yet

yet
yet [jet]
1. adverb
   a. ( = by this time with negative) not yet pas encore
• they haven't returned yet ils ne sont pas encore de retour
• we haven't come to a decision yet nous ne sommes pas encore parvenus à une décision
• are you coming? -- not just yet est-ce que vous venez ? -- pas tout de suite
• you ain't seen nothing yet (inf) vous n'avez encore rien vu
► as yet
• no one has come as yet personne n'est encore arrivé
   b. ( = already) (in questions) déjà
• have you had your lunch yet? avez-vous déjà déjeuné ?
   c. ( = so far) (with superlative) jusqu'ici
• she's the best teacher we've had yet c'est le meilleur professeur que nous ayons eu jusqu'ici
   d. ( = still) encore
• he may yet come il peut encore venir
• we'll make a footballer of you yet nous finirons pas faire un footballeur de toi
• there is hope for me yet tout n'est pas perdu pour moi
• I have yet to see one je n'en ai encore jamais vu
   e. ( = from now) we've got ages yet nous avons encore plein de temps
• it'll be ages yet before she's ready il va encore lui falloir des heures pour se préparer
• it won't be dark for half an hour yet il ne fera pas nuit avant une demi-heure
• not for some time yet pas avant un certain temps
   f. ( = even with comparative) yet more people encore plus de gens
• she was yet another victim of racism c'était une nouvelle victime du racisme
► yet again une fois de plus
2. conjunction
( = however) pourtant ; ( = nevertheless) toutefois
• (and) yet everyone liked her (et) pourtant tout le monde l'aimait
• (and) yet I like the house (et) pourtant j'aime bien la maison
* * *
[jet] 1.
conjunction (nevertheless) pourtant
2.
adverb
1) (up till now, so far: with negatives) encore, jusqu'à présent; (in questions) déjà; (with superlatives) jusqu'ici

it's not ready yet —

it's not yet ready — ce n'est pas encore prêt

has he arrived yet? — est-il (déjà) arrivé?

not yet — pas encore, pas pour l'instant

this is his best/worst yet — c'est ce qu'il a fait de mieux/de pire jusqu'ici

it's the best yet — jusqu'ici, c'est le mieux

2) (also just yet) (now) tout de suite, encore

don't start (just) yet — ne commence pas tout de suite

3) (still) encore

they may yet come — ils pourraient encore arriver

he'll finish it yet — il va le finir

the news has yet to reach them — il faut encore que la nouvelle leur parvienne

the as yet unfinished building — le bâtiment encore inachevé

there is a year to go yet before he retires — il reste encore un an avant qu'il parte en retraite

he won't come for hours yet — il ne viendra pas avant quelques heures

4) (even, still: with comparatives etc) encore

yet more cars — encore plus de voitures

yet louder — encore plus fort

yet another attack — encore une autre attaque

yet again — encore une fois


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