whenever

whenever
[wen'evə(r)] [AE hwen-]
avverbio
1) (in questions)

whenever will he arrive? — quando mai arriverà?

whenever did he find the time? — quando avrà trovato il tempo?

2) (no matter when)

whenever you want — quando vuoi

whenever he does it, it won't matter — può farlo quando vuole, non ha importanza

3) colloq. (some time)

or whenever — o non importa quando

"how long are you staying?" - "till whenever" — "per quanto tempo rimani?" - "si vedrà"

4) (every time that) ogni volta che

whenever he sees a spider, he trembles — ogni volta che vede un ragno trema

whenever (it is) possible — quando (è) possibile

5) (expressing doubt)

he promised to do it soon, whenever that might be! — ha promesso che l'avrebbe fatto presto, ma chissà cosa intende con presto!

* * *
adverb, conjunction
1) (at any time that: Come and see me whenever you want to.) ogni volta che, tutte le volte che
2) (at every time that: I go to the theatre whenever I get the chance.) ogni volta che
* * *
[wen'evə(r)] [AE hwen-]
avverbio
1) (in questions)

whenever will he arrive? — quando mai arriverà?

whenever did he find the time? — quando avrà trovato il tempo?

2) (no matter when)

whenever you want — quando vuoi

whenever he does it, it won't matter — può farlo quando vuole, non ha importanza

3) colloq. (some time)

or whenever — o non importa quando

"how long are you staying?" - "till whenever" — "per quanto tempo rimani?" - "si vedrà"

4) (every time that) ogni volta che

whenever he sees a spider, he trembles — ogni volta che vede un ragno trema

whenever (it is) possible — quando (è) possibile

5) (expressing doubt)

he promised to do it soon, whenever that might be! — ha promesso che l'avrebbe fatto presto, ma chissà cosa intende con presto!


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