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quien

Translation

pron.relat.
who
Fue él quien me lo dijo
It was him who told me
(indefinido)
whoever
Quien quiera algo, que venga
Whoever wants something, let them come
No hay quien te entienda
Nobody can make sense of you
(precedido de una preposición)
whom form
Esas son las personas con quienes he hablado
Those are the people with whom I've spoken
Esos son los niños con quienes juega Jen
Those are the children Jen plays with
no ser quien para (col.)Tú no eres quién para insultarme
Who are you to insult me?
quien más, quien menos (col.)
each one in their own way
Quien más quien menos, aquí todos ayudamos
Everybody helps here, each one in their own way
(Definition of quien pron.relat. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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