whom in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for whom in the English»French Dictionary

whom [Brit huːm, Am hum] PRON In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir?

1. whom:

whom (interrogative)

qui (est-ce que)

whom (after prepositions)

qui

whom did she meet?

qui a-t-elle rencontré?, qui est-ce qu'elle a rencontré?

to whom are you referring?

à qui est-ce que vous faites allusion?

the article is by whom?

de qui est l'article?

2. whom:

whom (relative)

que

whom (after prepositions)

qui

the minister whom he'd seen

le ministre qu'il avait vu

the person to whom/of whom I spoke

la personne à qui/de qui or dont j'ai parlé

those whom he baptized

ceux qu'il a baptisés

… four of whom are young and all of whom are single

… dont quatre sont jeunes et qui sont tous célibataires

Kirsten and Matthew, both of whom had ridden before

Kirsten et Matthew, qui avaient déjà fait du cheval tous les deux

she pointed to the boys, one of whom was laughing

elle a indiqué le groupe de garçons dont un riait

he was particular about whom he chose

il était exigeant quant à ceux qu'il choisissait

3. whom (whoever):

whom

qui

you may invite whom you wish

vous pouvez inviter qui vous voulez

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the man whom they grudgingly respected

l'homme qu'ils respectaient malgré eux

she whom

celle que

Translations for whom in the French»English Dictionary

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clientéliste

appealing to voters for whom you've done a favour

les délaissés du système scolaire

those whom the education system has left behind

marraine d'une rose

woman after whom a rose is named

miraculé (miraculée)

person on whom a miracle has been worked

fréquentable personne

whom one can associate with attr, après n

il entra, suivi de son père et de son frère; celui-ci portait un paquet

he came in, followed by his father and his brother, the latter of whom was carrying a parcel

lequel (représentant une personne)

whom

l'ami auquel tu as écrit

the friend to whom you wrote, the friend (who) you wrote to

les gens contre lesquels les mesures ont été prises

the people against whom the measures were taken

whom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whom in the English»French Dictionary

whom [hu:m] interrog or rel pron

whom did he see?

qui a-t-il vu?

those whom I love

ceux que j'aime

the person of whom I spoke

la personne dont j'ai parlé

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to whom it may concern ADMIN

à qui de droit

Translations for whom in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

qui est-ce que ...?

whom form

lequel (laquelle)

who(m)

la personne à laquelle je fais allusion

the person to whom I am referring

les grévistes, au nombre desquels il se trouve

the strikers, among whom there is

qui ...?

whom form

qui est-ce qui/que

who/whom

whom Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

whom did he see?

qui a-t-il vu?

those whom I love

ceux que j'aime

the person of whom I spoke

la personne dont j'ai parlé

to whom it may concern ADMIN

à qui de droit

the person to whom I am referring

la personne à laquelle je fais allusion

the strikers, among whom there is

les grévistes, au nombre desquels il se trouve

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Between them, the third and fourth stages attracted more than 10,000 people, many of whom stayed all day there.

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In 2005 there were 470 members, of whom 134 were foreign.

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He was the second of four brothers, all of whom entered the army.

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Yes, but just what and whom do we love?

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The first race, run in 1897, included only 15 runners, all of whom were men.

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He was the fourth of seven children, all of whom were boys.

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Some were in favor of the second, and others of the third son, and they could not determine to whom to give gaddi.

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The team included five athletes, all of whom were men.

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The couple had five children, of whom two died young.

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She is one of several, among whom she is leader.

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