt cả đêm =to read a book through+ đọc cuốn sách từ dầu đến cuối =the train runs through to Hanoi+ xe lửa chạy suốt tới Hà nội - đến cùng, hết =to go through with some work+ hoàn thành công việc gì đến cùng - hoàn toàn =to be wet through+ ướt như chuột lột - đã nói chuyện được (qua dây nói); (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đã nói xong (qua dây nói) !all through - suốt từ đầu đến cuối =I knew that all through+ tôi biết cái đó từ đầu đến cuối !to be through with - làm xong, hoàn thành (công việc...) - đã đủ, đã chán; đã mệt (về việc gì) !to drop through - thất bại, không đi đến kết quả nào * tính từ - suốt, thẳng =a through train+ xe lửa chạy suốt =a through ticket+ vé suốt =a through passenger+ khác đi suốt -
98 lequel
lequel [ləkεl], laquelle [lakεl]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Masculine plural = lesquels, feminine plural = lesquelles.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► à + lequel = auquel, à + lesquel(le)s = auxquel(le)s, de + lequel = duquel, de + lesquel(le)s = desquel(le)s━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━pronoun• j'ai écrit au directeur, lequel n'a jamais répondu I wrote to the manager, who never answered━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► lequel n'est souvent pas traduit en anglais lorsqu'il accompagne une préposition ; sans pronom relatif, la préposition est souvent renvoyée en fin de phrase.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• lequel des deux préférez-vous ? which of the two do you prefer?• dans lequel de ces hôtels avez-vous logé ? which of these hotels did you stay in?• laquelle des chambres est la sienne ? which of the rooms is his?• donnez-moi deux melons -- lesquels ? give me two melons -- which ones?* * *Note: Lorsque la traduction du verbe de la proposition relative introduite par lequel, laquelle etc fait intervenir une préposition en anglais, trois traductions sont possibles: le carton dans lequel tu as mis les bouteilles = the box you put the bottles in; = the box that ou which you put the bottles in; = the box in which you put the bottles. Les deux premières traductions relèvent de la langue courante, parlée ou écrite; la troisième traduction sera préférée dans une langue plus soutenue, surtout écriteLa forme interrogative fonctionne de la même façon, avec seulement deux possibilités, la seconde étant préférée dans la langue écrite soutenue: dans lequel de ces cartons as-tu mis les bouteilles? = which of these boxes did you put the bottles in?; = in which of these boxes did you put the bottles?ləkɛl
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laquelle lakɛl, lesquels mpl, lesquelles fpl lekɛl, ( avec à) auquel, auxquels mpl, auxquelles fpl okɛl, ( avec de) duquel dykɛl, desquels mpl, desquelles fpl dekɛl lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles adjectif ( avec personne) who; ( autres cas) whichelle a envoyé son dossier au service des inscriptions, lequel dossier a été perdu — she sent her file to the registration office, and it got lost
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pronom relatif1) ( en fonction de sujet) ( représentant une personne) who; ( dans les autres cas) whichil a donné le colis au réceptionniste, lequel me l'a remis — he gave the package to the receptionist, who gave it to me
2) ( en fonction d'objet) ( représentant une personne) whom; ( dans les autres cas) whichl'ami auquel tu as écrit — the friend to whom you wrote, the friend (who) you wrote to
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pronom interrogatif whichde tous ces employés, lesquels sont les plus compétents? — of all these employees, which are the most competent?
‘j'ai vu un film de Chaplin hier’ - ‘lequel?’ — ‘I saw a Charlie Chaplin film yesterday’ - ‘which one?’
* * *ləkɛl, lakɛl (laquelle)lesquels mpl lesquelles fpl ({à + lequel =}, {de + lequel =}) pron1) (interrogatif) which, which one2) (relatif sujet) (personne) who, (chose) whichJe l'ai proposé au directeur, lequel est d'accord. — I suggested it to the director, who agrees with me.
Cette pièce est vissée au montant, lequel est lui-même solidement fixé au mur. — This part is screwed to the post, which is itself fixed firmly to the wall.
3) (relatif objet, après préposition) (personne) whom, (chose) whichla femme à laquelle j'ai acheté mon chien — the woman I bought my dog from, the woman that I bought my dog from, the woman from whom I bought my dog
l'homme avec lequel elle a été vue pour la dernière fois — the man she was last seen with, the man that she was last seen with, the man with whom she was last seen
les personnes avec lesquelles il est associé — the people who he is in partnership with, the people with whom he is in partnership
le pont sur lequel nous sommes passés — the bridge we crossed over, the bridge that we crossed over, the bridge over which we crossed
* * *lequel, laquelle, lesquels mpl, lesquelles fpl, ( avec à) auquel, auxquels mpl, auxquelles fpl, ( avec de) duquel, desquels mpl, desquelles fpl❢ Lorsque la traduction du verbe de la proposition relative introduite par lequel, laquelle etc fait intervenir une préposition en anglais trois traductions sont possibles: le carton dans lequel tu as mis les bouteilles = the box you put the bottles in; = the box that ou which you put the bottles in; = the box in which you put the bottles. Les deux premières traductions relèvent de la langue courante, parlée ou écrite; la troisième traduction sera préférée dans une langue plus soutenue, surtout écrite.La forme interrogative fonctionne de la même façon, avec seulement deux possibilités; la seconde étant préférée dans la langue écrite soutenue: dans lequel de ces cartons as-tu mis les bouteilles? = which of these boxes did you put the bottles in?; = in which of these boxes did you put the bottles?A lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles adj ( avec personne) who; ( autres cas) which; il m'a présenté son cousin, lequel cousin vit en Allemagne he introduced me to his cousin, who lives in Germany; il a acheté une voiture d'occasion, laquelle voiture est déjà en panne he bought a second-hand car, which has already broken down; elle a envoyé son dossier au service des inscriptions, lequel dossier a été perdu she sent her file to the registration office, and it was lost; auquel cas in which case; auquel cas il faudrait nous prévenir in which case you'd have to contact us.B pron rel1 ( en fonction de sujet) ( représentant une personne) who; ( dans les autres cas) which; il a donné le colis au réceptionniste, lequel me l'a remis he gave the package to the receptionist, who gave it to me; la voiture a percuté le mur, lequel s'est écroulé the car hit the wall, which collapsed;2 ( en fonction d'objet) ( représentant une personne) whom; ( dans les autres cas) which; l'ami auquel tu as écrit the friend to whom you wrote, the friend (who) you wrote to; les gens contre lesquels les mesures ont été prises the people against whom the measures were taken; la table sur laquelle tu as posé la tasse the table on which you put the cup, the table (which) you put the cup on; les gens chez lesquels nous sommes allés the people whose house we went to.C pron inter which; laquelle de ces bagues préfères-tu? which of these rings do you prefer?; de tous ces employés, lesquels sont les plus compétents? of all these employees, which are the most competent?; parmi tous ses enfants, duquel est-ce qu'elle t'a le plus parlé? out of all her children, which (one) did she tell you most about?; auquel de tes amis as-tu écrit? which of your friends did you write to?, to which of your friends did you write?; auquel de ces personnages vous identifiez-vous? with which of these characters do you identify?, which of these characters do you identify with?; je ne sais pas laquelle de ces deux versions croire I don't know which of these two versions to believe; je ne sais pas à laquelle de ces annonces répondre I don't know which of these ads I should reply to ou to which of these ads I should reply; parmi ces voitures, je me demande laquelle est la plus fiable I wonder which of these cars is the most reliable; ‘j'ai vu un film de Chaplin hier’-‘lequel?’ ‘I saw a Charlie Chaplin film yesterday’-‘which one?’; ‘j'ai rencontré deux des frères Grovagnard ce matin’-‘lesquels?’ ‘I met two of the Grovagnard brothers this morning’-‘which ones?’[ləkɛl] ( féminin laquelle [lakɛl], pluriel masculin lesquels [lekɛl], pluriel féminin lesquelles [lekɛl]) (avec 'à' auquel [okɛl], auxquels [okɛl], avec 'de' duquel [dykɛl], desquels [dekɛl]) pronom relatifun ami auprès duquel trouver un réconfort a friend (who) one can find comfort with, a friend with whom one can find comfort (soutenu)un ami avec lequel il sort souvent a friend with whom he often goes out (soutenu), a friend (who) he often goes out withune réaction à laquelle je ne m'attendais pas a reaction (which) ou that I wasn't expectingla maison dans laquelle j'ai grandi the house where ou in which I grew up, the house (that) I grew up inun dispositif au moyen duquel on peut... a device whereby ou by means of which it is possible to...————————[ləkɛl] ( féminin laquelle [lakɛl], pluriel masculin lesquels [lekɛl], pluriel féminin lesquelles [lekɛl]) (avec 'à' auquel [okɛl], auxquels [okɛl], avec 'de' duquel [dykɛl], desquels [dekɛl]) déterminantil avait contacté un deuxième avocat, lequel avocat avait également refusé de le défendre he contacted another lawyer who also refused to defend him————————[ləkɛl] ( féminin laquelle [lakɛl], pluriel masculin lesquels [lekɛl], pluriel féminin lesquelles [lekɛl]) (avec 'à' auquel [okɛl], auxquels [okɛl], avec 'de' duquel [dykɛl], desquels [dekɛl]) pronom interrogatif -
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pron.who (sujeto).era Pepe a quien vi/de quien no me fiaba it was Pepe (whom) I saw/didn't trust* * *1 (sujeto) who■ me encontré a Toni, quien me dijo que estabas enfermo I met Toni, who told me you were ill2 (complemento) who, whom3 (indefinido) whoever, anyone who\como quien as ifquien más quien menos figurado everybody* * *pron.1) who, whom2) whoever, whomever* * *PRON REL1) [con antecedente]a) [como sujeto] whohablé con mi abogado, quien me dio la razón — I spoke to my solicitor, who said I was right
b) [como complemento] who, whom frmsu profesor, a quien está dedicado el libro, siempre lo apoyó — his teacher, who the book is dedicated to, always supported him, his teacher, to whom the book is dedicated, always supported him frm
el pintor a quien describe en su libro — the painter he describes in his book, the painter whom he describes in his book frm
la señorita con quien hablaba — the young lady I was talking to, the young lady to whom I was talking frm
2) [como indefinido]a) + subjunun libro muy interesante para quien sepa poco del tema — a very interesting book for anyone who knows little about the subject
pregúntale a quien quieras — ask anyone o whoever you like
"a quien corresponda" — "to whom it may concern"
b) + indicquien más se quejaba era él — the person who complained most was him, he was the one that o who complained the most
lo dijo como quien anuncia una gran noticia — he said it like someone announcing some really important news
hay quien no piensa lo mismo — there are some o those who do not think the same
¡no hay quien te entienda! — there's no understanding you!
c)quien más, quien menos —
quien más, quien menos tiene un amigo que ha estudiado en el extranjero — most of us have a friend who has studied abroad
quien más, quien menos, todos hemos tenido miedo a la oscuridad de pequeños — all of us, to some extent, have been afraid of the dark as children
nací en Navarra, a un paso, como quien dice, de Francia — I was born in Navarre, just a stone's throw from France, so to speak
como quien no quiere la cosa —
se acercó, como quien no quiere la cosa, a enterarse de lo que decíamos — he casually moved closer to us to find out what we were saying
era capaz de beberse una botella de vino, como quien no quiere la cosa — he was quite capable of drinking a whole bottle of wine, just like that o as if it were nothing
como quien oye llover —
estuve una hora intentando convencerlo, y él, como quien oye llover — I spent an hour trying to persuade him but it was like water off a duck's back
no ser quien —
tú no eres quien para decirme si tengo que llegar a casa antes de las diez — it's not for you to tell me whether I should come home before ten
* * *1)a) (sujeto) who, that; (complemento) who, that, whom (frml)tienes que ser tú misma quien lo decida — you are the one who o that has to decide
b) (frml o liter) ( en frases explicativas) who, whom (frml)su hermano, a quien no había visto,... — her brother, who o whom she had not seen,...
sus padres, para quienes esto había sido un duro golpe,... — her parents, for whom this had been a severe blow,...
2) ( la persona que)3)no ser quien: no soy quien para opinar al respecto I'm not the (right) person to comment on this matter; tú no eres quien para juzgarme — you're nobody to judge me
* * *= who, whom, whoever.Ex. The problem is to decide who to select as being mainly responsible.Ex. The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.Ex. Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.----* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quienes = whom.* Quién es quién = Who's Who.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* ¿quién más...? = who else...?.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* ¿quién sabe? = who knows?.* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.* quién sabe qué = who knows what.* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.* ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.* ¡quién te lo iba a decir! = lo and behold!, lo!.* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, let battle commence.* * *1)a) (sujeto) who, that; (complemento) who, that, whom (frml)tienes que ser tú misma quien lo decida — you are the one who o that has to decide
b) (frml o liter) ( en frases explicativas) who, whom (frml)su hermano, a quien no había visto,... — her brother, who o whom she had not seen,...
sus padres, para quienes esto había sido un duro golpe,... — her parents, for whom this had been a severe blow,...
2) ( la persona que)3)no ser quien: no soy quien para opinar al respecto I'm not the (right) person to comment on this matter; tú no eres quien para juzgarme — you're nobody to judge me
* * *= who, whom, whoever.Ex: The problem is to decide who to select as being mainly responsible.
Ex: The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quienes = whom.* Quién es quién = Who's Who.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* ¿quién más...? = who else...?.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* ¿quién sabe? = who knows?.* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.* quién sabe qué = who knows what.* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.* ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.* ¡quién te lo iba a decir! = lo and behold!, lo!.* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, let battle commence.* * *Atienes que ser tú misma quien lo decida you are the one who o that has to decidees a él a quien debemos agradecérselo he's the one (who) we must thank, he's the one (that) we must thank, he's the one (whom) we must thankla chica con quien salía the girl (who) I was going out with, the girl (that) I was going out with, the girl with whom I was going outsu hermano, a quien no había visto, … her brother, who o whom she had not seen, …sus padres, para quienes esto había sido un duro golpe, … her parents, for whom this had been a severe blow, …B(con antecedente implícito): quienes hayan terminado pueden irse those who have finished o anybody who has finished may gosálvese quien pueda every man for himselfhubo quien la criticó por esto there were those who criticized her for thisno encontré quien me lo pudiera explicar I didn't find anybody who could explain it to meCno ser quien: no soy quien para opinar al respecto I'm not the (right) person to comment on this mattertú no eres quien para juzgarme you're nobody to judge me* * *
Multiple Entries:
quien
quién
quien pronombre
1
( complemento) who, that, whom (frml);
es a él a quién debemos agradecérselo he's the one (who) we must thank;
la chica con quién salía the girl (who) I was going out with
◊ su hermano, a quién no había visto, … her brother, who o whom she had not seen, …
2 ( la persona que):
quién lo haya encontrado the person who found it;
quién se lo haya dicho whoever told him
quién pronombre
who;◊ ¿quiénes eran? who were they?;
¿quién de ustedes se atrevería? which of you would dare?;
¿con quiénes fuiste? who did you go with?;
¿de quién es esto? whose is this?;
llegó una postal — ¿de quién? there's a postcard — who's it from?
quien pron rel
1 (sujeto) who: estuve con mi hermana, quien me contó sus problemas, I was with my sister, who told me her problems
2 (complemento) es en él en quien pienso, he's the one I'm thinking about
la persona para quien trabajo es muy metódica, the person for whom I work is very methodical
(como negativa) nobody: no hay quien soporte este calor, nobody can stand this heat
no hubo quien le defendiera, no one defended him
3 (indefinido) whoever, anyone who: quien lo haya visto, que lo diga, anyone who has seen him should tell us
quién pron
1 (interrogativo) (sujeto) who?
¿quién es?, who is it?
(complemento) who
aún no sé quién es el ganador, I don't know yet who the winner is
¿con quién fuiste?, who did you go with?
adivina en quién estoy pensando, guess who I'm thinking about
2 (posesivo) de quién, whose: ¿de quién es ese libro? whose is that book?
3 (en exclamaciones) ¡quién sabe!, who knows!
♦ Locuciones: no es quién para juzgarme, he's not the person to judge me
' quién' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- acudir
- callar
- confesar
- creerse
- decir
- distribuir
- ganarse
- garantizar
- guapa
- guapo
- hablar
- hacer
- instigación
- irse
- mando
- mirar
- parte
- pique
- quien
- rienda
- saber
- salvarse
- vela
- yo
- a
- abarcar
- acertar
- aguantar
- andar
- atender
- barba
- comprar
- diablo
- importar
- ir
- propio
- salvar
- ser
- tocar
- tomar
- ver
English:
advise
- alone
- anybody
- beauty
- bird
- boss
- call
- carry-on
- choose
- commit
- conduct
- control
- culprit
- deal
- do
- envoy
- fault
- god
- grab
- guess
- humour
- it
- laugh
- look up to
- man
- matter
- me
- misplaced
- missing
- most
- next
- nobody
- one-upmanship
- place
- put up to
- repair
- second
- speak
- stare
- suspect
- take over
- that
- think
- upkeep
- us
- venture
- who
- whoever
- whom
- whose
* * *quien pron1. (relativo) [sujeto] who;[complemento] who, Formal whom;fue mi hermano quien me lo explicó it was my brother who explained it to me;él fue quien me robó he's the one who robbed me;era Rosario a quien vi/de quien no me fiaba it was Rosario (who) I saw/didn't trust;buscaba a alguien con quien hablar I was looking for someone to talk to;el atracador, a quien nadie reconoció, logró escapar the mugger, who nobody recognized, was able to escape;gane quien gane, el partido está siendo memorable whoever wins, it has been an unforgettable game2. (indefinido)quien lo encuentre que se lo quede whoever finds it can keep it;quienes quieran verlo que se acerquen whoever wants to see it will have to come closer;quien no sabe nada de esto es tu madre one person who knows nothing about it is your mother;hay quien lo niega there are those who deny it;al billar no hay quien le gane he's unbeatable at billiards;quien más quien menos everyone;quien más quien menos, todo el mundo se lo esperaba that's what everyone expected, to some extent or other;CAm, Méx, Ven Famquien quita y… [tal vez] maybe…;[ojalá] let's hope…;visita nuestra página, quien quita y te gusta visit our website, you may like it o maybe you'll like it;¿mañana sales de viaje? quien quita y te vaya bien so you're off on a trip tomorrow? I hope it all goes well* * *no soy quien para hacerlo I’m not the right person to do it;hay quien there are people;no hay quien lo haga nobody can do it;la mujer con quien llegó the woman he arrived with;quien más (y) quien menos some more, (and) some less* * *1) : who, whomno sé quien ganará: I don't know who will winlas personas con quienes trabajo: the people with whom I work2) : whoever, whomeverquien quiere salir que salga: whoever wants to can leave3) : anyone, some peoplehay quienes no están de acuerdo: some people don't agree1) : who, whom¿quién sabe?: who knows?¿con quién hablo?: with whom am I speaking?2)de quien : whose¿de quién es este libro?: whose book is this?* * *quien pron1. (sujeto) who2. (cualquiera) whoeverquien desee venir, puede hacerlo whoever wants to come can do soquien llegue el primero, que nos guarde una mesa whoever gets there first, save us a table -
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1. adj whata che cosa serve? what is that for?che brutta giornata! what a filthy day!2. pron persona: soggetto whopersona: oggetto who, that, formal whomcosa that, whichche? what?ciò che whatnon c'e di che don't mention it, you're welcome3. conj dopo il comparativo thansono tre anni che non la vedo I haven't seen her for three years* * *che1 agg.interr. ( quale) what ( riferito a numero indeterminato di cose o persone); which ( riferito a numero limitato di cose o persone): che libri leggi?, what (kind of) books do you read?; che libro preferisci tra questi?, which book do you like best?; che musica ti piace?, what music do you like?; che tipo è?, what kind of a person is he?; che vestito mi metto stasera?, what shall I wear tonight? // che ora è?, what time is it (o what's the time)?◆ pron.interr. ( che cosa) what: che è questo?, what's this?; che fai?, what are you doing?; che guardi?, what are you looking at?; che hai?, what's the matter with you?; che importa?, why bother about it?; non so che dire, I don't know what to say; che altro ( c'è)?, what else (is there)? // che succede?, what's going on? // che è che non è, all of a sudden // a che ( pro)?, what for (o to what purpose)?che1 agg.escl.1 ( quale, quali) what; (con s. che in inglese ammettono il pl.) what a: che bella giornata!, what a lovely day!; che bella notizia mi hai dato!, what good news you've given me!; che simpatico quel vostro amico!, what a nice person that friend of yours is!; che mascalzone!, what a rascal!; che musica meravigliosa!, what wonderful music!; che seccatura!, what a nuisance!; che pazienza ci è voluta per convincerla!, what a lot of patience it took to persuade her!; che idee!, what ideas!; che ingenui siamo stati!, what fools we were!; che vergogna!, what a disgrace!2 ( come) how: che strano!, how strange!; che bello!, how lovely!◆ pron.escl. ( che cosa) what: che dici!, what are you saying!; guarda che mi doveva capitare!, just look what's happened to me!; che mi tocca sentire!, what's this I hear?; ''Ti sei divertito?'' ''Altro che!'', ''Did you have a good time?'' ''And how!''◆ inter. (fam.) what!: ''Che! Stai scherzando?'', ''What! Are you kidding?''.che1 pron.indef. ( qualcosa) something: le sue parole avevano un che, un non so che di profetico, there was something prophetic about his words // non (un) gran che, ( non molto) not much, not up to much: non ho combinato (un) gran che, I didn't get much done; la commedia non era (un) gran che, the play wasn't up to much.che1 pron.rel.invar.1 (con funzione di sogg.) who, that ( riferito a persone); which, that ( riferito ad animali e cose): il signore che è entrato ora è il nuovo direttore, the man who (o that) has just come in is the new director; il ragazzo che studiava con me ha cambiato scuola, the boy who (o that) studied with me has changed school; l'ultimo che entra chiuda la porta, per favore, will the last one who comes in (o the last one to come in) please shut the door; gli atleti che sono iscritti alla prossima gara si presentino subito alla linea di partenza, the athletes (who are) entered for the next race should report to the starting line at once; non trovo nessuno che sia in grado di risolvere questo problema, I can't find anyone (who is) capable of solving this problem; c'è qualcuno che sa come funziona questa macchina fotografica?, is there anybody that (o who) knows how this camera works?; il cavallo che ha vinto la corsa era il favorito, the horse that (o which) won the race was the favourite; dammi il libro che sta sulla scrivania, give me the book that's on the desk; i volumi che trattano di anatomia sono nell'ultimo scaffale a destra, the books that deal (o the books dealing) with anatomy are on the top shelf, right-hand side; Dante Alighieri, che nacque a Firenze nel 1265, è il massimo poeta italiano, Dante Alighieri, who was born in Florence in 1265, is Italy's greatest poet; la Torre di Londra, che fu costruita da Guglielmo il Conquistatore, è un castello normanno, the Tower of London, which was built by William the Conqueror, is a Norman castle // colui che, coloro che, → colui, coloro // ciò che, what // tutto ciò che, all that2 (con funzione di compl. ogg.; gener. è omesso in inglese) who, (form.) whom, that ( riferito a persone); which, that ( riferito ad animali e cose): sei proprio la persona che volevo vedere, you're the very person (that o who) I wanted to see; avete mangiato tutta la frutta che ho comprato?, have you eaten all the fruit (that) I bought?; eccoti i libri che mi avevi prestato, here are the books (that) you lent me; tutti gli animali che abbiamo citato sono in via di estinzione, all the animals (that) we have mentioned are endangered species; i solisti che abbiamo sentito ieri sera sono famosi in tutto il mondo, the soloists (that) we heard last night are world famous; l'argomento che stiamo per affrontare è della massima importanza, the subject (that) we're about to deal with is of the utmost importance; l'illustre ospite, che abbiamo l'onore di presentarvi, è nientemeno che il Presidente, our distinguished guest, who (m) we are honoured to present to you, is none other than the President; il duomo di Milano, che visiteremo domani, è un capolavoro di architettura gotica, Milan cathedral, which we shall visit tomorrow, is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, nei significati 1 e 2, quando il pron. che introduce una frase incidentale, viene tradotto con who (m) o which, e non può essere omesso3 (in correl. con stesso, medesimo) as, that: ha dato la stessa risposta che ho dato io, he gave the same answer (as o that) I did; è accaduta la stessa cosa che era accaduta ieri, the same thing happened as (o that) had happened yesterday; incontrerete le stesse difficoltà che abbiamo incontrato noi, you'll meet the same difficulties (as o that) we did4 (fam.) ( col valore di in cui, con cui, per cui): il giorno che arrivò era il 1o di agosto, the day he arrived was 1st August; ricordi l'estate che ci siamo incontrati?, can you remember the summer we met?; l'ultima volta che lo vidi era molto depresso, the last time I saw him he was very depressed; con quello stipendio ha di che vivere agiatamente, he can live comfortably on that salary; non ha proprio di che lamentarsi, he has nothing at all to complain about // non c'è che dire, you only have to say // non c'è di che, ( forma di cortesia) don't mention it // paese che vai usanze che trovi, (prov.) when in Rome (do as the Romans do)5 il che, ( la qual cosa) which: beve come una spugna, il che gli fa male alla salute, he drinks like a fish, which is bad for his health; ha superato la prova, del che ci siamo tutti rallegrati, he passed the test, which delighted us all; cominciò ad alzare la voce, al che gli ordinai di uscire dalla stanza, he started raising his voice, at which I ordered him out of the room; non si sono fatti più vivi, dal che deduco che si sono trasferiti altrove, they haven't shown up any more, from which I presume that they've moved elsewhere // dopo di che, after which, and then; afterwards◆ agg. ( quale) that: da trenta che erano, solo dieci sono arrivati alla fine del corso, out of the original thirty, only ten completed the course; da quel colosso che era, è diventato pelle e ossa, from the giant he was, he has become all skin and bones.che2 cong.dichiarativa1 (dopo verbi che esprimono opinione; in inglese è spesso omessa) that: dicono che la luna sia abitata, they say (that) the moon is inhabited; so che tu cercherai di comprendermi, I know you'll try to understand; sono certo che arriveremo in tempo, I'm sure (that) we'll get there on time2 (dopo verbi di volontà non si traduce e richiede la costruzione oggettiva: compl. ogg. + inf. del verbo): voglio che ( lui) venga immediatamente, I want him to come at once; vuoi che ti accompagni?, do you want me to go with you?; volevano che (io) restassi a cena, they wanted me to stay to dinner; vorrei che mi dicessi come la pensi, I'd like you to tell me what you think // avrei tanto voluto che ci fossi anche tu, I wish you'd been there◆ cong.consecutiva ( spesso in correlazione con così, tanto, tale; in inglese può essere omessa) that: ero così stanco che mi addormentai, I was so tired (that) I fell asleep; c'era una tale nebbia che non si distinguevano le case di fronte, it was so foggy (that) you couldn't see (the houses) across the street◆ cong.compar. than: ha più denaro che cervello, he has more money than sense; è più furbo che intelligente, he's more crafty than intelligent; nell'albergo c'erano più stranieri che italiani, there were more foreigners than Italians in the hotel◆ cong. causale ( in inglese non si traduce): copriti che fa freddo, wrap up warm, it's cold outside◆ cong. finale ( in inglese è spesso omessa) that: bada che non si faccia male, mind he doesn't get hurt; fate in modo che non si accorga di niente, make sure (that) he doesn't notice anything◆ cong.temporale ( quando) when; ( da quando) since, for; ( dopo che) after: arrivai che era già partito, he'd already left when I got there; è da Natale che non abbiamo sue notizie, we haven't heard from him since Christmas; sono due anni che non si vedono, they haven't seen each other for two years // ogni volta che, whenever // una volta che, once: una volta che hai imparato la tecnica, l'uso del computer non è difficile, once you've learnt the technique, it isn't hard to use the computer◆ cong.eccettuativa only, but: non ho che pochi euro, I've only got a few euros; non hai che dirmelo, you only have to tell me; non ho potuto far altro che accettare, I could do nothing but accept; non fa che dire sciocchezze, he talks nothing but nonsense; non potevo fare altrimenti che così, there was nothing else (that) I could do.* * *[ke]1. pron1) (relativo: persona: soggetto) who, (oggetto) whom, that, (cosa, animale) which, that (spesso omesso)i bambini che vedi nel cortile — the children whom o that you see in the yard
il giorno che... — the day (that)...
il libro che è sul tavolo — the book which o that is on the table
2) (la qual cosa) whichdovrei ottenere il massimo dei voti, il che è improbabile — I would have to get top marks, which is unlikely
3)quell'uomo ha un che di losco — there's something suspicious about that mannon so che — an indefinable somethingquel film non era un gran che — that film was nothing special
quella ragazza ha un non so che di affascinante — there's something fascinating about that girl
4) (interrogativo) what2. agg1) (interrogativo) what, (di numero limitato) whichche vestito ti vuoi mettere? — what (o which) dress do you want to put on?
2) escl whatguarda in che stato sei ridotto! — look at the mess you're in!
3. cong1) (con proposizioni subordinate) that (talvolta omesso)nasconditi qui che non ti veda nessuno — hide here, so nobody can see you
so
che tu c'eri — I know (that) you were thereche tu venga — I want you to come2)mi sono svegliato che era ancora buio — it was still dark when I woke upsono anni che non lo vedo — I haven't seen him for o in years, it's years since I saw him
era appena uscita di casa che suonò il telefono — she had no sooner gone out than o she had hardly gone out when the telephone rang
arrivai che eri già partito — you had already left when I arrived
3)(in frasi imperative, in concessive)
che venga pure! — let him come by all means!4)che sia stupido — not that he's stupidche non mi interessi la commedia, è che sono stanco e vorrei andare a letto — it's not that the play doesn't interest me, it's just that I'm tired and I'd like to go to bedche tu venga o no, noi partiamo lo stesso — we're leaving whether you come or not
5) (comparativo: con più, meno) thanè più furbo che intelligente — he's more cunning than intelligent
See:non,più,meno,* * *I 1. [ke]1) (soggetto) (persona) who, that; (cosa, animale di sesso imprecisato) that, whichil cane, che mi aveva riconosciuto, si avvicinò — the dog, which had recognized me, came up
comparve un uomo che portava un cappello — a man appeared, wearing a hat
2) (oggetto) (persona) who, whom form., that; (cosa, animale di sesso imprecisato) that, whichè la donna più bella che (io) abbia mai visto — she's the most beautiful woman (that) I've ever seen
non c'è di che! — (formula di cortesia) you're welcome! don't mention it! (con valore temporale)
l'estate che ci siamo conosciuti — the summer when o in which we met
4) (con avverbi di luogo, di tempo)5) il che (cosa che) which2.aggettivo interrogativo1) (quale) what; (entro un gruppo ristretto) which2) che cosa what3. 4.aggettivo esclamativo5. 6. II [ke]che strano, bello! — how odd, lovely!
1) (dichiarativa) thatè probabile che venga — he is likely to come; (dopo verbi di volontà o comando)
la musica era così forte che... — the music was so loud that
3) (causale)vestiti, che usciamo — get dressed, (because) we're going out
4) (concessiva)non che non fosse contento, ma — he wasn't unhappy, but
5) (finale)6) (temporale)ogni volta che vieni — every time you come; (finché)
7) (imperativa, ottativa)8) (limitativa)non hanno il diritto, che io sappia, di intervenire — they have no right, as far as I know, to intervene
sia che..., sia che... — either...or...
10) (interrogativa)* * *che1/ke/1 (soggetto) (persona) who, that; (cosa, animale di sesso imprecisato) that, which; il cane, che mi aveva riconosciuto, si avvicinò the dog, which had recognized me, came up; e tu che pensavi di risparmiare! you were the one who thought (you were going) to save money! comparve un uomo che portava un cappello a man appeared, wearing a hat; è lui che me lo ha detto it was him who told me; lo sentii che parlava con Marco I heard him speaking to Marco2 (oggetto) (persona) who, whom form., that; (cosa, animale di sesso imprecisato) that, which; è la donna più bella che (io) abbia mai visto she's the most beautiful woman (that) I've ever seen; non mi piace la macchina che hai comprato I don't like the car (that) you've bought; stupido che sei! you silly thing! you fool!3 (complemento indiretto) non ha neanche di che mangiare he doesn't even have enough for food; non c'è di che! (formula di cortesia) you're welcome! don't mention it! (con valore temporale) l'estate che ci siamo conosciuti the summer when o in which we met4 (con avverbi di luogo, di tempo) fu allora che it was then that; è qui che si rilasciano i passaporti? is it here that they issue passports?5 il che (cosa che) which1 (quale) what; (entro un gruppo ristretto) which; di che colore è? what colour is it? che medaglie ha vinto? which medals did he win?2 che cosa what; che cosa fai? what are you doing? che cosa c'è? what's up? che cosa? non ho sentito what? I didn't hear; a che cosa stai pensando? what are you thinking of o about?what; che fai? what are you doing? che dire? what shall I say? che fare? what is to be done? che c'è di nuovo what's new?che strano, bello! how odd, lovely! che uomo! what a man! che coraggio! what courage!ma che mi tocca sentire! what I have to listen to! che! vai già via? what? are you off already?aveva un che di strano there was something weird about him; non ha fatto un gran che he didn't do a great deal.\See also notes... (che.pdf)————————che2/ke/1 (dichiarativa) that; penso che dovrebbe cambiare mestiere I think (that) he should do another job; so che è vero I know it's true; è probabile che venga he is likely to come; (dopo verbi di volontà o comando) papà vuole che andiamo con lui dad wants us to go with him; vorrei che fossi qui I wish you were here2 (consecutiva) in modo che capisca so that he can understand; la musica era così forte che... the music was so loud that...3 (causale) vestiti, che usciamo get dressed, (because) we're going out4 (concessiva) non che non fosse contento, ma he wasn't unhappy, but5 (finale) sta' attento che non cada mind that it doesn't fall6 (temporale) sono dieci anni che ci frequentiamo we've known each other for ten years; ogni volta che vieni every time you come; (finché) aspetto che parta I'm waiting for him to leave7 (imperativa, ottativa) che non se ne parli più let's hear no more about this; che Dio abbia misericordia di noi! (may) God have mercy on us!8 (limitativa) non hanno il diritto, che io sappia, di intervenire they have no right, as far as I know, to intervene9 (correlativa) che venga o no whether he comes or not; sia che..., sia che... either...or...; sia io che mio marito siamo vegetariani both myself and my husband are vegetarians10 (interrogativa) che mi sia ingannato? maybe I got it wrong11 (nelle comparative) è più diligente che dotato he's more diligent than gifted; studio più che posso I study as much as I can.
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