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| pourquoi pas |
| 1. Phrase. why not? (negative question) |
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| 2. Phrase. why not? (lacking objection) |
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| French > French |
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| pourquoi pas |
| 1. loc. On pourrait le faire, pour quelle raison ne le ferait-on pas. |
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| 2. v. (Non interrogatif) Donc naturellement. |
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| Analysis |
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| pourquoi |
| 1. adv. why |
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| Pourquoi as-tu fait cela ? - Why did you do that? |
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| Pourquoi n'a-t-il pas fini son travail ? - Why hasn't he finished his work? |
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| Je ne sais pas pourquoi il est parti. - I don't know why he left. |
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| pas |
| 1. n-m. step, pace, footstep |
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| 2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass |
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| Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover |
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| 3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) |
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| 4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. |
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