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qu'est-ce que — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • what det Used to ask for the identity or nature of something, from an open set of possibilities.

Senses

qu'est-ce que is used for these senses in English:

  • what (fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.

what — full definition

  1. det Used to ask for the identity or nature of something, from an open set of possibilities.
  2. pron The thing or things that.
  3. adv Used to add emphasis, showing that something is remarkable in a good or bad way.
  4. intj Used informally at the end of a statement to invite agreement, similar to "right?"

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