whichever

whichever
whichever
A pron
1 (the one that) (as subject) celui m qui, celle f qui ; (as object) celui m que, celle f que ; ‘which restaurant?’-‘whichever is nearest/you prefer’ ‘quel restaurant?’-‘celui qui est le plus proche/que tu préfères’ ; come at 2 or 2.30, whichever suits you best viens à 14 h ou 14 h 30, comme cela te convient le mieux ; choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper choisis la moins chère des deux solutions ;
2 (no matter which one) (as subject) quel m que soit celui qui (+ subj), quelle f que soit celle qui (+ subj) ; (as object) quel m que soit celui que (+ subj), quelle f que soit celle que (+ subj) ; both courses are worthwhile whichever you choose les deux cours sont aussi intéressants quel que soit celui que tu choisisses ; whichever of the techniques is used, the result will be the same quelle que soit la technique utilisée, le résultat sera le même ; ‘do you want the big piece or the small piece?’-‘whichever’ ‘est-ce que tu veux le gros ou le petit morceau?’-‘n'importe’ ;
3 (which on earth) whichever did he choose in the end? qu'est-ce qu'il a fini par choisir?
B det
1 (the one that) let's go to whichever station is nearest allons à la gare la plus proche ; you may have whichever dress you prefer tu peux avoir la robe que tu préfères ; underline whichever answer you consider correct soulignez la réponse que vous jugez bonne ;
2 (no matter which) it won't matter whichever hotel we go to peu importe l'hôtel où nous irons ; I'll be happy whichever horse wins quel que soit le cheval qui gagne je serai content ; whichever way you look at things quelle que soit la façon dont tu envisages le problème ;
3 (which on earth) whichever one do you mean? mais duquel/de laquelle est-ce que tu peux bien parler?

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