okay in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for okay in the English»French Dictionary

okay [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ]

okay → OK

See also OK¹, OK²

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

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

Translations for okay in the French»English Dictionary

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OK

okay inf

lundi ça (te) va?

would Monday be okay? inf

va pour une soupe inf

soup is okay inf

si ça va pour toi, ça va pour moi inf ou ça me va inf

if it's okay by you, it's okay by me inf

okay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for okay in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for okay in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

allez, au revoir!

okay, bye then!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Try to change their mood and make them realize that everything is okay, and they took this drug to have a good time.

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Depending on context and inflection, "okay" can also imply mediocrity.

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You tell yourself it is okay and decide to go for the evening class.

www.thehindu.com

Let's just scream negative lyrics, and as long as they're not sexist and don't get too embarrassing it'll be okay.

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Its values are capitalist rather than renegade, which is okay if it's metaphoric rather than literal.

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So what can mums (okay and dads) scrimp on, and where should you splurge?

www.stuff.co.nz

My first thought was that the ticket collector would pull through and be okay.

www.torontosun.com

Out came the nit-picking magnifying glass, probing this way and that for faults, before the grudging concession that the show was actually okay.

www.listener.co.nz

Okay, we have superpowers and cisgender people don't, but shhh -- that's a secret.

www.themarysue.com

The extra tracks on the vinyl are okay, but pretty short and- to be honest- inessential.

thequietus.com