You are viewing results spelled similarly:

shops’—‘what in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shops’—‘what in the English»French Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.what [Brit wɒt, Am (h)wət, (h)wɑt] PRON

1. what (what exactly):

what (as subject)
qu'est-ce qui
what (as object)
que, qu'est-ce que
what (with prepositions)
quoi
what is happening?
qu'est-ce qui se passe, qu'est-ce qui arrive?
what are you doing/up to inf?
qu'est-ce que tu fais/fabriques? inf
with/about what?
avec/de quoi?
or what?
ou quoi?
and what else?
et quoi d'autre?
what is to be done?
que faire?
what do six and four add up to?
que font six et quatre?
what is up there?
qu'est-ce qu'il y a là-haut?
what's wrong?, what's the matter?, what's up?
qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?
what does it matter?
qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?
what's that machine?
qu'est-ce que c'est que cet appareil?
what's her telephone number?
quel est son numéro de téléphone?
what's that button for?
à quoi sert ce bouton?
what did he do that for?
pourquoi est-ce qu'il a fait ça?
what for? (why)
pourquoi?
what for? (concerning what)
à propos de quoi?, à quel sujet?
‘I'm going to the shops’—‘what for?’
‘je vais aux magasins’—‘qu'est-ce que tu veux?’
what's it like?
comment c'est?
what's it like having an older brother?
comment c'est d'avoir un grand frère?
what's this called in Flemish, what's the Flemish for this?
comment dit-on cela en flamand?
what did it cost?
combien est-ce que ça a coûté?

4. what (in clauses):

what (as subject)
ce qui
what (as object)
ce que
what before vowel
ce qu'
to wonder/know what is happening
se demander/savoir ce qui se passe
to ask/guess what sb wants
demander/deviner ce que qn veut
they had everything except what I wanted
ils avaient tout sauf ce que je voulais
this is what is called a ‘monocle’
c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’
do you know what that device is?
sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil?
and what is equally surprising is that …
et ce qui est tout aussi étonnant, c'est que …
she's not what she was
elle n'est plus ce qu'elle était
what I need is
ce dont j'ai besoin c'est
a hammer, a drill and I don't know what
un marteau, une perceuse et je ne sais quoi encore
drinking what looked like whisky
buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky
and what's more
et en plus
and what's worse or better
et en plus

II.what [Brit wɒt, Am (h)wət, (h)wɑt] DET

VII.what [Brit wɒt, Am (h)wət, (h)wɑt] INTERJ

VIII.what [Brit wɒt, Am (h)wət, (h)wɑt]

See also about

I.about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc).
about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.).

what-d'yer-call-it, what's-its-name N inf

what-d'yer-call-him, what's-his-name N inf

what-d'yer-call-her, what's-her-name N inf

goody two shoes [ˌɡʊdɪˈtuːʃuːz] N inf, pej

Jesus sandals Brit, Jesus shoes Am N npl

shops’—‘what in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shops’—‘what in the English»French Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.what [(h)wʌt] interrog adj

III.what [(h)wʌt] (exclamation)

I.that [ðæt] dem pron, pl: those

II.that [ðæt] dem adj, pl: those

See also this

mutton chops, mutton chop sideburns N pl

British English

Would you like to add a word, a phrase or a translation?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular