yes

yes  (ys)

adv.

It is so; as you say or ask. Used to express affirmation, agreement, positive confirmation, or consent.

n. pl. yes·es

1. An affirmative or consenting reply.

2. An affirmative vote or voter.

tr.v. yessed, yes·sing, yes·es

To give an affirmative reply to.

interj.

Used to express great satisfaction, approval, or happiness.

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[Middle English, from Old English gse, so be it! : probably ga, so; see i- in Indo-European roots + se, may it be so; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

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yes [jɛs]

sentence substitute

1. used to express acknowledgment, affirmation, consent, agreement, or approval or to answer when one is addressed

2. used, often with interrogative intonation, to signal someone to speak or keep speaking, enter a room, or do something

n

1. an answer or vote of yes

2. (often plural) a person who votes in the affirmative Compare no¹

[Old English gēse, from iā sīe may it be; see yea]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

yes - an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes" affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative" no - a negative; "his no was loud and clear"

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yes

interjection yeah (informal), sure, okay, aye (Scot. informal), affirmative (formal), uh-huh (slang), ya (S. African), yup (informal), yebo (S. African informal) `Are you a friend of his?' `Yes'.

Translations

yes [jes]

A. ADV → sí
"I didn't say that!" - "oh, yes, you did" → -¡yo no he dicho eso! -sí, sí que lo has dicho
"you're not going, are you?" - "yes, I am" → -tú no vas, ¿verdad? -sí sí, (que)voy
yes? (doubtfully) → ¿de verdad?, ¿ah sí?; (awaiting further reply) → ¿y qué más?, y ¿luego?(LAm); (answering knock at door) → ¿sí?, ¡adelante!
to say yes → decir que sí, aceptar; (to marriage proposal) → dar el sí
he says yes to everything → a todo dice que sí, se conforma con cualquier cosa
yes and no (= sort of) → sí y no
yes yes, but what if it doesn't? → de acuerdo, pero ¿y si no es así?

B. N → sí m
he gave a reluctant yes → asintió pero de mala gana

C. CPD yes man N → adulador m, pelotillero m (Sp)

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yes [ˈjɛs]

adv

(gen) → oui
"Do you like it?" - "Yes." → "Tu aimes ça?" - "Oui."
yes please → oui, s'il te plaît, oui, s'il vous plaît
"Would you like a cup of tea?" - "Yes please." → "Voulez-vous une tasse de thé?" - "Oui s'il vous plaît."
to say yes → dire oui
yes and no → oui et non
"Was it strange to be back?" - "Yes and no." → "Est-ce que ça faisait bizarre d'être de retour?" - "Oui et non (à la fois)."

(answering negative question) → si
"Don't you like it?" - "Yes!" → "Tu n'aimes pas ça?" - "Si!"
"You're not Swiss, are you?" - "Yes I am!" → "Tu n'es pas suisse, si?" - "Si!"

n

(= answer) → oui m inv
Is that a yes? → Est-ce que c'est oui?

(= vote in favour) → vote m en faveur, vote m pour
There were seventeen yeses and two noes → Il y eut 17 votes pour et deux contre.
yes man n [yes men] (pl) → béni-oui-oui > m inv

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yes

adv → ja; (answering neg question) → doch; to say yes → Ja or ja sagen; to say yes to a proposal → einer Forderung (dat) → nachkommen; he said yes to all my questions → er hat alle meine Fragen bejaht or mit Ja beantwortet; if they say yes to an increase → wenn sie eine Lohnerhöhung bewilligen; I’d say yes to 35%, no to 32% → ich würde 35% akzeptieren, 32% nicht; she says yes to everything → sie kann nicht Nein or nein sagen; yes sir! (Mil) → jawohl, Herr General/Leutnant etc; (general) → jawohl, mein Herr!; waiter! — yes sir? → Herr Ober! — ja, bitte?; yes indeed → o ja, allerdings; I didn’t say that — oh yes, you did → das habe ich nicht gesagt — o doch or o ja, das hast du; yes and no → ja und nein, jein (inf); yes yes, I know! → jaja, ich weiß doch

n → Ja nt; he just answered with yeses and noes → er hat einfach mit Ja oder Nein geantwortet

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yes:

yes man

n → Jasager m

yes/no question

n → Ja-Nein-Frage f

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yes [jɛs]

1. adv → sì
to say yes (to) → dire di sì (a)
don't you want any? - yes (I do)! → non ne vuoi? - ma sì!
yes yes, but what if it doesn't? → sì, va bene, ma se non lo fa?

2. n → sì m inv

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yes [jɛs]

1. adv → sì
to say yes (to) → dire di sì (a)
don't you want any? - yes (I do)! → non ne vuoi? - ma sì!
yes yes, but what if it doesn't? → sì, va bene, ma se non lo fa?

2. n → sì m inv

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yes

interj yes [jes]

used to express agreement or consent Yes, that is true; Yes, you may go. ja نَعَم да ano ja ja ναι sí jah بله kyllä oui כֵּן हां, किन्तु, हां-हां da igen ya já si はい 「예」라는 말[대답], 긍정, 승낙의 말 taip jā ya ja ja, jo tak sim da да áno da da ja, jo ครับ; ค่ะ; จ้ะ; ขอรับ evet (表示贊同) 是的 так اثبات میں جواب vâng; có; dạ 是的