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when (at what time, as a direct question) adverb [UK: wen] [US: hwen] | quandoadverb |
when (that's enough) interjection [UK: wen] [US: hwen] | bastainterjection |
when (the time) noun [UK: wen] [US: hwen] | quandonoun |
when (what time; which time) pronoun [UK: wen] [US: hwen] | quandopronoun |
when conjunction [UK: wen] [US: hwen] | quandoconjunction |
when all is said and done (in the end) phrase [UK: wen ɔːl ɪz ˈsed ənd dʌn] [US: hwen ɔːl ˈɪz ˈsed ænd ˈdən] | in conclusionephrase |
when Hell freezes over (never) adverb [UK: wen hel ˈfriː.zɪz ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: hwen ˈhel ˈfriː.zəz ˈoʊv.r̩] | alle calende grecheadverb maiadverb |
when in doubt, do nowt (it is better not to take risks) phrase | nel dubbio astienitiphrase |
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] | fai come i romani; quando a Roma vaiphrase fai come vedrai; quando sei a Romaphrase paese che vaiphrase usanze che trovi; a Romaphrase vivi come i romaniphrase |
when life gives you lemons, make lemonade (make the best out of difficult situations) phrase | fai una limonataphrase |
when pigs fly (never, expressed by an idiom) adverb [UK: wen pɪɡz flaɪ] [US: hwen ˈpɪɡz ˈflaɪ] | alle calende grecheadverb |
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] | i topi ballanophrase quando il gatto non c'èphrase |
when the going gets tough, the tough get going (in difficult times the strong-willed take action) phrase | |
whence (conjunction) conjunction [UK: wens] [US: hwens] | da cuiconjunction da doveconjunction dondeconjunction ondeconjunction |
whence (from where; from which place or source) adverb [UK: wens] [US: hwens] | da doveadverb dondeadverb ondeadverb |
whenever conjunction [UK: wen.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwen.ˈev.r̩] | ogni volta checonjunction |
kick someone when they are down (make things worse for someone) verb | |
since when (Used to indicate doubt as to the veracity of a statement) adverb [UK: sɪns wen] [US: ˈsɪns hwen] | da quando in quaadverb |
time flies when you're having fun (time seems to pass more quickly when enjoying oneself) phrase |