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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

inglés
inglés
francés
francés

I. how [ingl. brit. haʊ, ingl. am. haʊ] ADV. CONJ. When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?
When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry.
When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu.
For more examples and particular usages see below.

1. how (in what way, by what means):

how

2. how (enquiring about success, health etc):

3. how (in number, quantity etc questions):

4. how (in exclamations):

how nice you look!
how wrong I was!
how it rained!
qu'est-ce qu'il a plu! coloq.
how it rained!

5. how (in whichever way):

how coloq.

6. how (why):

7. how (that):

II. how come ADV.

how come coloq.:

III. how so ADV.

how so

IV. how's that ADV.

1. how's that (what do you think?):

2. how's that (pardon?):

V. how [ingl. brit. haʊ, ingl. am. haʊ]

and how!

know-how SUST. coloq.

know-how
savoir-faire m inv.

how-do-you-do [ingl. am. ˌhaʊdəjəˈdu], how-d'ye-do SUST. coloq.

francés
francés
inglés
inglés
the how
un peu mon neveu coloq., hum.
not half!, and how!
how's tricks? coloq.
any old how coloq.

en el diccionario PONS

inglés
inglés
francés
francés

I. how [haʊ] ADV.

1. how (in what way):

how
to know how to +infin
savoir +infin
how? coloq.
how come [or so]?

2. how (asking about condition):

how

3. how (exclamation):

how
how

4. how (that):

how

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

how do you do?
how do you do?
enchanté! form

II. how [haʊ] SUST.

how
Véase también

I. old <-er, -est> [əʊld, ingl. am. oʊld] ADJ.

1. old (not young, new):

2. old (denoting an age):

how old is she?
to be old enough to +infin

3. old (former):

4. old (long known):

old friend

5. old (expression of affection):

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

II. old [əʊld, ingl. am. oʊld] SUST. (elderly people)

the old pl.

I. much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ.

III. much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON.

I. many <more, most> [ˈmeni] ADJ.

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

II. many <more, most> [ˈmeni] PRON.

III. many <more, most> [ˈmeni] SUST.

long2 [lɒŋ, ingl. am. lɑ:ŋ] V. intr.

to long for sb/sth
désirer qn/qc
to long to +infin
avoir envie de +infin

I. long1 [lɒŋ, ingl. am. lɑ:ŋ] ADJ.

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

II. long1 [lɒŋ, ingl. am. lɑ:ŋ] ADV.

1. long (a long time):

to take long to +infin

2. long (for the whole duration):

3. long ((but) only if):

as long as ...

4. long (no more):

to no longer +infin
ne plus +infin

5. long (goodbye):

I. far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [fɑ:ʳ, ingl. am. fɑ:r] ADV.

1. far (a long distance):

far a. fig.
far from sth
loin de qc
£800 would not be far off [or out]
800£ n'est pas loin
far be it from me to +infin

2. far (distant in time):

3. far (in progress, degree):

4. far (much):

to far prefer sth ingl. brit.

5. far (connecting adverbial phrase):

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

II. far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [fɑ:ʳ, ingl. am. fɑ:r] ADJ.

1. far (at great distance):

2. far (more distant):

3. far (extreme):

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be a far cry from sb/sth

know-how [ˈnəʊhaʊ, ingl. am. ˈnoʊ-] SUST. no pl., no indet. art.

know-how

how-do-you-do [ˌhaʊdjʊˈdu:, ingl. am. ˈhaʊdəju:du:] SUST. coloq.

how-do-you-do
to discuss how ...
francés
francés
inglés
inglés
know-how
ça fait combien? coloq.
how much is that?
how
how come?
and how!
trop aimable! irón. hum.
en el diccionario PONS
inglés
inglés
francés
francés

I. how [haʊ] ADV.

1. how (in what way):

how
to know how to +infin
savoir +infin
how come? [or so]

2. how (asking about condition):

how

3. how (exclamation):

how
how

4. how (that):

how

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

how do you do?
how do you do?
enchanté! form.

II. how [haʊ] SUST.

how
Véase también

I. old <-er, -est> [oʊld] ADJ.

1. old (not young, new):

2. old (denoting an age):

how old is she?
to be old enough to +infin

3. old (former):

4. old (long known):

old friend

5. old (expression of affection):

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

II. old [oʊld] SUST. (elderly people)

I. much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ.

III. much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON.

I. many <more, most> [ˈmen·i] ADJ.

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

II. many <more, most> [ˈmen·i] PRON.

III. many <more, most> [ˈmen·i] SUST.

long2 [lɔŋ] V. intr.

to long for sb/sth
désirer qn/qc
to long to +infin
avoir envie de +infin

I. long1 [lɔŋ] ADJ.

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

II. long1 [lɔŋ] ADV.

1. long (a long time):

to take long to +infin

2. long (for the whole duration):

3. long ((but) only if):

as long as ...

4. long (no more):

to no longer +infin
ne plus +infin

5. long (goodbye):

I. far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [far] ADV.

1. far (a long distance):

far a. fig.
far from sth
loin de qc
far be it from me to +infin

2. far (distant in time):

3. far (in progress, degree):

4. far (much):

5. far (connecting adverbial phrase):

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

II. far <farther, farthest [or further, furthest]> [far] ADJ.

1. far (at great distance):

2. far (more distant):

3. far (extreme):

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be a far cry from sb/sth

know-how [ˈnoʊ·haʊ] SUST. no indet. art.

know-how

how-do-you-do [ˈhaʊ·də·ju·du] SUST. coloq.

how-do-you-do
to discuss how ...
francés
francés
inglés
inglés
ça fait combien? coloq.
how much is that?
how
how come?
and how!
trop aimable! irón. hum.