What is wheat today? — Какая сегодня цена на пшеницу?
What are potatoes today? — Почем сегодня картофель?
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
What's something in aid of? — What s (something) in aid of? British & Australian, informal something that you say when you want to know why someone has done something. I heard the shouting from the other side of the building. What was that in aid of? A present! What s this in … New idioms dictionary
What's something when it's at home? — What s (something) when it s at home? British & Australian, informal, British & Australian, informal something that you say when you want to know what something is or who someone is. Feng shui? What s that when it s at home? Who s Mariella… … New idioms dictionary
what with something — what with sth idiom used to list the various reasons for sth • What with the cold weather and my bad leg, I haven t been out for weeks. Main entry: ↑whatidiom … Useful english dictionary
what is something doing...? — what is someone/something doing...? spoken phrase used for asking why someone or something is in a particular place because you think they should not be there That’s my diary, but what’s it doing on your desk? What are you doing wandering about… … Useful english dictionary
what is something like? — what is someone/something like? phrase used for asking about the qualities or features of a person or thing I haven’t met Alan – what’s he like? What was it like meeting Jill’s parents for the first time? She took Andrew with her to show him… … Useful english dictionary
what is something doing …? — what is sb/sth doing…? idiom used to ask why sb/sth is in the place mentioned • What are these shoes doing on my desk? Main entry: ↑doidiom … Useful english dictionary
what — [ wat, hwat ] function word *** What can be used in the following ways: as a question pronoun (introducing a direct or indirect question): What do you want? Tell me what happened. as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is subject … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
What's in aid of? — What s (something) in aid of? British & Australian, informal something that you say when you want to know why someone has done something. I heard the shouting from the other side of the building. What was that in aid of? A present! What s this in … New idioms dictionary
What's when it's at home? — What s (something) when it s at home? British & Australian, informal, British & Australian, informal something that you say when you want to know what something is or who someone is. Feng shui? What s that when it s at home? Who s Mariella… … New idioms dictionary
What — What, n. Something; thing; stuff. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And gave him for to feed, Such homely what as serves the simple ?lown. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
what — 1 predeterminer, determiner, pronoun 1 used when asking questions about a thing or person, or a kind of thing or person that you do not know anything about: What are you doing? | What colour is the new carpet? | “What do you do?” “I m a teacher.” … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
