whenever *** when·ever

whenever *** when·ever
[wɛn'ɛvə(r)]
1. conj
1) (rel: at whatever time) quando, in qualsiasi momento + sub , (every time that) quando, ogni volta che

come whenever you like — vieni quando vuoi

leave whenever it suits you — parti quando ti fa comodo or in qualsiasi momento ti faccia comodo

I go whenever I can — ci vado quando posso

whenever you see one of those, stop — fermati quando ne vedi uno

2)

(in questions) whenever did I say that? — quando mai l'ho detto?

2. adv

tomorrow or whenever — domani o in un altro momento

... last month, or whenever it was — ...lo scorso mese, o non ricordo quando

last week or whenever — la settimana scorsa o non so più quando


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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