whether [брит. ˈwɛðə, америк. ˈ(h)wɛðər] СОЮЗ When whether is used to mean if, it is translated by si: I wonder whether she got my letter = je me demande si elle a reçu ma lettre. See 1. in the entry below.
whether often occurs after verbs such as ask, doubt, decide, know, say, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful, sure, and with nouns like doubt, question. You can find further examples at these entries.
In whether…or not sentences whether is translated by que and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = que vous soyez d'accord ou non. See 2. in the entry below.
whether often occurs after verbs such as ask, doubt, decide, know, say, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful, sure, and with nouns like doubt, question. You can find further examples at these entries.
In whether…or not sentences whether is translated by que and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = que vous soyez d'accord ou non. See 2. in the entry below.
1. whether (when outcome is uncertain: if):
- whether
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2. whether (when outcome is fixed: no matter if):
- whether mistakenly or not, they remain optimistic
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Indeed, the dress itself has been the object of some scholarly debate.
en.wikipedia.org No less than 100 million people watched the debate.
en.wikipedia.org Umpires debated for 15 minutes over who would be ejected.
en.wikipedia.org The debate saw highly enthusiastic and thought-provoking participation from all the freshers, and 10 participants were short-listed for the finals among the 20.
en.wikipedia.org Still, there were enough signatures to put the content up for debate before parliament.
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