"quoi faire" meaning in All languages combined

See quoi faire on Wiktionary

Adverb [Français]

IPA: \kwa fɛʁ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-quoi faire.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-quoi faire.wav
  1. Pourquoi. Tags: ellipsis
    Sense id: fr-quoi_faire-fr-adv-KOy3MJdN Categories (other): Ellipses en français, Français de Louisiane
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Adverbes interrogatifs en français",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Dates manquantes en français",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Français",
      "orig": "français",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(Date à préciser) Ellipse de pour quoi faire."
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Adverbe interrogatif",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Français de Louisiane",
          "orig": "français de Louisiane",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Loin de l’Europe et du Canada français, le français louisianais a évolué au rythme de son oralité et de ses métissages au fil des siècles. « Quoi faire ? » demandent-ils souvent pour dire « pourquoi ? ». — (« Cajun ou Cadien? », Le Devoir, 18 mai 2019)"
        }
      ],
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        "Pourquoi."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Louisiane"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ellipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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        "Canada (Shawinigan)"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    "interrogative"
  ],
  "word": "quoi faire"
}
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    "Adverbes interrogatifs en français",
    "Dates manquantes en français",
    "français"
  ],
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    "(Date à préciser) Ellipse de pour quoi faire."
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Adverbe interrogatif",
  "senses": [
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        "Ellipses en français",
        "français de Louisiane"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Loin de l’Europe et du Canada français, le français louisianais a évolué au rythme de son oralité et de ses métissages au fil des siècles. « Quoi faire ? » demandent-ils souvent pour dire « pourquoi ? ». — (« Cajun ou Cadien? », Le Devoir, 18 mai 2019)"
        }
      ],
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        "Pourquoi."
      ],
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        "Louisiane"
      ],
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        "ellipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
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