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—‘yes
oui
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
English
English
French
French
I. yes [Brit jɛs, Am jɛs] INTERJ Yes is translated by oui, except when used in reply to a negative question when the translation is si or, more emphatically si, si or mais si: ‘did you see him?’—‘yes (I did)’ = ‘est-ce que tu l'as vu?’—‘oui (je l'ai vu)’; ‘you haven't seen him, have you?’—‘yes (I have)’ = ‘tu ne l'as pas vu?’—‘si, si (je l'ai vu)’
Note that there are no direct equivalents in French for tag questions and short replies such as yes I did, yes I have.
For some suggestions on how to translate these, see the notes at do, and have.
yes
to say yes
II. yes [Brit jɛs, Am jɛs] N
yes
10 points for a yes
I. have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB trans
1. have (possess):
2. have (consume):
3. have (want):
4. have (receive, get):
have letter, parcel, information
to let sb have sth
donner qc à qn
5. have (hold):
have party, celebration
have meeting
have competition, ballot, exhibition
have conversation
have church service
have enquiry
6. have (exert, exhibit):
have effect, influence
have courage, nerve, impudence, courtesy
avoir (to do de faire)
7. have (spend):
8. have (be provided with):
have, a. have got to have sth to do
9. have (undergo, suffer):
10. have (cause to be done):
to have sb do sth
faire faire qc à qn
11. have (cause to become):
12. have (allow):
have gén au négatif
13. have (physically hold):
14. have (give birth to):
have woman: child
have animal: young
15. have (as impersonal verb):
16. have (puzzle):
17. have (have at one's mercy):
18. have (have sex with):
have inf
II. have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB mod
1. have (must):
2. have (need to):
3. have (for emphasis):
III. have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB aux
1. have:
2. have (in tag questions etc):
IV. having VB aux
1. having (in time clauses):
2. having (because, since):
V. have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v]
to have it in for sb inf
to have it off or away with sb sl Brit
etc
do2 [Brit duː, Am doʊ] N
do MUS → doh
I. do1 [Brit duː, Am du] VB trans
1. do (perform task, be busy):
do washing up, ironing etc
2. do (make smart):
to do sb's hair
3. do (finish):
do military service, period of time
do job
to have done inf doing sth
4. do (complete through study) student:
do subject, book, author, degree, homework
5. do (write):
do translation, critique, biography
6. do (effect change):
7. do (cause harm):
I'll do inf you!
8. do (deal with) inf:
9. do (cook):
do sausages, spaghetti etc
well done meat
10. do (prepare):
do vegetables
11. do (produce):
do play
do film, programme
faire (on sur)
12. do (imitate):
do celebrity, voice, mannerism
13. do (travel at):
to do 60
14. do (cover distance of):
15. do (see as tourist) inf:
do Venice, the Louvre etc
16. do (satisfy needs of) inf:
17. do (cheat) inf:
to do sb out of money
18. do (sterilize) inf:
to be done person, animal:
19. do (rob) inf:
20. do (arrest, convict) inf:
to get done for illegal parking etc
II. do1 [Brit duː, Am du] VB intr
1. do (behave):
2. do (serve purpose):
3. do (be acceptable):
4. do (be sufficient):
5. do (finish):
6. do (get on):
do business:
do (in health) person:
7. do Brit (clean):
do inf, dated
8. do Brit (be active) inf:
III. do1 [Brit duː, Am du] VB aux
1. do (with questions, negatives):
2. do (for emphasis):
3. do (referring back to another verb):
4. do (in requests, imperatives):
5. do (in tag questions and responses):
6. do (with inversion):
IV. do1 [Brit duː, Am du] N inf Brit
V. do1 [Brit duː, Am du]
what are you going to do for…? money, shelter etc
yes-man <pl yes-men> [Brit ˈjɛsman, Am] N inf, pej
yes-man
yes-vote N
yes-vote
oui m inv
yes-no question N LING
yes sir (gen)
yes sir MIL
yes/no sir
yes/no siree
ça oui/non! inf
yes, missus
oui, m'dame inf
French
French
English
English
yes-man
yes indeed
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French
I. yes [jes] ADV
1. yes (affirmative):
yes
yes, madam Am
2. yes (contradicting a negative):
yes
II. yes <yeses> [jes] N (statement in favour)
yes
oui m
III. yes <-ss-> [jes] VB trans Am (say yes)
yes
yes-man <-men> [ˈjesmæn] N pej
yes-man
yes sir
yes sir MIL
French
French
English
English
yes, sir!
yes
yes or no?
yes indeed
ah [ou ça] oui, (alors)!
oh yes!
oh yes!
oui ou merde? inf
yes or no?
yes
oui à qn/qc
yes to sb/sth
yes!
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French
I. yes [jes] ADV
1. yes (affirmative):
yes
yes, ma'am
2. yes (contradicting a negative):
yes
II. yes <yeses> [jes] N (statement in favor)
yes
oui m
yes man <-men> [ˈjes·mæn] N pej
yes man
béni-oui-oui m inv
yes sir
yes sir MIL
French
French
English
English
yes, sir!
yes
yes or no?
yes indeed
ah [ou ça] oui, (alors)!
oh yes!
oh yes!
oui ou merde? inf
yes or no?
yes
oui à qn/qc
yes to sb/sth
yes!
yes
he's not coming – yes he is!
you can't come – yes I can!
he won't comeoh yes he will!
Present
Iyes
youyes
he/she/ityesses / yeses
weyes
youyes
theyyes
Past
Iyessed / yesed
youyessed / yesed
he/she/ityessed / yesed
weyessed / yesed
youyessed / yesed
theyyessed / yesed
Present Perfect
Ihaveyessed / yesed
youhaveyessed / yesed
he/she/ithasyessed / yesed
wehaveyessed / yesed
youhaveyessed / yesed
theyhaveyessed / yesed
Past Perfect
Ihadyessed / yesed
youhadyessed / yesed
he/she/ithadyessed / yesed
wehadyessed / yesed
youhadyessed / yesed
theyhadyessed / yesed
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