English Dictionary

when

IPA（発音記号）

/ʍɛn/

間投詞

ユーモラス文体 頻度副詞 廃用

(often humorous) That's enough: a command asking someone to stop adding something, especially an ingredient or portion of food or drink; used in, or as if in, literal response to 'Say when'.

日本語の意味

（しばしば冗談交じりに）「もう十分だ、これ以上加えないで」という命令・表現として使われる。 / 追加や投入を停止するタイミングを示す際の指示の意味合いとして用いられる。

When! That's enough, no more cheese on the pizza.

もういいよ！ピザにチーズはこれ以上入れないで。

意味（1）

(often humorous) That's enough: a command asking someone to stop adding something, especially an ingredient or portion of food or drink; used in, or as if in, literal response to 'Say when'.

When we go out to a restuarant, we're the guys who never say when when the waiter is grinding fresh pepper on our salads.

意味（2）

(obsolete) Expressing impatience. (Compare what.)

Why when I ſay?[…]Off with my boots, you rogues: you villaines, when?[…]Out you rogue[…]