whichever

whichever
relative adjective, relative pronoun
1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) cualquier; el/la que
2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) cualquier
whichever adj pron el que / la que / cualquiera
take whichever cake you like coge el pastel que quieras
whichever
tr[wɪʧ'evəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (any one) cualquier, el/la que
■ take whichever book you like best coge el libro que más te guste
2 (no matter which) cualquiera que, no importa
■ whichever way you look at it no importa cómo lo mires
3 (interrogative) cuál
■ whichever coat did you buy? ¿cuál de los abrigos compraste?
pronoun
1 cualquiera, el/la que
■ take whichever you want coge el que quieras
2 (interrogative) cuál
■ whichever did you choose? ¿cuál escogiste?
whichever [hwɪʧ'ɛvər] adj
: el (la) que, cualquiera que
whichever book you like: cualquier libro que te guste
whichever pron
: el (la) que, cualquiera que
take whichever you want: toma el que quieras
whichever I choose: cualquiera que elija
whichever
adj.
• cualquier adj.
pron.
• cualquier pron.
• cualquiera pron.
• quienquiera pron.

I hwɪtʃ'evər, wɪtʃ'evə(r)
pronoun
a) (no matter which)

there are several options, but whichever you choose ... — hay varias opciones, pero elijas la que elijas or cualquiera que elijas ...

b) (the one, ones that)

buy whichever is cheaper — compra el que sea más barato

c) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles

II
adjective
a) (no matter which)

whichever party is in power — sea cual sea or cualquiera que sea el partido que esté en el poder

whichever date you decide on, let me know in advance — elija la fecha que elija, hágamelo saber con anticipación

b) (any that)

you can write about whichever subject you know best — puedes escribir sobre el tema que mejor conozcas, sea cual sea or fuere

c) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles
[wɪtʃ'evǝ(r)]
1. PRON
1) (=no matter which)

whichever of the methods you choose — cualquiera de los métodos que escojas, no importa el método que escojas

2) (=the one which) el/la que

choose whichever is easiest — elige el que sea más fácil

2. ADJ
1) (=no matter which)

whichever system you have there are difficulties — no importa el sistema que tengas, hay problemas, cualquiera que sea el sistema que tengas, hay problemas

whichever way you look at it — se mire como se mire

2) (=any, the ... which) el ... que/la ... que

you can choose whichever system you want — puedes elegir el sistema que quieras

* * *

I [hwɪtʃ'evər, wɪtʃ'evə(r)]
pronoun
a) (no matter which)

there are several options, but whichever you choose ... — hay varias opciones, pero elijas la que elijas or cualquiera que elijas ...

b) (the one, ones that)

buy whichever is cheaper — compra el que sea más barato

c) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles

II
adjective
a) (no matter which)

whichever party is in power — sea cual sea or cualquiera que sea el partido que esté en el poder

whichever date you decide on, let me know in advance — elija la fecha que elija, hágamelo saber con anticipación

b) (any that)

you can write about whichever subject you know best — puedes escribir sobre el tema que mejor conozcas, sea cual sea or fuere

c) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles

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