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non

no

adverb non Common

Usage Note

Non is the plain 'no', often softened to mais non for 'of course not' or sharpened in non plus, the negative echo of 'me neither'. Tacked onto a statement, a trailing non? turns it into a tag question like the English 'isn't it?'.

Examples

"Non, merci."

Natural Translation

No, thank you.

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