| how (hou) adv. 1. In what manner or way; by what means: How does this machine work? 2. In what state or condition: How is she today? 3. To what extent, amount, or degree: How bad was it? 4. For what reason or purpose; why: How is it that he left early? 5. With what meaning: How should I take that remark? 6. By what name: How is she called? 7. By what measure; in what units: How do you sell this corn? 8. What. Usually used in requesting that something be said again: How's that again? 9. Used as an intensive: How we laughed! conj. 1. The manner or way in which: forgot how it was done. 2. That. 3. In whatever way or manner; however: Cook it how you please. n. Idioms: A manner or method of doing something: "The how of research is generated by the why of the world" (Frederick Turner). and how Informal Most certainly; you bet: She's a good dancer, and how! how about What is your thought, feeling, or desire regarding: How about a cup of tea? How about that storm last night? how about that Informal Used rhetorically to express surprise or wonder at or approval for something. how come Informal How is it that; why: How come you're so late? how so How is it so: You say the answer is wrong. How so? [Middle English howe, from Old English h  ; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.] |
how
Adverb
1. in what way, by what means: how did you spend the evening?, observing how elderly people coped
2. to what extent: they don't know how tough I am
3. how good, how well, what ... like: how good are the copies?, so that's how things are
4. how about? used to suggest something: how about some tea?
5. how are you? what is your state of health?
6. how's that?
a. what is your opinion?: we'll go out for a late-night supper – how's that?
b. Cricket Also written: (howzat) (an appeal to the umpire) is the batsman out? [Old English hu]
Translations
how [hau] adv → cómo;
how long have you been here? → ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que estás aquí?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas aquí?;
how many/much? → ¿cuántos/cuánto?;
how [hau] adv → comment;
how do you do? → bonjour;
(on being introduced) → enchanté(e);
how far is it to ...? → combien y a-t-il jusqu'à ...?;
how many/much? → combien?;
how much does it cost? → ça coûte combien?;
how is school? → ça va à l'école?;
how's life? (inf) → comment ça va?;
how [hau] adv → come;
how many? → quanti/e?;
how much? → quanto/a?;
how's life? (col) → come va (la vita)?;
adv / conj how [hau]
1 in what way How do you make bread? hoe كَيْفَ؟ как jak hvordan wie πώς cómo kuidas چگونه miten comment אֵיך कैसे, किस ढंग से kako, na koji nacin hogy(an) bagaimana hvernig, á hvaða hátt come どのようにして 어떻게 kaip kā; kādā veidā bagaimana hoe, op welke manier hvordan, hvorledes jak como cum каким образом ako kako kako hur เท่าไร nasıl, ne şekilde 怎樣 як? کیسے như thế nào 怎样
2 to what extent How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London? hoe إلى أي مدى؟ как jak hvordan; hvor langt; hvor meget wie πόσο, σε ποιο βαθμό cuánto; cómo de kuidas, kui چطور،چقدر mitä, miten comment; à quelle distance אֵיך किस दिशा में koliko mennyire, milyen bagaimana hversu, hve, hvað come, quanto どのくらい 어느 정도 kaip Kā jums patīk ...? berapa hoe hvordan jak quanto cum; cât как ako kako koliko vad, hur เท่าไร ne kadar/ölçüde/derecede 多少 як? کتنا tới mức độ nào 多少
3 by what means I've no idea how he came here. hoe كيْفَ، بأي طريقَه как jak hvordan wie πώς, με ποιο μέσο cómo kuidas از چه راه miten comment כֵּיצָד किसी साधन से kako, cime mi módon bagaimana hvernig come どんな手段で 어떤 방법으로 kaip kādā veidā bagaimana cara hoe, op welke manier hvordan jak, w jaki sposób como cum как ako kako na koji način hur อย่างไร nasıl 怎麼 як, яким способом کسے طریقے سے bằng phương tiện gì 怎么
4 in what condition How are you today?; How do I look? hoe كيْفَ؟ في أي حال؟ как jak hvordan wie πόσο καλά, σε τι κατάσταση cómo kuidas چطور miten, millainen comment אֵיך किसी स्थिति में kako (u kojem stanju) hogy(an) bagaimana hvernig come どんな状態で (상태) 어떻게 kaip kā; How are you? Kā [] klājas? bagaimana keadaan hoe hvordan jak como cum как ako kako kako hur อย่างไร nasıl, ne durumda 怎麼樣 як? کس حال میں tình trạng sức khoẻ; hoàn cảnh thế nào 怎样
5 for what reason How is it that I am the last to know about this? hoe كيْفَ؟ لماذا؟ لأي سبب؟ защо jak hvorfor wie πώς και, για ποιο λόγο cómo mispärast به چه علت mistä johtuu että comment לָמָה किस कारण kako je?, kako to? hogy lehet az, hogy mengapa hvers vegna come どういうわけで (이유) 어떻게 해서 kaip kā tad tā? Kenapa waarom hvordan dlaczego como de ce каким образом ako kako kako to hur [] อย่างไร niye, niçin, neden 怎麼會 чого? کس وجہ سے vì lí do gì 怎么
adv howˈever
1 in spite of that It would be nice if we had more money. However, I suppose we'll manage with what we have. hoe dit ook al sy مَع ذلك، ولكن، بالرَّغْم مِن ذلك обаче nicméně alligevel; på trods heraf auch immer wie ωστόσο, εντούτοις sin embargo, no obstante ometi اگرچه kuitenkin cependant אוּלָם फिर भी medutim azonban, mindamellett, mégis walaupun demikian samt (sem áður) tuttavia, comunque しかし 그럼에도 불구하고 vienok, tačiau tomēr; taču walau bagaimana pun desondanks likevel, imidlertid, men jednakże contudo totuşi несмотря на это avšak vendar pa ipak emellertid, fast ไม่ว่าจะอย่างไร buna rağmen 可是 проте, однак تاہم tuy vậy; song 可是
2 (alsohow ever) in what way; by what means However did you get here?; However did you do that? hoe كيف؟ في أي طريقَه؟ بأي وسيلَه؟ как jak vůbec hvordan wie πώς, με ποιο τρόπο cómo kuidas küll چطور kuinka ihmeessä comment, de quelle manière אֵיך किस तरह से kako, cime hogy(an) dengan cara apa hvernig í ósköpunum come 一体どうやって 어떻게 해서 kaip, kokiu būdu kā gan macam mana hoe, op welke manier hvordan (i all verden) w jaki sposób de que modo cum, în ce fel каким образом ako len kako neki na koji način men hur ...?, hur ... egentligen? โดยวิธีใดก็ตาม nasıl 究竟怎樣 як? آخر کس طرح bằng cách nào; bằng biện pháp nào 究竟怎样
3 to no matter what extent However hard I try, I still can't do it. hoe ook al مَهْما يَكُن както и да jakkoli hvor meget end; uanset hvor wie auch όσο por más que kui tahes هرقدرهم kuinka tahansa de quelque manière que; avoir beau כָּמָה שֶלא किसी भी तरह koliko god bármennyire, bármilyen bagaimanapun sama hvernig (per quanto) どれほど～しても 아무리 ...해도 kad ir kaip lai cik; vienalga kā walau betapa dan ook hoe hvor(dan) ... enn jakkolwiek, obojętnie jak por mais que oricât как бы ни akokoľvek kakorkoli koliko god hur ... än ไม่ว่าจะ...ขนาดไหน ne kadar 不管如何 як би не جس قدر بھی dù như thế nào 不管如何
conj
in no matter what way This painting still looks wrong however you look at it. hoe ook al كَيفَما както и да ať ... jakkoli hvordan end auch immer wie όπως κι αν de todas formas, lo (mires) como lo (mires) kuidas tahes درهرحالت riippumatta siitä miten de quelque façon que אֵיך שֶלא किसी भी तरह kako god akárhogyan dengan cara apa pun hvernig sem qualsiasi modo in どんなふうに～しても 어떻게 해도 kad ir kaip lai arī kā macam mana sekalipun dan ook hoe samme hvordan w jakikolwiek sposób, bez względu na to jak de qualquer maneira que oricum, în orice fel как угодно akokoľvek kakorkoli kako god hur... än อย่างไรก็ตาม ne olursa olsun, ne kadar ... olsa da/bile 不管用什麼方法 як ни جس طرح سے بھی bất kể như thế nào 不管用什么方法
how about
1 I would like to suggest Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?' wat van ما رأيَك: للتعبير عن إقْتراح ؟ предлагам co třeba hvad med wie steht's mit τι θα έλεγες για...; qué tal, qué te parece mis sa arvad چطور mitäs sanoisit et si, que diriez-vous de מָה דַעֲתך עַל-? सुझाना što kažeš? mit szólnál ...-hoz? bagaimana kalau hvað segir þú um (che ne diresti di) ～はどうですか gal ...? kā būtu macam mana dengan valt er iets te zeggen voor? hva med...? a może by tak ... que tal ce ai/aţi zice de как насчёт... čo tak kaj pa... šta misliš o vad sägs om ใช้ในการเสนอแนะ ne dersin 怎麼樣 як щодо? کیسا رہیگا dùng để gợi ý 怎么样
2 what is he, are you etc going to do?; what does he, do you etc think? We're going to the cinema tonight. How about you?; I rather like that picture. How about you? wat van jou ماذا بِشأنك؟ какво ще правиш a co hvad med wie steht's mit τι θα γίνει με..; ποια γνώμη έχει...; ¿y tú/él/vosotros/ellos? aga چطور entä et vous מַה בְּקֶשֶר אֶל- क्या करने जा रहे हो što (misliš, što ceš raditi) mi a véleményed...? bagaimana pendapat hvað með þig (e tu) ～はどうですか o kā [] ar tevi? macam mana En wat betreft? hvordan er det med (deg)?; hva med...? a (ty, on itd.) e você? şi tu/voi а вы (вам) ...? a čo Kaj pa vi? šta je sa tobom du (han, hon) då?, och du (han, hon)? ใช้ในการถามถึงอีกสิ่งหนึ่ง sen ne dersin? 認為怎麼樣 як (ви)? آپ کا کیا خیال ہے؟ dùng để hỏi ý kiến 认为怎么样
how come
for what reason How come I didn't get any cake? hoekom كَيف حَدَثَ أن защо proč hvorfor; hvordan wie kommt es γιατί, πώς και...; ¿por qué?, ¿por qué razón?, es que ¿cómo...? mis põhjusel چطور miksi comment se fait-il que אֵיך יָכוֹל לִהיוֹת ऐसा क्यों है kako to, zašto hogyan lehet az, hogy... mengapa hvernig stendur á að (come mai) なぜ 왜 kaip čia atsitiko, kad kā tad tā kenapa hoe komt het hvordan da?; hva kommer det av? dlaczego por que razão cum se face că это почему же ako to, že kako to kako to varför, hur kommer det sig เหตุใด neden, niçin 怎麼會...的 чого це? کیونکر vì sao 怎么会...的
how do you do?
words that are said by a person to someone he is being introduced to How do you do? My name is Smith,' he said, shaking her hand. aangename kennis, bly te kenne كَيفَ الحال؟ как си těší mě hvordan har du det? Guten Tag, wie geht´s? χαίρω πολύ mucho gusto, encantado tere حال شما چطور است hyvää päivää enchanté מָה שְׁלוֹמך? कैसे हो drago mi je! jó napot kívánok! apa kabar góðan daginn, sæll og blessaður piacere! はじめまして 안녕하세요(초대면의 인사) malonu matyti/susipažinti sveicināti! kā klājas? apa khabar hoe gaat het met U? god dag, det gleder meg miło mi como está? încântat здравствуйте!, как поживаете? teší ma me veseli kako ste goddag!, hur står det till? คำทักทายอย่างเป็นทางการในการแนะนำตัวครั้งแรก tanıştığımıza memnun oldum 你好 здрастуйте! آپ کیسے ہیں؟ lời chào chính thức khi gặp ai lần đầu tiên 你好
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