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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

why1 /hwaɪ / || /waɪ/ adverbio
por qué;
~ not? ¿por qué no?;
~ don't you apply for the post? ¿por qué no solicitas el puesto?;
this is ~ the attempt failed fue por esto que el intento fracasó;
the reason ~ he couldn't attend la razón por la cual no pudo asistir

why2 interjección
¡vaya!

why3 sustantivo
porqué m

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

why [waɪ]

I	adverbio 1   (en preguntas directas e indirectas) por qué: ask him why he's so unpleasant, pregúntale por qué es tan desagradable      why did he say that?, ¿por qué dijo eso?      (a qué propósito) why do you wear that hat?, ¿para qué llevas ese sombrero? 2   (relativo) that is why I love you, es por eso por lo que te quiero      there's no reason why you can't come, no hay motivo para que no vengas
II	excl ¡vaya!      why, yes!, ¿claro que sí!
III	nombre the whys and wherefores of sthg, el porqué de algo

why: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
reason why			razón por qué
why not?			¿porqué no?
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English:

assemble - choose - come by - die out - do - ever - foul - god - grill - heaven - now - practice - practise - sedative - try - understand - when - wonder - along - avoid - earth - hell - hit - proceed - say - still - sure - think

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