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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. whose [Brit huːz, Am huz] PRON

whose
à qui
whose is this?
à qui est ceci?
we don't know whose it is
nous ne savons pas à qui c'est
whose did you take?
tu as pris celui/celle etc de qui?
I wonder whose he'll prefer
je me demande celui/celle etc de qui il va préférer

II. whose [Brit huːz, Am huz] ADJ

1. whose (interrogative):

whose pen is that?
à qui est ce stylo?
do you know whose car was stolen?
est-ce que tu sais à qui appartient la voiture volée?
whose coat did you take?
tu as pris le manteau de qui?
whose party did you go to?
tu es allé à la fête de qui?
with whose permission?
avec la permission de qui?

2. whose (relative):

the boy whose dog/books etc
le garçon dont le chien/les livres etc
the one whose name is drawn out first
celui or celle dont le nom sera tiré au sort en premier
the man whose daughter he was married to
l'homme dont il avait épousé la fille
French
French
English
English
exproprié (expropriée)
person whose property has been expropriated
un étudiant sursitaire
a student whose military service has been deferred
sursitaire
man whose military service has been deferred
médecin conventionné
doctor approved by the Department of Health (whose fees are refunded)
médecin conventionné honoraires libres
doctor approved by the Department of Health (whose private fees may be partially refunded)
adolescent qui mue
teenager whose voice is breaking Brit
adolescent qui mue
teenager whose voice is changing Am
une star déchue
a star whose popularity has waned
irrégulier (irrégulière) élève, athlète
whose performance is uneven attr, après n
pointeur (pointeuse) (aux boules)
player whose role is to position his own boule
un artiste incompris
an artist whose work is not understood
chiffrable électorat, effectif
whose size can be calculated attr, après n

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. whose [hu:z] poss adj

whose book is this?
à qui est ce livre?
whose son is he?
de qui est-il le fils?
whose car did you take?
tu as pris la voiture de qui?
the girl whose brother I saw
la fille dont j'ai vu le frère

II. whose [hu:z] poss pron

whose is this pen?
à qui est ce stylo?
whose can I borrow?
je peux prendre lequel?
whose responsibility is this?
qui est le responsable pour ceci?
French
French
English
English
cet acteur, dont le dernier film
that actor, whose latest film
la liberté, au nom de laquelle ...
freedom, in whose name ...
l'ami dans la maison de qui ...
the friend in whose house ...
chez qui est la réunion?
whose house is the meeting at?
à qui est ce livre? ― c'est à lui
whose book is this? ― it's his
in the PONS Dictionary
English
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French
French

I. whose [huz] poss adj

whose book is this?
à qui est ce livre?
whose son is he?
de qui est-il le fils?
whose car did you take?
tu/vous as/avez pris la voiture de qui?
the girl whose brother I saw
la fille dont j'ai vu le frère

II. whose [huz] poss pron

whose is this pen?
à qui est ce stylo?
whose can I borrow?
lequel est-ce que je peux emprunter?
whose responsibility is this?
qui est le responsable de ceci?
French
French
English
English
cet acteur, dont le dernier film
that actor, whose latest film
l'ami dans la maison de qui ...
the friend in whose house ...
chez qui est la réunion?
whose house is the meeting at?
la liberté, au nom de laquelle ...
freedom, in whose name ...
à qui est ce livre? – c'est à lui
whose book is this? – it's his