a-t-elle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for a-t-elle in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.persist [Brit pəˈsɪst, Am pərˈsɪst] VB trans

II.persist [Brit pəˈsɪst, Am pərˈsɪst] VB intr

educational [Brit ɛdjʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l, Am ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l] ADJ

whom [Brit huːm, Am hum] PRON In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir?

I.snap [Brit snap, Am snæp] N

7. snap (in sewing) → snap fastener

II.snap [Brit snap, Am snæp] ADJ

III.snap <pres part snapping; pret, pp snapped> [Brit snap, Am snæp] VB trans

IV.snap [Brit snap, Am snæp] INTERJ

V.snap <pres part snapping; pret, pp snapped> [Brit snap, Am snæp] VB intr

See also snap fastener

I.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] N

III.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADJ

1. small (not big):

the smallest room inf euph
le petit coin inf, euph

IV.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADV

V.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl]

I.object N [Brit ˈɒbdʒɛkt, ˈɒbdʒɪkt, Am ˈɑbdʒɛkt]

II.object VB trans [Brit əbˈdʒɛkt, Am əbˈdʒɛkt]

III.object VB intr [Brit əbˈdʒɛkt, Am əbˈdʒɛkt]

1. ask (enquire as to):

‘comment?’ a-t-elle demandé

I.force [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] N

IV.force [Brit fɔːs, Am fɔrs] VB trans

See also workforce, task force, labour force

I.why [waɪ, Am hwaɪ] ADV Why translates as pourquoi in French, but see II. and III. below for exceptions.
As with other words such as , quand, comment etc., questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi?
why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries.

1. why (in questions):

II.why [waɪ, Am hwaɪ] CONJ

IV.why [waɪ, Am hwaɪ] INTERJ dated

See also wherefore, reason

I.wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, Am ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr] ADV liter

II.wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, Am ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr] CONJ archaic

III.wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, Am ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr]

I.reason [Brit ˈriːz(ə)n, Am ˈrizən] N

1. reason (cause):

by reason of form

II.reason [Brit ˈriːz(ə)n, Am ˈrizən] VB trans

III.reason [Brit ˈriːz(ə)n, Am ˈrizən] VB intr

Translations for a-t-elle in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

a-t-elle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for a-t-elle in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.wherever [ˌweərˈevəʳ, Am ˌwerˈevɚ] ADV

II.wherever [ˌweərˈevəʳ, Am ˌwerˈevɚ] CONJ

I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N (elderly people)

III.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB intr (have effect)

Translations for a-t-elle in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

I.quoi [kwa] PRON rel

II.quoi [kwa] PRON interrog

III.quoi [kwa] INTERJ

I.pêcher1 [peʃe] VB intr

II.pêcher1 [peʃe] VB trans

elle [ɛl] PRON pers

See also lui, il

I.lui [lɥi] PRON pers

II.lui [lɥi] PRON pers, m

il [il] PRON pers

American English

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