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yours [jɔːz jʊəz] pron
1. something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with you I've eaten yours 2. your family greetings to you and yours 3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) used in conventional closing phrases at the end of a letter yours sincerely yours faithfully of yours belonging to or associated with you (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) what's yours? Jocular what would you like to drink? Translations yours [ˈjʊəz] POSS PRON 1. (belonging to one person) 1.1. (familiar, referring to singular possession) → (el/la)tuyo/a; (referring to plural possession) → (los/las)tuyos/as is that box yours? → ¿esa caja es tuya? I've lost my pen, can I use yours? → he perdido el bolígrafo, ¿puedo usar el tuyo? that dog of yours! → ¡ese perro tuyo! which is yours? → ¿cuál es el tuyo? these are my keys and those are yours → éstas son mis llaves y ésas son las tuyas what's yours? (offering drink) → ¿qué vas a tomar? 1.2. (formal) (referring to singular possession) → (el/la)suyo/a, (el/la)de usted; (referring to plural possession) → (los/las)suyos/as, (los/las)de usted you and yours → usted y los suyos is that box yours? → ¿esa caja es suya? I've lost my pen, can I use yours? → he perdido el bolígrafo, ¿puedo usar el suyo? these are my keys and those are yours → éstas son mis llaves y ésas son las suyas Yours (in letter) → le saluda atentamente see also truly 2. (belonging to more than one person) 2.1. (familiar, referring to singular possession) → (el/la)vuestro/a, (el/la)suyo/a(LAm), (el/la)de ustedes(LAm); (referring to plural possession) → (los/las)vuestros/as, (los/las)suyos/as(LAm), (los/las)de ustedes(LAm) that's yours → eso es vuestro 2.2. (formal) (referring to singular possession) → (el/la)suyo/a, (el/la)de ustedes; (referring to plural possession) → (los/las)suyos/as, (los/las)de ustedes yours [ˈjɔːrz ˈjʊərz] pron (familiar form) → le* tien*(la)(ne) → les tiens*(tiennes); (polite form) → le* vôtre(la), les vôtres; (plural form) → le* vôtre(la), les vôtres I've lost my pen. Can I use yours? → J'ai perdu mon stylo. Est-ce que je peux utiliser le tien? I like that car. Is it yours? → J'aime cette voiture-là. C'est la vôtre? My hands are dirty, yours are clean → Mes mains sont sales, les tiennes sont propres. Yours was definitely the best team → Votre équipe était clairement la meilleure. is this yours? (familiar form) → c'est à toi?; (polite or plural form) → c'est à vous? This book is yours, Alex → Ce livre est à toi, Alex. These books are yours, girls → Ces livres sont à vous, les filles. "Whose is this? " - - "It's yours, Lara." → "C'est à qui?" - - "À toi, Lara." Is that yours, Sir? → Est-ce que c'est à vous, monsieur? Whose are these books? Are they yours? → À qui sont ces livres? Est-ce que ce sont les vôtres?, À qui sont ces livres? Est-ce qu'ils sont à vous? a friend of yours (familiar form) → un(e) de tes amis; (polite or plural form) → un(e) de vos amis (at end of letter) → amicalement with best regards, Yours, George → bien amicalement, George yours sincerely → veuillez agréer l'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs, bien à vous yours faithfully → je vous prie d'agréer mes salutations distinguées yours poss pron (German familiar form, sing) → deiner/deine/deins; (pl) → eurer/eure/euers; (German polite form: sing, pl) → Ihrer/Ihre/Ihr(e)s; this is my book and that is yours → dies ist mein Buch und das (ist) deins/Ihres; the idea was yours → es war deine/Ihre Idee, die Idee stammt von dir/Ihnen; she is a cousin of yours → sie ist deine Cousine, sie ist eine Cousine von dir; that is no business of yours → das geht dich/Sie nichts an; that dog of yours! → dein/Ihr blöder Hund!; you and yours → du und deine Familie/Sie und Ihre Familie, du und die deinen or Deinen/Sie und die Ihren (geh); yours (in letter-writing) → Ihr/Ihre; yours faithfully, yours truly (Brit: on letter) → mit freundlichem Gruß, mit freundlichen Grüßen, hochachtungsvoll (form); in reply to yours of the 15th May (Comm, form) → in Antwort auf Ihr Schreiben vom 15. Mai; what’s yours? (to drink) → was möchtest du/was möchten Sie?, was trinkst du/was trinken Sie?; guess who had to do all the dirty work? yours truly (inf) → und wer musste die Dreckarbeit machen? ich natürlich; and then yours truly got up and said … → und dann stand ich höchstpersönlich auf und sagte … ? affectionately, up yours [jʊəz] poss pron sg → il/la tuo/a pl → i/le tuoi/tue pl → il/la vostro/a pl → i/le vostri/e; (sg, polite form) → il/la suo/a; (pl) → i/le suoi/sue; (pl, very formal) → il/la loro pl → i/le loro yours is red, mine is green → il tuo (or suo ) è rosso, il mio è verde this is yours → questo è il tuo (or suo ) a friend of yours → un tuo (or suo ) amico yours faithfully/sincerely (in letters) → distinti/cordiali saluti what's yours? (fam) (drink) → tu che prendi? yours [jʊəz] poss pron sg → il/la tuo/a pl → i/le tuoi/tue pl → il/la vostro/a pl → i/le vostri/e; (sg, polite form) → il/la suo/a; (pl) → i/le suoi/sue; (pl, very formal) → il/la loro pl → i/le loro yours is red, mine is green → il tuo (or suo ) è rosso, il mio è verde this is yours → questo è il tuo (or suo ) a friend of yours → un tuo (or suo ) amico yours faithfully/sincerely (in letters) → distinti/cordiali saluti what's yours? (fam) (drink) → tu che prendi? How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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- the requiem how be sung "By you - by yours, the evil eye, - by yours, the slanderous tongue "That did to death the innocent that died, and died so young? Your Virtues my amiable Polydore (addressing himself to my father) yours Dear Claudia and yours my Charming Laura call on me to repose in you, my confidence. I made the obvious gallant reply, but, "All the same," I added, "you know they are not yours. |
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