English | German | |
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when you/he/she/it is at home [Br.] [humor.] (in interrogative sentences) | bitte schön; bitte (Einschub in Fragesätzen) | |
What's your name when you're at home? | Wie ist denn, bitte schön, ihr Name?; Wie ist denn Ihr werter Name? | |
And what, pray, is wrong with that when it's at home? | Und was, bitte schön, ist daran auszusetzen? | |
Who's she when she's at home? | Wer ist denn diese Dame bitte? | |
What, I wondered, was a 'Swiftie' when it was at home? | Ich fragte mich, was denn wohl ein "Swiftie" sei. | |
why; what for; to what end; whereto [archaic] | wozu; zu welchem Zweck {adv} | |
What is that supposed to be good for? | Wozu soll das gut sein? | |
To what end all this? | Wozu das Ganze? | |
Why should I/you/he/she/it ...? (follow-up remark) | Wozu denn auch?; Wozu auch? (Nachsatz) |