What does oui in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word oui in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use oui in French.
The word oui in French means yes, yes, hear, Yes, how can I help you?, have heard, have heard that, well, yes, yes-man, Yes, of course!, say yes, say yes to, say yes to, Oh yes!, don't say yes or no, the yes or no game, Of course! You bet!, yes, of course, yes/no game, yes or no game, emphatic yes, yes indeed, hearsay, Noddy, by hearsay, via hearsay, through hearsay, for no good reason, if so. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word oui
yesadverbe (réponse affirmative) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") – As-tu fait ton service national ? – Oui, en 1979. "Did you do your national service?" "Yes, in 1979." |
yesnom masculin invariable (réponse oui) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les non ont dépassé les oui au référendum sur le traité de constitutionnel européen. There were more no votes than yes votes in the referendum on the European constitutional treaty. |
hearverbe transitif (vieilli (entendre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Nous n'avions jamais ouï de telles histoires. We had never heard such stories. |
Yes, how can I help you?(C'est à quel sujet ?) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
have heard, have heard thatlocution verbale (soutenu (avoir entendu que) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Nous n'avons jamais ouï dire de telles choses ! |
well, yesinterjection (familier (bien sûr) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") Ben oui, c'est évident ! |
yes-mannom masculin invariable (personne servile) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il y a toujours des béni-oui-oui autour des chefs. |
Yes, of course!interjection (évidemment) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") Tu viendras dimanche ? Bien sûr que oui ! Are you coming on Sunday? Yes, of course! |
say yeslocution verbale (accepter) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
say yes to(accepter [qch]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
say yes to(accorder [qch] à [qqn]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
Oh yes!interjection (emphase pour oui !) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") |
don't say yes or no, the yes or no gamenom masculin (jeu) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
Of course! You bet!interjection (Bien sûr !) (interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!") |
yes, of courselocution adverbiale (certainement) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Tu restes dîner avec nous ? Mais oui, bien sûr. |
yes/no game, yes or no gamenom masculin (jeu) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je suis nulle au ni oui ni non ; je préférerais jouer à autre chose. |
emphatic yesnom masculin (familier (accord ferme) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il m'a répondu par un oui franc et massif. |
yes indeedadverbe (familier, vieux (renforcement de oui) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") – Y a-t-il une auberge dans le coin, mon brave ? – Oui-da ! |
hearsaynom masculin invariable (rumeur) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le ouï-dire n'est jamais une bonne façon d'apprendre quelque chose. |
Noddynom propre masculin (personnage fictif) (fictional character) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Oui-oui est un personnage destiné aux tout-petits par l'écrivain Enid Blyton . |
by hearsay, via hearsay, through hearsaylocution adverbiale (par rumeur) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Il n'est jamais agréable d'apprendre des choses sur soi par ouï-dire. |
for no good reasonlocution adverbiale (familier (sans raison précise) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
if solocution adverbiale (si tel est le cas) Je ne sais pas si tu viendras ; si oui, préviens-moi suffisamment à l'avance. |
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