Translations for „what“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

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I . what [wʌt, Brit wɒt] ADJ interrog

what

que

what

qual

what an idiot!

que idiota!

what kind of book?

que tipo de livro?

what time is it?

que horas são?

II . what [wʌt, Brit wɒt] PRON

1. what interrog:

what

que

what

qual

what about Paul?

e o Paul?

what about a walk?

que tal dar uma volta?

what can I do?

o que eu posso fazer?

what does it matter?

o que importa?

what's his name?

qual o nome dele?

what's up?

tudo bem?

so what?

e daí?

2. what rel:

what

o que

what

a que

what if ...

e se ...

what I like is ...

o que eu gosto é ...

what is more

e o que é mais importante

Usage examples with what

what if ...

e se ...

so what?

e daí?

what then?

e agora?

what's up?

e aí?

guess what?

adivinha só?

what's the time?, what time is it?

que horas são?

what bothers me is ...

o que me preocupa é ...

what in the world ...?

mas que diabo ... ?

what I like is ...

o que eu gosto é ...

what the hell ...!

que diabos!

what do you mean?

o que você quer dizer?

what one can do

o que se pode fazer

and what's more, ...

e além do mais ...

to what extent ... ?

em que medida ... ?

what time is it?

que horas são?

what's on the agenda?

qual é a programação?

what's (all) the hurry?

para que a pressa (toda)?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The labour cost depends upon what is happening to the demand and supply of labour in the economy.

www.moneycontrol.com

You know what that means: the internet has transformed into a pukey, undead pile of spoilers.

www.kotaku.com.au

He reaches twice with his right hand toward what appears to be an inside pocket of his jacket.

www.wnd.com

The method of brandishing the eye-glass was usually a forerunner of what sort of retort was coming.

en.wikipedia.org

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

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

The feebleness of the media in guiding us through this is particularly reprehensible, because much of what we need to know is happening here at home.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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