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1
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(adj)…ou pas ?

A

(adjective) or not?

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(v+inf)…ou non ?

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(action) or not?

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…sinon rien

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…or nothing

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absolument pas

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absolutely not

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5
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Ah non!

Oh non!

A

Oh no!

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au contraire

A

to the contrary

subord d’opposition

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aucun

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(adj) no (money, problem…)

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aucun(e) (nom) ne

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(suj) none; no (nom)

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bien sûr que non

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of course not

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certainement pas

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certainly not

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comme un rien

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with no trouble, like nothing at all

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des clous !

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(familiar) - no way!

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du tout

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not at all

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jamais rien

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ever…anything

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je crois que non

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I don’t think so

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16
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je ne dis pas non

A

I wouldn’t say no

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17
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mais non

A

of course not

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18
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moi non

A

not me/I don’t

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19
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n’est-ce pas ?

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no? right? isn’t it?

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20
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ne (v) en rien (pp/inf)

A

not at all

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ne (v) guère (pp/inf)

A

barely

reponse à : beaucoup

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ne (v) jamais (pp/inf)

A

never
reponse à : déjà;
toujours, souvent, quelquefois

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23
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ne (v) nul(le)

A

eq. aucun, littéraire/administratif

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ne (v) pas (pp/inf) un(e)

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(v) not one

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ne (v) pas (pp/inf) un(e) seul(e)

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(v) not a single

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ne (v) pas (pp/inf)

A

negation of phrase

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ne (v) pas beaucoup (pp/inf)

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not a lot

reponse à : beaucoup

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ne (v) pas souvent (pp/inf)

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not often

reponse à : toujours, souvent, quelquefois

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ne (v) pas tellement

A

not so, not as

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ne (v) pas toujours (pp/inf)

A

not always

reponse à : toujours

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ne (v) pas tout (pp/inf)

A

not completely

reponse à : tout, completement

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ne (v) plus (pp/inf)

A

not anymore

reponse à : encore, toujours

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ne (v) plus tellement

A

not anymore, no longer

reponse à : souvent, beaucoup…

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34
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ne (v) rien (pp/inf)

A

nothing, not….anything

reponse à : tout, quelque chose

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35
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ne (v) toujours pas (pp/inf)

A

still (have) not

reponse à : déjà

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36
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ne (v. + pp/inf) aucun(e)

A

no, not any

reponse à : quelques(-uns), un, plusiers, chacun

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37
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ne (v. + pp/inf) nulle part

A

nowhere

reponse à : quelque part

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38
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ne (v. + pp/inf) personne

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no one/anyone

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39
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niet !

A

(familiar) - no way!

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40
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non

A

no

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41
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non à…

A

no to… (i.e. “Down with…!)

42
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non et non !

A

absolutely not!

43
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non merci

A

no thank you

44
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non plus

A

not (that) either

45
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non que + (subjonctif)

A

not that…

46
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nul (comme adjectif)

A

de mauvaise qualité

à égalité (e.g. match nul)

47
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nul ne

A

(suj) no one; “vérité générale”

48
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pas (très) loin de

A

almost, thereabouts

49
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pas assez

A

not enough

50
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pas attendu

A

nothing except (conj)

51
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pas aussi

A

not as, not so as

52
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pas comme ça

A

not like that

53
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pas de (problème, temps, lait)

A

no (problem, time, milk)

54
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pas d’histoire

A

no nonsense

55
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pas du tout

A

not at all

56
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pas encore

A

not yet

57
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pas grave

A

minor, no big deal

58
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pas la peine

A

not worth

59
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pas méchant

A

harmless

60
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pas plus

A

no longer

61
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pas plus tard (que)

A

not later; (que) no later, as recently as

62
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pas question !

A

(familiar) no way! not a chance!

63
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pas sage

A

naughty

64
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pas sévère

A

mild

65
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pas si…

A

not so…

66
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pas souvent

A

not often

67
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pas sur place

A

out of place

68
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pas tout à fait

A

not exactly, not quite

69
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pas tout à fait exact

A

not quite correct

70
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pas très tôt

A

none to soon

71
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pas trop

A

not too much

72
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Pas vrai ?

A

Isn’t that right?

73
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personne ne

A

(suj) no one

74
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plus tellement

A

not so much

75
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pour rien

A

for nothing

76
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pour un rien

A

for no reason

77
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pourquoi pas ?

A

why not?

78
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que non !

A

absolutely not!

79
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rien à voir

A

nothing to do with

80
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rien d’autre

A

nothing else

81
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rien de grave

A

nothing serious

82
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rien de plus

A

nothing else, nothing more, nothing more or less

83
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rien de plus facile

A

nothing easier

84
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rien de rien

A

(informal) absolutely nothing

85
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rien de tel que

A

nothing like

86
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rien du tout

A

nothing at all

87
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rien ne (v)

A

(suj) nothing

88
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rien que

A

only

89
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rien qui vaille

A

nothing useful

90
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trois fois rien

A

next to nothing

91
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ne (v) (pp/inf) personne

A

anyone (COD)

92
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ne (v) (pp/inf) aucun

A

any (COD)

93
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ne (v) (pp/inf) nulle part

A

nowhere

94
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ne (v) … ni … ni …

A

neither … nor … nor

95
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ni … ni … ne (v)

A

(inversion) neither … nor

96
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sans … ni …

A

without … or …

97
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ne … pas de … ni

A

no (partative) … nor

98
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plus rien

A

nothing more

99
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jamais plus

A

not anymore (adverbe)

100
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plus aucun

A

not anymore (adjectif)