whenever

whenever
whenever [{{t}}wen'evə(r)]
1 conjunction
(a) (every time that) quand, chaque fois que;
∎ whenever we go on a picnic, it rains chaque fois qu'on part en pique-nique, il pleut;
∎ whenever it snows there's chaos on the roads chaque fois qu'il neige, c'est la panique sur les routes;
∎ he can come whenever he likes il peut venir quand il veut;
∎ I go to visit her whenever I can je vais la voir dès que je peux;
∎ whenever there is an eclipse à chaque éclipse
(b) (at whatever time) quand;
∎ call me whenever you need me appelez-moi si vous avez besoin de moi;
∎ you can leave whenever you're ready vous pouvez partir dès que vous serez prêt;
∎ they try to help whenever possible ils essaient de se rendre utiles quand c'est possible
2 adverb
(a) (expressing surprise) quand;
∎ whenever did you find the time? mais quand donc avez-vous trouvé le temps?
(b) (referring to an unknown or unspecified time)
∎ I'll pick you up at six o'clock or whenever is convenient je te prendrai à six heures ou quand ça te convient;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} let's assume he started work in April or whenever supposons qu'il ait commencé à travailler en avril ou quelque chose comme ça;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} we could have lunch on Thursday or Friday or whenever on pourrait déjeuner ensemble jeudi, vendredi ou un autre jour

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