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A. adv

• where je l'ai perdu je ne sais où = I've lost it somewhere or other par où êtes-vous passés pour venir? = which way did you come? où en êtes-vous? = where have you got to? où allons-nous? = what are things coming to! Definition of where in the British & World English dictionary Definition of where in the US English dictionary Translate where | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. rel pron

• 1 where le quartier où nous habitons = the area we live in d'où s'élevait de la fumée = out of which smoke was rising où qu'ils aillent = wherever they go Definition of where in the British & World English dictionary Definition of where in the US English dictionary Translate where | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2la misère où elle se trouvait = the poverty in which she was living au train or à l'allure où vont les choses = (at) the rate things are going le travail s'est accumulé, d'où ce retard = there is a backlog of work, hence the delay

• 3 when le matin où je l'ai rencontré = the morning I met him Definition of when in the British & World English dictionary Definition of when in the US English dictionary Translate when | into German | into Italian | into Spanish