Spanish | English |
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quién pronoun | who(who? (interrogative pronoun)) whom(what person; object of a verb (accusative)) |
quién quita phrase {f} | you never know(phrase used to speculate about a slim chance) |
quién te ha visto y quién te ve phrase | how the mighty have fallen(proverb) |
quién vigilará a los vigilantes phrase | who watches the watchers(concern about accountability of those monitoring behavior) |
quiénes pronoun | whom(what person; object of a verb (accusative)) |
quiénes pronoun {Pl} | who(who? (interrogative pronoun)) |
cada quién a su gusto phrase | to each his own(every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences) |
de quién determiner | whose(of whom (interrogative)) |
dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres phrase | birds of a feather flock together(people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) |
mira quién fue a hablar phrase | look who's talkingphrase |
mira quién habla phrase | 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) look who's talkingphrase |
mira quién lo dice phrase | look who's talkingphrase |
ya sabes quién pronoun | you-know-who(known and unmentioned person) |
¡quién sabe! phrase | who knows(rhetorical question: one doesn't know) |
¡y quién lo iba a decir! interjection | lo and behold(used to express surprise) |
¿quién eres? phrase | who are you(who are you?) |
¿quién es usted? phrase | who are you(who are you?) |
¿quién es? phrase | who's calling(who is calling?) |
¿quién lo hubiera dicho? phrase | who would have thunk it(who would have guessed it?) |
¿quién lo hubiera pensado? phrase | who would have thunk it(who would have guessed it?) |
¿quién sabe? phrase | who knows(rhetorical question: one doesn't know) |
¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? phrase | what's it to you((defensively) why are you asking?) |
¿quién vive? phrase | who goes therephrase |