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where
where [{{t}}weə(r)]
1(a), 2(a), 3(a) là où2(a)-(d) là que2(b) quand2(c) alors que2(d)
1 adverb
(a) (at, in, to what place) où;
where is the restaurant? où est le restaurant?;
where are we going? où allons-nous?;
where are you from? d'où est-ce que vous venez?, d'où êtes-vous?;
where did you put them? où les avez-vous mis?;
where is the entrance? où est l'entrée?;
the school is near where? l'école est près d'où?;
where does this road lead? où va cette route?
(b) (at what stage, position)
where are you in your work/in the book? où en êtes-vous dans votre travail/dans votre lecture?;
where were we? où en étions-nous?;
where do you stand on this issue? quelle est votre position ou opinion sur cette question?;
where do you stand with the boss? quels sont vos rapports avec le patron?;
where do I come into it? qu'est-ce que j'ai à faire là-dedans, moi?;
where would I be without you? que serais-je devenu sans toi?
2 conjunction
(a) (the place at or in which) (là) où;
it rains a lot where we live il pleut beaucoup là où nous habitons;
she told me where to go (gave me directions) elle m'a dit où (il fallait) aller; (was rude) elle m'a envoyé promener;
there is a factory where I used to go to school il y a une usine là où ou à l'endroit où j'allais autrefois à l'école;
how did you know where to find me? comment avez-vous su où me trouver?;
I wonder where my keys are je me demande où sont mes clés;
you'll find your key where you left it tu trouveras ta clé (là) où tu l'as laissée;
sit where you like asseyez-vous où vous voulez ou voudrez;
turn left where the two roads meet tournez à gauche au croisement;
where the Doubs meets the Saône au confluent du Doubs et de la Saône;
{{}}figurative{{}} I just don't know where to begin je ne sais vraiment pas par où commencer
(b) (the place that) là que, là où;
this is where I work c'est là que je travaille;
so that's where I left my coat! voilà où j'ai laissé mon manteau!;
he showed me where the students live il m'a montré l'endroit où habitent les étudiants;
this is where we get off the bus c'est là que nous descendons;
the child ran up to where her mother was sitting l'enfant a couru jusqu'à l'endroit où sa mère était assise;
we can't see well from where we're sitting nous ne voyons pas bien d'où ou de là où nous sommes assis;
{{}}figurative{{}} I see where I went wrong je vois où je me suis trompé;
that's where she's mistaken c'est là qu'elle se trompe, voilà son erreur;
this is where you have to make up your mind là, il faut que tu te décides
(c) (whenever, wherever) quand, là où;
the judge is uncompromising where drugs are concerned le juge est intraitable lorsqu'il ou quand il s'agit de drogue;
the situation is hopeless where defence is concerned pour la défense, la situation est sans espoir;
he can't be objective where she's concerned il ne peut pas être objectif lorsqu'il s'agit d'elle;
{{}}Mathematics{{}} where x equals y où x égale y;
where possible là où ou quand c'est possible;
delete where inapplicable (on form) rayer les mentions inutiles;
{{}}proverb{{}} where there's life, there's hope tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir
(d) (whereas, while) là où, alors que;
where others see a horrid brat, I see a shy little boy là où les autres voient un affreux moutard, je vois un petit garçon timide
3 relative pronoun
(a) (in which, at which) où;
the place where we went on holiday l'endroit où nous sommes allés en vacances;
the room where he was working la pièce où ou dans laquelle il travaillait;
the table where they were sitting la table où ou à laquelle ils étaient assis;
it was the kind of restaurant where tourists go c'était le genre de restaurant que fréquentent les touristes;
{{}}figurative{{}} I'm at the part where they discover the murder j'en suis au moment où ils découvrent le meurtre;
it's reached a stage where I'm finding it difficult to work ça en est au point où travailler me devient pénible
(b) (in or at which place)
Boston, where I was born Boston, où je suis né, Boston, ma ville natale;
they went to Paris, where they stayed a week ils sont allés à Paris et y sont restés huit jours;
sign at the bottom, where I've put a cross signez en bas, là où j'ai mis une croix
4 noun
they discussed the where and how of his accident ils ont parlé en détail des circonstances de son accident;
the where and the when le lieu et la date/l'heure;
you can find that any old where vous pouvez trouver cela n'importe où

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