whenever in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for whenever in the English»French Dictionary

whenever [Brit wɛnˈɛvə, Am (h)wɛnˈɛvər, (h)wəˈnɛvər] ADV

1. whenever (as interrogative):

whenever will he arrive?

quand est-ce qu'il va finir par arriver?

whenever did she find the time?

comment est-ce qu'elle a bien pu trouver le temps?

2. whenever (no matter when):

whenever you want

quand tu veux

till whenever you like

aussi longtemps que tu veux

whenever he does it, it won't matter

il peut le faire quand il veut, ça n'a pas d'importance

I'll come whenever it is convenient

je viendrai quand cela vous arrangera

3. whenever (some time) inf:

or whenever

ou n'importe quand

‘how long are you staying?’—‘till whenever’

‘combien de temps est-ce que tu vas rester?’—‘on verra bien’

4. whenever (every time that):

whenever

chaque fois que

whenever I see a black cat, I make a wish

chaque fois que je vois un chat noir, je fais un vœu

whenever he sees a spider, he trembles

il suffit qu'il voie une araignée pour qu'il tremble

whenever (it is) necessary

quand c'est nécessaire

whenever (it is) possible

dans la mesure du possible

5. whenever (expressing doubt):

she promised to return them soon, whenever that might be!

elle a promis de les rendre bientôt, mais je ne sais pas quand

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whenever I go out, he tags on

chaque fois que je sors il vient aussi

whenever I'm ashore

chaque fois que je suis à terre

whenever you choose

quand tu voudras

come whenever you please

viens quand ça te plaira or quand tu veux

stop whenever you feel like it

arrête quand ça te chante inf

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il suit les cours en touriste

he goes to his lessons whenever he feels like it

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quand elle doit prendre l'avion elle est toujours très nerveuse

whenever she has to fly she gets nervous

quand il pleut plus de trois jours la cave est inondée

whenever it rains for more than three days, the cellar floods

quand il se mettait en colère, tout le monde tremblait

everybody shook with fear whenever he got angry

je viendrai chaque fois que cela sera possible

I'll come whenever I can

viens quand tu veux

come whenever you like

whenever in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whenever in the English»French Dictionary

I.whenever [wenˈevəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADV

whenever did I say that?

(mais) quand donc ai-je dit cela?

I can do it tomorrow or whenever

je peux le faire demain ou n'importe quand

II.whenever [wenˈevəʳ, Am -ɚ] CONJ

1. whenever (every time):

whenever

quand

whenever I can

chaque fois que je peux

2. whenever (at any time):

he can come whenever he likes

il peut venir quand il veut

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whenever the fancy takes you

quand ça vous chante

Translations for whenever in the French»English Dictionary

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quand ça te/vous plaira

whenever you like

grâce

Whenever a new President of the Republic is elected, he announces a short period of grâce and often shortens the prison sentences of youths or gives an "amnistie" on traffic fines given on a particular day.

whenever Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

whenever did I say that?

(mais) quand donc ai-je dit cela?

I can do it tomorrow or whenever

je peux le faire demain ou n'importe quand

whenever I can

chaque fois que je peux

he can come whenever he likes

il peut venir quand il veut

whenever the fancy takes you

quand ça vous chante

Whenever a new President of the Republic is elected, he announces a short period of grâce and often shortens the prison sentences of youths or gives an "amnistie" on traffic fines given on a particular day.

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An exclamation mark appears whenever one million points are scored.

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Even as he went up the financial and social ladder he kept close contact with them and helped them whenever they were in need.

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It is suspected that breeding may occur at any time of the year, whenever environmental conditions allow.

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It comes in handy during battle and happens whenever they hear music.

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She also developed a tendency to whine or cry whenever something went wrong, which was at least once every show.

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It was as if a prince had a tutor, and whenever the prince did wrong, the king punished the tutor.

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She tends to think things out logically whenever there is a problem.

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He will always rant and ramble about his life whenever he appears and will occasionally foam at the mouth and fall over backwards.

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Whenever he issues orders, he does so either to his underboss, consigliere or capos.

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Whenever the first number is changed, the script returned value changes too.

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