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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