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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

wherever [Brit wɛːrˈɛvə, Am (h)wɛrˈɛvər, (h)wəˈrɛvər] ADV

1. wherever (as interrogative):

3. wherever (somewhere) inf:

5. wherever (expressing doubt):

breve [Brit briːv, Am briv] N

1. breve MUS:

2. breve LING:

whereof [Brit wɛːrˈɒv, Am (h)wɛrˈəv] PRON LAW

wherein [Brit wɛːrˈɪn, Am ˌ(h)wɛrˈɪn] PRON ADV form

whereupon [Brit wɛːrəˈpɒn, Am ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn] CONJ form

I. nowhere [Brit ˈnəʊwɛː, Am ˈnoʊˌ(h)wɛr] ADV

III. nowhere [Brit ˈnəʊwɛː, Am ˈnoʊˌ(h)wɛr]

See also

I. middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] N

1. middle:

in the middle of place, night, meal
right in the middle of meeting, crisis, debate
to split [sth] down the middle bill, work
to split [sth] down the middle argument, issue: group, opinion

2. middle (waist):

middle inf

II. middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] ADJ

middle (gen) door, shelf, house
middle size, height, difficulty

III. middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl]

I. wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, Am ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr] ADV liter

II. wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, Am ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr] CONJ archaic

III. wherefore [Brit ˈwɛːfɔː, Am ˈ(h)wɛrˌfɔr]

I. where [Brit wɛː, Am (h)wɛr] PRON Where is generally translated by où: where are the plates? = où sont les assiettes?; do you know where he's going? = est-ce que tu sais où il va?; I don't know where the knives are = je ne sais pas où sont les couteaux.
Note that in questions où on its own requires inversion of the verb: where are you going? = où allez-vous? but où followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: où est-ce que vous allez?

1. where (with prepositions):

II. where [Brit wɛː, Am (h)wɛr] ADV

1. where (as interrogative):

2. where (as indirect interrogative):

5. where (wherever):

III. where [Brit wɛː, Am (h)wɛr] CONJ

where → whereas

See also

in the PONS Dictionary

I. wherever [ˌweərˈevəʳ, Am ˌwerˈevɚ] ADV

II. wherever [ˌweərˈevəʳ, Am ˌwerˈevɚ] CONJ

1. wherever (in every place):

2. wherever (in any place):

breve [bri:v] N LING, MUS

whereby [weəˈbaɪ, Am wer-] ADV

whereas [weərˈæz, Am werˈ-] CONJ

1. whereas (while):

2. whereas LAW:

whereupon [ˌweərəˈpɒn, Am ˈwerəˌpɑ:n] CONJ (directly after which)

I. where [weəʳ, Am wer] ADV

II. where [weəʳ, Am wer] CONJ

I. nowhere [ˈnəʊweəʳ, Am ˈnoʊwer] ADV a. fig

II. nowhere [ˈnəʊweəʳ, Am ˈnoʊwer] ADJ inf

somewhere [ˈsʌmweəʳ, Am -wer] ADV

1. somewhere (non-specified place):

2. somewhere (roughly):

anywhere [ˈenɪweəʳ, Am -wer] ADV

1. anywhere (in any place):

Phrases:

anywhere between £5 and £50 inf

elsewhere [ˌelsˈweəʳ, Am ˈelswer] ADV

in the PONS Dictionary

I. wherever [ˌ(h)wer·ˈev·ər] ADV

II. wherever [ˌ(h)wer·ˈev·ər] CONJ

1. wherever (in every place):

2. wherever (in any place):

breve [briv] N LING, MUS

whereas [(h)wer·ˈæz] CONJ

1. whereas (while):

2. whereas LAW:

whereby [(h)wer·ˈbaɪ] ADV

whereupon [ˈ(h)wer·ə·ˌpan] CONJ (directly after which)

I. where [(h)wer] ADV

II. where [(h)wer] CONJ

I. nowhere [ˈnoʊ·(h)wer] ADV a. fig

II. nowhere [ˈnoʊ·(h)wer] ADJ inf

anywhere [ˈen·i·(h)wer] ADV

1. anywhere (in any place):

2. anywhere (some place):

elsewhere [ˈels·(h)wer] ADV

somewhere [ˈsʌm·(h)wer] ADV

1. somewhere (non-specified place):

2. somewhere (roughly):

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