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non

Pronunciation: /nɔ̃/

English translation of non

A. adv

  • 1 no ‘tu y vas?’—‘non’ = ‘are you going?’—‘no, I'm not’ ah, ça non! = definitely not! faire non de la tête = to shake one's head je pense que non = I don't think so je te dis que non = no, I tell you il paraît que non = apparently not tu trouves ça drôle? moi non = do you think that's funny? I don't non sans raison = not without reason non moins difficile = just as difficult qu'il soit d'accord ou non = whether he agrees or not tu viens, oui ou non? = are you coming or not? sois un peu plus poli,non mais! (fam) = be a bit more polite, for heaven's sake! Definition of no in the British & World English dictionary Definition of no in the US English dictionary Translate no | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. nm inv

  • 2 ‘no’ vote

C. phr

  • je ne suis pas d'accord non plus = I don't agree either il n'a pas aimé le film, moi non plus = he didn't like the film and neither did I

D.

/nɔn/ before vowel or mute h/ (combining form)
  • non-fumeur = nonsmoker non-syndiqué = non union member
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