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I.how [Brit haʊ, americ haʊ] ADV CONJ 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! coloq

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! coloq

how wrong I was!

comme j'ai eu tort!

how it rained!

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

how it rained!

comme il a plu!

how you've grown!

qu'est-ce que tu as grandi! coloq

how you've grown!

comme tu as grandi!

how they shouted!

qu'est-ce qu'ils ont crié! coloq

5. how (in whichever way):

how coloq

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 ADV

how come coloq:

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 ADV

how so

comment ça

IV.how's that ADV

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 [Brit haʊ, americ 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!’ coloq

know-how SUBST coloq

know-how

savoir-faire m inv

how-do-you-do [americ ˌhaʊdəjəˈdu], how-d'ye-do SUBST coloq

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

Traduções para how no dicionário francês»inglês

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savoir-faire

know-how

le comment

the how

un peu mon neveu coloq, humor

not half!, and how!

ça biche?

how's tricks? coloq

ça boume?

how's it going?

va-comme-je-te-pousse

any old how coloq

how no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para how no dicionário inglês»francês

I.how [haʊ] ADV

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? Conj

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 of her!

comme c'est gentil de sa part!

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

Expressões:

how do you do?

bonjour!

how do you do?

enchanté! formal

II.how [haʊ] SUBST

how

comment m

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

savoir le pourquoi et le comment de qc

Veja também: old, much, many, long², long¹, far

I.old <-er, -est> [oʊld] ADJ

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):

poor old Julie's cat died

le pauvre petit chat de Julie est mort

Expressões:

in the (good) old days

dans le bon vieux temps

to be as old as the hills

être aussi vieux que Mathusalem

II.old [oʊld] SUBST (elderly people)

the old pl

les personnes fpl âgées

I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ

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?

quelle quantité 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] ADV

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

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

not him, much less her

pas lui, encore moins elle

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

much

beaucoup de

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 I do

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> [ˈmen·i] ADJ

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

Expressões:

many happy returns!

joyeux anniversaire!

II.many <more, most> [ˈmen·i] PRON

many

beaucoup

many are here

un grand nombre est 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 bien d'autres

III.many <more, most> [ˈmen·i] SUBST

the many

la masse

long² [lɔŋ] VERBO intr

long

avoir envie

to long for sb/sth

désirer qn/qc

to long to +infin

avoir envie de +infin

I.long¹ [lɔŋ] ADJ

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

Expressões:

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! coloq

voilà un revenant!

to be long in the tooth

ne plus être de la première jeunesse

II.long¹ [lɔŋ] ADV

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]> [far] ADV

1. far (a long distance):

far a. fig

loin

how far is Miami from here?

Miami 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

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

to be far too sth

être beaucoup trop 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 Conj

as far as she/he is concerned

en ce qui la/le concerne

as far as it goes

sans plus

Expressões:

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]> [far] ADJ

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

Expressões:

to be a far cry from sb/sth

n'avoir rien à voir avec qn/qc

know-how [ˈnoʊ·haʊ] SUBST no indef art

know-how

savoir-faire m

how-do-you-do [ˈhaʊ·də·ju·du] SUBST coloq

how-do-you-do

ciné m

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to discuss how ...

discuter comment ...

to investigate how/whether/why ...

rechercher comment/si/pourquoi ...

an object lesson in how to +infin

un parfait exemple de la manière de +infin

Traduções para how no dicionário francês»inglês

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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? coloq

how much is that?

combien

how many

combien de personnes/kilomètres

how many people/kilometers

combien de fois

how often

le bus passe tous les combien?

how often does the bus come?

comment

how

comment ça va?

how are things?

comment cela?

how come?

et comment!

and how!

comment ce mot est-il orthographié?

how is this word spelled?

trop aimable! irón, humor

how very kind of you!

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

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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.

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

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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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