what in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.what [Brit wɒt, Am (h)wət, (h)wɑt] DET

II.what [Brit wɒt, Am (h)wət, (h)wɑt] PRON

1. what (in questions):

what
(what exactly) che, (che) cosa
what is happening?
che succede?
what are you doing?
che stai facendo?
what are you up to? inf
che stai combinando?
with, about what?
con, di cosa?
or what?
o cosa?
and what else?
e cos'altro?
what is to be done?
che (si deve) fare?
what do six and four add up to?
quanto fa sei più quattro?
what is up there?
che cosa c'è lassù?
what's wrong?, what's the matter?, what's up?
che (cosa) c'è?
what does it matter?
che importa?
what's that machine?
che cos'è quella macchina?
what's her telephone number?
qual è il suo numero di telefono?
what's that button for?
a che serve quel pulsante?
what did he do that for?
perché lo ha fatto?
what for?
per quale motivo?
“I'm going to the shops” - “what for?”
“vado a far compere” - “come mai?”
what's it like?
com'è?
what's it like having an older brother?
com'è avere un fratello più grande?
what's this called in German, what's the German for this?
come si dice questo in tedesco?
what did it cost?
quanto è costato?

3. what (as a relative pronoun):

what
quello che, ciò che
to wonder, know what is happening
chiedersi, sapere che sta succedendo
to ask, guess what sb wants
chiedere, indovinare quello che qn vuole
they had everything except what I wanted
avevano tutto tranne ciò che volevo
this is what is called a “monocle”
questo è ciò che si chiama comunemente “monocolo”
do you know what that device is?
sai che cos'è quello strumento?
and what is equally surprising is that …
e ciò che è non meno sorprendente è che …
she's not what she was
non è più quella di una volta
what I need is
quello che mi serve è
a hammer, a drill and I don't know what
un martello, un trapano e non so cos'altro
drinking what looked like whisky
bevendo qualcosa che sembrava whisky
and what's more
e per di più
and what's worse or better
e per giunta
(whatever) do what you want, have to
fai quello che vuoi, che devi

IV.what [Brit wɒt, Am (h)wət, (h)wɑt] INTERJ

V.what [Brit wɒt, Am (h)wət, (h)wɑt]

what-d'yer-call-him [ˈwɒtʃəkɔːlhɪm, ˈhwɒtʃ-] N inf

what-d'yer-call-her [ˈwɒtʃəkɔːlhə(r), ˈhwɒtʃ-] N inf

you-know-what [Brit juːnəʊˈwɒt, Am ˌjunoʊˈ(h)wət] PRON inf

what-d'yer-call-it [Brit ˈwɒtdjəˌkɔːlɪt, ˈwɒtʃəkɔːlɪt] N inf

what's-his-name [Brit ˈwɒtsɪzneɪm] N

what's-his-name → what-d'yer-call-him

what's-her-name [Brit ˈwɒtsəneɪm] N

what's-her-name → what-d'yer-call-her

what's-its-name [Brit ˈwɒtsɪtsˌneɪm] N

what's-its-name → what-d'yer-call-it

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
what's for afters?
che cosa c'è per dessert?
what a trauma! fig
che shock!

what in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for what in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
what's happened?
che cosa è accaduto?
what's happened?
che cosa è successo?
what ails you? a. iron
cosa ti succede?
what's your favorite occupation?
cosa fai nel tempo libero?

Translations for what in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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what Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I don't know what makes her tick
non capisco il suo modo di ragionare
what time does the news come on?
a che ora inizia il telegiornale?
to know what one is talking about
sapere ciò che si dice
and what, pray tell, are you doing?
si può sapere, di grazia, cosa stai facendo?
what/who/where/why on earth …? inf
cosa/chi/dove/perchè diavolo …?
what's up [or what's the matter] with him?
cosa gli è successo?
what I like is what he says/is talking about
quello che mi piace è quello che dice/ciò di cui parla
what line of business are you in?
in che settore lavori?
what/who/how in the world …?
cosa/chi/come diavolo…?
he [or she] seems not to remember what happened
sembra non ricordarsi dell'accaduto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
What euphemism could we make that would in turn make acceptable the grinding poverty that is all about us?
cebudailynews.inquirer.net
It also shows what happens when central banks rig up an economy.
www.dailyreckoning.com.au
The method of brandishing the eye-glass was usually a forerunner of what sort of retort was coming.
en.wikipedia.org
If one wanted to know what the conditions were like in a battery chicken farm, they are easy to discover.
news.nationalpost.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
He reaches twice with his right hand toward what appears to be an inside pocket of his jacket.
www.wnd.com
Divorces were frowned upon, no matter what the provocation, and a man who was sued at law, particularly upon his promissory note, was almost disgraced in the public mind.
en.wikipedia.org
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
I took the announcement matter-of-factly, although wondering what it could be all about.
opinion.inquirer.net
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

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