who

[[t]hu:[/t]] 1. pronoun

((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) (qui est-ce) qui

2. relative pronoun

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) qui

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) qui

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- whoever

3. pronoun

1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) quiconque

2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) qui donc

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- whom

4. relative pronoun

(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)

1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) que, (à) qui

2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) qui, que

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- know who's who

English-French dictionary. 2014.