| where (hwâr, wâr) adv. 1. At or in what place: Where is the telephone? 2. In what situation or position: Where would we be without your help? 3. From what place or source: Where did you get this idea? 4. To what place; toward what end: Where is this argument leading? conj. 1. At what or which place: She moved to the city, where jobs are available. 2. a. In a place in which: He lives where the climate is mild. b. In any place or situation in which; wherever: Where there's smoke, there's fire. 3. a. To a place in which: We should go where it is quieter. b. To a place or situation in which: They will go where they are happy. n. 1. The place or occasion: We know the when but not the where of it. 2. What place, source, or cause: Where are you from? [Middle English, from Old English hw  r; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: When where is used to refer to a point of origin, the preposition from is required: Where did she come from? From where I sit, the situation looks bleak. When it is used to refer to a destination, the preposition to is generally superfluous: Where is she going (rather than Where is she going to)? The place where they are going is beautiful.. When it is used to refer to the location of a person, event, or structure, the use of at is widely regarded as regional or colloquial: Where is the station (not Where is the station at)? Where he is, he has no access to a good library. See Usage Note at why. |
where [wɛə]
adv
1.
a. in, at, or to what place, point, or position? where are you going?
b. (used in indirect questions) I don't know where they are
2. in, at, or to which (place) the hotel where we spent our honeymoon
3. (subordinating) in the place at which where we live it's always raining
n
(usually plural) a question as to the position, direction, or destination of something
[Old English hwǣr, hwār(a); related to Old Frisian hwēr, Old Saxon, Old High German hwār, Old Norse, Gothic hvar]
Usage: It was formerly considered incorrect to use where as a substitute for in which after a noun which did not refer to a place or position, but this use has now become acceptable: we now have a situation where/in which no further action is needed
Translations
where [wɛəʳ]
A. ADVERB
1. (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)
where am I? → ¿dónde estoy?
where are you going (to)? → ¿a dónde or adónde vas?, ¿dónde vas?
where have you come from? → ¿de dónde has venido?
where can I have put my keys (down)? → ¿dónde or en dónde puedo haber puesto las llaves?
where should we be if ...? → ¿a dónde or adónde habríamos ido a parar si ...?
where did we go wrong? → ¿en qué nos equivocamos?
can you tell me where there's a chemist's? → ¿puede decirme dónde hay una farmacia?
I don't know where she lives → no sé dónde vive
Where in direct questions as well as after report verbs and expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) usually translates as dónde (with an accent), sometimes preceded by a preposition:
→ dóndewhere am I? → ¿dónde estoy?
where are you going (to)? → ¿a dónde or adónde vas?, ¿dónde vas?
where have you come from? → ¿de dónde has venido?
where can I have put my keys (down)? → ¿dónde or en dónde puedo haber puesto las llaves?
where should we be if ...? → ¿a dónde or adónde habríamos ido a parar si ...?
where did we go wrong? → ¿en qué nos equivocamos?
can you tell me where there's a chemist's? → ¿puede decirme dónde hay una farmacia?
I don't know where she lives → no sé dónde vive
2. (in other statements)
2.1. (= the place that)
there's a telephone box near where I live → hay una cabina cerca de donde vivo
this is where we found it → aquí es donde lo encontramos
that's where we got to in the last lesson → hasta aquí llegamos en la última clase
that's just where you're wrong! → ¡en eso te equivocas! → ¡ahí es donde te equivocas!
that's where I disagree with you → en eso no estoy de acuerdo contigo, ahí es donde no estoy de acuerdo contigo
where this book is dangerous is in suggesting that → el aspecto peligroso de este libro es la sugerencia de que ...
Where in other statements is usually translated as donde (without an accent), again often preceded by a preposition:
→ dondethere's a telephone box near where I live → hay una cabina cerca de donde vivo
this is where we found it → aquí es donde lo encontramos
that's where we got to in the last lesson → hasta aquí llegamos en la última clase
that's just where you're wrong! → ¡en eso te equivocas! → ¡ahí es donde te equivocas!
that's where I disagree with you → en eso no estoy de acuerdo contigo, ahí es donde no estoy de acuerdo contigo
where this book is dangerous is in suggesting that → el aspecto peligroso de este libro es la sugerencia de que ...
B. CONJUNCTION
1. (= if) where husband and wife both work, benefits are → en el caso de que los dos esposos trabajen, los beneficios son ...
where possible → en lo posible
where possible → en lo posible
where [ˈhwɛər]
adv (in questions) → où
Where do you live? → Où habites-tu?
Where are you going? → Où vas-tu?
Where's Emma today? → Où est Emma aujourd'hui?
Where are you from? → D'où venez vous?
where will it all end? → où cela finira-t-il?
Where do you live? → Où habites-tu?
Where are you going? → Où vas-tu?
Where's Emma today? → Où est Emma aujourd'hui?
Where are you from? → D'où venez vous?
where will it all end? → où cela finira-t-il?
conj
(referring to place) → où
a shop where you can buy croissants → un magasin où l'on peut acheter des croissants
I think I know where we are → Je crois savoir où nous sommes.
Stay where you are → Restez où vous êtes.
People looked to see where the noise was coming from → Les gens regardaient d'où venaient le bruit.
this is where ... → c'est ici que ...
a shop where you can buy croissants → un magasin où l'on peut acheter des croissants
I think I know where we are → Je crois savoir où nous sommes.
Stay where you are → Restez où vous êtes.
People looked to see where the noise was coming from → Les gens regardaient d'où venaient le bruit.
this is where ... → c'est ici que ...
(referring to time, stage, situation) → où
I didn't know where to start → Je ne savais pas où commencer., Je ne savais pas par où commencer.
This is where you come in
BUT C'est ici que tu entres en jeu.
that's where you're wrong! → c'est là que vous avez tort!
I didn't know where to start → Je ne savais pas où commencer., Je ne savais pas par où commencer.
This is where you come in
BUT C'est ici que tu entres en jeu.
that's where you're wrong! → c'est là que vous avez tort!
(= whereas) → là où
where possible → si possible
where
adv → wo; where (to) → wohin, wo … hin; where … from → woher, wo … her; where are you going (to)? → wohin gehst du?, wo gehst du hin?; where to, sir? → wohin (wollen Sie) bitte?; where are you from? → woher kommen Sie?, wo kommen Sie her?; from where I’m sitting I can see the church → von meinem Platz aus kann ich die Kirche sehen; where should we be if …? → was wäre nur, wenn …?
conj → wo; (= in the place where) → da, wo …, an der Stelle, wo …; go where you like → geh, wohin du willst, geh hin, wo du willst; the bag is where you left it → die Tasche ist an der Stelle or da, wo du sie liegen gelassen hast; this is where we got out → hier sind wir ausgestiegen; that’s where I used to live → hier or da habe ich (früher) gewohnt; that’s where we differ → in diesem Punkt haben wir unterschiedliche Ansichten; we carried on from where we left off → wir haben da weitergemacht, wo wir vorher aufgehört haben; I’ve read up to where the king … → ich habe bis dahin or bis an die Stelle gelesen, wo der König …; this is where we got to → soweit or bis hierhin or bis dahin sind wir gekommen; we succeeded where we expected to fail → wir hatten da Erfolg, wo wir ihn nicht erwartet hatten; you can trust him where money is concerned → in Geldsachen können Sie ihm trauen, Sie können ihm trauen, wo es ums Geld geht; that’s where → da; that’s where his strong point is → da liegt seine Stärke
where [wɛəʳ]
where [wɛəʳ]
1. adv → dove
where are you from? → di dove sei?
where am I? → dove sono?
where are you going (to)? → dove stai andando?
where have you come from? → da dove sei venuto?
did he tell you where he was going? → ti ha detto dove andava?
where should we be if ...? → dove saremmo se...?
where are you from? → di dove sei?
where am I? → dove sono?
where are you going (to)? → dove stai andando?
where have you come from? → da dove sei venuto?
did he tell you where he was going? → ti ha detto dove andava?
where should we be if ...? → dove saremmo se...?
2. conj
a. (gen) → dove
there's a cinema where the butcher's used to be → dove una volta c'era la macelleria ora c'è un cinema
where possible → quando è possibile, se possibile
from where I'm standing it looks fine → da dove sono, mi sembra vada bene
so that's where they've got to! → ecco dove erano finiti!
this is where we found it → è qui che l'abbiamo trovato
that's where we got to in the last lesson → è qui che siamo arrivati nell'ultima lezione
that's just where you're wrong! → è proprio lì che ti sbagli!
sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not → qualche volta si è più disposti ad ascoltare un insegnante che un genitore
there's a cinema where the butcher's used to be → dove una volta c'era la macelleria ora c'è un cinema
where possible → quando è possibile, se possibile
from where I'm standing it looks fine → da dove sono, mi sembra vada bene
so that's where they've got to! → ecco dove erano finiti!
this is where we found it → è qui che l'abbiamo trovato
that's where we got to in the last lesson → è qui che siamo arrivati nell'ultima lezione
that's just where you're wrong! → è proprio lì che ti sbagli!
sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not → qualche volta si è più disposti ad ascoltare un insegnante che un genitore
where [wɛəʳ]
1. adv → dove
where are you from? → di dove sei?
where am I? → dove sono?
where are you going (to)? → dove stai andando?
where have you come from? → da dove sei venuto?
did he tell you where he was going? → ti ha detto dove andava?
where should we be if ...? → dove saremmo se...?
where are you from? → di dove sei?
where am I? → dove sono?
where are you going (to)? → dove stai andando?
where have you come from? → da dove sei venuto?
did he tell you where he was going? → ti ha detto dove andava?
where should we be if ...? → dove saremmo se...?
2. conj
a. (gen) → dove
there's a cinema where the butcher's used to be → dove una volta c'era la macelleria ora c'è un cinema
where possible → quando è possibile, se possibile
from where I'm standing it looks fine → da dove sono, mi sembra vada bene
so that's where they've got to! → ecco dove erano finiti!
this is where we found it → è qui che l'abbiamo trovato
that's where we got to in the last lesson → è qui che siamo arrivati nell'ultima lezione
that's just where you're wrong! → è proprio lì che ti sbagli!
sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not → qualche volta si è più disposti ad ascoltare un insegnante che un genitore
there's a cinema where the butcher's used to be → dove una volta c'era la macelleria ora c'è un cinema
where possible → quando è possibile, se possibile
from where I'm standing it looks fine → da dove sono, mi sembra vada bene
so that's where they've got to! → ecco dove erano finiti!
this is where we found it → è qui che l'abbiamo trovato
that's where we got to in the last lesson → è qui che siamo arrivati nell'ultima lezione
that's just where you're wrong! → è proprio lì che ti sbagli!
sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not → qualche volta si è più disposti ad ascoltare un insegnante che un genitore
adv where [weə]
(to or in) which place (?) Where are you going (to)?; Do you know where we are?; Where does he get his ideas from?; We asked where to find a good restaurant. waarheen أين، إلى أيْن къде kam, kde, odkud hvor wo(-hin, -her) πού dónde kus, kuhu کجا missä, minne oû אֵיפֹה कहां gdje ke mana, di mana, dari mana hvert, hvar, hvaðan dove どこで 위치를 물어) 어디에 kur kur di manakah waar hvor gdzie, dokąd onde unde куда; где kam, kde, odkiaľ kje, kam gde var, vart ที่ไหน nerede, nereye 何處 де, куди کہاں ở đâu 哪里
rel pron
((to or in) the place) to or in which It's nice going on holiday to a place where you've been before; This is the town where I was born; It's still where it was; I can't see him from where I am. waar, van waar حيْثُ، حيثُما където kde hvor (da) wo όπου, εκεί ή εδώ που donde (seal) kus, (sinna) kus که missä oû אֵיפֹה ש- जहां kamo, gdje ahol; ahova di tempat þar sem ～するところの (관계 대명사) …하는 바의 (장소) kur kur di mana waar der (hvor) gdzie onde unde который; где kde kjer gde där, den plats där ที่ซึ่ง ...diği yer(d)e(n) (關係代詞)該處 де کس جگہ nơi mà ...的地方
adv whereaˈbouts
near or in what place(?) Whereabouts is it?; I don't know whereabouts it is. waar في أي مَكان، قُرْب أي مَكان откъде kde asi hvor wo ungefähr πού (περίπου); dónde kus (kandis) جاى تقريبى missä tarkkaan ottaen oû (donc) הֵיכָן कहां u blizini, gdje hol? di mana hvar dove, (da che parte) どのあたりに 어느 곳(언저리)에 kur [] kur di mana waar hvor (omtrent) gdzież em que sítio unde; pe unde где kde asi kje približno boravište var någonstans, var ungefär ที่ไหน nerede, nereye, nerelerde, nerelere 靠近或在何處 کہاں ở gần nơi nào 靠近哪里
n sg or n pl whereabouts
the place where a person or thing is I don't know his whereabouts. ligging, waar hy is مَكان وُجود الشَّخْص أو الشَّيء местонахождение místo pobytu opholdssted der Aufenthaltsort το μέρος όπου βρίσκεται κπ. paradero asupaik جاییکه olinpaikka lieu oû se trouve (qqn/qqch.) מְקוֹם הִימַצאוֹ पता-ठिकाना negdje, otprilike negdje hollét tempatnya berada dvalarstaður luogo 居場所 (사람, 사물의 대략적인) 소재, 위치, 거처 buvimo vieta aptuvena atrašanās vieta tempat seseorang berada verblijfplaats tilholdssted miejsce pobytu paradeiro locul cuiva/a ceva местонахождение miesto pobytu bivališče boravište uppehållsort, tillhåll, [] håller hus ตำแหน่งที่ตั้ง bulunduğu yer 下落 місце перебування کس مقام پر nơi ở 下落
conj whereˈas
when in fact; but on the other hand He thought I was lying, whereas I was telling the truth. maar, in teenstelling بينَما، في حين أنَّ от друга страна zatímco hvorimod wohingegen ενώ cuando de hecho; pero aga (tegelikult), kuna aga در حاليکه kun taas tandis que בְּעוֹד שֶׁ- क्योंकि a zapravo jóllehet, pedig padahal en .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. hins vegar, en .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. aftur á móti mentre ～であるのに …임에 비하여, 실은 o tuo tarpu turpretim sedangkan terwijl mens... faktisk/derimot podczas gdy enquanto în timp ce; când de fapt тогда как; хотя zatiaľ čo medtem ko dok medan däremot ในทางตรงกันข้าม oysa (ki) 但實際上 тоді як حالانکہ 面，却
rel pron whereˈby
by which. waarvolgens عن طَريق، بواسِطَة، وفِقا لِ чрез čímž, pomocí čeho hvorved durch welche/n/s με τον οποίο por el/la/lo cual mille abil توسط jonka mukaan par quoi; par quel moyen... לְפִיו जिससे pri čemu ami által oleh apa með/samkvæmt hverju (da che cosa), (per mezzo di che cosa) それによって～するところの (그것에 의하여) …하는 su kurio pagalba ar ko; kā yang dengannya waarmee hvorved za pomocą którego pelo qual prin care посредством чего čím, pomocou čoho s čimer pomoću čega varigenom, varmed โดยทาง ki bununla, ki onun vasıtasıyla (關係代詞)透過該事物 کس بات سے nhờ đó 靠什么
conj whereuˈpon
at or after which time, event etc He insulted her, whereupon she slapped him. en toe عِنْدَئِذٍ، بعد ذلِك، من ثَمَّ след това načež hvorpå worauf οπότε και, και πάνω εκεί después de lo cual misjärel که در نتيجه ان jolloin après quoi; et sur ce וְאָז किसपर, जिसपर našto, zbog čega (a)mire kemudian, sesudah mana, lalu að svo búnu (al che), (dopo di che) そこで 그래서 po to pēc kā; uz ko lalu, maka waarop, waarna deretter, hvorpå po czym em consequência după care после чего; тогда na čo nakar posle čega varpå, varefter หลังจากที่ ondan sonradır ki, bunun üzerine 因此，於是 після чого; внаслідок чого اس کے بعد và rồi thì 因此，于是
rel pron wherˈever
1 no matter where I'll follow you wherever you may go; Wherever he is he will be thinking of you. waar jy ook al حَيْثُما، أيْنَما навсякъде където kamkoli, kdekoli hvorend; ligegyldigt hvor wo auch immer οπουδήποτε (a)donde quiera que..., esté donde esté... kus iganes, kuhu iganes هرکجا mihin tahansa n'importe/partout oû אֵיפֹה ש- जहां कहीं gdje god akárhol, bárhol; bárhova di mana saja hvert sem, hvar sem dovunque どこに～しようとも 어디에(어디로) …하든지 kur tik kur vien ke mana saja waar... ook hvor som helst, hvor... enn dokądkolwiek, gdziekolwiek seja onde for que oriunde в любом месте; где бы ни было kamkoľvek, kdekoľvek kamorkoli, kjerkoli gde god varhelst, varthelst, var (vart) ... än ไม่ว่าที่ใดก็ตาม (her) nerede/nereye/neresi...-se 無論何處 де б не; куди б не جہاں بھی bất cứ nơi nào 无论在哪里
2 (to or in) any place that Go wherever he tells you to go. waar ook al أيْنَما، أي مَكان навсякъде tam kam, tam kde hvor som helst ganz gleich wo όπου (κι αν) adonde, donde ükskõik kus, ükskõik kuhu هرجا minne/missä hyvänsä (là) oû בְּכָל/לְכָל מָקוֹם कहीं भी kamo god ahova csak ke mana saja hvert sem dovunque ～するところならどこでも ...하는 곳은 어디라도 kur tik kur vien ke mana saja waar... ook hvorhen dokądkolwiek, gdziekolwiek para onde (acolo) unde куда бы ни tam, kam / kde kamorkoli, kjerkoli gde god varhelst, varthelst, var (vart) ... än ที่ใดก็ตาม her nereye/nerede 任何地方 де б не; куди б не جس جگہ بھی bất cứ nơi nào 任何地方
adv
(alsowhere ever) used in questions or exclamations to express surprise etc Wherever did she get that hat? waar op aarde تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن التَّعَجُّب والمُفاجأه بِمَعْنى: أين؟ откъде kde proboha hvor i alverden wo (denn) nur που στην ευχή; (pero) dónde (demonios/narices) kustkohast (ometi) هرکجا missä/mistä ihmeestä mais oû donc אֵיפֶה שֶׁלא יִהיֶה कहां gdje li hova? dari mana hvar (í ósköpunum) (dove mai/diamine) 一体どこで 도대체 어디서 kurgi kur gan dari mana waar... in godsnaam hvor i all verden gdzież onde oare de unde где (же) kde, preboha kje neki gde li var (vart) i all sin dar (världen) ...? ที่ไหนก็ได้ nereden, nereye, nerede 究竟在哪裡 де тільки? کہاں سے ở đâu 究竟在哪里
where → أين, حيث kam, kde hvor wo όπου, πού donde, dónde missä où gdje dove ･･･する所に, どこに …하는 곳에, 어디에 terwijl, waar der gdzie onde где där, var ในที่ซึ่ง, ที่ไหน nerede ở đâu, ở nơi mà 什么地方, 在...地方
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