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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'WHO': /ˌdʌb^əljuːeɪtʃˈəʊ/; 'who': /ˈhuː/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/hu/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ho̅o̅)

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'who' tiene referencia cruzada con ''who''. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'who' is cross-referenced with ''who''. It is in one or more of the lines below.

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
who pron	(what person or people?) (singular)	quién pron
(plural)	quienes pron
Who ate the bread?
Who are your closest friends?
¿Quién se comió el pan?
¿Quiénes son tus amigos más cercanos?
who pron	(person, people: that)	que pron
(singular)	quien pron
(plural)	quienes pron
The person who broke the window is not here.
La persona que rompió la ventana no está aquí.
Quien rompió la ventana no está aquí.
who pron	informal (whom) (singular)	a quién loc prnl
(plural)	a quiénes loc prnl
Who are you talking to?
¿A quién le estás hablando?

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
WHO n	initialism (World Health Organization) (Organización Mundial de la Salud)	OMS nf
The WHO recommends that you eat vegetables.
La OMS recomienda que se consuman verduras.

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
World Health Organization n	(UN agency)	Organización Mundial de la Salud n propio f

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Compound Forms: who \| \|
Inglés	Español
anybody who's anybody pron	informal (anyone who is important) (gente importante)	es alguien, la gente que es alguien grupo nom
Todas las personas que son alguien en esta ciudad irán a la fiesta.
anyone who's anyone pron	(important person) (gente importante)	es alguien, la gente que es alguien grupo nom
Todas las personas que son alguien en esta ciudad irán a la fiesta.
determine whether/what/why/who vtr	(facts: ascertain)	determinar⇒ vtr
decidir⇒ vtr
resolver⇒ vtr
"We must determine what exactly happened that night," said Inspector Brown.
"Debemos determinar qué ocurrió exactamente aquella noche", dijo el inspector Brown.
dread to think what/how/who v expr	(find unpleasant to imagine)	no querer ni pensar loc verb
no querer ni imaginar loc verb
I dread to think how the victim's family must be feeling.
No quiero ni pensar cómo se debe sentir la familia de la víctima.
Heaven helps those who help themselves. expr	(Take action.)	Dios ayuda a quienes se ayudan a sí mismos expr
(coloquial)	A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando expr
She prayed that he would notice her, but Heaven helps those who help themselves.
Rezaba para que él se fijara en ella, pero Dios ayuda a quienes se ayudan a sí mismos.
Rezaba para que él se fijara en ella, pero a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando.
inquire as to whether/when/how/who/what, enquire as to whether/when/how/who/what vtr	formal (with clause: ask)	preguntar⇒ vtr
(formal)	indagar⇒ vtr
I am writing to inquire as to whether your company has any vacancies.
Les escribo para preguntar si su empresa tiene puestos vacantes.
know that, know who, know what, know why vtr	(be aware)	estar al corriente loc verb
saber⇒ vi
Does he know that we've arrived?
¿Está al corriente de que hemos llegado?
¿Sabe que hemos llegado?
learn who, learn what, learn why vtr + pron	(details, reasons: ascertain)	descubrir⇒, averiguar⇒ vtr
After weeks of work, the detective finally learned who the killer was.
Después de semanas de trabajo el detective finalmente descubrió (or: averiguó) quién era el asesino.
no matter who expr	(with clause: whoever)	sea quien sea loc adv
No matter who says that the sky is green, they are still wrong.
Sea quien sea el que lo haya dicho, se equivoca.
realize how/what/who, also UK: realise how/what/who vtr + conj	(be aware)	saber⇒ vtr
darse cuenta de loc verb + prep
He doesn't realize how important this is for me.
Él no sabe cuán importante es esto para mí.
Él no se da cuenta de lo importante que es esto para mí.
run [sth] up the flagpole, run [sth] up the flagpole to see who salutes it expr	figurative (present [sth] to gauge interest)	ver qué parece a alguien algo loc verb
ver qué opina alguien de algo loc verb
who cares, who cares? interj	informal (I don't care)	a quién le importa loc interj
So you've made a few teeny mistakes – who cares!
Who goes there? expr	(command: state identity)	¿Quién es? expr
¿quién vive? expr
¡Alto! ¿¡Quién vive?! Oh, erais Vos mi Señora. Me habéis dado un susto.
¿Quién anda ahí? expr
¿Quién va? expr
who knows interj	(expressing that [sth] is unknown)	¡quién sabe! loc interj
I wonder why she said such a weird thing - who knows!
Me pregunto por qué dijo esa cosa tan rara. ¡Quién sabe!
¡vaya uno a saber! loc interj
Me pregunto por qué dijo esa cosa tan rara. ¡Vaya uno a saber!
Who on earth ...? interj	informal (question: who)	quién demonios expr
who on earth pron	informal (who, what person)	quién pron
who would have thought it?, who would have thought? interj	(expressing surprise)	¿quién lo hubiera pensado? loc interj
¿quién lo hubiera dicho? loc interj
Wow, that's really interesting – who would've thought?
Guau, eso es realmente interesante, ¡quién lo hubiera pensado!
who'd contraction	colloquial, abbreviation (who would)	"."
Note: En español se construye con el pronombre quien + condicional.
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)	"."
Note: En español se construye con el pronombre quien + verbo en pretérito.
Who'd you say that man was?
who'll contraction	colloquial, abbreviation (who will)	"."
Note: En español se construye con el pronombre quien + verbo en futuro.
Who'll be at the party?
who're contraction	colloquial, abbreviation (who are) (oración interrogativa)	quiénes [+ verbo] expr
(oración afirmativa)	quienes [+ verbo] expr
Who're those people over there?
¿Quiénes son esas personas de allá?
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who's contraction	colloquial, contraction (who is) (interrogativo)	quién es pron + v cop
(relativo)	quien es pron + v cop
Who's knocking at the door?
Who's there? expr	(responding to a knock at the door)	¿Quién es? expr
¿Quién? expr
Who's Who n	US, informal (social elite)	quién es quién expr
All the best families are listed in the Who's Who.
who's who expr	(identities)	quienes son expr
I'm not sure who's who in these old family photos.
who've expr	contraction (who have)	quienes [+ verbo] expr
you-know-who n	informal ([sb] unnamed but understood)	el ya sabes quien, la ya sabes quien loc nm, loc nf
el que ya sabes, la que ya sabes loc nm, loc nf

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'who' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

A friend in need is a friend indeed. - abater - abettor - abolitionist - abortionist - abrogator - absentee - absentee voter - absolutist - abuser - accessory - accompanist - accordionist - accuser - acquirer - actuator - adder - adopter - adoring - adulator - adventuress - advertising man - advertising woman - advisor - adwoman - affirmant - aid worker - aircraft mechanic - airline pilot - all and sundry - all-knowing - all-powerful - allergist - amanuensis - ambler - amnesiac - amputee - anal retentive - ancillary - anesthesiologist - anesthetist - angler - annotator - announcer - antagonist - anthropologist - antique collector - anybody - anybody who's anybody - anyone

Spanish:

cual - quien - ¿a quién…? - ¿con quién…? - OMS - Organización Mundial de la Salud - compadre - espontáneo - fontanero - alojado - comadre - exagerado - fiador - piojoso - que - ¡Sepa Judas! - ¡sepa Moya! - ¡ve tú a saber! - ¿A quién le vas? - de parte de quién - ¿Dónde se ha visto? - quién se apunta - ¿quién demonios? - ¿quién te crees que eres? - tú de qué vas - y eso qué - a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando - a quién se le ocurre - Ande yo caliente y ríase la gente - aquellos que - le duela a quien le duela - le pese a quien le pese - los que son, son - médico a domicilio - en situación de calle - todo llega a su tiempo - tonto el que lo lea - vaya uno a saber - ¿quién vive? - ausente - tuerto - propietario - de querer estoy como estoy - el burro hablando de orejas - el que a hierro mata a hierro muere - el que puede puede - ver la paja en el ojo ajeno - mira quién habla - quién es quién - quién quita

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Synonyms: whoever, whosoever, which of you, which one of you, whichever of you, more...

Collocations: the who, what, when and where (of), [John] is the one who [spilled, broke, said, made], who (is the one that) [spilled] [it]?, more...

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