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Traduzioni di how nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.how [ingl brit haʊ, ingl am haʊ] AVV CONG When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?
When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry.
When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu.
For more examples and particular usages see below.

1. how (in what way, by what means):

how

comment

how did you make it?

comment l'as-tu fait?

I wonder how it works

je me demande comment ça marche

I don't know how he does it!

je ne sais pas comment il y arrive!

to know how to do

savoir faire

I learned how to do it

j'ai appris à le faire or comment on le fait

how do you feel about it?

qu'en penses-tu?

how does the tune go?

c'est quoi l'air?

2. how (enquiring about success, health etc):

how are you?

comment allez-vous?

how's your foot/head?

comment va ton pied/ta tête?

how's your brother?

comment va ton frère?

tell me how she/your family is?

dis-moi comment elle/ta famille va, dis-moi si elle/ta famille va bien

how did the exam/interview go?

comment s'est passé l'examen/l'entretien?

how was the film/book?

comment était le film/livre?

how did you like the party/house?

la fête/maison t'a plu?

how's everything?, how are things?

comment ça va?

how do you do! (greeting)

enchanté!

3. how (in number, quantity etc questions):

how much does this cost?, how much is this?

combien ça coûte?

how much do you/does it weigh?

combien pèses-tu/pèse-t-il?

how many times have you been to France?

combien de fois es-tu allé en France?

how many years have you lived here?

depuis combien d'années habitez-vous ici?

I don't know how many people will come

je ne sais pas combien de personnes vont venir

how much time/money is there left?

combien de temps/d'argent reste-t-il?

how long is the rope?

de quelle longueur est cette corde?

how long do you want it?

de quelle longueur le/la veux-tu?

how long will it take?

combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre?

how old is she?

quel âge a-t-elle?

how tall is the tree/your father?

combien mesure l'arbre/ton père?

how big is the garden?

de quelle taille est le jardin?

how far is it?

c'est à quelle distance?

tell me how old she is

dis-moi son âge or quel âge elle a

how often do you go there?

tu y vas tous les combien?

how soon can he get here?

dans combien de temps peut-il être ici?

4. how (in exclamations):

how wonderful/horrible!

c'est fantastique/horrible!

how nice you look!

(ce) que tu es beau/belle!

how nice you look!

comme tu es beau/belle!

how nice you look!

qu'est-ce que tu es beau/belle! colloq

how clever of you/him!

comme c'est intelligent de ta/sa part!

how wrong I was!

qu'est-ce que j'ai eu tort! colloq

how wrong I was!

comme j'ai eu tort!

how it rained!

qu'est-ce qu'il a plu! colloq

how it rained!

comme il a plu!

how you've grown!

qu'est-ce que tu as grandi! colloq

how you've grown!

comme tu as grandi!

how they shouted!

qu'est-ce qu'ils ont crié! colloq

5. how (in whichever way):

how colloq

comme

you can decorate it how you like

tu peux le décorer comme tu veux

6. how (why):

how could you?

comment as-tu pu faire ça?

how can he say that?

comment peut-il dire une chose pareille?

7. how (that):

how

que

he told me how he had found it on the bus

il m'a dit qu'il l'avait trouvé dans l'autobus

you know how he always arrives late

tu sais qu'il arrive toujours en retard

II.how come AVV

how come colloq:

how come

pourquoi

‘I don't like him’—‘how come?’

‘je ne l'aime pas’—‘pourquoi?’

how come you always get the best place/arrive first?

comment se fait-il que tu aies toujours la meilleure place/tu arrives toujours le premier?

III.how so AVV

how so

comment ça

IV.how's that AVV

1. how's that (what do you think?):

I'll take you home, how's that?

je te ramènerai chez toi, ça te va?

how's that for an honest answer/an interesting job

ça c'est une réponse honnête/un emploi intéressant!

2. how's that (pardon?):

‘he's called Nicholas’—‘how's that?’

‘il s'appelle Nicholas’—‘répète’

V.how [ingl brit haʊ, ingl am haʊ]

the how and the why of sth

le pourquoi et le comment de qc

and how!

et comment!

‘did your mother tell you off?’—‘and how!’

‘est-ce que ta mère t'a passé un savon?’—‘et comment!’ colloq

know-how SOST colloq

know-how

savoir-faire m inv

how-do-you-do [ingl am ˌhaʊdəjəˈdu], how-d'ye-do SOST colloq

this is a fine or real how-do-you-do!

en voilà une histoire!

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‘how awful, ’ she commiserated

‘c'est affreux, ’ dit-elle, compatissante

Traduzioni di how nel dizionario francese»inglese

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savoir-faire

know-how

le comment

the how

un peu mon neveu colloq, scherz

not half!, and how!

ça biche?

how's tricks? colloq

ça boume?

how's it going?

va-comme-je-te-pousse

any old how colloq

how nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di how nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.how [haʊ] AVV

1. how (in what way):

how

comment

to know how to +infin

savoir +infin

how is it that he is here?

comment se fait-il qu'il soit là? congt

how? colloq

quoi?

how come [or so]?

comment ça?

2. how (asking about condition):

how

comment

how are you?

comment vas-tu/allez-vous?

how was the film?

comment était le film?

3. how (exclamation):

how

comme

how

que

how nice!

comme c'est gentil

how kind she is!

comme elle est gentille!

4. how (that):

how

que

he told me how he had seen her there

il m'a dit qu'il l'avait vue là-bas

locuzioni:

how do you do?

bonjour!

how do you do?

enchanté! form

II.how [haʊ] SOST

how

comment m

to know the how(s) and why(s) of sth

savoir le pourquoi et le comment de qc

Vedi anche: old, much, many, long², long¹, far

I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, ingl am oʊld] AGG

1. old (not young, new):

old

vieux(vieille)

to grow older

vieillir

to collect old clothes

collecter les vieux vêtements

2. old (denoting an age):

old

âgé(e)

how old is she?

quel âge a-t-elle?

she is six years old

elle a six ans

to be old enough to +infin

être assez grand pour +infin

3. old (former):

old

ancien(ne)

4. old (long known):

old friend

de longue date

5. old (expression of affection):

old

vieux(vieille)

locuzioni:

in the (good) old days

dans le bon vieux temps

to be as old as the hills

être aussi vieux que Mathusalem

II.old [əʊld, ingl am oʊld] SOST (elderly people)

the old pl

les vieux mpl

I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] AGG

much

beaucoup de

much criticism is justified

de nombreuses critiques sont justifiées

you don't need much water

il ne faut pas beaucoup d'eau

how much milk?

combien de lait?

too/so much water

trop/tellement d'eau

as much water as

autant d'eau que

three times as much water

trois fois plus d'eau

II.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] AVV

much

très

much better

beaucoup mieux

thank you very much

merci beaucoup

I don't use it much

je ne m'en sers pas beaucoup

he's much like his father

il est tout à fait comme son père

to be much surprised

être fort surpris

a much praised/criticized building

un bâtiment très apprécié/critiqué

a much deserved rest/shower

un repos/une douche bien mérité(e)

much to my astonishment

à mon grand étonnement

I like you as much as her

je vous aime autant qu'elle

much the best

de loin le meilleur

not him, much less her

pas lui, encore moins elle

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

much

beaucoup

much of the criticism

beaucoup de critiques

not much of the money is left

il ne reste pas grand-chose de l'argent

much of the day

une bonne partie de la journée

too much

trop

you earn twice as much as me

tu gagnes deux fois plus que moi

I don't think much of it

je n'en pense pas grand bien

to make much of sb/sth

faire grand cas de qn/qc

I.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] AGG

many

beaucoup de

very many flowers

un très grand nombre de fleurs

his many books

ses nombreux livres

how many glasses?

combien de verres?

too/so many people

trop/tellement de gens

one chair too many

une chaise en trop

as many words/letters as

autant de mots/lettres que

many times [or a time]

souvent

locuzioni:

many happy returns!

joyeux anniversaire!

II.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] PRON

many

beaucoup

many are here

un grand nombre sont ici

I've read so/too many

j'en ai tant/trop lu

not many like it

peu l'apprécient

one too many

un de trop

I saw many more

j'en ai vu un autre

III.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] SOST

the many

la masse

long² [lɒŋ, ingl am lɑ:ŋ] VB vb intr

long

avoir envie

to long for sb/sth

désirer qn/qc

to long to +infin

avoir envie de +infin

I.long¹ [lɒŋ, ingl am lɑ:ŋ] AGG

long

long(ue)

to be a long way from sth

être loin de qc

to have come a long way

revenir de loin

to have a long way to go

avoir du chemin à faire

to have a long memory for sth

avoir de la mémoire pour qc

locuzioni:

to have a long arm

avoir le bras long

to make a long face

faire la tête

in the long run

à la longue

to be a long shot

être un coup à tenter

not by a long shot

loin de là

the long and the short of it is that ...

le fin mot de l'histoire c'est que ...

long time no see colloq

voilà un revenant

to be long in the tooth

ne plus être de la première jeunesse

II.long¹ [lɒŋ, ingl am lɑ:ŋ] AVV

1. long (a long time):

long

depuis longtemps

long ago

il y a longtemps

long after/before

bien après/avant

not long after sth

pas bien longtemps après qc

before long

avant bien longtemps

to take long to +infin

prendre du temps pour +infin

at long last

enfin

long live the king!

longue vie au roi!

2. long (for the whole duration):

all day/night long

toute la journée/nuit

as long as sb lives

aussi longtemps que qn est en vie

3. long ((but) only if):

as long as ...

seulement si ...

4. long (no more):

to no longer +infin

ne plus +infin

5. long (goodbye):

so long

à bientôt

I.far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [fɑ:ʳ, ingl am fɑ:r] AVV

1. far (a long distance):

far a. fig

loin

how far is London from here?

Londres est à quelle distance d'ici?

as far as the bridge

jusqu'au pont

far from somewhere

loin de quelque part

far and wide

partout

far away

loin

far from sth

loin de qc

not far off

non loin

£800 would not be far off [or out]

800£ n'est pas loin

how far would you agree with that?

jusqu'où es-tu d'accord avec ça?

you can only go so far

il y a forcément une limite

far from it

au contraire

far from rich/empty

loin d'être riche/vide

as far as the eye can see

à perte de vue

far be it from me to +infin

loin de moi l'idée de +infin

2. far (distant in time):

far away

loin dans le passé

sth is not far off

qc n'est pas loin

it goes as far back as ...

cela remonte jusqu'à ...

so far

jusqu'à présent

3. far (in progress, degree):

to get as far as doing sth

arriver à faire qc

to not get very far with sth

ne pas aller très loin dans qc

not to get very far with sb

ne pas parvenir à grand-chose avec qn

4. far (much):

far better/nicer/warmer

bien mieux/plus joli/plus chaud

I would far rather walk

je préférerais de loin y aller à pied

to be far too sth

être beaucoup trop qc

to far prefer sth ingl brit

préférer de loin qc

5. far (connecting adverbial phrase):

as far as

autant que

as far as I can see

d'après ce que je peux en juger

as far as I know

pour autant que je sache congt

as far as she/it is concerned

en ce qui la/le concerne

as far as it goes

sans plus

locuzioni:

by far

de loin

far and away

de loin

he will go far

il ira loin

sth won't go very far

on n'ira pas loin avec qc

so far so good

jusqu'à présent c'est bien

to go too far

aller trop loin

worse by far

bien pire

II.far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [fɑ:ʳ, ingl am fɑ:r] AGG

1. far (at great distance):

far

lointain(e)

in the far distance

au loin

2. far (more distant):

in the far end/side

à l'autre bout/de l'autre côté

the far wall of the room

le mur du fond

3. far (extreme):

the far left/right of a party

l'extrême gauche/droite d'un parti

locuzioni:

to be a far cry from sb/sth

n'avoir rien à voir avec qn/qc

know-how [ˈnəʊhaʊ, ingl am ˈnoʊ-] SOST no pl, no indet art

know-how

savoir-faire m

how-do-you-do [ˌhaʊdjʊˈdu:, ingl am ˈhaʊdəju:du:] SOST colloq

how-do-you-do

cinéma m

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to discuss how ...

discuter comment ...

Traduzioni di how nel dizionario francese»inglese

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savoir-faire m

know-how

combien

how much

combien de temps

how long

depuis combien de temps

for how long

combien coûte cela?

how much does that cost?

ça fait combien? colloq

how much is that?

combien

how many

combien de personnes/kilomètres

how many people/kilometres

combien de fois

how often

le bus passe tous les combien?

how often does the bus come by?

c'est le/la combien?

how many does he/she make it?

comment

how

comment ça va?

how are things?

comment cela?

how come?

et comment!

and how!

être démerdard

to know how to sort things out

comment ce mot est-il orthographié?

how is this word spelled?

trop aimable! scherz, iron

how very kind of you!

how Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

(how much) do you want to bet?

tu paries (combien)?

to teach sb how to tie their laces

apprendre à qn comment faire ses lacets

to know the how(s) and why(s) of sth

savoir le pourquoi et le comment de qc

to learn (how) to read and write

apprendre à lire et à écrire

how old is he? — he's twenty

quel âge a-t-il? — il a vingt ans

he knows how to establish his authority

il sait imposer son autorité

to know how to sort things out

être démerdard

how do we get to their place?

comment arrive-t-on chez eux?

how can he tell such a lie!

comment peut-il raconter ce mensonge!

you didn't know how right you were

tu ne croyais pas croire si bien dire

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Nobody in GA-2 seems to remember how she ended up in GA-2.

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This involves emailing staff who take an unusually large amount of personal leave to show them how they compare to the average.

www.themandarin.com.au

The crisis has challenged conventional thinking in financial sector policies and sparked debate on how best to achieve sustainable development.

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And how that can carry or drag down a show.

www.macleans.ca

Handy or just creepy -- how do algorithms influence our buying habits?

www.thejournal.ie

How the actions involved in enactivism relate to age-old questions about free will remains a topic of active debate.

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In terms of car/bicycle collisions, this is clearly mediated by how the bike path network rejoins the main road network.

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Another must is a good eye for detail to spot blemished bodywork or crash damage, and preferably some mechanical know-how, or a friend with some.

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How he takes care of the family of the deceased is one of the interesting plots in the movie.

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Cet shamed all comers by reminding them how he had bested them in combat.

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