Also means
what
Usage Note
Quel agrees in number and gender, shifting between quel, quelle, quels and quelles, and powers exclamations like quel dommage ! (what a shame!). It also forms quel que soit (whatever, no matter which), a phrase that sounds far fancier than its everyday use.
Examples
"Quelle heure est-il ?"
Natural Translation
What time is it?
Literal Translation
What hour is-it
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