whatever in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for whatever in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.whatever [Am (h)wətˈɛvər, Brit wɒtˈɛvə] PRON

1. whatever (in questions, exclamations):

whatever

qué

whatever can have happened?

¿qué (es lo que) puede haber pasado?

whatever can have happened?

¿qué diablos puede haber pasado? inf

whatever is she doing?

¿qué (es lo que) está haciendo?

whatever is she doing?

¿qué diablos está haciendo? inf

she resigned — whatever for?

renunció — ¿a santo de qué?

whatever next!

¡ya es el colmo!

whatever next!

¡lo que nos faltaba!

2.1. whatever (no matter what):

whatever you do, don't laugh!

hagas lo que hagas ¡no te vayas a reír!

stay calm, whatever happens

no pierdas la calma pase lo que pase

whatever I say, he contradicts me

diga lo que diga, me contradice

whatever the consequences, we must act now

tenemos que actuar ahora, cualesquiera puedan ser las consecuencias

she jogs every morning, whatever the weather

sale a hacer footing todas las mañanas, haga el tiempo que haga

he talked about percentiles, whatever they are

habló de percentiles, que no tengo ni idea de qué son

he talked about percentiles, whatever they are

habló de percentiles, que no tengo ni idea de lo que son inf

2.2. whatever (all that):

they let him do whatever he likes

lo dejan hacer todo lo que quiere

here's $5: buy yourself a sandwich or whatever

aquí tienes $5: cómprate un bocadillo o algo

whatever you say

lo que tú digas

whatever you say

como quieras

II.whatever [Am (h)wətˈɛvər, Brit wɒtˈɛvə] ADJ

1. whatever (no matter what):

whatever route you choose, you won't avoid the traffic

vayas por donde vayas, no te vas a escapar del tráfico

don't give up, whatever doubts you may have

no renuncies, tengas las dudas que tengas

if, for whatever reason, you decide not to go

si por cualquier motivo decides no ir

all people, of whatever race or creed

todos, cualquiera sea su raza o credo

2. whatever (any):

whatever changes are necessary

los cambios que sean necesarios

whatever changes are necessary

cualquier cambio que sea necesario

whatever hopes she had must be fading now

las esperanzas que pueda haber tenido deben estar desvaneciéndose

III.whatever [Am (h)wətˈɛvər, Brit wɒtˈɛvə] ADV as intensifier

none/nothing whatever

ninguno/nada en absoluto

is there any hope whatever of a reconciliation?

¿existe una mínima esperanza de reconciliación?

I don't think there's any chance whatever of persuading them

creo que no hay absolutamente ninguna posibilidad de persuadirlos

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I'm happy to fall in with whatever you want to do

yo estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que ustedes quieran

whatever became of that friend of yours?

¿qué fue de (la vida de) aquella amiga tuya?

whatever he does, his classmates tag along behind

haga lo que haga, sus compañeros siempre lo siguen

they granted her the discretion to do whatever she felt necessary

le concedieron facultades discrecionales para hacer lo que considerara necesario

whatever can have possessed him to do/say such a thing?

¿qué lo habrá llevado a hacer/decir semejante cosa?

Translations for whatever in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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le pido encarecidamente que haga lo posible por ayudarlo

I urge you to do whatever you can to help him

le pido encarecidamente que haga lo posible por ayudarlo

I beg you to do whatever you can to help him form

trae lo que buenamente puedas

bring whatever you can o whatever you can manage

¿qué aberración te hizo pegarle?

whatever possessed you to hit him?

llámale hache inf

whatever you want to call it

whatever in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whatever in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.whatever [wɒtˈevəʳ, Am wʌtˈevɚ] PRON

1. whatever (anything):

whatever

(todo) lo que

whatever happens

pase lo que pase

2. whatever (any of them):

whatever

cualquier(a)

whatever you pick is fine

cualquiera (de los) que elijas está bien

nothing whatever

nada de nada

II.whatever [wɒtˈevəʳ, Am wʌtˈevɚ] ADJ

1. whatever (being what it may be):

whatever

cualquiera que

whatever the reason

sea cual sea la razón

2. whatever (of any kind):

whatever

de ningún tipo

there is no doubt whatever

no hay ningún tipo de duda

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whatever floats your boat inf coll

lo que más te guste / apetezca

to do whatever one pleases

hacer todo lo que se quiera

whatever happens

pase lo que pase

Translations for whatever in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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comoquiera que +subj

in whatever way

sarna con gusto no pica(, pero mortifica) prov

if you like sth you'll do it whatever the cost

conseguir algo por la tremenda

to want to get sth by whatever means

sea cual sea su intención

whatever his/her intention may be

lo que Ud. mande

whatever you say

suceda lo que suceda

whatever happens

whatever Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

whatever you pick is fine

cualquiera (de los) que elijas está bien

nothing whatever

nada de nada

whatever the reason

sea cual sea la razón

there is no doubt whatever

no hay ningún tipo de duda

whatever happens

pase lo que pase

to do whatever one pleases

hacer todo lo que se quiera

if you like sth you'll do it whatever the cost

sarna con gusto no pica(, pero mortifica) prov

you can do whatever you want

puedes hacer lo que quieras

I will follow whatever the assembly decides

estoy a lo que decida la asamblea

to want to get sth by whatever means

conseguir algo por la tremenda

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This isn't to say that young people are apathetic, or lazy, or whatever other cliche you want to wheel out.

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The data allotments are shown below, but keep in mind you'll also need to factor in a device access charge for whatever devices you're using on the account.

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Whatever their subjective longings, how can they turn a blind eyes to the expectations of their next of kin that are anchored in tradition?

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We must stop them, whether with lidded bins or wardens with clangers or whatever.

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They are small, spongy and made with semolina or flour; when cooked correctly, they are riddled with tiny holes (which soak up whatever sauce they are served with).

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He is seemingly left to sleep off whatever it is ailing him - hangover, jet lag or just plain exhaustion.

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The knights code of honour requires him to do whatever a damsel asks.

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You allow the inner sound to come at whatever speed feels comfortable to the mind.

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The dress itself was expected to be long and low-cut (again, whatever the style).

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You shall not covet means that we should banish our desires for whatever does not belong to us.

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