quão

Portuguese

From Old Portuguese quan, from Latin quam.

quão (not comparable)

In Brazil, use of this adverb in questions is somewhat formal. Such questions are more commonly expressed with semantically equivalent nouns, or with ter (“to have”) and a unit of measure:
quão grande era o peixe? (“how big was the fish?”) → qual era o tamanho do peixe? (“what was the size of the fish?”)
quão velho é seu pai? (“how old is your father?”) → qual é a idade do seu pai? (“what is the age of your father?”) quantos anos tem o seu pai? (literally “how many years does your father have?”)

quão

as (to the same extent or degree that)
Ela é tão bonita quão inteligente.
She is as beautiful as she is smart.
Synonym: quanto

单词	quão
释义	quão Portuguese Etymology From Old Portuguese quan, from Latin quam. Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɐ̃w̃/ [ˈkwɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɐ̃w̃/ Adverb quão (not comparable) how (to what degree) quão grande ― how big Usage notes In Brazil, use of this adverb in questions is somewhat formal. Such questions are more commonly expressed with semantically equivalent nouns, or with ter (“to have”) and a unit of measure: quão grande era o peixe? (“how big was the fish?”) → qual era o tamanho do peixe? (“what was the size of the fish?”) quão velho é seu pai? (“how old is your father?”) → qual é a idade do seu pai? (“what is the age of your father?”) quantos anos tem o seu pai? (literally “how many years does your father have?”) Preposition quão as (to the same extent or degree that) Ela é tão bonita quão* inteligente.* She is as beautiful as she is smart. Synonym: quanto
随便看	effrayable effrayai effrayaient effrayais effrayait effrayant effrayante effrayantes effrayants effrayas effrayasse effrayassent effrayasses effrayassiez effrayassions effraye effrayed effrayent effrayer effrayera effrayerai effrayeraient effrayerais effrayerait effrayeras