Usage examples of "how is it that" in English with translation to French

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How is it that you can speak this language? Comment se fait-il que tu saches parler cette langue  ?
How is it that you know so much about Japanese history? Comment se fait-il que tu en saches autant sur l'histoire du Japon ?
How is it that you're always so full of energy? Comment ça se fait que tu sois toujours aussi plein d'énergie ?
How is it spelled? Comment l'épelle-t-on ?
What is it that you want me to do? Que veux-tu que je fasse ?
How is it in a private school? Comment c'est dans une école privée ?
Who is it that you're working for? Pour qui travailles-tu ?
Why is it that she looks so sad? Pourquoi a-t-elle l'air si triste ?
Why is it that guys who sleep around are studs and girls who sleep around are sluts? Pourquoi les mecs qui couchent sont-ils des étalons et les filles qui couchent des salopes ?
What is it that you got? Qu'as-tu eu ?
But what is it that I am? A thing that thinks. But what is a thing that thinks? Mais qu'est-ce donc que je suis ? Une chose qui pense. Qu'est-ce qu'une chose qui pense ?
Why is it that you are always late? Comment se fait-il que tu sois toujours en retard ?
What is it that you want? Que voulez-vous ?
Why is it that the greatest crime and the greatest glory are to shed a man's blood? Pourquoi faut-il que le plus grand crime et la plus grande gloire soient de verser le sang d'un homme ?
Why is it that you're always late? Pourquoi es-tu toujours en retard ?
What is it that makes you think that way? Qu'est-ce qui vous fait penser ainsi ?
What is it that satisfies your aesthetic sense? Qu'est ce qui peut satisfaire ton sens de l'esthétique ?
What is it that you really want to say? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez vraiment dire ?
What was it that you gave him? Que lui as-tu donné ?
How is the weather today? Comment est le temps aujourd'hui ?
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