yes and no en · X
Meanings
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An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
Is she happy? — Yes and no, hard to say.
Have you been to Paris? — Yes and no. I've been to the airport, but didn't get to see the city.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yes, and, no.
You can only use yes and no answers.
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Translations (25)
ja そうとも言えるし、そうでないとも言える (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · fr oui et non (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · sv nja (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · hu igen is meg nem is (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · ru и да и нет (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · it nì (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · ko 네니요 (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · gl si e non (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · hu igen is, nem is (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · ar بَلَى وَنَعْم (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · nl ja en nee (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · sv både ja och nej (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · ar نَعْم وَلَا (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · pl tak i nie (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · de jein (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · pl i tak, i nie (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · fy ja en nee (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · eo jes kaj ne (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · cmn 既肯定又否定 (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · fi kyllä ja ei (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · ko 그렇기도 하고 아니기도 하고 (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · es sí y no (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · de ja und nein (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · pt sim e não (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) · hu is-is (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer)