почему же | |
gen. | why ever |
почему же? | |
gen. | why on earth?; why so?; how come? |
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why on earth?; why so?; how come? (Vadim Rouminsky) | |||
why? (Ivan Pisarev); why wouldn't I? (Ivan Pisarev); why would I? (Ivan Pisarev); why wouldn't one? (Ivan Pisarev); why would one? (Ivan Pisarev); why not? (Ivan Pisarev); why is that? (Ivan Pisarev); why that is? (Ivan Pisarev); why the hell not? (Ivan Pisarev) | |||
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why ever (используется в вопросах и выражает удивление • Why ever did you let the cat out of the bag? – Почему же ты проговорилась? TarasZ) |
почему же : 40 phrases in 7 subjects |
American usage, not spelling | 1 |
General | 11 |
Informal | 4 |
Ironical | 21 |
Literature | 1 |
Makarov | 1 |
Trade unions | 1 |