"what about" meaning in Anglais

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Adverb

IPA: \ˈwɑt ə.ˌbaʊt\, \ˈwɒt ə.ˌbaʊt\
  1. Si + imparfait.
    Sense id: fr-what_about-en-adv-m7vleSby Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Quid, qu’en est-il.
    Sense id: fr-what_about-en-adv-KukHn6YU Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  3. Et.
    Sense id: fr-what_about-en-adv-KSW7lFaR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: how about

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Adverbes interrogatifs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Compositions en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de what et de about."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Adverbe interrogatif",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What about going to a restaurant tonight?",
          "translation": "Si on allait au restaurant ce soir ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Si + imparfait."
      ],
      "id": "fr-what_about-en-adv-m7vleSby",
      "note": "Utilisé pour faire une suggestion"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It’s cheap, but what about the quality?",
          "translation": "C’est pas cher, mais quid de la qualité ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Quid, qu’en est-il."
      ],
      "id": "fr-what_about-en-adv-KukHn6YU",
      "note": "Utilisé pour faire considérer quelque chose d’autre"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "— Is John there?\n— Yes.\n— What about David?",
          "translation": "— John est là ?\n— Oui.\n— Et David ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Et."
      ],
      "id": "fr-what_about-en-adv-KSW7lFaR",
      "note": "Pour changer le thème sans changer le reste de la phrase"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈwɑt ə.ˌbaʊt\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈwɒt ə.ˌbaʊt\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "how about"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "interrogative"
  ],
  "word": "what about"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Adverbes interrogatifs en anglais",
    "Compositions en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de what et de about."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Adverbe interrogatif",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What about going to a restaurant tonight?",
          "translation": "Si on allait au restaurant ce soir ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Si + imparfait."
      ],
      "note": "Utilisé pour faire une suggestion"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It’s cheap, but what about the quality?",
          "translation": "C’est pas cher, mais quid de la qualité ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Quid, qu’en est-il."
      ],
      "note": "Utilisé pour faire considérer quelque chose d’autre"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "— Is John there?\n— Yes.\n— What about David?",
          "translation": "— John est là ?\n— Oui.\n— Et David ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Et."
      ],
      "note": "Pour changer le thème sans changer le reste de la phrase"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈwɑt ə.ˌbaʊt\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈwɒt ə.ˌbaʊt\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "how about"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "interrogative"
  ],
  "word": "what about"
}

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