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1 sincerely
sincerely [sɪnˈsɪəlɪ]a. [hope, believe, regret] sincèrementb. (in letters) Yours sincerely (British) Sincerely yours (US) Veuillez agréer, Monsieur (or Madame etc), l'expression de mes salutations distinguées* * *[sɪn'sɪəlɪ]adverb sincèrementYours sincerely —
Sincerely yours — US ( end of letter) Veuillez agréer, Monsieur/Madame, l'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs; ( less formally) Cordialement (vôtre)
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2 sincerely
sincerely [sɪn'sɪəlɪ]sincèrement;∎ sincerely held views des opinions fpl auxquelles on croit sincèrement;∎ I sincerely hope we can be friends j'espère sincèrement que nous serons amis; -
3 sincerely
sincerely adv sincèrement ; Yours sincerely, Sincerely yours US ( end of letter) Veuillez agréer, Monsieur/Madame etc, l'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs ; ( less formally) cordialement (vôtre). -
4 yours
yours [jɔ:z](a) (replacing singular possession → familiar use) le tien (la tienne) m,f; (→ familiar plural, polite use) le vôtre (la vôtre) m,f; (replacing plural possession → familiar use) les tiens (les tiennes) mpl, fpl; (→ familiar plural, polite use) les vôtres mfpl;∎ is this book yours? est-ce que ce livre est à vous/toi?;∎ is this car yours? c'est votre/ta voiture?;∎ are these books yours? ces livres sont-ils à vous/toi?;∎ is he a friend of yours? est-ce un de vos/tes amis?;∎ yours is an unenviable task votre tâche est peu enviable;∎ can't you control that wretched dog of yours? vous ne pouvez pas retenir votre satané chien?;∎ the bathroom's all yours la salle de bains est libre maintenant;∎ can I use your telephone? - it's all yours est-ce que je peux utiliser ton téléphone? - vas-y∎ it is not yours to decide ce n'est pas à vous ou il ne vous appartient pas de décider∎ what's yours? qu'est-ce que vous buvez/tu bois?, qu'est-ce que je vous/te sers?∎ let's go to yours allons chez vous/chez toi∎ yours, Peter ≃ bien à vous ou à bientôt, Peter;∎ yours sincerely, yours faithfully (in letters) ≃ je vous prie d'agréer, Madame/Monsieur, l'expression de mes sentiments distingués -
5 sincerely
∎ yours sincerely, American sincerely (in letter) veuillez agréer, Monsieur/Madame, l'expression de mes sentiments distingués -
6 Yours faithfully
(a polite way of ending a formal (usually business) letter which starts with `Dear Sir` or `Dear Madam`. In American English `Sincerely yours` or `Truly yours` is used.)
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yours sincerely — Used in moderately formal conclusion to a letter • • • Main Entry: ↑sincere * * * Yours sincerely phrase used before your name as a way of ending a formal letter Yours sincerely, Robert Sanderson Thesaurus: expressions used in letters and… … Useful english dictionary
Yours sincerely — Ⅰ. Yours sincerely UK (US Sincerely yours, Sincerely) ► used at the end of a formal letter before you sign your name Main Entry: ↑sincerely Ⅱ. Yours sincerely ► written at the end of a le … Financial and business terms
Yours sincerely — used before your name as a way of ending a formal letter Yours sincerely, Robert Sanderson … English dictionary
yours sincerely — with blessings, friendly yours (at the end of a letter) … English contemporary dictionary
yours sincerely — adjective a polite formula to end a letter, especially when the recipient’s name is known to the sender … Wiktionary
sincerely — sin‧cere‧ly [sɪnˈsɪəli ǁ ˈsɪr ] adverb Yours sincerely Sincerely yours an expression used to end a formal letter. You use this expression when you have addressed the person you are writing to by name, rather than Dear Sir or Dear Madam compare… … Financial and business terms
Yours — [jɔːz ǁ jɔːrz] pronoun 1. Yours faithfully used to end a formal letter that begins Dear Sir or Dear Madam 2. Yours sincerely/Yours used to end a less formal letter that begins with the name of the person you are writing to, for example Dear Mr… … Financial and business terms
yours — W3S1 [jo:z US jurz, jo:rz] pron [possessive form of you ] 1.) used when speaking or writing to one or more people to refer to something that belongs to them or is connected with them ▪ This is our room, and yours is just across the hall. ▪ A lot… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sincerely (yours) — Yours sincerely idiom (BrE) (NAmE Sincerely (yours)) (formal) use … Useful english dictionary
yours faithfully — ● your * * * Yours faithfully british phrase used at the end of a formal letter when you begin it with ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘Dear Madam’. When you begin a letter with someone’s name, for example ‘Dear Mrs Smith’, you end it with ‘Yours sincerely’. Thes … Useful english dictionary
sincerely — For Yours sincerely, see letter forms … Modern English usage