(interrogatif) what
C'est quoi, ce truc? What's this thing?
À quoi penses-tu? What are you thinking about?
quoi faire? what's to be done?
quoi de neuf? what's new?
en quoi puis-je vous aider? how can I help you. How may I help you?
à quoi bon? what's the use. what's the point?
et puis quoi encore! what next. whatever next!

(relatif) il y a de quoi être fier that's something to be proud of
il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver there's no reason to get worked up
il n'a pas de quoi se l'acheter he can't afford it, he hasn't got the money to buy it
je n'ai pas de quoi acheter une voiture I can't afford to buy a car
as-tu de quoi écrire? have you got anything to write with?
ce pour quoi il a été choisi that's why he was chosen

(autres locutions) quoi qu'il arrive whatever happens
quoi qu'il en soit be that as it may
quoi que ce soit anything at all
sans quoi (=ou sinon) otherwise
il n'y a pas de quoi don't mention it, not at all

• À quoi penses - tu ? exp. What are you thinking about?
• qu'en penses - tu ? adv. what do you think about it?
• quoi pron. what ; whatever
• De quoi exp. Enough to
• comme quoi prep. 1. which shows that 2. like what
• comme quoi exp. 1. which proves that ; which shows that 2. saying that
• quoi faire exp. what to do
• à quoi bon adv. what's the use ; what's the point ; what for
• quoi donc? exp. so what. so ?
• quoi de neuf adv. what's new
• faute de quoi adv. otherwise
• de quoi aussi exp. what also, a reason also
• n'importe quoi adv. anything
• de quoi parle-t-on exp. what are we talking about

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