Translations for „what“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . what [wʌt, Brit wɒt] ADJ interrog

what

que

what

qual

what an idiot!

que idiota!

what kind of book?

que tipo de livro?

what time is it?

que horas são?

II . what [wʌt, Brit wɒt] PRON

1. what interrog:

what

que

what

qual

what about Paul?

e o Paul?

what about a walk?

que tal dar uma volta?

what can I do?

o que eu posso fazer?

what does it matter?

o que importa?

what's his name?

qual o nome dele?

what's up?

tudo bem?

so what?

e daí?

2. what rel:

what

o que

what

a que

what if ...

e se ...

what I like is ...

o que eu gosto é ...

what is more

e o que é mais importante

Usage examples with what

what if ...

e se ...

so what?

e daí?

what then?

e agora?

what's up?

e aí?

guess what?

adivinha só?

what's the time?, what time is it?

que horas são?

what bothers me is ...

o que me preocupa é ...

what in the world ...?

mas que diabo ... ?

what I like is ...

o que eu gosto é ...

what the hell ...!

que diabos!

what do you mean?

o que você quer dizer?

what one can do

o que se pode fazer

and what's more, ...

e além do mais ...

to what extent ... ?

em que medida ... ?

what time is it?

que horas são?

what's on the agenda?

qual é a programação?

what's (all) the hurry?

para que a pressa (toda)?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You've got a wall that's trapezoid and so instead of straightening the wall up what they did was make the door and window trapezoid.

www.stuff.co.nz

For starters, establish what your likely state pension entitlement would be.

www.telegraph.co.uk

What euphemism could we make that would in turn make acceptable the grinding poverty that is all about us?

cebudailynews.inquirer.net

You know what that means: the internet has transformed into a pukey, undead pile of spoilers.

www.kotaku.com.au

This is a celebration of what really can happen for every school in the country and beyond - every hospital, every old people's home, every business.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It also shows what happens when central banks rig up an economy.

www.dailyreckoning.com.au

He reaches twice with his right hand toward what appears to be an inside pocket of his jacket.

www.wnd.com

The opposite approach is known as semasiology: here one starts with a word and asks what it means, or what concepts the word refers to.

en.wikipedia.org

What kept us going were the guys on the boat -- the trimmers, the sail designers -- who were watching the backstay load.

www.sailingworld.com

I took the announcement matter-of-factly, although wondering what it could be all about.

opinion.inquirer.net