how in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.how1 [Am haʊ, Brit haʊ] ADV

1. how (in questions, indirect questions):

how
cómo
how do you know that/do it?
¿cómo lo sabes/haces?
how will you vote?
¿a or por quién vas a votar?
you owe me $20 — how's that?
me debes $20 — ¿cómo es eso?
how are you?
¿cómo estás?
how's your leg?
¿cómo andas de la pierna?
how's the new job?
¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French?
¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look?
¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you?
¿te viene bien el lunes?
here comes the bus: how's that for timing?
aquí viene el autobús ¡qué bien calculado!
it turned out she knew my cousin: how's that for a coincidence?
resultó que conocía a mi prima ¡qué casualidad! ¿no?
I asked him how he knew
le pregunté cómo lo sabía
how she puts up with him I don't know!
¡yo no sé cómo lo aguanta!
that depends on how she reacts
eso depende de cómo reaccione

2.1. how with adjs, advs (in questions, indirect questions):

how wide is it?
¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?
how wide is it?
¿qué tan ancho es? LatAm excl CSur
how heavy is it?
¿cuánto pesa?
how long do you want it?
¿de qué largo lo quieres?
how long do you want it?
¿cómo lo quieres de largo?
how long do you want it?
¿qué tan largo lo quieres? LatAm excl CSur
how high can you jump?
¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
I'll be seeing him soon — how soon is soon?
lo veré pronto — ¿qué quiere decir pronto?
how often/regularly do you meet?
¿con qué frecuencia/regularidad se reúnen?
how bad is the damage?
¿de qué gravedad son los daños?
how bad is the damage?
¿qué tan graves son los daños? LatAm excl CSur
how old are you?
¿cuántos años tienes?
how good a cook are you?
¿qué tal eres como cocinero?
how good a cook are you?
¿qué tan buen cocinero eres? LatAm excl CSur
that depends on how enthusiastic you are
eso depende del entusiasmo que tengas
that depends on how enthusiastic you are
eso depende de cuán entusiasmado estés liter
that shows just how little they understand
eso demuestra lo poco que comprenden
I can't tell you how grateful I am!
¡no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy!
I can't tell you how grateful I am!
¡no puedo decirte cuán agradecido estoy! liter
I know how important it is
yo sé lo importante que es
I know how important it is
yo sé cuán importante es liter

II.how1 [Am haʊ, Brit haʊ] N

know-how [Am ˈnoʊ ˌhaʊ, Brit ˈnəʊhaʊ] N U

how-do-you-do [Am ˌhaʊdəjəˈdu], how-d'ye-do [-di-] N inf, dated

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how thrilling!
¡qué emocionante!
how thrilling!
¡qué emoción!
how unobservant of you!
¡qué poco observador eres!

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ampe
how terrible!
ampe
how awful!
quiubo
how's it going? inf
¡qué cinismo!
how cynical!

how in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for how in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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cuánto
how much
cuánto
how
¡cuánto llueve!
how hard it's raining!
¿cuánto vino?
how much wine?
¿cuántos libros?
how many books?
¿cuánto tiempo?
how long?
¿cuántas veces?
how often?
cuánto (-a)
how much [or many]
¿cuánto hay de aquí a Veracruz?
how far is it from here to Veracruz?
¡que quemo!
how embarrassing!
¡qué papelón!
how embarrassing!
cómo
how
¿cómo estás?
how are you?
el cómo
the how
¡qué afortunada eres!
how lucky you are!
¡qué barbaridad!
how terrible!
¿cómo osas decir esto?
how dare you say that!
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The crisis has challenged conventional thinking in financial sector policies and sparked debate on how best to achieve sustainable development.
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There are two extreme views on how to render accounts for such deals, and most accounting practices fall somewhere in the spectrum in between.
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He tries to explain the counterfeit tickets and how he has to sell her love letter.
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This involves emailing staff who take an unusually large amount of personal leave to show them how they compare to the average.
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But he that is with a wife, is solicitous for the things of the world, how he may please his wife: and he is divided.
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At the time, it was obvious that he was going to give up the ghost, how did you feel?
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In terms of car/bicycle collisions, this is clearly mediated by how the bike path network rejoins the main road network.
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Handy or just creepy -- how do algorithms influence our buying habits?
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We wanted to capture the local colour in each place and how the people living on the coastline interact with the ocean.
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We very soon came to realise how much easier it was to make war than to reorganise for peace.
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