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whoever

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who·ev·er  (h-vr)
pron.
1. Whatever person or persons: Whoever comes will be welcomed.
2. Who: Whoever could have dreamed of such a thing? See Usage Notes at whatever, who.

whoever [huːˈɛvə]
pron
1. any person who; anyone that whoever wants it can have it
2. no matter who I'll come round tomorrow, whoever may be here
3. an intensive form of who, used in questions whoever could have thought that?
4. Informal an unknown or unspecified person give those to John, or Cathy, or whoever
Translations
whoever [huːˈevəʳ] PRON
1. (= no matter who, anyone that) it won't be easy, whoever does itno será fácil, no importa quién lo haga
whoever finds it can keep itquienquiera que lo encuentre puede quedarse con él, el/la que lo encuentre que se lo quede
I'll talk to whoever it ishablaré con quien sea
ask whoever you likepregúntaselo a cualquiera
2. (= the person that) whoever said that is an idiotquien haya dicho eso es un imbécil, quienquiera que haya dicho eso es un imbécil
3. (in questions) → quién
whoever told you that?¿quién te dijo eso?
whoever [huːˈɛvər]
pron
(subject of clause) whoever finds it → quiconque le trouve
Whoever wins this year is going to be famous for life → Quiconque gagnera cette année sera célèbre pendant toute sa vie.
Everybody here, whoever they are, is at risk of being taken hostage → Chacun ici, qui que ce soit, court le risque d'être pris en otage.
Whoever was responsible for this crime is a dangerous man → Qui que soit l'auteur de ce crime, il s'agit d'un homme dangereux.
[+ object of clause] whoever he marries → qui que soit celle qu'il épousera
ask whoever you like → demandez à qui vous voulez
You can ask whoever you like to visit you → Vous pouvez demander à qui vous voulez de vous rendre visite.
with whoever → avec qui
We should be free to negotiate with whoever we want → Nous devrions être libres de négocier avec qui nous voulons.
(for emphasis)qui donc
Whoever told you that? → Qui a bien pu vous dire ça?, Qui donc vous a dit ça?
whoever
pronwer (auch immer); (acc) → wen (auch immer); (dat) → wem (auch immer); (= no matter who)einerlei or ganz gleich or egal (inf)wer/wen/wem; whoever told you that?wer hat dir das denn (bloß) gesagt?
whoever [huːˈɛvəʳ] pron
a. (the person that, anyone that) → chiunque + sub, chi; (no matter who) → chiunque + sub
whoever said that was an idiot → chiunque l'abbia detto or chi l'ha detto è un idiota
whoever finds it → chiunque lo trovi
ask whoever you like → chiedi a chiunque
it won't be easy, whoever does it → non sarà facile, chiunque lo faccia
whoever she marries → chiunque lei sposi
b. (in questions) → chi (mai)
whoever told you that? → chi (mai) te l'ha detto?

whoever [huːˈɛvəʳ] pron
a. (the person that, anyone that) → chiunque + sub, chi; (no matter who) → chiunque + sub
whoever said that was an idiot → chiunque l'abbia detto or chi l'ha detto è un idiota
whoever finds it → chiunque lo trovi
ask whoever you like → chiedi a chiunque
it won't be easy, whoever does it → non sarà facile, chiunque lo faccia
whoever she marries → chiunque lei sposi
b. (in questions) → chi (mai)
whoever told you that? → chi (mai) te l'ha detto?


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And whoever shall fortify his town well, and shall have managed the other concerns of his subjects in the way stated above, and to be often repeated, will never be attacked without great caution, for men are always adverse to enterprises where difficulties can be seen, and it will be seen not to be an easy thing to attack one who has his town well fortified, and is not hated by his people.
Sun Tzu said: Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.
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