Auquel (en. To which)

[o.kɛl]

Meaning & Definition

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pronoun

Used to refer to an object or person previously mentioned.

This is the book I am thinking of.

C'est le livre auquel je pense.

Indicates a relationship between one thing and another.

There are rules we must comply with.

Il y a des règles auxquelles nous devons nous conformer.

Can be used to introduce an explanation or clarification.

The student you are talking to is very intelligent.

L’élève auquel tu parles est très intelligent.

Comes from the contraction of 'à' and 'quel', originating from Latin 'ad qualis'.

to which one must rely

Expression used to designate something reliable.

à laquelle il faut se fier

to which one expects

Used to denote predictable outcomes.

auquel on s'attend

which

Interrogative or exclamatory determiner.

quel

which (feminine form)

Feminine relative pronoun, variant of to which.

laquelle

Informal expression to indicate a specific person.

This is the guy I am alluding to.

C'est le gars auquel je fais allusion.