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what for:
- pourquoi; pour quelle raison; à quoi; à laquelle; pour laquelle; pour lesquelles; pour lequel; pour quoi; pour lesquels
Wiktionary:
- what for → pourquoi, pour quoi faire
- what for → pourquoi, à quoi, pour quelle cause

English

Detailed Translations for what for from English to French

what for:

what for adj

what for (why; whatever for; for which)
pourquoi; pour quelle raison; à quoi; à laquelle
- pourquoi adj
- pour quelle raison adj
- à quoi adj
- à laquelle adj
what for (for whatever purpose; wherefore; for whatever reason; why; whatever for)
pourquoi; pour laquelle; pour lesquelles; pour lequel; pour quoi; pour lesquels; pour quelle raison
- pourquoi adj
- pour laquelle adj
- pour lesquelles adj
- pour lequel adj
- pour quoi adj
- pour lesquels adj
- pour quelle raison adj

Translation Matrix for what for:

Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
pourquoi		how do you mean; how so; how's that; in what respect; why; why that
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
pour laquelle	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour lequel	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour lesquelles	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour lesquels	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour quelle raison	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; for which; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pour quoi	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why
pourquoi	for whatever purpose; for whatever reason; for which; what for; whatever for; wherefore; why	why; why and wherefore
à laquelle	for which; what for; whatever for; why	against which; at what; at whatever; of what; of whatever; to what; to whatever; what at; what of; what to; whatever at; whatever of; whatever to; which at; which of; which to
à quoi	for which; what for; whatever for; why	against which; at what; at whatever; for which; genuine; of what; of whatever; serious; straight; to what; to whatever; what at; what of; what to; whatever at; whatever of; whatever to; where; which at; which of; which to

Synonyms for "what for":

rebuke; reproof; reproval; reprehension; reprimand

Related Definitions for "what for":

a strong reprimand¹

Wiktionary Translations for what for:

what for

adverb

For what reason; why
- what for → pourquoi; pour quoi faire

what for

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- pourquoi → why; how come; what for; the reason why

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• what for	→ à quoi	↔ wonach — interrogativ; einen direkten oder indirekten Fragesatz einleitend: auf einen Ort oder eine Sache zeigend
• what for	→ pourquoi; pour quelle cause	↔ wozu — Interrogativadverb: fragt nach einem Zweck, einem Ziel, einem Nutzen

External Machine Translations:

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University