WHO

pronoun

1) interrog. wer; (coll.): (whom) wen; (coll.): (to whom) wem

who are you talking about? — (coll.) von wem od. über wen sprichst du?

I don't know who's who in the firm yet — ich kenne die Leute in der Firma noch nicht richtig

who am I to object/argue — etc.? wie könnte ich Einwände erheben/etwas dagegen sagen usw.?

who would have thought it? — (rhet.) wer hätte das gedacht!

2) rel. der/die/das; pl. die; (coll.): (whom) den/die/das; (coll.): (to whom) dem/der/denen

any person/he/those who ... — wer ...

they who ... — diejenigen, die od. welche ...

everybody who ... — jeder, der ...

I/you who ... — ich, der ich/du, der du ...

the man who I met last week/who you were speaking to — (coll.) der Mann, den ich letzte Woche getroffen habe/mit dem du gesprochen hast

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[hu:] 1. pronoun

((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) wer

2. relative pronoun

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) der/die/das

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) der/die/das

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- academic.ru/82200/whoever">whoever

3. pronoun

1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) wer auch immer

2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) wer (denn nur)

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- whom

4. relative pronoun

(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) den/die/das, dem/der

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) den/die/das

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- know who's who

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WHO

[ˌdʌbl̩ju:ˌeitʃˈəʊ, AM -ˈɔʊ]

n no pl abbrev of World Health Organization WHO f

World ˈHealth Or·gani·za·tion

n

WHO

n no pl, + sing/pl vb

▪ the \WHO die Weltgesundheitsorganisation

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abbr WHO f, Weltgesundheitsorganisation f

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WHO abk World Health Organization WHO f

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pronoun

1) interrog. wer; (coll.): (whom) wen; (coll.): (to whom) wem

who are you talking about? — (coll.) von wem od. über wen sprichst du?

I don't know who's who in the firm yet — ich kenne die Leute in der Firma noch nicht richtig

who am I to object/argue — etc.? wie könnte ich Einwände erheben/etwas dagegen sagen usw.?

who would have thought it? — (rhet.) wer hätte das gedacht!

2) rel. der/die/das; pl. die; (coll.): (whom) den/die/das; (coll.): (to whom) dem/der/denen

any person/he/those who ... — wer ...

they who ... — diejenigen, die od. welche ...

everybody who ... — jeder, der ...

I/you who ... — ich, der ich/du, der du ...

the man who I met last week/who you were speaking to — (coll.) der Mann, den ich letzte Woche getroffen habe/mit dem du gesprochen hast

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pron.

der pron.

die pron.

welche pron.

welcher pron.

wer pron.