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When in questions is usually translated by quand. Note that there are three ways of asking questions using quand: when did she leave? = quand est-ce qu'elle est partie?, elle est partie quand?, quand est-elle partie? When talking about future time, quand will be used with the future tense of the verb: tell him when you see him = dis-lui quand tu le verras.
When in questions is usually translated by quand. Note that there are three ways of asking questions using quand: when did she leave? = quand est-ce qu'elle est partie?, elle est partie quand?, quand est-elle partie? When talking about future time, quand will be used with the future tense of the verb: tell him when you see him = dis-lui quand tu le verras.
- adverb
- (in questions) quand;
~ are we leaving? quand est-ce qu'on part?;
~ is the concert? c'est quand le concert?;
I wonder ~ the film starts je me demande à quelle heure commence le film;
say ~ dis-moi stop;
- (whenever) quand;
he's only happy ~ he's moaning il n'est content que quand il rouspète;
~ I eat ice cream, I feel ill quand or chaque fois que je mange de la glace, j'ai mal au cœur.
- (in questions) quand;
- rel pron où;
the week ~ it all happened la semaine où tout cela s'est produit;
there are times ~ it's too stressful il y a des moments où c'est trop stressant.
- conjunction
- (expressing time) quand;
~ he was at school quand il était à l'école, lorsqu'il était à l'école;
~ I am 18 quand j'aurai 18 ans;
~ he arrives, I'll let you know quand il arrivera or dès qu'il arrivera, je te le dirai;
- (expressing contrast) alors que;
why buy their products ~ ours are cheaper? pourquoi acheter leurs produits alors que les nôtres sont moins chers?
- (expressing time) quand;
- pronoun quand;
until/since ~? jusqu'à/depuis quand?;
1982, that's ~ I was born 1982, c'est l'année où je suis né;
that's ~ I found out c'est à ce moment-là que j'ai su.
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'when' found in these entries:
English:
a - able - again - all - all over - along - any - at - better - child - citizen - come - crunch - day - doubt - down - enough - even - falter - few - get - give - go - going - grow - hardly - her - here - his - let - little - loan - most - my - next - nothing - odd - of - order - our - out - overdo - people - phew - place - rave - say - since - some - sure
French:
agonir - aller - alors - attendre - autrefois - candidat - caution - débit - descente - dîner - essentiel - fois - installer - instant - lever - lorsque - moment - naissance - niveau - où - par - passer - pour - prendre - quand - remettre - résister - réveil - scolarité - sens - soleil - sortie - surtout - tasse - temps - tranquille - vers - votre - vue
when:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| when | adv | (at what time?) | quand adv | ||||||
| When did she leave work? At three o'clock? | |||||||||
| Quand est-elle partie du bureau ? À trois heures ? | |||||||||
| when | adv | (at which time?) | à quelle heure adv | ||||||
| When did she leave? Was it at four or five PM? | |||||||||
| À quelle heure est-elle partie? À quatre heures ou à cinq heures ? | |||||||||
| when | adv | (how soon?) | A quelle heure adv | ||||||
| quand adv | |||||||||
| dans combien de temps loc adv | |||||||||
| When can you leave? | |||||||||
| À quelle heure peux-tu partir ? | |||||||||
| Quand peux-tu partir ? | |||||||||
| Dans combien de temps peux-tu partir ? | |||||||||
| when | adv | (how long ago?) | quand adv | ||||||
| When did she leave? Twenty minutes ago? | |||||||||
| Quand est-elle partie ? | |||||||||
| when | adv | (if) | quand adv | ||||||
| lorsque adv | |||||||||
| When it rains, all traffic stops. | |||||||||
| Quand il pleut, la circulation s'arrête. | |||||||||
| Lorsqu'il pleut, la circulation s'arrête. | |||||||||
| when | adv | (whereas) opposition | alors que conj | ||||||
| What are you doing in Madrid when you are supposed to be in Paris? | |||||||||
| Que fais-tu à Madrid alors que tu es censé être à Paris ? | |||||||||
| when | adv | (at the point in time that) | au moment où adv | ||||||
| quand adv | |||||||||
| This was all happening when he suddenly arrived home. | |||||||||
| Cela se passait au moment où il est rentré à la maison. | |||||||||
| Cela s'est produit quand il est rentré à la maison. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| when | adv | (if, in the event that) condition | si conj | ||||||
| When the car crashes, the air bag deploys. | |||||||||
| Si la voiture a un accident, l'airbag se déclenche. | |||||||||
| when | pron | (what date) | quand adv | ||||||
| Since when is nudity permitted in court? | |||||||||
| Depuis quand la nudité est-elle admise au tribunal ? | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "when" ci-dessus.Cacher les phrases | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| at the time when | à l'époque où | ||||||||
| back when | à l'époque où | ||||||||
| no matter when | n'importe quand | ||||||||
| only when necessary | phrase | seulement quand c'est nécessaire | |||||||
| when he started out | à ses débuts | ||||||||
| when I started out | loc | à mes débuts | |||||||
| when one has the time | adv | quand on a le temps | |||||||
| when the chips are down | dans les moments cruciaux | ||||||||
| Report an error. | |||||||||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot "when".
"(when/if) things go wrong"
"I hope that when it's finished the book will make me extraordinarily rich!"
"i lost interest in it when the lists of names came up..."
"I was wondering when you would finally ask me"
"Our moods improved when we arrived"
"when I went to France" "fell in love with it"
"When land shall be charged by any lien".
"When one desires to..."
"When pigs fly".
"which is the same as the one obtained when"
'draw up industry guidelines' et 'stepping in when..''
'or' when something's not pinned down
... When affliction sore, long time Mr Bodgers bore...
...was when he first met his cousin
@ (when reading an e-mail address)
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother
Agreement when adjectives are used as adverbs - grammaire
Allow me/ Say When
although, saying that, we do both agree when it comes to smoking.
Always confused about when to "veux", "voudrais", and "voulais"
and that on the rare occasions when...
And when the price hits the fan, people have a hard time coping
And when we meet again, it will be for the first time.
apostrophe (when addressing something/someone)
as and when necessary
as when
As when I start working, I will still be living with my parents
As with... when
Ask me again when...
Asking "what happens when .."
Suite...
"I hope that when it's finished the book will make me extraordinarily rich!"
"i lost interest in it when the lists of names came up..."
"I was wondering when you would finally ask me"
"Our moods improved when we arrived"
"when I went to France" "fell in love with it"
"When land shall be charged by any lien".
"When one desires to..."
"When pigs fly".
"which is the same as the one obtained when"
'draw up industry guidelines' et 'stepping in when..''
'or' when something's not pinned down
... When affliction sore, long time Mr Bodgers bore...
...was when he first met his cousin
@ (when reading an e-mail address)
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother
Agreement when adjectives are used as adverbs - grammaire
Allow me/ Say When
although, saying that, we do both agree when it comes to smoking.
Always confused about when to "veux", "voudrais", and "voulais"
and that on the rare occasions when...
And when the price hits the fan, people have a hard time coping
And when we meet again, it will be for the first time.
apostrophe (when addressing something/someone)
as and when necessary
as when
As when I start working, I will still be living with my parents
As with... when
Ask me again when...
Asking "what happens when .."
Suite...
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