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why British & World English

for what reason or purpose

why so? in why British & World English

for what reason or purpose?

the how and why in how1 British & World English

the methods and reasons for doing something

theirs or ours not to reason why in reason British & World English

used to suggest that it is not someone’s (or one’s) place to question a situation

why keep a dog and bark yourself? in dog British & World English

why pay someone to work for you and then do the work yourself?

why English-French

pourquoi

why English-German

warum

why English-Italian

perché

why1 English-Spanish

por qué

why2 English-Spanish

¡vaya!

why3 English-Spanish

porqué

why not? in not English-French

pourquoi pas?

why not? in why English-French

pourquoi pas?

why not? in why1 English-Spanish

¿por qué no?

why bother? in why English-French

pourquoi se tracasser?

why ever not? in ever English-German

warum denn nicht?

to figure out who/why in figure English-French

arriver à comprendre qui/pourquoi

why the hell…? in hell English-French

pourquoi…, bon Dieu?

the reason why… in reason English-French

la raison pour laquelle…

why the delay? in why English-French

pourquoi ce retard?

it beats me how/why … in beat English-German

es ist mir ein Rätsel wie/warum …

the reason why in why English-Italian

la ragione per cui

to know why/how in know English-French

savoir pourquoi/comment

why do you ask? in why English-French

pourquoi est-ce que tu me poses la question?, pourquoi me poses-tu la question?

it beats me why… in beat English-Italian

non capisco proprio perché…

I wonder how/why/whether in wonder English-French

je me demande comment/pourquoi/si

how/why the hell …? in hell English-Spanish

¿cómo/por qué demonios

I'm not sure who/why/what … in sure1 English-Spanish

no sé muy bien quién/por qué/qué …

why shouldn't I do it? in should English-French

pourquoi est-ce que je ne le ferais pas?

to be unsure about how/why/where in unsure English-French

ne pas savoir très bien comment/pourquoi/où

that is why they came in why English-French

c'est pour ça qu'ils sont venus

it makes you wonder why in wonder English-French

c'est à se demander pourquoi

to have no idea why/how in idea English-French

ne pas savoir pourquoi/comment

‘tell them’—‘why should I?’ in why English-French

‘dis-le-leur’—‘et pourquoi (est-ce que je devrais le faire)?’

the reason why he did it in why English-German

der Grund, warum er es tat

why don't you come along? in along1 English-Spanish

¿por qué no vienes conmigo/con nosotros?

it suddenly dawned on her why in dawn English-French

elle a soudain compris pourquoi

I can't think why he refused in think English-Spanish

no me explico por qué se negó