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/nəʊ/ /noʊ/

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noun

Non

A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval

Examples :

"My sister's request for a new phone got a firm no from my parents. "

La demande de ma sœur pour un nouveau téléphone a essuyé un non catégorique de mes parents.

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noun

Non, refus

A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition

Examples :

"The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and two "nos"."

Les travailleurs ont voté pour ou contre la grève, et il y a eu trente « oui » et deux « non ».

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adverb

Pas du tout

(now only used with different, with comparatives more and less, and informally with certain other adjectives such as good and fun) Not, not at all.

Examples :

"My sister is no longer interested in playing soccer; she prefers reading. "

Ma sœur n'est plus du tout intéressée par le football ; elle préfère lire.

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preposition

Sans

Examples :

"My brother went to the park, no problems. "

Mon frère est allé au parc, sans problèmes.

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preposition

Comme

Examples :

"My sister is no different from me in terms of her love for chocolate cake. "

Ma sœur n'est pas différente de moi en ce qui concerne son amour pour le gâteau au chocolat.

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adverb

À l'intérieur, dedans

At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.

Examples :

"He ran to the edge of the swimming pool and dived in."

Il a couru jusqu'au bord de la piscine et a plongé dedans.

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adverb

Ici

Towards the speaker or other reference point.

Examples :

"For six hours the tide flows in, then for another six hours it flows out."

Pendant six heures, la marée monte, puis pendant six autres heures, elle redescend.

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adverb

Non

So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.

Examples :

"Bring the water to the boil and drop the vegetables in."

Portez l'eau à ébullition et jetez-y les légumes.

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adverb

Encore éligible pour jouer

Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.

Examples :

"The player was injured, but he was still no longer able to bat in the game. "

Le joueur était blessé, mais il n'était plus éligible pour frapper dans le jeu.

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adverb

Ensuite, après

After the beginning of something.

Examples :

"No sooner had the bell rung than the students rushed out of the classroom. "

Aussitôt que la cloche a sonné, les élèves se sont précipités hors de la salle de classe.

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adverb

Rassemblement

(in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.

Examples :

"The teachers went on strike no; many parents protested outside the school. "

Les enseignants se sont mis en grève, un rassemblement ; de nombreux parents ont protesté devant l'école.

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noun

Nombre, quantité

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

Examples :

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."

Zéro, un, −1, 2,5 et pi sont tous des nombres.

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noun

Nombre

A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.

Examples :

"The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke."

Le nombre 8 est généralement fait d'un seul trait.

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noun

Nombre

An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.

Examples :

"The equation e^{ipi}+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, pi, i, and e."

L'équation e^{ipi}+1=0 inclut les nombres les plus importants : 1, 0, pi, i et e.

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noun

Numéro, n°

(Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.

Examples :

"Horse number 5 won the race."

Le cheval numéro 5 a gagné la course.

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noun

Quantité

Examples :

"Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time."

Un certain nombre de personnes peuvent lire à partir d'un référentiel donné en même temps.

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noun

Numéro, matricule

A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.

Examples :

"Her passport number is C01X864TN."

Son numéro de passeport est C01X864TN.

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noun

Numéro de téléphone

A telephone number.

Examples :

"My friend gave me her no to help me with my homework. "

Mon amie m'a donné son numéro de téléphone pour m'aider avec mes devoirs.

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noun

Nombre

(grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.

Examples :

"Adjectives and nouns should agree in gender, number, and case."

Les adjectifs et les noms doivent s'accorder en genre, en nombre et en cas.

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noun

Vers, rimes

(in the plural) Poetic metres; verses, rhymes.

Examples :

"The poetry class learned several different nos for writing sonnets. "

Le cours de poésie a appris plusieurs vers différents pour écrire des sonnets.

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noun

Numéro, prestation

A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.

Examples :

"For his second number, he sang "The Moon Shines Bright"."

Pour son deuxième numéro, il a chanté "The Moon Shines Bright".

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noun

Une personne

Examples :

"My no is always very quiet, but firm. "

Ma personne est toujours très calme, mais ferme.

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noun

Tenue, ensemble

An item of clothing, particularly a stylish one.

Examples :

"My sister bought a beautiful new no for her job interview. "

Ma sœur a acheté une nouvelle tenue magnifique pour son entretien d'embauche.

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noun

Joint, pétard, bédo

A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought form a dealer.

Examples :

"He sold a no to his friend for twenty dollars. "

Il a vendu un joint à son ami pour vingt dollars.

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noun

Numéro

An issue of a periodical publication.

Examples :

"the latest number of a magazine"

le dernier numéro d'un magazine

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noun

Nombre, majorité

A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.

Examples :

"The school's sports team had a no of new players this year, compared to last year's smaller group. "

L'équipe sportive de l'école comptait un grand nombre de nouveaux joueurs cette année, par rapport au groupe plus petit de l'année dernière.

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