qual

See also: Qual, QUAL, quál, and qual'

English

Alternative forms

Qual

Etymology

From qualify.

Noun

qual (plural quals)

(usually in the plural) Qualifying exam. An exam taken by someone (usually a grad student or prospective grad student) to measure their mastery in something, usually an academic field.
- 2000, Stephen Cannell, The Devil's Workshop: A Novel, HarperCollins (2000), page 12,
  He'd refused to say anything more, because he didn't want to distract her with his problems on the eve of the Quals.
- 2004, Emanuel Derman, My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance, John Wiley & Sons (2004), page 30.
  To be a theorist, you also had to pass a special theory section on the quals.
(sports) Alternative form of quali

Quotations

For more quotations using this term, see Citations:qual.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin quālis.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwal/

Pronoun

qual (relative, plural quals)

which
És un cop del qual no es va recuperar.
It's a blow from which he is not going to recover.

Adjective

qual (plural, dialectal masculine plural quals, dialectal feminine quala, dialectal feminine plural quales)

(interrogative, archaic, Balearics, Alghero) which, what

Derived terms

tal qual

Interlingua

Adverb

qual (not comparable)

what (such)

Determiner

qual

(relative) which
Le doctrina de Jamblicho super le anima es sin dubita inspirate per le Timeo de Platon, in qual texto le autor depinge le anima como le mediation inter lo intelligibile indivisibile – le idea – e lo sensibile divisibile e multiple.
Iamblichus' doctrine about the soul is without a doubt inspired by Plato's Timaeus, in which text the author depicts the soul as the mediation between the indivisible intelligible — the idea — and the divisible and multiple sensory.

Pronoun

qual

(interrogative) what
Qual es le instrumento del anima per rationalisar lo sensibile, multiple e cambiante?
What is the soul's instrument to perceive by reason the sensory, multiple, and variable?
(relative) which
Secundo Jamblicho, le mathematica es le medio per qual le anima da unitate a lo diverse e es capabile de rationalisar le ordine de lo sensibile.
According to Iamblichus, mathematics is the medium by which the soul gives unity to the diverse and is capable of perceiving by reason the order of the sensory.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwal/
Rhymes: -al
Hyphenation: quàl

Adjective

qual (apocopate)

Apocopic form of quale
- (Can we date this quote?), Dante Alighieri, Inferno, Canto I:
  Ahi quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura
  esta selva selvaggia e aspra e forte
  che nel pensier rinova la paura!
  Ah, how rueful to say what sort it was
  this wilderness wild and harsh and daunting
  that in my thoughts makes my fright alive again

Middle English

Noun

qual

Alternative form of whale

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese qual, from Latin quālis (“which”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwaw/ [ˈkwaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwal/ [ˈkwaɫ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: qual

Determiner

qual m or f (plural quais)

which

2006, Daniela Zaitz, Direito & know-how, Jurua Editora, →ISBN, page 31:
Outro tipo de conceitualização é aquela dada por François Magnin, que tenta sistematizar as diversas definições de know-how analisando a quais elementos a expressão se aplicaria. O autor conclui que podem ser objeto do know-how quatro tipos de elementos, considerados isoladamente ou em conjunto: a habilidade técnica, a experiência técnica, os conhecimentos técnicos e os processos.
Another type of conceptualization is that given by François Magnin, who tries to systematize the diverse definitions of know-how analyzing to which elements the expression would apply. The author concludes that four types of elements can be the object of know-how, considered in isolation or jointly: technical skill, technical experience, technical knowledge and processes.
(please add an English translation of this quote)

Pronoun

qual m or f (plural quais)

which (what one)
Qual é maior?
Which is bigger?

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:qual.

Derived terms

cada qual
qual é?
o qual
tal qual

Related terms

qualidade
qualificar
qualquer

Spanish

Pronoun

qual (relative, plural quales)

Obsolete spelling of cual

单词	qual
释义	qual See also: Qual, QUAL, quál, and qual' English Alternative forms Qual Etymology From qualify. Noun qual (plural quals) (usually in the plural) Qualifying exam. An exam taken by someone (usually a grad student or prospective grad student) to measure their mastery in something, usually an academic field. 2000, Stephen Cannell, The Devil's Workshop: A Novel, HarperCollins (2000), page 12, He'd refused to say anything more, because he didn't want to distract her with his problems on the eve of the Quals. 2004, Emanuel Derman, My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance, John Wiley & Sons (2004), page 30. To be a theorist, you also had to pass a special theory section on the quals. (sports) Alternative form of quali Quotations For more quotations using this term, see Citations:qual. Catalan Etymology From Latin quālis. Pronunciation (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwal/ Pronoun qual (relative, plural quals) which És un cop del qual no es va recuperar. It's a blow from which he is not going to recover. Adjective qual (plural, dialectal masculine plural quals, dialectal feminine quala, dialectal feminine plural quales) (interrogative, archaic, Balearics, Alghero) which, what Derived terms tal qual Further reading “qual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans. Interlingua Adverb qual (not comparable) what (such) Determiner qual (relative) which Le doctrina de Jamblicho super le anima es sin dubita inspirate per le Timeo de Platon, in qual texto le autor depinge le anima como le mediation inter lo intelligibile indivisibile – le idea – e lo sensibile divisibile e multiple. Iamblichus' doctrine about the soul is without a doubt inspired by Plato's Timaeus, in which text the author depicts the soul as the mediation between the indivisible intelligible — the idea — and the divisible and multiple sensory. Pronoun qual (interrogative) what Qual es le instrumento del anima per rationalisar lo sensibile, multiple e cambiante? What is the soul's instrument to perceive by reason the sensory, multiple, and variable? (relative) which Secundo Jamblicho, le mathematica es le medio per qual* le anima da unitate a lo diverse e es capabile de rationalisar le ordine de lo sensibile.* According to Iamblichus, mathematics is the medium by which the soul gives unity to the diverse and is capable of perceiving by reason the order of the sensory. Italian Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈkwal/ Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: quàl Adjective qual (apocopate) Apocopic form of quale (Can we date this quote?), Dante Alighieri, Inferno, Canto I: Ahi quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura esta selva selvaggia e aspra e forte che nel pensier rinova la paura! Ah, how rueful to say what sort it was this wilderness wild and harsh and daunting that in my thoughts makes my fright alive again Middle English Noun qual Alternative form of whale Portuguese Etymology From Old Portuguese qual, from Latin quālis (“which”). Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwaw/ [ˈkwaʊ̯] (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwal/ [ˈkwaɫ] Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: qual Determiner qual m or f (plural quais) which 2006, Daniela Zaitz, Direito & know-how, Jurua Editora, →ISBN, page 31: Outro tipo de conceitualização é aquela dada por François Magnin, que tenta sistematizar as diversas definições de know-how analisando a quais elementos a expressão se aplicaria. O autor conclui que podem ser objeto do know-how quatro tipos de elementos, considerados isoladamente ou em conjunto: a habilidade técnica, a experiência técnica, os conhecimentos técnicos e os processos. Another type of conceptualization is that given by François Magnin, who tries to systematize the diverse definitions of know-how analyzing to which elements the expression would apply. The author concludes that four types of elements can be the object of know-how, considered in isolation or jointly: technical skill, technical experience, technical knowledge and processes. (please add an English translation of this quote) Pronoun qual m or f (plural quais) which (what one) Qual é maior? Which is bigger? Quotations For quotations using this term, see Citations:qual. Derived terms cada qual qual é? o qual tal qual Related terms qualidade qualificar qualquer Spanish Pronoun qual (relative, plural quales) Obsolete spelling of cual
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qual

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