you

you
you [ju:]
personal pronoun
   a.
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► When you is the subject of a sentence, the translation is tu or vous in the singular and vous in the plural. vous is used as the polite form in the singular. When you is the object of a sentence te replaces tu in the singular, but vous remains unchanged. toi is used instead of tu after a preposition and in comparisons. toi is also used when you is stressed.
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• you are very kind vous êtes très gentil
• I'll see you soon je te or je vous verrai bientôt
• this book is for you ce livre est pour toi or vous
• she is younger than you elle est plus jeune que toi or vous
• all of you vous tous
• you two wait here! attendez ici, vous deux !
• now you say something maintenant à toi or à vous de parler
• you and I will go together toi or vous et moi, nous irons ensemble
• there you are (inf) there you go! (inf) ( = have this) voilà !
• if I were you à ta or votre place
• between you and me entre toi or vous et moi ; ( = in secret) entre nous
• you fool (you)! espèce d'imbécile !
• it's you c'est toi or vous
• I like the uniform, it's very you (inf) j'aime bien ton uniforme, c'est vraiment ton style
• don't you go away ne pars pas, toi ! ne partez pas, vous !
   b. ( = one, anyone)
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► When you is the subject of a sentence the translation is either on or the passive form. When you is the object of a sentence or is used after a preposition, the direct translation of you is te or vous.
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• how do you switch this on? comment est-ce que ça s'allume ?
• you never know on ne sait jamais
• fresh air does you good l'air frais (vous) fait du bien
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[juː, jʊ]
pronoun
1) (addressing somebody)

I saw you on Saturday — (one person) (polite) je vous ai vu samedi; (informal) je t'ai vu samedi; (more than one person) je vous ai vus samedi

you would never do that — (polite) vous, vous ne feriez jamais cela; (informal) toi, tu ne ferais jamais ça

there's a manager for you! — (colloq) iron ça c'est un patron!

you English — vous autres Anglais

you idiot! — (colloq) espèce d'imbécile! (colloq)

you two can stay — vous deux vous pouvez rester

do you people smoke? — vous fumez?

2) (as indefinite pronoun) (subject) on; (object, indirect object) vous, te

you never know! — on ne sait jamais!

they say sweets give you spots — on dit que les bonbons donnent des boutons


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