how's that in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.how [Brit haʊ, Am haʊ] ADV CONJ When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?
When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry.
When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu.
For more examples and particular usages see below.

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

how much does this cost?, how much is this?
combien ça coûte?
how much do you/does it weigh?
combien pèses-tu/pèse-t-il?
how many times have you been to France?
combien de fois es-tu allé en France?
how many years have you lived here?
depuis combien d'années habitez-vous ici?
I don't know how many people will come
je ne sais pas combien de personnes vont venir
how much time/money is there left?
combien de temps/d'argent reste-t-il?
how long is the rope?
de quelle longueur est cette corde?
how long do you want it?
de quelle longueur le/la veux-tu?
how long will it take?
combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre?
how old is she?
quel âge a-t-elle?
how tall is the tree/your father?
combien mesure l'arbre/ton père?
how big is the garden?
de quelle taille est le jardin?
how far is it?
c'est à quelle distance?
tell me how old she is
dis-moi son âge or quel âge elle a
how often do you go there?
tu y vas tous les combien?
how soon can he get here?
dans combien de temps peut-il être ici?

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I.how [Brit haʊ, Am haʊ] ADV CONJ When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?
When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry.
When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu.
For more examples and particular usages see below.

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

how much does this cost?, how much is this?
combien ça coûte?
how much do you/does it weigh?
combien pèses-tu/pèse-t-il?
how many times have you been to France?
combien de fois es-tu allé en France?
how many years have you lived here?
depuis combien d'années habitez-vous ici?
I don't know how many people will come
je ne sais pas combien de personnes vont venir
how much time/money is there left?
combien de temps/d'argent reste-t-il?
how long is the rope?
de quelle longueur est cette corde?
how long do you want it?
de quelle longueur le/la veux-tu?
how long will it take?
combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre?
how old is she?
quel âge a-t-elle?
how tall is the tree/your father?
combien mesure l'arbre/ton père?
how big is the garden?
de quelle taille est le jardin?
how far is it?
c'est à quelle distance?
tell me how old she is
dis-moi son âge or quel âge elle a
how often do you go there?
tu y vas tous les combien?
how soon can he get here?
dans combien de temps peut-il être ici?

I.that <pl those> ADJ dem [Am ðæt]

that
ce/cet/cette/ces
that chair/that man over there
cette chaise/cet homme là-bas
I said THAT dress!
j'ai dit cette robe-là!
I prefer that colour to this one
je préfère cette couleur-là à celle-ci
not that one!
pas celui-là!
that same day
ce même jour
you can't do it that way
tu ne peux pas le faire comme ça
he went that way
il est allé par là
those patients (who are) able to walk
les patients qui sont capables de marcher
that train crash last year
la collision ferroviaire qui a eu lieu l'an dernier
that lazy son of yours/theirs
ton/leur paresseux de fils
that car of his is always breaking down
sa fichue voiture n'arrête pas de tomber en panne inf
it's that Mr Jones from down the road
c'est M. Jones qui habite en bas de la rue
at that moment
à ce moment-là
at that time
à cette époque-là

II.that <pl those> PRON dem [Brit ðat, Am ðæt]

2. that (the thing or person observed or mentioned):

that
cela, ça, ce
what's that?
qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?
who's that? (gen)
qui est-ce?
who's that? (on phone)
qui est à l'appareil?
is that John?
c'est John?
is that you John?
c'est toi John?
who told you that?
qui t'a dit ça?
that's not true/fair
ce n'est pas vrai/ juste
that's what he said
c'est ce qu'il a dit
that's how/why he did it
c'est comme ça/pour ça qu'il l'a fait
what did he mean by that?
qu'est-ce qu'il entendait par là?
that's bureaucrats for you!
c'est ça les bureaucrates!
that's the man I was talking about/to
voilà or c'est l'homme dont/auquel je parlais
that's the house we used to live in
voilà or c'est la maison dans laquelle on vivait
those are the books I wanted
voilà or ce sont les livres que je voulais
before that, he had always lived in London
avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres
he never went there again after that
il n'y est jamais retourné après cela
after that we had lunch
après cela or ensuite, nous avons déjeuné
I might just do that!
c'est peut-être ce que je vais faire!
he 's not as greedy as (all) that!
il n'est pas si avare que ça!

III.that PRON rel [Brit ðat, ðət, Am ðæt]

IV.that CONJ [Brit ðat, ðət, Am ðæt]

V.that ADV [Brit ðat, Am ðæt]

how's that in the PONS Dictionary

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See also old, much, many, long2, long1, far

I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N (elderly people)

I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ

II.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADV

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

I.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] ADJ

II.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] PRON

III.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] N

long2 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] VB intr

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I.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADJ

II.long1 [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] ADV

I.far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [fɑ:ʳ, Am fɑ:r] ADV

1. far (a long distance):

far a. fig
loin
how far is London from here?
Londres est à quelle distance d'ici?
as far as the bridge
jusqu'au pont
far from somewhere
loin de quelque part
far and wide
partout
far away
loin
far from sth
loin de qc
not far off
non loin
£800 would not be far off [or out]
800£ n'est pas loin
how far would you agree with that?
jusqu'où es-tu d'accord avec ça?
you can only go so far
il y a forcément une limite
far from it
au contraire
far from rich/empty
loin d'être riche/vide
as far as the eye can see
à perte de vue
far be it from me to +infin
loin de moi l'idée de +infin

II.far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [fɑ:ʳ, Am fɑ:r] ADJ

I.that [ðæt, ðət] dem pron, pl: those

II.that [ðæt, ðət] dem adj, pl: those

IV.that [ðæt, ðət] rel pron

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