how's in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.how [Brit haʊ, Am haʊ] ADV The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare/come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see this entry.

3. how (in number, quantity etc. questions):

how much does this cost? or how much is this?
quanto costa?
how much do you, does it weigh?
quanto pesi, pesa?
how many times have you been to France?
quante volte sei stato in Francia?
how many years have you lived here?
da quanti anni vivi qui?
I don't know how many people will come
non so quante persone verranno
how much time, money is there left?
quanto tempo è rimasto, quanti soldi sono rimasti?
how long is the rope?
quanto è lunga la corda?
how long do you want it?
quanto lo vuoi lungo?
how long will it take?
quanto ci vuole?
how old is she?
quanti anni ha?
how tall is the tree, your father?
quanto è alto l'albero, tuo padre?
how big is the garden?
quanto è grande il giardino?
how far is it?
quanto dista?
tell me how old she is
dimmi quanti anni ha
how often do you go there?
ogni quanto ci vai?
how soon can he get here?
tra quanto sarà qui?

II.how [Brit haʊ, Am haʊ] CONJ

III.how [Brit haʊ, Am haʊ]

know-how [Brit ˈnəʊhaʊ, Am ˈnoʊ ˌhaʊ] N

how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do [Am ˌhaʊdəjəˈdu] N inf

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to illustrate how…
spiegare come…
how's the project getting along?
come sta procedendo il progetto?
how are you getting along? (in job)
come te la stai cavando?
how are you getting along? (to sick or old person)
come va, come stai?
how are you getting along? (in school subject)
stai facendo progressi? vai bene?
how disappointing!
che delusione!
to be perplexed as to why, how
essere perplesso rispetto al motivo per cui, al modo in cui

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how's in the PONS Dictionary

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how weird
che strano!
how old might she be?
quanti anni avrà?

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know-how
know-how
altroché
and how
quanto (-a) (interrogativo: singolare)
how much
quanto (-a) (plurale)
how many
quanto tempo ci vuole?
how long does it take?
-i anni hai?
how old are you?
quanto (-a) (interrogativo: singolare)
how much
quanto (-a) (plurale)
how many
quanto ne metto?
how much should I put in?
-i ne hai?
how many do you have?
quanto
how much
quanto costa?
how much is it?
quanto sei alto?
how tall are you?
quanto sei alto? (tempo)
how long
quanto ci impieghi?
how long does it take you?
quanto ci impieghi? (distanza)
how far
quanto è lontano?
how far is it?
come funziona?
how does it work?

how's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

how do the Peruvians perceive the Nicaraguans?
i peruviani come vedono i nicaraguensi?
she didn't know how to say it
non sapeva come dirlo
how long does pasta take to cook?
quanto ci mette a cuocere la pasta?
how are you? — I'm fine, thanks
come stai? — Bene, grazie
how much do you have in change?
quanto hai in spiccioli?
what/who/how in the world …?
cosa/chi/come diavolo…?
to know the how(s) and why(s) of sth
sapere il come e il perché di qc
how/who/what/where the devil …?
come/chi/cosa/dove diavolo …?
how old are you? — I'm 29
quanti anni hai? — ne ho 29
you can just imagine how I felt
puoi immaginare come mi sono sentito

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