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whatever

/wɒtˈɛvə/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/

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adjective

Cualquier, irrelevante, insignificante

Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.

Examples :

"The new school cafeteria food was just whatever; it wasn't good or bad, just bland. "

La comida de la nueva cafetería de la escuela era simplemente irrelevante; no era buena ni mala, simplemente sosa.

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adjective

Cualquier, en absoluto

At all, absolutely, whatsoever.

Examples :

"There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion."

No tiene sentido alguno seguir con esta discusión.

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pronoun

Cualquier cosa, lo que sea

No matter what; for any

Examples :

"Whatever he does, he will still lose the game."

Haga lo que haga, perderá el juego.

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pronoun

Cualquier cosa, lo que sea

(relative) Anything; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.

Examples :

"I’ll do whatever I can."

Haré lo que pueda.

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interjection

Como sea, lo que sea

(dismissive) A holophrastic expression used discourteously to indicate that the speaker does not consider the matter worthy of further discussion.

Examples :

""For the last time, brush your teeth!" "Whatever!""

“¡Por última vez, cepíllate los dientes!” “¡Como sea!”

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