yet

yet
yet [{{t}}jet]
1 adverb
(a) (up to now) déjà;
∎ is he here yet? est-il déjà là?;
∎ has he arrived yet? est-il déjà arrivé?;
∎ have you been to London yet? êtes-vous déjà allés à Londres?;
∎ {{}}American{{}} did you go to the zoo yet? êtes-vous déjà allés au zoo?;
∎ not as yet pas encore;
∎ as yet unexplored jungle jungle pas encore explorée
(b) (at the present time)
∎ not yet pas encore;
∎ not just yet pas tout de suite;
∎ she isn't here yet elle n'est pas encore là;
∎ I haven't finished yet je n'ai pas encore fini;
∎ they haven't had any answer yet ils n'ont pas encore (reçu) de réponse;
∎ it isn't time for a break yet il n'est pas encore l'heure de faire une pause
(c) (in affirmative statements) (still) encore, toujours;
∎ I have yet to meet her je ne l'ai pas encore rencontrée;
∎ the manuscripts have yet to be deciphered les manuscrits n'ont pas encore été déchiffrés;
∎ the best is yet to come le meilleur est encore à venir ou reste à venir;
∎ there are another ten miles to go yet il reste encore une quinzaine de kilomètres;
∎ I won't be ready for another hour yet j'en ai encore pour une heure;
∎ they won't be here for another hour yet ils ne seront pas là avant une heure;
∎ they may yet be found on peut encore les retrouver, il se peut encore qu'on les retrouve;
∎ they may yet be alive ils sont peut-être encore ou toujours en vie
(d) (with comparatives and superlatives) (even) encore, même;
∎ yet more expensive encore plus cher;
∎ yet more snow was expected on prévoyait encore de la neige;
∎ yet higher interest rates des taux d'intérêt encore plus élevés;
∎ a life of parties and yet more parties une existence qui consiste à aller de fête en fête;
∎ {{}}literary{{}} he is not handsome, nor yet well-dressed il n'est pas beau, ni même bien habillé
(e) (emphasizing amount, frequency etc)
∎ yet another bomb encore une bombe;
∎ yet again encore une fois
(f) (so far → in present) jusqu'ici, jusque-là; (→ in past) jusque-là;
∎ it's her best play yet c'est sa meilleure pièce
(g) (despite everything) après tout, quand même;
∎ she may yet surprise you all elle va peut-être vous surprendre tous après tout;
∎ I'll manage it yet! j'y arriverai quand même!;
∎ I shall catch him yet! je finirai bien par l'attraper!
2 conjunction
(nevertheless) néanmoins, toutefois; (however) cependant, pourtant; (but) mais;
∎ they had no income yet they still had to pay taxes ils n'avaient pas de revenus et pourtant ils devaient payer des impôts;
∎ he was firm yet kind il était sévère mais juste

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