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Detailed Translations for why from English to French

why:

why adj

  1. why (whatever for; for which; what for)
    pourquoi; pour quelle raison; à quoi; à laquelle
  2. why (why and wherefore)
    pourquoi
  3. why (for whatever purpose; wherefore; what for; for whatever reason; whatever for)
    pourquoi; pour laquelle; pour lesquelles; pour lequel; pour quoi; pour lesquels; pour quelle raison

why

  1. why
    de quoi; autour de quoi
  2. why (how's that; how so; why that; how do you mean; in what respect)
    pourquoi; comment ça

Translation Matrix for why:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- wherefore
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
autour de quoi why
comment ça how do you mean; how so; how's that; in what respect; why; why that
de quoi why
pourquoi how do you mean; how so; how's that; in what respect; why; why that
- to be sure; yes to be sure!
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
de quoi between which; from what; from whatever; from where; from wherever; from which; of what; of which; of whom; what of; whatever from; where from; wherever from; which from
pour laquelle for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour lequel for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour lesquelles for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour lesquels for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour quelle raison for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; for which; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour quoi for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pourquoi for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; for which; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why; why and wherefore
à laquelle for which; what for; whatever for; why against which; at what; at whatever; of what; of whatever; to what; to whatever; what at; what of; what to; whatever at; whatever of; whatever to; which at; which of; which to
à quoi for which; what for; whatever for; why against which; at what; at whatever; for which; genuine; of what; of whatever; serious; straight; to what; to whatever; what at; what of; what to; whatever at; whatever of; whatever to; where; which at; which of; which to

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Related Definitions for "why":

  1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'1

Wiktionary Translations for why:

why
adverb
  1. for what reason
en-con
  1. the reason that
interjection
  1. exclamation of surprise
why
  1. -
noun
  1. (familier, fr) cause, raison.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• why → pourquoi ↔ waarom — Vanwege welke oorzaak
• why → pourquoi ↔ warum — Relativadverb: leitet einen Nebensatz (des Grundes) ein, der die Folge aus der Aussage des Hauptsatzes angibt
• why → pourquoi ↔ warum — Interrogativadverb: leitet eine direkte und indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein
• why → pourquoi ↔ weshalb — Relativadverb: leitet indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein
• why → pourquoi ↔ weswegen — Frageadverb: leitet eine direkte Frage nach dem Grund ein
• why → pourquoi ↔ wieso — Interrogativadverb: leitet eine indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein

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