which

[wɪtʃ] [AE hwɪtʃ] 1.

determinante

1) (interrogative) quale, che

which books? — quali libri?

which one of the boys...? — quale dei ragazzi...?

he told me which book he'd like — mi ha detto quale libro vorrebbe

2) (relative)

he left the room, during which time... — ha lasciato la stanza e nel frattempo...

you may wish to join, in which case... — forse volete partecipare, in tal caso

2.

pronome

1) (anche which one) quale

which do you want, the red skirt or the blue one? — quale gonna vuoi, quella rossa o quella blu?

which of you...? — chi di voi...?

show her which you mean — mostrale quale vuoi dire

which is the shortest route? — qual è la strada più corta?

do you mind which you have? — hai qualche preferenza?

I don't mind which — uno vale l'altro

can you tell which is which? — sai distinguerli?

2) (relative to preceding noun) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (with prepositions) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cui

the painting which hangs in the sitting room — il quadro (che è) appeso in salotto

the book which he's spoken about o about which he's spoken — il libro di cui ha parlato

3) (relative to preceding clause or concept)

he said he hadn't done it, which he can't prove — disse che non l'aveva fatto lui, cosa che non può provare

which reminds me... — il che mi ricorda

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[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun

(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) quale; chi

2. relative pronoun

((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) che; il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali

3. relative adjective, relative pronoun

(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)

- whichever

- which is which? - which is which

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[wɪtʃ] [AE hwɪtʃ] 1.

determinante

1) (interrogative) quale, che

which books? — quali libri?

which one of the boys...? — quale dei ragazzi...?

he told me which book he'd like — mi ha detto quale libro vorrebbe

2) (relative)

he left the room, during which time... — ha lasciato la stanza e nel frattempo...

you may wish to join, in which case... — forse volete partecipare, in tal caso

2.

pronome

1) (anche which one) quale

which do you want, the red skirt or the blue one? — quale gonna vuoi, quella rossa o quella blu?

which of you...? — chi di voi...?

show her which you mean — mostrale quale vuoi dire

which is the shortest route? — qual è la strada più corta?

do you mind which you have? — hai qualche preferenza?

I don't mind which — uno vale l'altro

can you tell which is which? — sai distinguerli?

2) (relative to preceding noun) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (with prepositions) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cui

the painting which hangs in the sitting room — il quadro (che è) appeso in salotto

the book which he's spoken about o about which he's spoken — il libro di cui ha parlato

3) (relative to preceding clause or concept)

he said he hadn't done it, which he can't prove — disse che non l'aveva fatto lui, cosa che non può provare

which reminds me... — il che mi ricorda