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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
how /haʊ/
NOTE:
When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?;
comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait;
tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry. When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent;
it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu. For more examples and particular usages see below.
When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?;
comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait;
tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry. When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent;
it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu. For more examples and particular usages see below.
- adverb conjunction
- (in what way, by what means) comment;
to know ~ to do savoir faire;
I learned ~ to do it j'ai appris à le faire;
~ do you feel about it? qu'en penses-tu?;
- (when enquiring) ~ are you? comment allez-vous?;
~'s your foot? comment va ton pied?;
~'s your brother? comment va ton frère?;
~ did you like the party? la fête t'a plu?;
~ are things? comment ça va?;
~ do you do! (greeting) enchanté!;
- (in number, quantity etc questions) ~ much does this cost?, ~ much is this? combien ça coûte?;
~ much do you weigh? combien pèses-tu?;
~ many times have you been to France? combien de fois es-tu allé en France?;
~ many people? combien de personnes?;
~ long will it take? combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre?;
~ long is the rope? de quelle longueur est cette corde?;
~ tall is the tree? combien mesure l'arbre?;
~ big is the garden? de quelle taille est le jardin?;
~ far is it? c'est à quelle distance?;
~ old is she? quel âge a-t-elle?;
- (in exclamations) ~ wonderful! c'est fantastique!;
~ nice you look! que tu es beau/belle!;
~ clever of you! comme c'est intelligent de ta part!;
~ wrong I was! comme j'ai eu tort!;
~ it rained! qu'est-ce qu'il a plu (familier)!;
- (familier)(in whichever way) comme;
you can decorate it ~ you like tu peux le décorer comme tu veux;
- (why) ~ could you? comment as-tu pu faire ça?;
- (that) que;
you know ~ he always arrives late tu sais qu'il arrive toujours en retard.
- (in what way, by what means) comment;
- (familier)how come adv phr ‘~ come?’ ‘pourquoi?’;
~ come you always win? comment ça se fait que tu gagnes toujours?
- how's that adv phr I'll take you home, ~'s that? je te ramènerai chez toi, ça te va?;
~'s that for an honest answer ça c'est une réponse honnête.
'HOW' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
about
- afford
- against
- ago
- all right
- along
- altogether
- and
- appreciation
- ask
- bad
- beat
- beyond
- blaze
- business
- but
- can
- careful
- charge
- check
- clever
- close
- come
- compare
- consider
- convey
- cost
- deep
- demonstrate
- determine
- dictate
- do
- earth
- else
- enjoy
- far
- fare
- fast
- feel
- fix
- forget
- form
- forward
- further
- get
- give
- go
- goodness
- grab
- guidance
French:
accoutrer
- aider
- ainsi
- aller
- altitude
- ange
- apprendre
- arranger
- avancer
- avoir
- bas
- bête
- bilan
- bizarre
- bonheur
- bric
- ça
- calcul
- cas
- ce
- chez
- combien
- combien
- comme
- comment
- comment
- compte
- coûter
- croire
- déjà
- depuis
- descendre
- devoir
- dire
- distance
- donner
- dont
- durée
- effet
- en
- enchanter
- enlever
- entendre
- être
- exemple
- façon
- faire
- fait
- fichu
- fou
how: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| how | adv | (in what manner) | comment adv |
| façon nf | |||
| Did you see how he looked at me? | |||
| Tu as vu comment il m'a regardée ? | |||
| Tu as vu sa façon de me regarder ? | |||
| how | adv | (by what means) | comment adv |
| de quelle façon adv | |||
| Do you know how to fix this TV? | |||
| Tu sais comment réparer cette télé (or: Sais-tu réparer la télé)? | |||
| Tu sais de quelle façon réparer cette télé ? | |||
| how | adv | (in what condition) | comment adv |
| How are you? | |||
| Comment vas-tu ? | |||
| how | adv | (to what extent) | traduction non disponible |
| How strong do you like your coffee? | |||
| how | adv | (intensifier) | comme adv |
| que conj | |||
| très adv | |||
| How kind of you! | |||
| Comme c'est gentil à vous ! | |||
| * Qu'il est mignon ! Que c'est drôle ! | |||
| C'est très aimable à vous. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| how, how come | adv | (why) | comment adv |
| pourquoi adv | |||
| How come she didn't say anything? | |||
| Comment se fait-il qu'elle n'ait rien dit ? | |||
| Pourquoi n'a-t-elle pas répondu ? | |||
| how | adv | (meaning what) | comment adv |
| I don't know how to understand her comments. | |||
| Je ne sais pas comment interpréter ses remarques. | |||
| how | adv | (by what name) | que conj |
| I'm not sure how he was called as a boy. | |||
| Je ne me souviens plus du nom que ses parents lui ont donné. | |||
| how | adv | (what) | comment ça, cela adv |
| quoi, comment adv | |||
| qu'en penses-tu, qu'en pensez-vous loc | |||
| How's that? What did you say? | |||
| Comment ça (or: cela) ? Tu peux répéter ? | |||
| Quoi (or: Comment) ? Tu peux répéter ? | |||
| * Alors, qu'en penses-tu (or: qu'en pensez-vous) ? | |||
| Report an error | |||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "HOW".
... and how i help my family
....that they learned how to be successful in the...
...how furious and excited...
...show how
'How I Am'
'how much'
(I had) no idea how much
"biting point" / "How to find a biting point"
"how ____!" ?
"how come" room
"How did it go?"
"How did you first learn about the directory?"
"how does it sound?"
"how was the test"
"how's everything honey?"
"I don't care for how long we are going to be apart and far away..."
"I had no idea how much I cared about you until...."
"I let you know how we fare"
"in how successfully..." ?
"Just how..."
"No matter how [guilty]"
"The more you talk, the less you have to hear how dumb every
17 sur 20, 17/20, how to express result in school?
20 to 120 years...how do you use "to" for time?
2009 - how do you say it?
A how-to
a limit to just how small an organ can be ....
a measure of how happy someone is
a story about how
about how to
Suite...
....that they learned how to be successful in the...
...how furious and excited...
...show how
'How I Am'
'how much'
(I had) no idea how much
"biting point" / "How to find a biting point"
"how ____!" ?
"how come" room
"How did it go?"
"How did you first learn about the directory?"
"how does it sound?"
"how was the test"
"how's everything honey?"
"I don't care for how long we are going to be apart and far away..."
"I had no idea how much I cared about you until...."
"I let you know how we fare"
"in how successfully..." ?
"Just how..."
"No matter how [guilty]"
"The more you talk, the less you have to hear how dumb every
17 sur 20, 17/20, how to express result in school?
20 to 120 years...how do you use "to" for time?
2009 - how do you say it?
A how-to
a limit to just how small an organ can be ....
a measure of how happy someone is
a story about how
about how to
Suite...
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