why – English–Français translations

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why adverb

  /ˈwaɪ̯/ , /ˈwaː/ , /ˈwa̝ː/ , /ˈʍae̯/ , /ˈʍaɪ̯/ , /ˈʍaː/ , [ˈwaɪ̯] , [ˈw̥aɪ̯] , [ˈw̥aː] , [ˈʍae̯] , [ˈʍaɪ̯] , [ˈʍaː] , /~/
  • (interrogative) for what reason
 pourquoi

why noun

  /ˈwaɪ̯/ , /ˈwaː/ , /ˈwa̝ː/ , /ˈʍae̯/ , /ˈʍaɪ̯/ , /ˈʍaː/ , [ˈwaɪ̯] , [ˈw̥aɪ̯] , [ˈw̥aː] , [ˈʍae̯] , [ˈʍaɪ̯] , [ˈʍaː] , /~/
  • the reason
 pourquoi

why interjection

  /ˈwaɪ̯/ , /ˈwaː/ , /ˈwa̝ː/ , /ˈʍae̯/ , /ˈʍaɪ̯/ , /ˈʍaː/ , [ˈwaɪ̯] , [ˈw̥aɪ̯] , [ˈw̥aː] , [ˈʍae̯] , [ˈʍaɪ̯] , [ˈʍaː] , /~/
  • exclamation of surprise
 ah, bah, eh bien, ha, oh, pardi

whys

pourquoi
why not
pourquoi ne pas, pourquoi pas
that's why
c'est pourquoi
the reason why
pourquoi
the how and the why
pourquoi du comment
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