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which

pronoun
1. (in questions) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles;
  there are three peaches, ~ do you want? il y a trois pêches, laquelle veux-tu?;
  show her ~ you mean montre-lui celui/celle etc dont tu parles;
  I don't mind ~ ça m'est égal;
  can you tell ~ is ~? peux-tu les distinguer?
1. (relative pronoun) (as subject) qui;
  (as object) que;
  (with a preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles;
  (with a preposition translated by de) dont;
  the book ~ is on the table le livre qui est sur la table;
  the book ~ I am reading le livre que je lis;
  the contract ~ he's spoken about le contrat dont il a parlé;
  ~ reminds me… ce qui me fait penser que…
1. (with a superlative adjective) quel/quelle/quels/quelles;
  ~ is the biggest?;
  (of masculine objects) quel est le plus gros?

determiner quel/quelle/quels/quelles;
~ books? quels livres?;
she asked me ~ coach was leaving first elle m'a demandé lequel des cars allait partir le premier;
~ one of the children…? lequel or laquelle des enfants…?;
you may wish to join, in ~ case… vous voulez peut-être vous inscrire, auquel cas…

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'which' found in these entries:

English:

any - either - hers - his - mine - next - one - ours - some - theirs - way - well - whatever - whichever - wind - yes - yours

French:

banalisation - bof - cas - ce - c'est-à-dire - comme - confiance - décousu - défaut - dent - devoir - donner - dont - école - entendre - faute - faux - fondant - gérable - hésiter - lequel - Milice - miraculeux - moyennant - occuper - odorant - où - parlant - passer - périphérique - prêter - promettre - que - quel - qui - quoi - récupérable - réductible - renouveler - réparable - responsabilité - ressemblant - rien - salissant - touristique - travail - vin - violon

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
which	adj	(what one?, a choice)	quel pron
			quel adj
Which colour do you like best? Blue or red?
Quelle est ta couleur préférée ? Le bleu ou le rouge ?
Quelle couleur préfères-tu ?
which	pron	(what one?, a choice)	lequel pron
Which do you like best? Blue or red?
Laquelle préfères-tu ? La bleue ou la rouge ?
which	pron	(who?)	quel pron
			lequel pron
Which girl do you like best?
Quelle est la fille que tu préfères ?
Laquelle de ces filles préfères-tu ?
which	pron	(specified antecedent)	que pron
			qui pron
The monkey, which the zookeeper selected from the tribe, was very friendly.
Le singe que le responsable du zoo a choisi était très amical.
Le singe qui a été choisi par le responsable du zoo était amical.

Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
which	adj	(whichever) placé devant être	quel que adj relat
			quelque…que loc
Which carpet you put in the bedroom will be fine with me.
Quel que soit le tapis que tu mettes, il me conviendra.
Quelque tapis que tu mettes, cela me conviendra.
which	pron	(whichever)	quel que adj relat
Which you prefer doesn't matter, as I always like your choices.
Quel que soit celui que tu préfères, cela n'a pas d'importance car j'aime toujours ce que tu choisis.
that which	pron	(with 'that' as antecedent)	celui qui pron
There are five balls, and that which has the most air in it will be used for the game.
Il y a cinq ballons et on utilisera pour le match celui qui est le mieux gonflé.
to which	pron	(after a preposition)	ce à quoi pron
I told him "no", to which he replied with indignation.
Je lui ai dit "non", ce à quoi il a répondu avec indignation.
which	pron	(the fact that)	ce qui pron
The house is cold, which will be fixed when I light a fire in the stove.
La maison est froide, ce qui ne sera plus le cas quand j'aurai allumé le feu.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
after which		après quoi
any which way	adv	de toute manière
at which	pron	auquel (à + lequel)
at which time		à quel moment
for which	phrase	pour laquelle/lequel/lesquels/lesquelles
for which reason	phrase	pour quelle raison
from which	pron	duquel (chose)
in which time	adv	lorsque
no matter which		n'importe lequel/laquelle
of which	prel	duquel (chose)
of which	pron.rel.	dont
part of an electronic machine into which an electric force is inducted	nm	induit (electronics)
talking of which		dans cet ordre d'idées
upon which	phrase	sur lequel
which can be converted	adj	aménageable (Pièce)
which opens	adj	ouvrant
with which		avec lequel
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