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was

/vaːs/ adverb A1

1. why, what for; often expressing a personal concern about the matter

English	why, what for
Spanish	qué

2. that

English	that
French	que
Portuguese	que
Czech	co, že
Italian	che
Spanish	qué, el qué, que
Dutch	hetwelk
Swedish	att
Latin	ut

3. pardon, excuse me, sorry

English	pardon, sorry, excuse me
French	excusez-moi
Portuguese	desculpa
Czech	prosím, promiň, promiňte
Italian	scusa, scusi, scusatemi
Spanish	perdón, disculpe, disculpa
Dutch	sorry
Swedish	va, ursäkta, förlåt
Latin	doleo, paeniteo, repeto

4. something, anything

English	something, anything
French	quelque chose
Portuguese	algo, qualquer coisa
Czech	něco, cokoliv
Italian	qualcosa
Spanish	algo
Dutch	iets
Swedish	någonting
Latin	aliquid

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was

/vaːs/ interjection A1

eh?, huh? (tag question)

English	huh, what, pardon
French	quoi, hein
Portuguese	como, hã, hem
Spanish	qué
Dutch	hè
Swedish	ha
Latin	quid

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was

/vaːs/ pronoun A1

1. what

English	what
French	quoi, qu’est-ce que, quel
Portuguese	o que, que
Czech	co, cože
Italian	che cosa, che, cosa
Spanish	qué, el cual, lo que
Dutch	wat
Swedish	vad, vilket, vilka
Latin	quid

2. something

English	something
French	quelque chose
Portuguese	algo
Czech	něco
Spanish	algo
Dutch	wat
Swedish	nåt, något
Latin	quid

3. that, which

English	which, that
French	que
Portuguese	que
Czech	co, což
Italian	che, cui
Spanish	que
Dutch	wat, hetgeen
Swedish	som, vad
Latin	qui

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