Σύνθετοι τύποι:
who | WHO | World Health Organization |
| determine whether/what/why/who vtr | (facts: ascertain) | προσδιορίζω ρ μ |
| | | διαπιστώνω ρ μ |
| | | εξακριβώνω ρ μ |
| | "We must determine what exactly happened that night," said Inspector Brown. |
| | «Πρέπει να προσδιορίσουμε τι ακριβώς έγινε εκείνη τη νύχτα» είπε ο επιθεωρητής Μπράουν. |
| dread to think what/how/who v expr | (find unpleasant to imagine) (ότι/πως/πώς/ποιον) | δεν τολμώ ούτε να σκεφτώ έκφρ |
| | I dread to think how the victim's family must be feeling. |
| Heaven helps those who help themselves. expr | (Take action.) | συν Αθηνά και χείρα κίνει εκφρ |
| | She prayed that he would notice her, but Heaven helps those who help themselves. |
inquire as to whether/when/how/who/what,
enquire as to whether/when/how/who/what vtr | formal (with clause: ask) | ρωτάω, ρωτώ ρ αμ |
| | (επίσημο) | καταθέτω ερώτηση περίφρ |
| | | αιτούμαι να πληροφορηθώ περίφρ |
| | I am writing to inquire as to whether your company has any vacancies. |
know that,
know who,
know what,
know why vtr | (be aware) | ξέρω ότι/πως ρ μ |
| | (επίσημο) | γνωρίζω ότι/πως ρ μ |
| | Does he know that we've arrived? |
| | Ξέρει ότι ήρθαμε; |
| | Γνωρίζει ότι ήρθαμε; |
learn who,
learn what,
learn why vtr + pron | (details, reasons: ascertain) (ποιος, τι, γιατί) | μαθαίνω ρ μ |
| | (ψάξιμο: ποιος, τι, γιατί) | βρίσκω ρ μ |
| | After weeks of work, the detective finally learned who the killer was. |
| | Μετά από δουλειά εβδομάδων, ο αστυνόμος τελικά βρήκε ποιος ήταν ο δολοφόνος. |
| no matter who expr | (with clause: whoever) | όποιος και να, όποιος και αν έκφρ |
| | No matter who says that the sky is green, they are still wrong. |
realize how/what/who,
also UK: realise how/what/who vtr + conj | (be aware) (πως, πόσο, τι, ποιος) | συνειδητοποιώ, αντιλαμβάνομαι, καταλαβαίνω ρ μ |
| | He doesn't realize how important this is for me. |
| | Δε συνειδητοποιεί πόσο σημαντικό είναι αυτό για μένα. |
who cares,
who cares? interj | informal (I don't care) | και τι έγινε;, ποιος νοιάζεται; έκφρ |
| | | σιγά το πράγμα έκφρ |
| | So you've made a few teeny mistakes – who cares! |
| who knows interj | (expressing that [sth] is unknown) | ποιος ξέρει; επιφ |
| | I wonder why she said such a weird thing - who knows! |
who would have thought it?,
who would have thought? interj | (expressing surprise) | ποιος να το 'λεγε; έκφρ |
| | Wow, that's really interesting – who would've thought? |
| who'd contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (who would) | ποιος θα έκφρ |
| | Who'd want a job like that? Who'd be able to afford to buy such an expensive pair of shoes? |
| who'd contraction | informal, abbreviation (who did) (Δεν υπάρχει αντιστοιχία.) | - Ποιος είπες ότι ήταν εκείνος ο άντρας; |
| | Who'd you say that man was? |
| who'll contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (who will) (σε ερώτηση) | ποιος θα έκφρ |
| | (σε κατάφαση) | ο οποίος θα έκφρ |
| | (σε κατάφαση) | που θα έκφρ |
| | Who'll be at the party? |
| who're contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (who are) | ποιοι είναι αντων + ρ μ |
| | Who're those people over there? |
| who's contraction | colloquial, contraction (who is) (ερώτηση) | ποιος είναι περίφρ |
| | (κατάφαση) | ο οποίος είναι, που είναι περίφρ |
| | Who's knocking at the door? |
| who's who expr | (identities) | ποιος είναι ποιος έκφρ |
| | I'm not sure who's who in these old family photos. |
| who've expr | contraction (who have) | οι οποίοι έχουν περίφρ |
| you-know-who n | informal ([sb] unnamed but understood) | ξέρεις ποιος περίφρ |