where in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.where [Am (h)wɛr, Brit wɛː] ADV

1. where:

where
dónde
where (indicating direction)
adónde
where (indicating direction)
dónde
where's Lewes?
¿dónde está or queda Lewes?
where are you taking me?
¿(a)dónde me llevan?
where's that lamp from?
¿de dónde es esa lámpara?
where are you from?
¿de dónde eres?
where's the sense in waiting?
¿qué sentido tiene esperar?
she asked us where we lived
nos preguntó dónde vivíamos
I don't know where to go
no sé (a)dónde ir
a photo of where we met
una foto de(l lugar) donde nos conocimos
from where we were sitting we had a magnificent view
desde donde estábamos sentados teníamos una magnífica vista
put the scissors back where they belong
vuelve a poner la tijera en su sitio
it wasn't where I'd expected it to be
no estaba donde yo esperaba
that's where you're mistaken
en eso estás equivocado
where it's at inf Aspen's OK for skiing, but Scunthorpe is really where it's at
Aspen no está mal para esquiar, pero adonde hay que ir es a Scunthorpe

II.where [Am (h)wɛr, Brit wɛː] CONJ

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where/what the deuce … ?
¿dónde/qué diantre or demontre(s) … ? inf, dated
where/what the deuce … ?
¿dónde/qué diablos … ? inf
that's where he met his Waterloo
ahí fue donde le llegó su San Martín
I wonder where she fished it up
¡de dónde lo habrá sacado!
¿where are my dratted specs?
dónde están mis dichosas gafas?

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adónde
where
dónde
where
¿a [o hacia] dónde?
where to?
¿de dónde?
where from?
¿en dónde?
where?
¿dónde se habrá enterado?
where can he/she have found out?
donde
where
a [o hacia] donde...
where ... to
de donde...
where ... from
en donde
where
la calle donde vivo
the street where I live
desconchado (en la pared)
place where paint has come off
fresquería
establishment where drinks are made and sold
anunciar la procedencia del tren
to announce where the train has come from
adonde
where
pluriempleo
situation where various positions are filled by the same person

where Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

where there's a will, there's a way prov
querer es poder prov
where does he hang out these days?
¿por dónde anda estos días?
the box where he puts his things
la caja donde pone sus cosas
this is where my horse was found
aquí es donde se encontró mi caballo
now, where did I put her book?
¿se puede saber dónde he puesto su libro?
put your money where your mouth is
predica con el ejemplo
establishment where drinks are made and sold
fresquería
I don't know where he/she lives
no sé dónde para
where did you learn such bad manners?
¿dónde has aprendido estos malos modales?
where can he/she have found out?
¿dónde se habrá enterado?
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For merchant solar power stations, where the electricity is being sold into the electricity transmission network, the levelised cost of solar energy will need to match the wholesale electricity price.
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There is also a significant amount of free time allocated to allow participants to explore the city where the event is held.
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Instead of a real culture where songs actually mean something, we have this junk culture of entertainment working on the principle of planned obsolescence.
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Harry would sometimes broadcast from the center field bleachers, where he could hobnob with fans and get a suntan (or a burn).
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Buses and taxis are available for going to sanctuary, form where in you have to walk about 3 km to reach inside the sanctuary.
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Even where small amounts of gold leaf are used the artwork does not lose its power and eloquence, but gains in mystery and profundity.
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This led to a situation where a xenophobic mob outnumbered the police by day three.
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Overruling was properly confined to those rare cases where specific legal rules had proved to be unworkable, or where to continue to apply them would perpetuate injustice.
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Just to hover in the room where they worked or plotted was instructive.
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The eighteen dhtus can be arranged into six triads, where each triad is composed of a sense object, a sense organ, and sense consciousness.
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