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♦ yes /jɛs, jɛə/A avv.1 ( nelle risposte) sì; certo: «Can you swim?» «Yes (o Yes, I can)», «sai nuotare?» «sì»; yes and no, sì e no; Yes indeed!, eccome!, altroché!; Yes please!, sì, grazie!; to answer yes, rispondere di sì; to say yes, dire di sì3 anzi; addirittura; per di più: I am ready, yes eager, to help you, sono pronto, anzi, ansioso di aiutarti4 ( interrogando) ah sì?; davvero?; e allora?: «I've come to you for help» «Yes?», «sono venuto per chiederti aiuto» «Ah sì?»; Yes, what happened next?, e allora, che accadde poi?B n.1 risposta positiva; sì: Confine yourself to yes and no ( o to yeses and noes), limitati ai sì e ai no!● (fam.) yes-man, individuo servile; tirapiedi; leccapiedi, reggicoda.
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Four Wants and One Without — or Four Yeses and One No is a policy proposed by the former president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Chen Shui bian, in a speech at a function of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs on March 4, 2007. The substance thereof is that: *… … Wikipedia
yes — [[t]je̱s[/t]] ♦ yeses (In informal English, yes is often pronounced in a casual way that is usually written as yeah.) 1) CONVENTION You use yes to give a positive response to a question. Are you a friend of Nick s? Yes. ... You actually wrote it… … English dictionary
yes — yes1 W1S1 [jes] adv spoken ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(answer to question/statement)¦ 2¦(answer to offer/invitation)¦ 3¦(answer to request)¦ 4 yes, but ... 5¦(ready to listen/talk)¦ 6¦(listening)¦ 7¦(excited/happy)¦ 8 oh yes 9¦(emphasis)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
no — no1 [ nou ] function word, quantifier *** No is used in the following ways: as an adverb (for giving an answer): Would you like some tea? No, thanks. You are very selfish sometimes. No, I m not. (before a comparative adjective or adverb) She s no … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
no — I UK [nəʊ] / US [noʊ] adverb, determiner *** Summary: No is used in the following ways: as an adverb (for giving an answer): Would you like some tea? No, thanks. ♦ You are very selfish sometimes. No, I m not. (before a comparative adjective or… … English dictionary
no — [[t]no͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ noes, no s (plural) 1) CONVENTION (formulae) You use no to give a negative response to a question. Any problems? No, I m O.K. ... Haven t you got your driver s licence? No. Ant: yes 2) CONVENTION You use no to say that something… … English dictionary
in-between — in betweenness, n. /in bi tween /, n. Also, in betweener. 1. a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in between. 2. a person who… … Universalium
