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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
why /waɪ/ , US /hwaɪ/
NOTE:
why translates as pourquoi in French, but see II , III below for exceptions. As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc, questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi? why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries.
why translates as pourquoi in French, but see II , III below for exceptions. As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc, questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi? why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries.
- adverb
- (in questions) pourquoi;
~ do you ask? pourquoi est-ce que tu me poses la question?, pourquoi me poses-tu la question?;
‘I'm annoyed’—‘~ is that?’ ‘je suis vexé’—‘pourquoi?’;
oh no, ~ me? oh non, pourquoi est-ce que ça me tombe dessus (familier)?;
‘it's not possible’—‘~ not?’ ‘ce n'est pas possible’—‘pourquoi pas?’;
‘can I apply?’—‘I don't see ~ not’ ‘est-ce que je peux m'inscrire?’—‘je ne vois pas pourquoi tu ne pourrais pas’;
- (when making suggestions) pourquoi;
~ don't we go away for the weekend? pourquoi ne pas partir quelque part pour le week-end?;
~ don't I invite them for dinner? et si je les invitais à manger?;
~ not send off now for our brochure? pourquoi ne pas demander dès maintenant notre brochure?;
- (expressing irritation, defiance) pourquoi;
~ can't you be quiet? tu ne peux pas te taire?;
~ do I bother? à quoi ça sert que je me donne du mal?;
~ should they get all the praise? pourquoi est-ce que c'est eux qui auraient tous les compliments?;
‘tell them’—‘~ should I?’ ‘dis-leur’—‘et pourquoi (est-ce que je devrais le faire)?’;
- (also ~ever) (expressing surprise) ~ever not? GB pourquoi pas?
- (in questions) pourquoi;
- conjunction pour ça;
that is ~ they came c'est pour ça qu'ils sont venus;
that's not ~ I asked ce n'est pas pour ça que j'avais posé la question;
so that's ~! (finally understanding) ah, c'est pour ça!;
‘~?’—‘because you're stubborn, that's ~!’ ‘pourquoi?’—‘parce que tu es têtu, c'est tout!’;
the reason ~ la raison pour laquelle;
I need to know the reason ~ j'ai besoin de savoir pourquoi;
➡ See Also→ reason I 1 .
- (vieilli )exclamation mais.
'why' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
after
- all
- beat
- big
- blame
- bother
- consider
- dawn
- ever
- fail
- figure
- find
- go
- have
- hear
- hell
- how
- however
- idea
- indeed
- invite
- life
- long
- Lord
- must
- not
- perplexed
- puzzled
- reason
- rest
- secrecy
- settle
- should
- since
- so
- speculate
- spoil
- stay
- still
- then
- there
- thing
- think
- understand
- what
- when
- wonder
French:
why: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| why | interj | (explain) | pourquoi interj |
| You are leaving? Why? | |||
| Tu pars ? Pourquoi ? | |||
| why | adv | (for what?) | pourquoi adv |
| Why do you smile that way? | |||
| Pourquoi souris-tu comme cela ? | |||
| why | n | (by what cause?) | pourquoi adv |
| Why is this soup cold already? | |||
| Pourquoi est-ce que cette soupe est déjà froide ? | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| why | conj | (for what reason) | pourquoi conj |
| I'm tired, and that is why I am going to bed. | |||
| Je suis fatigué, et c'est pourquoi je vais me coucher. | |||
| why | conj | (on account of which) | pourquoi conj |
| I am angry, which is why I am not smiling. | |||
| Je suis en colère, c'est pourquoi je ne souris pas. | |||
| why | interj | (surprise, amazement) | pourquoi interj |
| mais pourquoi interj | |||
| Note: "mais pourquoi" is a more emphatic form than "pourquoi" alone | |||
| You're moving away? Why? | |||
| Tu déménages ? Pourquoi ? | |||
| Tu déménages ? Mais pourquoi ? | |||
| why | n | (reason, cause) | pourquoi nm |
| They are curious about the why of our decision. | |||
| Il sont intrigués par le pourquoi de notre décision. | |||
| Report an error | |||
why: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| for why | pour quelle raison phrase | ||
| reason why | n | (explanation for) | pourquoi nm |
| There is a reason why people are often frustrated. | |||
| He said that saving money was the reason why he took buses instead of driving. | |||
| Et voilà le pourquoi de la frustration ! | |||
| raison pour laquelle nf | |||
| On n'a jamais su les raisons pour lesquelles il a tué sa mère | |||
| reason why | n | informal (explanation) | explication nf |
| Arnold refused to participate without giving any reason why. | |||
| why not | interj | informal (expressing openness to try sth) fam | pourquoi pas loc interj |
| Can I come along too? "Why not!". | |||
| - Je peux venir avec vous ? - Oui, pourquoi pas ! | |||
| why not? | pourquoi pas ? adv | ||
| Report an error | |||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "why".
...but why was this so?
[...], and the following is why.
"that's why it all worked out"
"This is why" ... (beginning of paragraph)
"Why don't we have a sensible programme?"
"why" as a noun
"Why" followed by a coma inside exclamative sentences
About why
aint... but why the additional word "no" ?
although i'm not vegetarian, I understand why some are
analyse why it has been so successful in France
and he asks why not
And why would you want to?
any reason why
as for why
as to why
Be prepared to talk about this object and explain why it's important.
Beyond a reason why
But why is doing just that so damn difficult
But why is that I am not convinced ?!
Can you tell me why it has increased
Come back? Why?
conceptual reason why anomaly exists
d'aller, why de?
deciding why
Did we meet your expectations as to why
Do you remember why we're running at all?
doing so will allow for a deeper understanding of why Senghor, Damas, Cesaire and Diop approached the ideology of the negritude in the way they did.
en quoi = why ?
EN: the reason why / - / that / for which - grammaire
Suite...
[...], and the following is why.
"that's why it all worked out"
"This is why" ... (beginning of paragraph)
"Why don't we have a sensible programme?"
"why" as a noun
"Why" followed by a coma inside exclamative sentences
About why
aint... but why the additional word "no" ?
although i'm not vegetarian, I understand why some are
analyse why it has been so successful in France
and he asks why not
And why would you want to?
any reason why
as for why
as to why
Be prepared to talk about this object and explain why it's important.
Beyond a reason why
But why is doing just that so damn difficult
But why is that I am not convinced ?!
Can you tell me why it has increased
Come back? Why?
conceptual reason why anomaly exists
d'aller, why de?
deciding why
Did we meet your expectations as to why
Do you remember why we're running at all?
doing so will allow for a deeper understanding of why Senghor, Damas, Cesaire and Diop approached the ideology of the negritude in the way they did.
en quoi = why ?
EN: the reason why / - / that / for which - grammaire
Suite...
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