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B ‡ conj donc.the whys and wherefores le pourquoi et le comment. -
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why [waɪ]1 adverbpourquoi;∎ why am I telling you this? pourquoi est-ce que je vous dis ça?;∎ why is it that he never phones? pourquoi est-ce qu'il ne téléphone jamais?;∎ why continue the war at all? pourquoi ou à quoi bon continuer la guerre?;∎ why pay more? pourquoi payer davantage?;∎ why the sudden panic? pourquoi toute cette agitation?;∎ why not? pourquoi pas?;∎ why not join us? vous pourriez vous joindre à nous, joignez-vous donc à nous;∎ why me? pourquoi moi?pourquoi;∎ I can't imagine why she isn't here je ne comprends pas pourquoi elle n'est pas ici;∎ I wonder why he left je me demande pourquoi il est parti;∎ that's why he dislikes you c'est pour ça qu'il ou voilà pourquoi il ne vous aime pas;∎ is that why she hasn't written? est-ce pour ça qu'elle n'a pas écrit?;∎ they've gone, I can't think why ils sont partis, je ne sais pas pourquoi∎ (after "reason") the reason why I lied was that I was scared j'ai menti parce que j'avais peur;∎ he didn't tell me the reason why il ne m'a pas dit pourquoi;∎ this is the reason why I lied voilà pourquoi j'ai menti;∎ there is no (good) reason why she shouldn't come il n'y a pas de raison qu'elle ne vienne pas∎ (expressing surprise, indignation etc) why, it's your sister! tiens, c'est ta sœur!;∎ why, Mr Ricks, how kind of you to call! M. Ricks! comme c'est gentil à vous de téléphoner!;∎ why, there's nothing to it! oh, il n'y a rien de plus simple!;∎ why, he's an impostor! mais enfin, c'est un imposteur!5 noun∎ the whys and wherefores le pourquoi et le comment
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