auxquelles

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auxquelles

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., elle, lui).

Les actrices auxquelles cette lettre est adressée n'habitent plus ici.The actresses to whom this letter is addressed no longer live here.

b. in whom (people)

Les divinités auxquelles Quentin croit ne sont pas omniscientes.The deities in whom Quentin believes are not omniscient.

c. about whom (people)

Les suspectes auxquelles la police pensait étaient en prison au moment de l’incident.The female suspects about whom the police were thinking were in prison at the time of the incident.

d. to which (things)

Les meutes auxquelles ces loups appartiennent se dirigent vers le sud.The packs to which these wolves belong are heading south.

e. in which (things)

Les analyses auxquelles les étudiants se livrent sont complexes.The analyses in which students engage are complex.

f. about which (things)

Nos parents nous ont fait part de nouvelles idées auxquelles nous devrions réfléchir plus sérieusement.Our parents shared with us new ideas about which we should think more seriously.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Les entreprises auxquelles je m'intéresse vont bientôt recruter.The companies I'm interested in will soon be recruiting.

Les séries auxquelles je pense sont sorties en 2016.The shows I'm thinking of were released in 2016.

2. (interrogative)

a. which ones

Je pense sans arrêt à ces femmes. - Auxquelles ?I can't stop thinking about these women. - Which ones?

b. to which ones

J'ai envoyé un peu d'argent à trois associations caritatives. - Auxquelles ?I sent some money to three charities. - To which ones?

c. in which ones

Mon fils s'intéresse de plus en plus à ces disciplines. - Auxquelles ?My son is becoming more and more interested in these sports. - In which ones?

d. about which ones

J’ai beaucoup réfléchi à ces questions. - Auxquelles ?I've been thinking very hard about these issues. - About which ones?

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Monsieur le Président, vous avez été invité à plusieurs pièces de théâtre cette semaine. Auxquelles préféreriez-vous aller ?Mister President, you have been invited to attend several plays this week. Which ones would you rather go to?

Tu m'as dit que tu voulais vivre dans plusieurs villes d'Afrique. Auxquelles est-ce que tu pensais ?You told me that you wanted to live in several cities in Africa. Which ones were you thinking of?

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