yours

yours
yours [jʊəz]
possessive pronoun
le tien, la tienne les tiens, les tiennes le vôtre, la vôtre les vôtres
• this is my book and that is yours voici mon livre et voilà le tien or le vôtre
• this book is yours ce livre est à toi or à vous
• she is a cousin of yours c'est une de tes or de vos cousines
• it's no fault of yours ce n'est pas de votre faute (à vous)
• how's that thesis of yours getting on? (inf) et ta thèse, elle avance ? (inf)
• where's that husband of yours? (inf) où est passé ton mari ?
• that stupid son of yours (inf) ton or votre idiot de fils
• what's yours? (inf) (buying drinks) qu'est-ce que tu prends or vous prenez ?
* * *
[jɔːz], US [jʊərz]
Note: For a full note on the use of the vous and tu forms in French, see the entry you
In French, possessive pronouns reflect the gender and number of the noun they are standing for. When yours is referring to only one person it is translated by le vôtre, la vôtre, les vôtres or, more familiarly, le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les tiennes. When yours is referring to more than one person it is translated by le vôtre, la vôtre, les vôtres
For examples and particular usages see the entry below
pronoun

my car is red but yours is blue — ma voiture est rouge mais la vôtre or la tienne est bleue

which house is yours? — votre or ta maison c'est laquelle?

he's a colleague of yours — c'est un de vos or tes collègues

it's not yours — ce n'est pas à vous or à toi

the money wasn't yours to give away — vous n'aviez pas à donner cet argent

yours was not an easy task — votre tâche n'était pas facile

I'm fed up (colloq) with that dog of yours! — j'en ai marre de ton sale chien! (colloq)


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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