YES - Traduzione inglese-francese

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

inglese

francese

I. yes [ingl brit jɛs, ingl am jɛs] INTER 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

oui

yes (in reply to negative question)

si

to say yes

dire oui

she always says yes to everything

elle dit toujours oui à tout

II. yes [ingl brit jɛs, ingl am jɛs] SOST

yes

oui

yes (in reply to negative question)

si

10 points for a yes

10 points pour un oui

the yeses and the nos

les oui et les non

I. have [ingl brit hav, ingl am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB vb trans

1. have (possess):

have

avoir

she has a dog

elle a un chien

2. have (consume):

have

prendre

to have a sandwich

manger un sandwich

to have a whisky

boire un whisky

to have a cigarette

fumer une cigarette

to have breakfast

prendre le petit déjeuner

to have dinner

dîner

to have lunch

déjeuner

he had a sandwich for lunch

il a mangé un sandwich au déjeuner

I had some more cake

j'ai repris du gâteau

3. have (want):

have

vouloir, prendre

I'll have tea please

je voudrais du thé s'il vous plaît

what will you have?

qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez?

she won't have him back

elle ne veut plus de lui

I offered her £5, but she wouldn't have it

je lui ai offert cinq livres sterling, mais elle les a refusées

I wouldn't have it any other way

ça me convient comme ça

I wouldn't have him/her any other way

c'est comme ça que je l'aime

4. have (receive, get):

have letter, parcel, information

recevoir

I've had no news from him

je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui

I must have the information/some money soon

il me faut l'information/de l'argent bientôt

I must have the document by 4 o'clock

il faut que j'aie le document avant 4 heures

to let sb have sth

donner qc à qn

5. have (hold):

have party, celebration

faire

have meeting

tenir

have competition, ballot, exhibition

organiser

have conversation

avoir

have church service

célébrer

have enquiry

mener

6. have (exert, exhibit):

have effect, influence

avoir

have courage, nerve, impudence, courtesy

avoir (to do de faire)

7. have (spend):

have

passer

to have a nice day/evening

passer une journée/soirée agréable

to have a good time

bien s'amuser

to have a hard or bad time

avoir des moments difficiles

to have a good vacation/a day at the beach

passer de bonnes vacances/une journée à la plage

8. have (be provided with):

have, a. have got to have sth to do

avoir qc à faire

I have or I've got some clothes to wash

j'ai des vêtements à laver

I have or I've got letters to write

j'au du courrier à faire

I have or I've got a lot of work to do

j'ai beaucoup de travail

9. have (undergo, suffer):

have

avoir

to have an interview

avoir or passer un entretien

to have (the) flu/measles

avoir la grippe/la rougeole

to have (a) toothache/a headache

avoir mal aux dents/mal à la tête

to have an accident/a heart attack

avoir un accident/une crise cardiaque

to have a shock

subir un choc

he had his car/watch stolen

il s'est fait voler sa voiture/montre, on lui a volé sa voiture/montre

she has had her windows broken

on lui a cassé ses fenêtres

they like having stories read to them

ils aiment qu'on leur lise des histoires

I have or I've got a student coming in five minutes

j'ai un élève qui arrive dans cinq minutes

10. have (cause to be done):

to have sth done

faire faire qc

to have the house painted/the washing-machine installed

faire peindre la maison/installer la machine à laver

to have one's hair cut

se faire couper les cheveux

to have an injection/a dental check-up/a manicure

se faire faire une piqûre/un contrôle des dents/une manucure

to have sb do sth

faire faire qc à qn

she had him close the door/wait in the corridor

elle lui a fait fermer la porte/attendre dans le couloir

they would have us believe that …

ils voudraient nous faire croire que …

I would have you know/say that …

je voudrais que vous sachiez/disiez que …

to have sb doing

faire faire qn

he had them laughing/crying

il les a fait rire/pleurer

she had them digging the garden/writing poetry

elle leur a fait bêcher le jardin/écrire des poèmes

11. have (cause to become):

he had his revolver/camera ready

il avait son revolver/appareil photo prêt

we'll soon have everything ready/clean

nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer

she had the car in pieces in the garage

elle avait démonté la voiture dans le garage

if you're not careful you'll have that table/that glass over

si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser la table/le verre

she had them completely baffled

elle les a complètement déroutés

I had it finished by 5 o'clock

je l'avais fini avant 5 heures

12. have (allow):

have gén au négatif

tolérer

I won't have this kind of behaviour!

je ne tolérerai pas ce comportement!

I won't have it!

ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!

I won't have this any more!

je n'en supporterai pas davantage!

I won't have them exploit him

je ne tolérerai pas qu'ils l'exploitent

I won't have him hurt

je ne laisserai personne le blesser

we can't have them staying in a hotel

on ne peut pas les laisser aller à l'hôtel

13. have (physically hold):

have

tenir

she had the glass in her hand

elle tenait le verre dans la main

she had him by the throat/by the arm

elle le tenait à la gorge/par le bras

he had his hands over his eyes

il avait les mains sur les yeux

to have one's back to sb

tourner le dos à qn

14. have (give birth to):

have woman: child

avoir

have animal: young

mettre bas, avoir

has she had it yet?

est-ce qu'elle a accouché?

she's having a baby (in May)

elle va avoir un enfant (en mai)

15. have (as impersonal verb):

over here, we have a painting by Picasso

ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso

what we have here is a small group of extremists

ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes

on the one hand you have the victims of crime and on the other…

d'un côté il y a les victimes des crimes, et de l'autre…

16. have (puzzle):

have, a. have got you have or you've got me there!

là tu me poses une colle!

17. have (have at one's mercy):

have, a. have got I've got you/him now!

maintenant je te/le tiens!

I'll have you!

je vais te montrer!

18. have (have sex with):

have colloq

se faire sl

II. have [ingl brit hav, ingl am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB mod

1. have (must):

I have to leave now

je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant

2. have (need to):

you don't have to or you haven't got to leave so early

tu n'as pas besoin de or tu n'es pas obligé de partir si tôt

why did this have to happen?

pourquoi fallait-il que ça arrive?

did you have to spend so much money?

tu avais vraiment besoin de dépenser autant d'argent?, est-ce qu'il fallait vraiment que tu dépenses autant d'argent?

something had to be done

il fallait faire quelque chose

3. have (for emphasis):

this has to be the most difficult decision I've ever made

c'est sans doute la décision la plus difficile que j'aie jamais eu à prendre

III. have [ingl brit hav, ingl am hæv, həv, (ə)v] VB vb aus

1. have:

have (gen)

avoir

have (with movement and reflexive verbs)

être

she has lost her bag

elle a perdu son sac

she has already left/arrived

elle est déjà partie/arrivée

she has hurt herself

elle s'est blessée

she has washed her hands

elle s'est lavé les mains

have you seen her?

l'as-tu vue?, est-ce que tu l'as vue?

we haven't lost them

nous ne les avons pas perdus

2. have (in tag questions etc):

you've seen the film, haven't you?

tu as vu le film, n'est-ce pas?

you haven't seen the film, have you?

tu n'as pas vu le film?

you haven't seen my bag, have you?

tu n'as pas vu mon sac, par hasard?

‘he's already left’—‘has he indeed!’

‘il est déjà parti’—‘vraiment!’

‘you've never met him’—‘yes I have!’

‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’—‘mais si!’

IV. having VB vb aus

1. having (in time clauses):

having finished his breakfast, he went out

après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti

having said he'd be there early, he arrived late

après avoir dit or alors qu'il avait dit qu'il viendrait tôt, il est arrivé en retard

2. having (because, since):

having already won twice, he's a great favourite

comme il a déjà gagné deux fois, c'est un grand favori

having lost money before, he was reluctant to invest in a new project

ayant déjà perdu de l'argent or comme il avait déjà perdu de l'argent, il hésitait à investir dans un nouveau projet

V. have [ingl brit hav, ingl am hæv, həv, (ə)v]

to have done with sth

en finir avec qc

this car/TV has had it colloq

cette voiture/télé est foutue colloq

when your father finds out, you've had it colloq! (in trouble)

quand ton père l'apprendra, ça va être ta fête! colloq

I can't do any more, I've had it colloq! (tired)

je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé! colloq

I've had it (up to here) colloq

j'en ai marre colloq

I've had it (up to here) with him/my job colloq

j'en ai marre de ce type/mon travail colloq

to have it in for sb colloq

avoir qn dans le collimateur colloq

she has/doesn't have it in her to do

elle est capable/incapable de faire

he will have it that …

il soutient que …

he won't have it that …

il n'admet pas que …

I've got it!

je sais!

and the ayes/noes have it

les oui/non l'emportent, les voix pour/contre l'emportent

to have it off or away with sb sl ingl brit

s'envoyer en l'air avec qn sl

the haves and the have-nots

les riches et les pauvres

…and what have you

…etc

there is no milk/there are no houses to be had

on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons

are there any more to be had?

est- ce qu'on en trouve encore?

these are the best spectacles to be had

ce sont les meilleures lunettes qu'on puisse trouver

do² [ingl brit duː, ingl am doʊ] SOST

do MUS → doh

I. do¹ [ingl brit duː, ingl am du] VB vb trans

1. do (perform task, be busy):

do washing up, ironing etc

faire

lots/nothing to do

beaucoup/rien à faire

it all had to be done again

il a fallu tout refaire

what are you doing?

qu'est-ce que tu fais?

are you doing anything tonight?

tu fais quelque chose ce soir?

she's been doing too much lately

elle en fait trop ces derniers temps

she does nothing but moan

elle ne fait que se plaindre

what can I do for you?

que puis-je faire pour vous?

will you do something for me?

peux-tu me rendre un service?

2. do (make smart):

to do sb's hair

coiffer qn

to do one's teeth

se laver les dents

to do the living room in pink

peindre le salon en rose

3. do (finish):

do military service, period of time

faire

do job

finir

I've already done three months

j'ai déjà fait trois mois

the job's almost done

le travail est presque fini

to have done colloq doing sth

avoir fini de faire qc

have you done colloq complaining?

tu as fini de te plaindre?

tell him now and have done with it

dis-lui maintenant, ce sera fait

it's as good as done

c'est comme si c'était fait

that's done it (task successfully completed)

ça y est

that's done it (expressing dismay)

il ne manquait plus que ça

4. do (complete through study) student:

do subject, book, author, degree, homework

faire

5. do (write):

do translation, critique, biography

faire

6. do (effect change):

do

faire

to do sb good/harm

faire du bien/mal à qn

what have you done to the kitchen?

qu'est-ce que vous avez fait à la cuisine?

has she done something to her hair?

est-ce qu'elle a fait quelque chose à ses cheveux?

I haven't done anything with your pen!

je n'ai pas touché à ton stylo!

what are we to do with you!

qu'allons-nous faire de toi!

that hat/dress etc does a lot for her

ce chapeau/cette robe etc lui va bien

7. do (cause harm):

to do something to one's foot/arm

se faire mal au pied/bras

I won't do anything to you

je ne te ferai rien

I'll do colloq you!

ça va être ta fête!

8. do (deal with) colloq:

the hairdresser says she can do you now

la coiffeuse dit qu'elle peut vous prendre maintenant

they don't do theatre tickets

ils ne vendent pas de places de théâtre

to do breakfasts

servir des petits déjeuners

9. do (cook):

do sausages, spaghetti etc

faire

I'll do you an omelette

je te ferai une omelette

well done meat

bien cuit

10. do (prepare):

do vegetables

préparer

11. do (produce):

do play

monter

do film, programme

faire (on sur)

12. do (imitate):

do celebrity, voice, mannerism

imiter

13. do (travel at):

do

faire

to do 60

faire du 60 à l'heure

14. do (cover distance of):

do

faire

we've done 30 km since lunch

nous avons fait 30 km depuis le déjeuner

15. do (see as tourist) colloq:

do Venice, the Louvre etc

faire

16. do (satisfy needs of) colloq:

will this do you?

ça vous ira?

17. do (cheat) colloq:

we've been done

on s'est fait avoir

to do sb out of money

escroquer qn de

he did me out of the job

il m'a pris la place

18. do (sterilize) colloq:

to be done person, animal:

être stérilisé

19. do (rob) colloq:

to do a bank

faire un casse dans une banque colloq

20. do (arrest, convict) colloq:

to get done for illegal parking etc

se faire prendre pour

to do sb for speeding

prendre qn pour excès de vitesse

II. do¹ [ingl brit duː, ingl am du] VB vb intr

1. do (behave):

do

faire

do as you're told (here and now)

fais ce que je te dis

do as you're told (when with others)

fais ce qu'on te dit

2. do (serve purpose):

do

faire l'affaire

that box/those trousers will do

cette boîte/ce pantalon fera l'affaire

3. do (be acceptable):

this really won't do! (as reprimand)

ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça!

4. do (be sufficient):

do

suffire

will five dollars do?

cinq dollars, ça suffira?

that'll do! (as reprimand)

ça suffit!

5. do (finish):

do

finir

have you done?

tu as fini?

6. do (get on):

do (in competitive situation) person:

s'en sortir

do business:

marcher

do (in health) person:

aller

how will they do in the elections?

comment est-ce qu'ils s'en sortiront aux élections?

he's doing as well as can be expected (of patient)

il va aussi bien que possible

my lettuces are doing well

mes laitues poussent bien

7. do ingl brit (clean):

do colloq, disuso

faire le ménage

the woman who does for us

la dame qui fait le ménage pour nous

8. do ingl brit (be active) colloq:

you'll be up and doing again in no time

tu seras sur pied très vite

III. do¹ [ingl brit duː, ingl am du] VB vb aus

1. do (with questions, negatives):

did he like his present?

est-ce qu'il a aimé son cadeau?

own up, did you or didn't you take my pen?

avoue, est-ce que c'est toi qui as pris mon stylo ou pas?

didn't he look wonderful!

est-ce qu'il n'était pas merveilleux!

2. do (for emphasis):

he did do it really!

il l'a vraiment fait!

so you do want to go after all!

alors tu veux vraiment y aller finalement!

I do wish you'd let me help you

j'aimerais tant que tu me laisses t'aider

3. do (referring back to another verb):

he said he'd tell her and he did

il a dit qu'il le lui dirait et il l'a fait

he says he'll come along but he never does

il dit toujours qu'il viendra mais il ne le fait jamais

you draw better than I do

tu dessines mieux que moi

you either did or you didn't

de deux choses l'une soit tu l'as fait, soit tu ne l'as pas fait

4. do (in requests, imperatives):

do sit down

asseyez-vous, je vous en prie

‘may I take a leaflet?’—‘do’

‘puis-je prendre un dépliant?’—‘je vous en prie’

do shut up!

tais-toi veux-tu!

don't you tell me what to do!

surtout ne me dis pas ce que j'ai à faire!

5. do (in tag questions and responses):

he lives in France, doesn't he?

il habite en France, n'est-ce pas?

‘who wrote it?’—‘I did’

‘qui l'a écrit?’—‘moi’

‘shall I tell him?’—‘no don't’

‘est-ce que je le lui dis?’—‘non surtout pas’

‘he knows the President’—‘does he?’

‘il connaît le Président’—‘vraiment?’

so do they/you

eux/vous aussi

neither does he/she etc

lui/elle etc non plus

6. do (with inversion):

only rarely does he write letters

il est très rare qu'il écrive des lettres

little did he suspect/think that …

il était loin de se douter/de penser que …

IV. do¹ [ingl brit duː, ingl am du] SOST colloq ingl brit

do

fête f

his leaving do

son pot de départ colloq

V. do¹ [ingl brit duː, ingl am du]

do as you would be done by

ne faites pas ce que vous ne voudriez pas qu'on vous fasse

how do you do

enchanté

it doesn't do to be

ce n'est pas une bonne chose d'être

it's a poor do colloq if

c'est vraiment grave si

it was all I could do not to…

je me suis retenu pour ne pas…

nothing doing! (no way)

pas question!

there's nothing doing here

ici il ne se passe rien

well done!

bravo!

what are you doing with yourself these days?

qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

what are you going to do for…? money, shelter etc

comment est-ce que tu vas te débrouiller pour…?

what's done is done

ce qui est fait est fait

what's this doing here?

qu'est-ce que ça fait ici?

all the dos and don'ts

tout ce qu'il faut/fallait faire et ne pas faire

yes-man <pl yes-men> [ingl brit ˈjɛsman, ingl am] SOST colloq, pegg

yes-man

lèche-bottes m inv

yes-vote SOST

yes-vote

oui m inv

yes-no question SOST LING

yes-no question

question f fermée

yes sir (gen)

oui, Monsieur

yes sir (to president)

oui, Monsieur le président

yes sir (to headmaster)

oui, Monsieur le directeur

yes sir MILIT

oui, mon commandant or mon lieutenant etc

yes/no sir

ça oui/non!

yes/no siree

ça oui/non! colloq

yes, missus

oui, m'dame colloq

francese

inglese

béni-oui-oui

yes-man

oui-da

yes indeed

ouiste

yes-voter (in referendums)

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. yes [jes] AVV

1. yes (affirmative):

yes

oui

yes, madam ingl am

oui, madame

2. yes (contradicting a negative):

yes

si

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

yes

oui m

III. yes <-ss-> [jes] VB vb trans ingl am (say yes)

yes

dire oui à

yes-man <-men> [ˈjesmæn] SOST pegg

yes-man

béni-oui-oui m

yes sir

oui Monsieur

yes sir MILIT

oui mon commandant

yes officer

oui, monsieur/madame

francese

inglese

oui mon général!

yes, sir!

oui

yes

oui ou non?

yes or no?

répondre par oui ou par non

to give a yes or no reply

oui

yes indeed

ah [ou ça] oui, (alors)!

oh yes!

hé oui!

oh yes!

oui ou merde? colloq

yes or no?

oui

yes

oui à qn/qc

yes to sb/sth

oui, décidément, c'est bien lui le meilleur!

yes, he's the best, definitely!

probablement qu'il dira oui

he will probably say yes

eh oui!

yes!

mais c'était le sens implicite de ses propos

yes but that was what he implied

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. yes [jes] AVV

1. yes (affirmative):

yes

oui

yes, ma'am

oui, madame

2. yes (contradicting a negative):

yes

si

II. yes <yeses> [jes] SOST (statement in favor)

yes

oui m

yes man <-men> [ˈjes·mæn] SOST pegg

yes man

béni-oui-oui m inv

yes sir

oui Monsieur

yes sir MILIT

oui mon commandant

francese

inglese

oui mon général!

yes, sir!

oui

yes

oui ou non?

yes or no?

répondre par oui ou par non

to give a yes or no reply

oui

yes indeed

ah [ou ça] oui, (alors)!

oh yes!

hé oui!

oh yes!

oui ou merde? colloq

yes or no?

oui

yes

oui à qn/qc

yes to sb/sth

eh oui!

yes!

oui, décidément, c'est bien lui le meilleur!

yes, he's the best, definitely!

probablement qu'il dira oui

he will probably say yes

si

yes

il ne vient pas – mais si!

he's not coming – yes he is!

tu ne peux pas venir – mais si!

you can't come – yes I can!

il ne viendra pas – oh que si!

he won't come – oh yes he will!

un oui franc et massif

a clear and overwhelming yes

Present

I	yes
you	yes
he/she/it	yesses / yeses
we	yes
you	yes
they	yes

Past

I	yessed / yesed
you	yessed / yesed
he/she/it	yessed / yesed
we	yessed / yesed
you	yessed / yesed
they	yessed / yesed

Present Perfect

I	have	yessed / yesed
you	have	yessed / yesed
he/she/it	has	yessed / yesed
we	have	yessed / yesed
you	have	yessed / yesed
they	have	yessed / yesed

Past Perfect

I	had	yessed / yesed
you	had	yessed / yesed
he/she/it	had	yessed / yesed
we	had	yessed / yesed
you	had	yessed / yesed
they	had	yessed / yesed

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Not having checked the weather forecast, he got caught in a storm.

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