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Sometimes French grammar is much stricter than English grammar. If you are presented with a choice of two books, a simple question like 'What book do you want?' is technically incorrect because in proper English, the question would be, 'Which book do you want?' In reality, the former is much more common than the latter.
In French, however, one does not have this option. The French equivalent of which, quel, must be used whenever you are choosing between two or more nouns. Like all French adjectives,quel has to agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Scroll down to the bottom to see our table with all the forms of quel.
The Essential 'Quel' as Interrogative Adjective
The uses of the interrogative quel are fairly straightforward. Essentially, you need this interrogative adjective whenever you want to ask for specific information about a noun. For example:
- Pierre m'a prêté un livre. Quel livre ? > Pierre loaned me a book. Which book?
- Quelle heure est-il ? > What time is it?
- De quel côté es-tu ? > Which / Whose side are you on?
- Quels sont ses projets ? > What are his plans?
'Est-Ce Que' or Inversion
You can ask a question with quel using est-ce que or subject-verb inversion. For example:
- Quel livre veux-tu ? / Quel livre est-ce que tu veux ? > What book do you want?
- Quelles pommes aime-t-il ? / Quelles pommes est-ce qu'il aime ? > Which apples does he like?
'Quel' plus a Noun
Quel plus a noun may be preceded by a preposition. For example:
- À quelle heure veux-tu partir ? / À quelle heure est-ce que tu veux partir ? > What time do you want to leave?
- De quels livres parle-t-il ? / De quels livres est-ce qu'il parle ? > What books is he talking about?
'Quel' plus 'être'
Use quel plus the conjugated être to ask, 'What is ...?' or 'What are ...?' For example:
- Quel est le problème ? > What's the problem?
- Quelles sont les différences ? > What are the differences?
French Interrogative Adjectives
Other Uses of 'Quel'
De tous vos matches, quel fut le plus difficile ? > Of all the matches you've played, which (one) was the most difficult / which was the most difficult one ?
Exclamative adjective:
- Quel idiot !> What a fool !
- Quel sale temps ! > What terrible weather !
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Quel plus a noun can be replaced by the interrogative pronoun lequel('which,' 'which one').
Quel is used in n'importe quel ('whichever,' 'whatever,' 'any') and other expressions with n'importe.
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quell
(kwĕl)tr.v.quelled, quell·ing, quells1. To put down forcibly; suppress: Police quelled the riot.
2. To pacify; quiet: finally quelled the children's fears.
[Middle English quellen, to kill, from Old English cwellan; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]
quell
(kwɛl) vb (tr)1. to suppress or beat down (rebellion, disorder, etc); subdue
2. to overcome or allay: to quell pain; to quell grief.
[Old English cwellan to kill; related to Old Saxon quellian, Old High German quellen, Old Norse kvelja to torment]
quell
(kwɛl)v.t.
1. to suppress; subdue; crush: to quell an uprising.
2. to quiet; allay: to quell a child's fear of thunder.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English cwellan to kill; akin to German quälen to vex, Old Norse kvelja to torment; compare kill1]
quell′er,n.
quell
Past participle: quelled
Gerund: quelling
Imperative |
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quell |
quell |
Present |
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I quell |
you quell |
he/she/it quells |
we quell |
you quell |
they quell |
Preterite |
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I quelled |
you quelled |
he/she/it quelled |
we quelled |
you quelled |
they quelled |
Present Continuous |
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I am quelling |
you are quelling |
he/she/it is quelling |
we are quelling |
you are quelling |
they are quelling |
Present Perfect |
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I have quelled |
you have quelled |
he/she/it has quelled |
we have quelled |
you have quelled |
they have quelled |
Past Continuous |
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I was quelling |
you were quelling |
he/she/it was quelling |
we were quelling |
you were quelling |
they were quelling |
Past Perfect |
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I had quelled |
you had quelled |
he/she/it had quelled |
we had quelled |
you had quelled |
they had quelled |
Future |
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I will quell |
you will quell |
he/she/it will quell |
we will quell |
you will quell |
they will quell |
Future Perfect |
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I will have quelled |
you will have quelled |
he/she/it will have quelled |
we will have quelled |
you will have quelled |
they will have quelled |
Future Continuous |
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I will be quelling |
you will be quelling |
he/she/it will be quelling |
we will be quelling |
you will be quelling |
they will be quelling |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been quelling |
you have been quelling |
he/she/it has been quelling |
we have been quelling |
you have been quelling |
they have been quelling |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been quelling |
you will have been quelling |
he/she/it will have been quelling |
we will have been quelling |
you will have been quelling |
they will have been quelling |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been quelling |
you had been quelling |
he/she/it had been quelling |
we had been quelling |
you had been quelling |
they had been quelling |
Conditional |
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I would quell |
you would quell |
he/she/it would quell |
we would quell |
you would quell |
they would quell |
Past Conditional |
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I would have quelled |
you would have quelled |
he/she/it would have quelled |
we would have quelled |
you would have quelled |
they would have quelled |
Verb | 1. | quell - suppress or crush completely; 'squelch any sign of dissent'; 'quench a rebellion' squelch, quench conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; 'suppress a nascent uprising'; 'stamp down on littering'; 'conquer one's desires' |
2. | quell - overcome or allay; 'quell my hunger' fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need |
quell
verb1.suppress, crush, put down, defeat, overcome, conquer, subdue, stifle, overpower, quash, extinguish, stamp out, vanquish, squelchTroops eventually quelled the unrest.
2.calm, quiet, silence, moderate, dull, soothe, alleviate, appease, allay, mitigate, assuage, pacify, mollify, deadenHe is trying to quell fears of a looming crisis.
quell
verbTo bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight:choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quench, squash, squelch, suppress.
potlačituklidnit
elfojt
bastırmakgidermekyatıştırmak
quell
[kwel]VT [+ uprising] → sofocar; [+ opposition] → sobreponerse a, dominar; [+ fears] → desecharquell
[ˈkwɛl]vt [unrest, rebellion, uprising, violence] → réprimer, étouffer
[fears, doubts] → dissiper; [speculation] → mettre fin à
quell
vt fear → bezwingen; passion → bändigen, zügeln; riot → unterdrücken, niederschlagen; anxieties → überwinden
quell
[kwɛl]vt (passion) → reprimere; (fear) → dominare; (rebellion![Quelle Quelle](/uploads/1/2/5/7/125798588/657184488.jpg)
quell
(kwel) verb1. to put an end to (a rebellion etc) by force. onderdruk, demp يُخْمِد ثَوْرَةً потушавам sufocar potlačit unterdrücken slå ned καταστέλλω με βία reprimir, sofocar maha suruma سرکوب کردن kukistaa réprimer לַשִׂים קֵץ ל- दबाना ugušiti elfojt (lázadást) membasmi bæla niður, kæfa reprimere, soffocare 鎮静する 진압하다 numalšinti apspiest mematahkan onderdrukkenknuse, slå nedzdławić لاندې كول: ماتول: ايلول (مطيع) كول sufocar a reprima подавлять potlačiť udušiti ugušiti kuva ปราบปราม bastırmak 鎮壓,平息 придушувати کچلنا đàn áp 镇压,平息
2. to put an end to, or take away (a person's fears etc). bedwing يُزيل المَخاوِف потискам acabar com uklidnit bezwingen dæmpe; stille δίνω τέλος σε κτ., απαλείφω (π.χ. τους φόβους κπ.) calmar; desechar rahustama, leevendama فرو نشاندن tukahduttaa calmer לְהָפִיג शांत करना, शमन करना zatomiti lecsillapít meredakan sigrast á calmare 静める 누그러지게 하다 užgniaužti, įveikti pārvarēt (bailes) menghilangkan een eind maken aan stille, dempe rozproszyć, uspokoić لاندې كول saciar a linişti подавлять upokojiť, utíšiť premagati obuzdati dämpa, stilla ระงับ yatıştırmak, gidermek 消除 заспокоювати دور کرنا kìm nén 消除
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