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yes [jes]1 adverb(a) (gen) oui; (in answer to negatives) si; (answering knock on door) oui (entrez); (answering phone) allô, oui; (encouraging a speaker to continue) oui, et puis?, oui, et alors?;∎ to say/to vote yes dire/voter oui;∎ is it raining? - yes (it is) est-ce qu'il pleut? - oui;∎ will you tell her? - yes (I will) le lui direz-vous? - oui (je vais le faire);∎ are you hungry? - yes (I am) avez-vous faim?- oui;∎ yes? what do you want? oui? que voulez-vous?;∎ did they enjoy the cruise? - oh, yes! ont-ils aimé leur croisière? - oh, oui!;∎ oh yes? (doubtful) c'est vrai?;∎ you don't like me, do you? - yes I do! vous ne m'aimez pas, n'est-ce pas? - mais si (voyons)!;∎ yes please oui, s'il vous plaît;∎ yes of course, yes certainly oui, bien sûr∎ yes but… oui ou d'accord mais…∎ yes, sir oui ou bien, monsieur;∎ James! - yes? James! - oui?∎ she was rash, yes, terribly rash elle a été imprudente, vraiment très imprudente2 noun∎ (person, vote) to count the yeses compter les oui ou les votes pour;∎ there are ten yeses and sixteen noes il y a dix oui et seize nonoui et non;∎ do you like him? - well, yes and no vous l'aimez bien?- ben, oui et non►► yes vote vote m pour;∎ to give a yes vote voter pour
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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
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
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
