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whatchamacallit (any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember) noun [UK: wˈɒttʃəmˌakəlˌɪt] [US: wˈʌttʃəmˌækəlˌɪt] | trucmuche◼◼◻nom {m} schmilblicknom {m} |
whatever determiner [UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩] | quoi que◼◼◼determiner |
whatever (regardless of the … that; for any … that) determiner [UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩] | quel que soit◼◼◼determiner peu importe◼◼◼nom {f} n'importe quel◼◼◻determiner n'importe quelle◼◼◻nom {f} tant pis◼◻◻nom {f} |
whatever pronoun [UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩] | peu importe◼◼◼pronoun n'importe quoi◼◼◻pronoun |
whatever (indicating the speaker does not care what someone says) interjection [UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩] | qu'importe◼◼◻interjection c'est ça !◼◼◻interjection bof◼◻◻interjection |
whatever it takes (anything required to achieve an objective) noun | |
whatnot (etagere, shelf) noun [UK: ˈwɒt.nɒt] [US: ˈwət.ˌnɑːt] | étagère◼◼◼nom |
whatsoever (in any way) adverb [UK: ˌwɒt.səʊ.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: ˌhwʌt.soʊ.ˈev.ər̩] | du tout◼◼◼adverbe d'aucune sorte◼◼◻adverbe |
and whatnot phrase | et compagnie◼◼◼phrase et tout le toutim◼◼◼phrase et tout le bataclanphrase et tutti quantiphrase |
come what may (idiomatic) adverb [UK: kʌm ˈwɒt meɪ] [US: ˈkəm ˈhwʌt ˈmeɪ] | advienne que pourra◼◼◼adverbe quoiqu'il arrive◼◼◻adverbe |
do what ((expressing surprise or lack of comprehension)) interjection | de quoi?◼◼◼interjection |
for what it's worth (considering what limited worth this advice may have) preposition | pour ce que ça vaut◼◼◼preposition pour ce que cela vaut◼◻◻preposition |
guess what (used to dramatize the unsurprising) phrase | devine quoi◼◼◼phrase je te le donne en millephrase |
I know you are but what am I (assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party) phrase | |
if you know what I mean (used to allude to something unsaid or hinted at) phrase [UK: ɪf juː nəʊ ˈwɒt ˈaɪ miːn] [US: ˈɪf ˈjuː ˈnoʊ ˈhwʌt ˈaɪ ˈmiːn] | si tu vois ce que je veux dire◼◼◼phrase |
it is what it is (this thing has its own nature) phrase | c'est comme ça◼◼◼phrase |
no matter what (whatever) phrase | peu importe◼◼◼phrase quel que soit◼◼◼phrase |
no matter what (under any circumstances, whatever happens) phrase | quoi qu'il arrive◼◼◼phrase |
practice what one preaches (act in harmony with one's teachings) verb | prêcher d’exempleverbe |
reap what one sows (to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions) verb | |
say what phrase | de quoi◼◼◼phrase comment ça◼◼◻phrase |