yours (y rz, yôrz, y rz)pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Idiom: 1. Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to you: The larger boots are yours. If I can't find my book, I'll take yours. 2. Used often with an adverbial modifier in the complimentary close of a letter: Sincerely yours. yours truly I, myself, or me: "Let me talk about a typical day in the life of yours truly" (Robert A. Spivey). [Middle English, from your, your; see your.] |
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?
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
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
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
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
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?
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?
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