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where
where1 adv dónde / adónde
where are you going for your holidays? ¿dónde vas de vacaciones?
he told me where the treasure is me dijo dónde está el tesoro
where2 conj donde / en que
the town where I live la ciudad donde vivo
where
tr[weəSMALLr/SMALL]
adverb
1 (direct question - place) dónde; (- direction) adónde
■ where is it? ¿dónde está?
■ where did you go? ¿adónde fuiste?
■ where does she live? ¿dónde vive?
■ where are you from ¿de dónde eres?
2 (indirect question) dónde, adónde
■ tell me where it is dime dónde está
3 (at, in or which) donde, en que; (to which) adonde, a donde
■ this is where it all happened es aquí donde pasó todo
conjunction
1 donde
■ where I come from we don't do that de donde soy yo eso no se hace
■ that's where you're mistaken ahí es donde te equivocas
2 (when) cuando
■ where possible cuando sea posible
where ['hwɛr] adv
: dónde, adónde
where is he?: ¿dónde está?
where did they go?: ¿adónde fueron?
where conj
: donde, adonde
she knows where the house is: sabe donde está la casa
she goes where she likes: va adonde quiera
where pron
: donde
Chicago is where I live: Chicago es donde vivo
where
adv.
• adonde adv.
• adónde adv.
• donde adv.
• dónde adv.
• en dónde adv.
conj.
• adónde conj.
• donde conj.
• dónde conj.
• en dónde conj.

I hwer, weə(r)
adverb
1) dónde; (indicating direction) adónde, dónde

where's Lewes? — ¿dónde está or queda Lewes?

where are you taking me? — ¿(a)dónde me llevan?

where are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?

put the scissors back where they belong — vuelve a poner la tijera en su sitio

that's where you're mistaken — en eso estás equivocado

where it's at — (colloq)

Aspen's OK for skiing, but Hartlepool is really where it's at — Aspen no está mal para esquiar, pero adonde hay que ir es a Hartlepool

2) (as relative) donde

the house where she was born — la casa donde nació


II
conjunction
a) donde; (indicating direction) adonde, donde

you won't be needing any money where you're going — adonde vas no te hará falta dinero

b) (in cases where) cuando

where her private life is concerned ... — cuando se trata de su vida privada ...

where appropriate — cuando or allí donde sea apropiado

c) (contrasting) cuando

where others would lose heart, she remains optimistic — cuando otros perderían el ánimo, ella permanece optimista

[wɛǝ(r)]
1. ADVERB
1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)

Where in direct questions as well as after report verbs and expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) usually translates as dónde (with an accent), sometimes preceded by a preposition: dónde

where am I? — ¿dónde estoy?

where are you going (to)? — ¿a dónde or adónde vas?, ¿dónde vas?

where have you come from? — ¿de dónde has venido?

where can I have put my keys (down)? — ¿dónde or en dónde puedo haber puesto las llaves?

where should we be if ...? — ¿a dónde or adónde habríamos ido a parar si ...?

where did we go wrong? — ¿en qué nos equivocamos?

can you tell me where there's a chemist's? — ¿puede decirme dónde hay una farmacia?

I don't know where she lives — no sé dónde vive

2) (in other statements)
a) (=the place that)

Where in other statements is usually translated as donde (without an accent), again often preceded by a preposition: donde

there's a telephone box near where I live — hay una cabina cerca de donde vivo

this is where we found it — aquí es donde lo encontramos

that's where we got to in the last lesson — hasta aquí llegamos en la última clase

that's just where you're wrong! — ¡en eso te equivocas!, ¡ahí es donde te equivocas!

that's where I disagree with you — en eso no estoy de acuerdo contigo, ahí es donde no estoy de acuerdo contigo

where this book is dangerous is in suggesting that ... — el aspecto peligroso de este libro es la sugerencia de que ...

b) (after noun) donde

this is the hotel where we stayed — este es el hotel donde or en el que estuvimos

the beach where we picnicked — la playa donde or a la que or adonde fuimos de picnic

we went to visit the house where Diego was born — fuimos a visitar la casa (en) donde nació Diego

2. CONJUNCTION
1) (=if)

where husband and wife both work, benefits are ... — en el caso de que los dos esposos trabajen, los beneficios son ...

where possible — en lo posible

2) (=whereas) mientras que, cuando

sometimes a teacher will be listened to where a parent might not — a veces a un maestro se le hace caso, mientras que or cuando a un padre tal vez no

* * *

I [hwer, weə(r)]
adverb
1) dónde; (indicating direction) adónde, dónde

where's Lewes? — ¿dónde está or queda Lewes?

where are you taking me? — ¿(a)dónde me llevan?

where are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?

put the scissors back where they belong — vuelve a poner la tijera en su sitio

that's where you're mistaken — en eso estás equivocado

where it's at — (colloq)

Aspen's OK for skiing, but Hartlepool is really where it's at — Aspen no está mal para esquiar, pero adonde hay que ir es a Hartlepool

2) (as relative) donde

the house where she was born — la casa donde nació


II
conjunction
a) donde; (indicating direction) adonde, donde

you won't be needing any money where you're going — adonde vas no te hará falta dinero

b) (in cases where) cuando

where her private life is concerned ... — cuando se trata de su vida privada ...

where appropriate — cuando or allí donde sea apropiado

c) (contrasting) cuando

where others would lose heart, she remains optimistic — cuando otros perderían el ánimo, ella permanece optimista


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