wherever

wherever
wherever [{{t}}weər'evə(r)]
1 conjunction
(a) (every place) partout où; (no matter what place) où que;
wherever you go in Europe, you meet other tourists où que vous alliez en Europe, vous rencontrez d'autres touristes;
wherever you go it's the same thing c'est la même chose où que vous alliez, c'est partout pareil;
wherever we went, he complained about the food partout où nous sommes allés, il s'est plaint de la nourriture
(b) (anywhere, in whatever place) (là) où;
he can sleep wherever he likes il peut dormir (là) où il veut;
we'll have to sit wherever there's room il faudra s'asseoir là où il y aura de la place;
she works wherever she's needed elle travaille là où on a besoin d'elle;
he takes on work wherever he can find it il accepte du travail où il en trouve;
we can go wherever we please nous pouvons aller où bon nous semble;
wherever there is poverty there are social problems là où il y a de la misère, il y a des problèmes sociaux;
they're from Little Pucklington, wherever that is ils viennent d'un endroit qui s'appelle Little Pucklington
(c) (in any situation) quand;
I wish, wherever possible, to avoid job losses je souhaite éviter toute perte d'emploi quand c'est possible;
grants are given wherever needed des bourses sont accordées à chaque fois que c'est nécessaire
2 adverb {{}}familiar{{}}
(a) (indicating surprise) mais où donc;
wherever did you get that idea? mais d'où sors-tu cette idée?;
wherever have you been? où étais-tu donc passé?
(b) (indicating unknown or unspecified place)
they're holidaying in Marbella or Malaga or wherever ils passent leurs vacances à Marbella ou à Malaga ou Dieu sait où

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