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A difficult situation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, euphemistic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A greeting used upon being introduced to someone. Alternatives are how are you, pleased to meet you, and nice to meet you. (Sometimes used as a rhetorical question among familiar parties, depending on the region).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, formal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Abkhaz:
бышҧаҟоу
(bəŝpaqʼow)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Abkhaz:
ушҧаҟоу
(uŝpaqʼow)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Abkhaz:
шәышҧаҟақоу
(ŝwəŝpaqʼakow)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Arabic:
تَشَرَّفْنَا
(tašarrafnā)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Asturian:
encantáu
— Phrase: how do you do
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Asturian:
encantada
— Phrase: how do you do
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Asturian:
Encantáu de coñocete
— Phrase: how do you do
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Asturian:
¿Cómu tás?
— Phrase: how do you do
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Catalan:
encantat
— Phrase: how do you do
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Catalan:
encantada
— Phrase: how do you do
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Catalan:
encantat de coneixe't
— Phrase: how do you do
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Chinese Cantonese:
幸會 /幸会
— Phrase: how do you do
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Chinese Mandarin:
幸會 /幸会
(xìnghuì)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Chinese Mandarin:
請多關照 /请多关照
(qǐng duō guānzhào)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Chinese Mandarin:
您好
(nínhǎo)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Chinese Mandarin:
初次見面 /初次见面
(chūcì jiànmiàn)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Czech:
těší mě
— Phrase: how do you do
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Danish:
goddag
— Phrase: how do you do
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Danish:
(det) glæder mig
— Phrase: how do you do
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Dutch:
hoe gaat het
— Phrase: how do you do
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Dutch:
hoe gaat het met jou
— Phrase: how do you do
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Dutch:
hoe gaat het met u
— Phrase: how do you do
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Dutch:
hoe maakt u het
— Phrase: how do you do
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Estonian:
kuidas läheb
— Phrase: how do you do
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Faroese:
hvussu gongur
— Phrase: how do you do
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Finnish:
hyvää päivää
— Phrase: how do you do
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French:
enchanté
— Phrase: how do you do
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French:
enchantée
— Phrase: how do you do
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Galician:
encantado
— Phrase: how do you do
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German:
sehr erfreut
— Phrase: how do you do
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German:
sehr angenehm
— Phrase: how do you do
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German:
wie geht es dir
— Phrase: how do you do
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Greek:
χαίρω πολύ
(chaíro polý)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Hiligaynon:
kamusta
— Phrase: how do you do
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Hungarian:
örvendek
— Phrase: how do you do
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Hungarian:
örvendek a szerencsének
— Phrase: how do you do
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Hungarian:
örülök, hogy megismerhetem
— Phrase: how do you do
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Indonesian:
apa kabar?
— Phrase: how do you do
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Italian:
piacere di conoscerla
— Phrase: how do you do
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Italian:
come va
— Phrase: how do you do
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Italian:
tutto bene
— Phrase: how do you do
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Japanese:
初めまして
(hajimemashite)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Japanese:
始めてお目にかかります
(hajimete o-me ni kakarimasu)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Japanese:
御機嫌よう
— Phrase: how do you do
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Japanese:
ご機嫌よう
(gokigen yō)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Kazakh:
сәлеметсіз бе
(sälemetsız be)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Kazakh:
амансыз ба
(amansyz ba)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Korean:
안녕하십니까
(annyeong-hasimnikka)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Latin:
quid agis?
— Phrase: how do you do
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Latin:
quid agitis?
— Phrase: how do you do
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Macedonian:
мило ми е
(milo mi e)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Macedonian:
драго ми е
(drago mi e)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Navajo:
nizhónígo ałhééhosiilzįįd
— Phrase: how do you do
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Norwegian Bokmål:
gleder meg
— Phrase: how do you do
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Norwegian Bokmål:
hyggelig å møte deg
— Phrase: how do you do
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Norwegian Bokmål:
hvordan har du det
— Phrase: how do you do
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Persian:
از آشنایی شما خوشوقتم
(az âšenâyi-ye šomâ xošvaqtam)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Polish:
jak się masz
— Phrase: how do you do
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Polish:
jak się macie
— Phrase: how do you do
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Polish:
jak leci
— Phrase: how do you do
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Polish:
jak tam
— Phrase: how do you do
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Polish:
co słychać?
— Phrase: how do you do
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Polish:
miło mi Państwa poznać
— Phrase: how do you do
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Portuguese:
muito prazer
— Phrase: how do you do
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Russian:
о́чень прия́тно
(óčenʹ prijátno)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Russian:
как дела́?
(kak delá?)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Russian:
прия́тно познако́миться
(prijátno poznakómitʹsja)
— Phrase: how do you do
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Spanish:
encantado
— Phrase: how do you do
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Spanish:
encantada
— Phrase: how do you do
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Spanish:
¿cómo está usted?
— Phrase: how do you do
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Swedish:
hur står det till
— Phrase: how do you do
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Swedish:
hur är det med dig
— Phrase: how do you do
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Tagalog:
kumusta
— Phrase: how do you do
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Tillamook:
dəʔ šʔálen̓əxwš
— Phrase: how do you do
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Turkish:
nasılsınız
— Phrase: how do you do
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Turkish:
ne var ne yok
— Phrase: how do you do