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’—‘OK’
O.K.
English
English
French
French
I. OK1 [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ], okay N
OK
accord m
to give one's OK to sb/sth
donner son accord à qn/qc
to give sth the OK
donner le feu vert à qc
to give sb the OK to do
donner le feu vert à qn pour faire
II. OK1 [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ], okay ADJ
1. OK plumber, babysitter:
OK
bien inv
he's an OK guy inf
c'est un mec sympa inf
it's an OK job inf
ça va comme boulot inf
it's an OK car inf
ce n'est pas mal comme voiture inf
it's OK to do
il n'y a pas de mal à faire
it's OK by me/him
ça ne me/le dérange pas
is it OK if …?
est-ce que ça va si …?
to be OK for time/money
avoir assez de temps/d'argent
he's OK
il est sympa inf
‘is he a good teacher?’—‘yes, he's OK’
‘c'est un bon prof?’—‘oui, il est bien’
to feel OK
aller bien
‘how are you?’—‘OK’
‘comment vas-tu?’—‘ça va’
‘how was the meeting/interview/exam?’—‘OK’
‘comment as-tu trouvé la réunion/l'entretien/l'examen?’—‘ça s'est bien passé’
‘how was the match?’—‘OK’
‘comment as-tu trouvé le match?’—‘pas mal’
‘is my hat/hair OK?’
‘ça va mon chapeau/mes cheveux?’ inf
2. OK (acceptable):
that's OK for men, but…
ça passe encore pour les hommes, mais…
that may be OK in other countries/in your house, but…
ça se passe peut être dans d'autres pays/chez toi, mais…
it's OK to call him by his nickname
tu peux l'appeler par son petit nom
it's OK to refuse drugs
on a le droit de dire non à la drogue
3. OK (in agreement, confirmation):
OK reply, signal
d'accord
III. OK1 [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ], okay ADV
OK cope, drive, ski, work out:
OK
(assez) bien
IV. OK1 [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ], okay INTERJ
1. OK (giving agreement):
OK
d'accord
2. OK (seeking consensus):
OK
d'accord?, ça va?
3. OK (seeking information):
OK
bon d'accord
OK, whose idea was this?
bon d'accord, qui a eu cette idée?
4. OK (introducing topic):
OK
bien
OK, let's move on to…
bien, passons à…
OK, now turn to page 26
bon, prenez la page 26 maintenant
V. OK1 [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ], okay VB trans
OK change, plan:
OK
approuver
OK2 [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ] Am
OK Abk Oklahoma
Oklahoma [Brit ˌəʊkləˈhəʊmə, Am ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə]
Oklahoma
Oklahoma m
in Oklahoma
dans l'Oklahoma
‘OK?’—‘I'm bearing up’
‘ça va?’—‘on fait aller’
OK, what's the dope on Joe?
qu'est ce qu'on a comme tuyaux sur Joe? inf
French
French
English
English
OK
OK inf
ouais, ouais, j'arrive!
OK, OK, I'm coming! inf
c'est réglo
it's OK inf
alors, t'accouches inf!
OK, spit it out! inf
buvable inf
just about OK inf
‘tu viens demain?’—‘entendu!’
‘will you come tomorrow?’—‘OK!’
English
English
French
French
I. OK, okay [ˌəʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊ-] inf ADJ
1. OK (fine):
OK
O.K.
to be OK
aller bien
that's OK
ça va
is it OK to go now?
est-ce que je peux m'en aller maintenant?
to be an OK bloke
être un mec bien
to be OK about sth
être O.K. pour qc
to be OK for money/work
avoir assez d'argent/de travail
to be OK for a drink
être d'accord pour boire un verre
2. OK (not bad):
OK
pas mal
II. OK, okay [ˌəʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊ-] inf INTERJ
OK
O.K.!
OK
d'accord!
III. OK, okay [ˌəʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊ-] inf <OKed, okayed> VB trans
OK
approuver
IV. OK, okay [ˌəʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊ-] inf N
OK
accord m
to get the OK
avoir l'accord
to give the OK
donner son accord
V. OK, okay [ˌəʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊ-] inf ADV
OK
bien
to go OK
aller bien
everything is OK
ça va bien
everything is OK
c'est correct Quebec
French
French
English
English
OK
OK
c'est réglo!
that's OK!
c'est un type réglo!
he's an OK guy!
clean
OK
c'est correct Quebec (ça va bien)
everything's OK
correct(e)
OK
ça va tout doux inf
things are OK
d'accord, mais ensuite?
OK, but then what?
ça gaze? inf
everything ok? inf
(c'est) vu? inf
(is it) OK?
vu(e)
OK
English
English
French
French
I. OK1, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf ADJ
1. OK (fine):
OK
O.K.
to be OK
aller bien
that's OK
c'est bon
is it OK to go now?
est-ce que je peux m'en aller/nous pouvons nous en aller maintenant?
to be an OK guy
être un mec bien
to be OK about sth
être O.K. pour qc
to be OK for money/work
avoir assez d'argent/de travail
to be OK for a drink
être d'accord pour (aller) boire un verre
2. OK (not bad):
OK
pas mal
II. OK1, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf INTERJ
OK
O.K.!
OK
d'accord!
III. OK1, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf <OKed, okayed> VB trans
OK
approuver
IV. OK1, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf N
OK
accord m
to get the OK
avoir l'accord
to give the OK
donner son accord
V. OK1, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf ADV
OK
bien
to go OK
aller bien
OK2 N
OK abbreviation of Oklahoma
Oklahoma [ˌoʊ·klə·ˈhoʊ·mə] N
Oklahoma
l'Oklahoma m
everything is OK
ça va bien
everything is OK
c'est correct Quebec
French
French
English
English
O.K.
OK
c'est correct Quebec (ça va bien)
everything's OK
correct(e)
OK
c'est réglo!
that's OK!
c'est un type réglo!
he's an OK guy!
clean
OK
d'accord, mais ensuite?
OK, but then what?
(c'est) vu? inf
(is it) OK?
vu(e)
OK
bon(ne) (comestible)
OK
Present
IOK
youOK
he/she/itOK's
weOK
youOK
theyOK
Past
IOK'd
youOK'd
he/she/itOK'd
weOK'd
youOK'd
theyOK'd
Present Perfect
IhaveOK'd
youhaveOK'd
he/she/ithasOK'd
wehaveOK'd
youhaveOK'd
theyhaveOK'd
Past Perfect
IhadOK'd
youhadOK'd
he/she/ithadOK'd
wehadOK'd
youhadOK'd
theyhadOK'd
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to be OK
aller bien
is it OK to go now?
est-ce que je peux m'en aller maintenant?
to be an OK bloke
être un mec bien
to be OK about sth
être O.K. pour qc
to be OK for money/work
avoir assez d'argent/de travail
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