yes man in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for yes man in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for yes man in the English»French Dictionary

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.

II.yes [Brit jɛs, Am jɛs] N

See also have, do2, do1

I.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB trans

10. have (cause to be done):

II.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB mod

III.have [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB aux

do MUS → doh

IV.do1 [Brit duː, Am du] N inf Brit

it's a poor do inf if

I.man <pl men> [Brit man, Am mæn] N

1. man (adult male):

a leg/bum man inf
mon vieux! inf

III.man [Brit man, Am mæn] INTERJ

IV.man <pres part manning; pret, pp manned> [Brit man, Am mæn] VB trans

yes man in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for yes man in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for yes man in the English»French Dictionary

II.yes <yeses> [jes] N (statement in favour)

III.yes <-ss-> [jes] VB trans Am (say yes)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Yes man, too many of them (bad teachers) are in the system.
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Yes man in the senate yes going on forever.
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Yes man, me do all of the cooking.
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