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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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English
French
French
I. where [Brit wɛː, Am (h)wɛr] PRON Where is generally translated by où: where are the plates? = où sont les assiettes?; do you know where he's going? = est-ce que tu sais où il va?; I don't know where the knives are = je ne sais pas où sont les couteaux.
Note that in questions où on its own requires inversion of the verb: where are you going? = où allez-vous? but où followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: où est-ce que vous allez?
1. where (with prepositions):
where
où
from where?
d'où?
near where?
près d'où?
to go up to where sb is standing
s'approcher de qn
to go past where sb is standing
passer devant qn
not from where I'm standing lit
pas de là où je suis
not from where I'm standing fig
ce n'est pas mon avis
2. where (the place or point where):
where
là que
this is where it happened
c'est là que c'est arrivé
this is where we're at
c'est là que nous en sommes
that is where he's mistaken
c'est là qu'il se trompe
so that's where I put them
c'était là que je les avais mis
here's where we learn the truth
voilà enfin la vérité
France is where you'll find good wine
c'est en France que vous trouverez du bon vin
II. where [Brit wɛː, Am (h)wɛr] ADV
1. where (as interrogative):
where
où (est-ce que)
where is my coat/do you work?
où est mon manteau/est-ce que tu travailles?
where would I be if…?
où est-ce que je serais si…?
where does Martin figure in all this?
qu'est-ce que Martin vient faire dans tout ça?
where's the harm?
quel mal y a-t-il à ça?
where's the problem?
je ne vois pas le problème
where have you got to in your book?
où est-ce que vous en êtes dans votre lecture?
2. where (as indirect interrogative):
where
où
ask him/I wonder where he's going
demande-lui/je me demande où il va
I told him where he could put them lit
je lui ai dit où les mettre sl
I told him where he could put them fig
je lui ai dit qu'il pouvait se les mettre où je pense sl
to know where one is going
savoir où on va
to know where one is going fig
savoir ce qu'on veut
you don't know where it's been!
tu ne sais pas où ça a traîné!
I forget exactly where it is
j'ai oublié où c'est exactement
3. where (as relative):
where
où
the village where we live
le village où nous habitons
at the spot where he died
à l'endroit où il est mort
up there where there's a branch
là-haut à l'endroit où il y a une branche
near where she lived
près de l'endroit où or près de là où elle habitait
to lead to a situation where
aboutir à une situation où
to reach the stage where
arriver au stade où
in several cases where
dans plusieurs cas où
4. where (here where, there where):
stay/go where it's dry
reste/mets-toi à l'abri
it's cold where we live
il fait froid là où nous habitons
it's where the Indre meets the Loire
c'est au confluent de l'Indre et de la Loire
it's not where you said (not there)
ça n'y est pas
it's not where you said (found elsewhere)
ce n'est pas là où tu crois
5. where (wherever):
where
où
put them/go where you want
mets-les/va où tu veux
6. where (whenever):
where
quand
where necessary
si nécessaire
she's stupid where he's concerned
elle se conduit toujours de façon stupide quand il s'agit de lui
where children are at risk
quand les enfants sont menacés de violence
where there's a scandal there's a reporter
dès qu'il y a un scandale il y a des journalistes
where possible
dans la mesure du possible
III. where [Brit wɛː, Am (h)wɛr] CONJ
where → whereas
whereas [Brit wɛːrˈaz, Am ˌ(h)wɛrˈæz] CONJ
she likes dogs whereas I prefer cats
elle aime les chiens mais moi je préfère les chats
he chose to stay quiet whereas I would have complained
il a choisi de ne rien dire alors que moi je me serais sûrement plaint
where were you dragged up? hum
où est-ce que tu as été élevé?
what/where the deuce?
que/où diable? inf
delete where inapplicable
rayer les mentions inutiles
to predict where/when/how
prédire où/quand/la façon dont
French
French
English
English
(sur un formulaire) cocher le cas échéant
tick where appropriate Brit
cocher le cas échéant
check where appropriate Am
inconstructible
where building is not permitted attr, après n
café-tabac
cafe (where cigarettes may be purchased)
c'est là que le bât blesse
that's where the shoe pinches
où/comment/pourquoi diantre?
where/how/why on earth?
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
French
French
I. where [weəʳ, Am wer] ADV
where
où
where is he going (to)?
où va-t-il?
where did you get that idea?
d'où te vient cette idée?
II. where [weəʳ, Am wer] CONJ
where
(là) où
from where
d'où
I'll tell him where to go
je lui dirai où il faut aller
the box where he puts his things
la boîte dans laquelle il met ses affaires
this is where my pen was found
c'est là qu'on a trouvé mon stylo
French
French
English
English
où est-ce que tu vas?
where are you going?
dans le silence de la loi
where the law is silent
maison/ville natale
house/town where one was born
rembarrer qn
to tell sb where to get off
se faire rembarrer
to get told where to go
où
where
là où
where
d'où il vient
where he comes from
où
where
où s'arrêter?
where does one stop?
où aller?
where can we go?
d'où êtes-vous?
where are you from?
où en étais-je?
where was I?
où
where
où les choses se gâtent, c'est lorsque ...
where things go wrong, it's because ...
buvette
stand where natural spring water is drunk
incompétence en qc
ignorance where sth is concerned
Collège de France
Collège de France (institute in Paris where prominent academics give public lectures)
cornélien(ne) situation
where love conflicts with duty
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French
I. where [(h)wer] ADV
where
où
where is he going?
où va-t-il?
where did you get that idea?
d'où te/vous vient cette idée?
II. where [(h)wer] CONJ
where
(là) où
from where
d'où
I'll tell him where to go
je lui dirai où il faut aller
the box where he puts his things
la boîte dans laquelle il met ses affaires
this is where my pen was found
c'est là qu'on a trouvé mon stylo
where's everybody going?
où est-ce que tout le monde va?
French
French
English
English
où est-ce que tu vas?
where are you going?
café-théâtre
small theater where drinks are served
maison/ville natale
house/town where one was born
rembarrer qn
to tell sb where to get off
se faire rembarrer
to get told where to go
où
where
là où
where
d'où il vient
where he comes from
où
where
où s'arrêter?
where does one stop?
où aller?
where can we go?
d'où êtes-vous?
where are you from?
où en étais-je?
where was I?
où
where
où les choses se gâtent, c'est lorsque ...
where things go wrong, it's because ...
incompétence en qc
ignorance where sth is concerned
buvette
stand where natural spring water is drunk
Collège de France
Collège de France (institute in Paris where prominent academics give public lectures)
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
put your money where your mouth is
passez à la caisse
to be clumsy where romance is concerned
être maladroit en matière de romantisme
where there's a will, there's a way prov
quand on veut on peut
the box where he puts his things
la boîte dans laquelle il met ses affaires
this is where my pen was found
c'est là qu'on a trouvé mon stylo
où a-t-elle pêché (l'idée) que ...
where did she get the idea that ...
buvette
stand where natural spring water is drunk
ne plus savoir où se fourrer
not to know where to put oneself
où est passée ta sœur/la clé?
where's your sister/the key got to?
elle ne sait plus où se mettre inf
she doesn't know where to put herself
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
He plays piano, like everybody else in the family.
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There they find that not everybody is there for their holidays.
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He lived in the city for most of his life, but he had no purpose, mostly because everybody was larger than him.
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The winner of the trophy is decided by a popular vote on the official website of the club, where everybody can participate.
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However, everybody in the label was scared to decide what to consider as the lead single.
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