Translations for „what-for“ in the English » German Dictionary

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what ˈfor N no pl inf

I'll give you what

gleich setzt's was! inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what for? inf (why is sth being done?)

warum

what are friends for?

wofür hat man Freunde?

for what it's worth

übrigens

what's for lunch?

was gibt's zu Mittag?

what's that for?

wofür ist das?

what's for seconds?

was gibt's zum Nachtisch?

that's what friends are for

dafür hat man Freunde

I'm starving! what's for dinner?

ich sterbe vor Hunger! was gibt's zu essen? inf

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what are these tools for?

wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?

that's what he asked for

das ist es, worum er gebeten hat

what are you looking for?

wonach suchst du?

what do you take me for?

wofür [o. CH für was] hältst du mich?

what's on the programme for today?

was steht heute auf dem Programm?

what do you use for heating?

womit heizen Sie?

what can I do for you?

was kann ich für Sie tun?

what's the Spanish word for ‘vegetarian’?

was heißt ‚Vegetarier‘ auf Spanisch?

what did you do that for?

wozu hast du das getan?

what an apology for a buffet!

was soll denn das für ein armseliges Büfett sein!

what do you do for amusement?

was machst du so in deiner Freizeit?

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Yesterday the farm team confirmed what for days was rumoured to be a foregone conclusion.

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