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quién meaning in English

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quién pronoun

who(who? (interrogative pronoun))
pronoun
[UK: huː] [US: ˈhuː]

whom(what person; object of a verb (accusative))
pronoun
[UK: huːm] [US: ˈhuːm]

quién quita phrase
{f}

you never know(phrase used to speculate about a slim chance)
phrase

quién te ha visto y quién te ve phrase

how the mighty have fallen(proverb)
phrase

quién vigilará a los vigilantes phrase

who watches the watchers(concern about accountability of those monitoring behavior)
phrase

quiénes pronoun

whom(what person; object of a verb (accusative))
pronoun
[UK: huːm] [US: ˈhuːm]

quiénes pronoun
{Pl}

who(who? (interrogative pronoun))
pronoun
[UK: huː] [US: ˈhuː]

cada quién a su gusto phrase

to each his own(every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences)
phrase
[UK: tuː iːtʃ hɪz əʊn] [US: ˈtuː ˈiːtʃ ˈhɪz ˈoʊn]

de quién determiner

whose(of whom (interrogative))
determiner
[UK: huːz] [US: ˈhuːz]

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres phrase

birds of a feather flock together(people of similar character, etc. tend to associate)
phrase
[UK: bɜːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðə(r) flɒk tə.ˈɡe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈbɝːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðər ˈflɑːk tə.ˈɡe.ðər]

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)
phrase

look who's talkingphrase

mira quién lo dice phrase

look who's talkingphrase

ya sabes quién pronoun

you-know-who(known and unmentioned person)
pronoun

¡quién sabe! phrase

who knows(rhetorical question: one doesn't know)
phrase

¡y quién lo iba a decir! interjection

lo and behold(used to express surprise)
interjection

¿quién eres? phrase

who are you(who are you?)
phrase

¿quién es usted? phrase

who are you(who are you?)
phrase

¿quién es? phrase

who's calling(who is calling?)
phrase

¿quién lo hubiera dicho? phrase

who would have thunk it(who would have guessed it?)
phrase

¿quién lo hubiera pensado? phrase

who would have thunk it(who would have guessed it?)
phrase

¿quién sabe? phrase

who knows(rhetorical question: one doesn't know)
phrase

¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? phrase

what's it to you((defensively) why are you asking?)
phrase

¿quién vive? phrase

who goes therephrase