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when (as soon as, at the time that) conjunction [UK: wen] [US: hwen] | nårconjunction |
when (at what time, as a direct question) adverb [UK: wen] [US: hwen] | nåradverb |
when (what time; which time) pronoun [UK: wen] [US: hwen] | nårpronoun |
when conjunction [UK: wen] [US: hwen] | daconjunction |
when Hell freezes over (never) adverb [UK: wen hel ˈfriː.zɪz ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: hwen ˈhel ˈfriː.zəz ˈoʊv.r̩] | når helvetet fryseradverb |
when in Rome, do as the Romans do (behave as those around do) phrase [UK: wen ɪn rəʊm duː əz ðə ˈrəʊ.mənz duː] [US: hwen ɪn roʊm ˈduː ˈæz ðə ˈroʊ.mənz ˈduː] | |
when push comes to shove (when the pressure is on) phrase | |
when the cat's away the mice will play (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) phrase [UK: wen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə maɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ] [US: hwen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə ˈmaɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ] | |
whence (from where; from which place or source) adverb [UK: wens] [US: hwens] | (Bokmål) hvorfraadverb |