no

Signification

Det

1. Not any.
2. Hardly any.
3. Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
4. Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

Adv

1. not, not at all
2. (informal) not, not at all
3. (informal) not

Particle

1. Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.
2. Used to show agreement with a negative question.
3. (colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.

Prep

1. without
2. like
3. (colloquial) not, does not, do not, etc.

Noun

1. a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval
2. a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition

Adv

Alternative form of No.

Noun

Alternative form of No.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/nəʉ/

Étymologie

From Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan (“none, not any”) used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān (“none, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“not any”, literally “not one”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + a.
Cognate with Scots nae (“no, not any, none”), Old Frisian nān, nēn ("no, not any, none"), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), North Frisian nian (“no, not any, none”), Old Dutch nēn ("no, not any, none"; > Dutch neen (“no”)), Old Norse neinn (“no, not any, none”). Compare also Old Saxon nigēn ("not any"; > Low German nen), Old Dutch nehēn (Middle Dutch negheen/negeen, Dutch geen), West Frisian gjin, Old High German nihein (> German kein). More at no, one.

Phrases

No , no thanks , just looking .

Non, non merci, juste à la recherche.

This was reported to be because there was no specific mention of Russia .

Ce serait parce qu'il n'y avait pas de mention spécifique de la Russie.

He landed the plane with a damaged gear , but no major damage .

Il a atterri l'avion avec un équipement endommagé, mais aucun dommage majeur.

He has no records of previous anarchist activity .

Il n'a aucun enregistrement d'activité anarchiste précédente.

There is no definite interpretation of the origin of the name .

Il n'y a pas d'interprétation définitive de l'origine du nom.

It's no good trying to satisfy me with promises .

Ce n'est pas bon d'essayer de me satisfaire des promesses.

It is important to note that no testing was done on actual flooring .

Il est important de noter qu'aucun test n'a été effectué sur un revêtement de sol réel.

It's no use closing the stable door , after the horse has bolted .

Il ne sert à rien de fermer la porte stable, après que le cheval a boulonné.