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how [haʊ]
adverbio
1. cómo (in what way, by what means)
- how did they find out? -> ¿cómo lo averiguaron?
- how do you pronounce this word? -> ¿cómo se pronuncia esta palabra?
- tell me how he did it -> dime cómo lo hizo
- how come? (familiar) -> ¿cómo es eso?
- and how! (familiar) -> ¡y cómo!
2. (to what extent)
- how much -> cuánto
- how many -> cuántos(as)
- how many times? -> ¿cuántas veces?
- how often? -> ¿con qué frecuencia?
- how old are you? -> ¿cuántos años tienes?
- how big is it? -> ¿cómo es de grande?
- how long have you been here? -> ¿cuánto tiempo llevas or tienes aquí? (español de México, español de Venezuela)
- you know how useful he is to me -> sabes lo útil que me resulta
- how interested are you in politics? -> ¿hasta qué punto te interesa la política?
3. (greetings, inquiries after health)
- how are you? -> ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?
- how are things? (familiar) -> ¿qué tal?
- how's business? -> ¿qué tal el negocio?
4. qué (in exclamations)
- how pretty she is! -> ¡qué guapa es!
- how disgusting! -> ¡qué asqueroso(a)!
- how she has changed! -> ¡cómo ha cambiado!
5. (in suggestions)
- how about a game of cards?, how would you like a game of cards? -> ¿quieres jugar a las cartas?, ¿te apetece or (español de España) provoca jugar a las cartas? (Carib, español de Colombia, español de México)
- how about going out for a meal?, how would you like to go out for a meal? -> ¿quieres salir a comer?, ¿te apetece or (español de España) provoca salir a comer? (Carib, español de Colombia, español de México)
- how about it? -> ¿qué te parece?
- how about you? -> ¿y tú?
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how [jau]
adverbio
1. Como, de qué modo; cuan, cuánto; a qué precio; hasta qué punto; en qué extensión; por qué.
- How far? -> ¿a qué distancia
- How long? -> ¿cuánto tiempo
- How do you do? -> ¿cómo le va a Ud
2. Ud.
- How so? -> ¿por qué
- How great soever -> por grande que sea
- How d’ye do? -> ¿cómo lo pasa Ud
- How is it -> ¿cómo es
- How now? -> ¿pues qué
- How do you sell apples? -> ¿a cómo vende Ud
- To know how -> saber
- To know how to write -> saber escribir
, ¿cuánto dista?? ¿cómo está? ¿cómo así??, ¿qué tal? ¿cómo sucede?, ¿qué significa eso? las manzanas?
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