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pourquoi

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I. why [waɪ, americ hwaɪ] ADV Why translates as pourquoi in French, but see II. and III. below for exceptions.
As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc., questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi?
why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries.

1. why (in questions):

why
pourquoi
why do you ask?
pourquoi est-ce que tu me poses la question?, pourquoi me poses-tu la question?
why didn't she tell us?
pourquoi est-ce qu'elle ne nous l'a pas dit?, pourquoi ne nous l'a-t-elle pas dit?
why risk everything?
pourquoi tout risquer?
why bother?
pourquoi se tracasser?
‘I'm annoyed’—‘why is that?’
‘je suis vexé’—‘pourquoi?’
why all the fuss?
pourquoi tout ce remue-ménage?
why the delay?
pourquoi ce retard?
why me?
pourquoi moi?
oh no, why me?
oh non, pourquoi est-ce que ça me tombe dessus?
why not somebody else?
pourquoi pas quelqu'un d'autre?
‘it's not possible’—‘why not?’
‘ce n'est pas possible’—‘pourquoi pas?’
‘would you be interested?’—‘why not?’
‘ça t'intéresserait?’—‘pourquoi pas?’
‘can I apply?’—‘I don't see why not’
‘est-ce que je peux m'inscrire?’—‘je ne vois pas pourquoi tu ne pourrais pas’

2. why (when making suggestions):

why
pourquoi
why don't you apply for the job?
pourquoi est-ce que tu ne poses pas ta candidature?
why don't we go away for the weekend?
pourquoi ne pas partir quelque part pour le week-end?
why don't I invite them for dinner?
et si je les invitais à manger?
why not sell the car?
pourquoi ne pas vendre la voiture?
why not send off now for our brochure?
pourquoi ne pas demander dès maintenant notre brochure?
why not a mix of traditional and modern?
pourquoi pas un mélange de classique et de moderne?

3. why (expressing irritation, defiance):

why
pourquoi
why don't they mind their own business?
pourquoi est-ce qu'ils ne s'occupent pas de leurs affaires?
why can't you be quiet?
tu ne peux pas te taire deux minutes?
why do I bother?
à quoi ça sert que je me donne du mal?
why should they get all the praise?
pourquoi est-ce que c'est eux qui auraient tous les compliments?
‘tell them’—‘why should I?’
‘dis- leur’—‘et pourquoi est-ce que je devrais le faire?’

Expressões:

why, a. whyever (expressing surprise) whyever not? Brit
pourquoi pas?
whyever did you say that?
pourquoi donc as-tu dit cela?

II. why [waɪ, americ hwaɪ] CONJ

why
pour ça
that is why they came
c'est pour ça qu'ils sont venus
that's not why I asked
ce n'est pas pour ça que j'avais posé la question
is that why she telephoned?
est-ce que c'est pour ça qu'elle a téléphoné?
so that's why! (finally understanding)
ah, c'est pour ça!
‘why?’—‘because you're stubborn, that's why!’
‘pourquoi?’—‘parce que tu es têtu, c'est tout!’
the reason why
la raison pour laquelle
one of the reasons why they left
une des raisons pour lesquelles ils sont partis
I need to know the reason why
j'ai besoin de savoir pourquoi

III. the why SUBST

the why
le pourquoi m

IV. why [waɪ, americ hwaɪ] INTERJ antiq

why
mais
why, we've just arrived!
mais nous venons d'arriver!

I. wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, americ ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr] ADV lit

wherefore
pourquoi

II. wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, americ ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr] CONJ archaic

wherefore
donc

III. wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, americ ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr]

the whys and wherefores
le pourquoi et le comment

I. reason [Brit ˈriːz(ə)n, americ ˈrizən] SUBST

1. reason (cause):

reason
raison f (for, behind de)
for a (good) reason
pour une bonne raison
for no (good) reason , without good reason
sans raison valable
not without reason
non sans raison
for some reason or other
pour une raison ou pour une autre
if you are late for any reason
si tu es en retard, pour une raison ou pour une autre
for reasons best known to herself
pour des raisons connues d'elle seule
for the (very) good or simple reason that …
pour la simple et bonne raison que …
for reasons of space/time
pour des raisons de place/temps
for health reasons
pour raisons de santé
I have reason to believe that…
j'ai des raisons de croire que…
by reason of formal
en raison de
for that reason I can't do it
c'est pour cette raison or c'est pour cela que je ne peux pas le faire

2. reason (explanation):

reason
raison f
the reason why
la raison pour laquelle
there are several reasons why I have to go
il y a plusieurs raisons qui m'obligent à partir
I'll tell you the reason why…
je vais te dire pourquoi…
and that's the reason why…
et c'est pourquoi…
give me one reason why I should!
et pourquoi donc devrais-je le faire?
what was his reason for resigning?
pour quelle raison a-t-il démissionné?
the reason for having rules
la raison pour laquelle il y a des règles
the reason is that …
la raison en est que …
the reason given is that …
la raison invoquée est que …
for some unknown reason
pour une raison inconnue

3. reason (grounds):

reason
raison f
a good/bad reason for doing
une bonne/mauvaise raison pour faire
to have every reason for doing or to do
avoir tout lieu de faire
to have good reason to do
avoir tout lieu de faire
he had better reason than most to complain
il avait davantage lieu que d'autres de se plaindre
I see no reason to think so
il n'y a pas lieu à mon avis de le penser
there was no reason for you to worry
il n'y avait pas de quoi vous inquiéter
all the more reason to insist on it
raison de plus pour insister
she was angry, and with good reason
elle était fâchée, et à juste titre

4. reason (common sense):

reason
raison f
the power/the voice of reason
le pouvoir/la voix de la raison
to lose one's reason
perdre la raison
to listen to or see reason
entendre raison
it stands to reason that …
il va sans dire que …
within reason
dans la limite du raisonnable
sweet reason humor
bon sens

II. reason [Brit ˈriːz(ə)n, americ ˈrizən] VERBO trans

1. reason (argue):

reason
soutenir (that que)
‘suppose she killed him, ’ he reasoned
‘suppose qu'elle l'ait tué, ’ dit-il

2. reason (conclude):

reason
déduire (that que)
‘she must have killed him, ’ he reasoned
‘elle a dû le tuer, ’ en a-t-il déduit

III. reason [Brit ˈriːz(ə)n, americ ˈrizən] VERBO intr

to reason with sb
raisonner qn

IV. reasoned ADJ

reasoned argument, approach:

reasoned
raisonné
why the inquisition? humor
pourquoi cet interrogatoire?
(why don't you) just shove off!
tire-toi! coloq
(why don't you) just shove off!
fiche-moi le camp! coloq
to be puzzled as to why/how
se demander pourquoi/comment
to be perplexed as to why/how
se demander pourquoi/comment
why don't you just sod off!
tu veux pas dégager! calão
why settle for less?
pourquoi se contenter de moins?
why are you so het up?
qu'est-ce que tu as à t'exciter comme ça? coloq
francês
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inglês
inglês
pourquoi
why?
pourquoi est-ce qu'il répète toujours la même chose?
why does he keep repeating the same thing?
pourquoi ce livre?
why this book?
pourquoi ça?
why?
pourquoi donc?
but why?
pourquoi pas ou non?
why not?
pourquoi moi?
why me?
pourquoi des cris?
why all the shouting?
pourquoi je ris?
why am I laughing?
pourquoi cette prudence/tant de mystère?
why so cautious/so mysterious?
pourquoi est-ce que je ne t'ai pas vu?
why didn't I see you?
pourquoi ne pas imaginer un système différent?
why not imagine a different system?
pourquoi ne pas l'avoir fait plus tôt?
why didn't you/we etc do it before?
pourquoi as-tu décidé de partir?
why have you decided to leave?
pourquoi s'en priver?
why deny yourself?
pourquoi
why
sans savoir pourquoi
without knowing why
sans savoir (ni) pourquoi ni comment
without knowing how or why
pourquoi
why?
dis pourquoi tu t'en vas sans moi?
why are you going without me?
pourquoi
why
dis-moi pourquoi tu pleures
tell me why you are crying
c'est pourquoi
that's why
où/comment/pourquoi diantre?
where/how/why on earth?

no Dicionário PONS

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I. why [waɪ] CONJ

why
pourquoi
why not?
pourquoi pas?
why not ring her?
pourquoi ne pas l'appeler?

II. why [waɪ] SUBST

the whys and wherefores (of sth)
le pourquoi et comment (de qc)

III. why [waɪ] INTERJ americ

why
tiens!
to investigate how/whether/why ...
rechercher comment/si/pourquoi ...
to give sb an explanation for why ...
expliquer à qn pourquoi ...
why would he do it except to annoy me?
pourquoi est-ce qu'il le ferait à moins que ce ne soit pour m'embêter?
who/where/why on earth ... coloq
qui/où/pourquoi donc ...
why else?
pour quelle autre raison?
why don't you come over tomorrow?
pourquoi ne viens-tu pas me voir demain?
to spot why/what ...
entrevoir pourquoi/ce que ...
francês
francês
inglês
inglês
pourquoi
why
pourquoi continuer/chercher?
why carry on/look?
c'est pourquoi
that's why
c'est pourquoi? coloq
why's that?
pourquoi
why
je me demande bien pourquoi
I wonder why
voilà pourquoi
that's why
pourquoi pas? [ou non?]
why not?
chercher le pourquoi et le comment
to look for the how and why
pourquoi
question why
pourquoi me suis-je embarqué là-dedans?
why did I get involved?
no Dicionário PONS
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I. why [(h)waɪ] CONJ

why
pourquoi
why not?
pourquoi pas?
why not ring her?
pourquoi ne pas l'appeler?

II. why [(h)waɪ] SUBST

the whys and wherefores (of sth)
le pourquoi et comment (de qc)

III. why [(h)waɪ] INTERJ

why
tiens!
to investigate how/whether/why ...
rechercher comment/si/pourquoi ...
to give sb an explanation for why ...
expliquer à qn pourquoi ...
why won't this fucking thing work?
pourquoi est-ce que ce putain de truc ne marche pas?
why would he do it except to annoy me?
pourquoi est-ce qu'il le ferait à moins que ce ne soit pour m'embêter?
to spot why/what ...
entrevoir pourquoi/ce que ...
why don't you come over tomorrow?
pourquoi ne viens-tu pas me voir demain?
francês
francês
inglês
inglês
pourquoi
why
pourquoi continuer/chercher?
why go on/look?
c'est pourquoi
that's why
c'est pourquoi? coloq
why's that?
pourquoi
why
je me demande bien pourquoi
I wonder why
voilà pourquoi
that's why
pourquoi pas? [ou non?]
why not?
chercher le pourquoi et le comment
to look for the how and why
pourquoi
question why
prends tes aises, surtout! irón, humor
make yourself comfortable, why don't you?
pourquoi me suis-je embarqué là-dedans?
why did I get involved?

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