yours

yours
yours [{{t}}jɔ:z]
pronoun
(a) (replacing singular possession → familiar use) le tien (la tienne) m,f; (→ familiar plural, polite use) le vôtre (la vôtre) m,f; (replacing plural possession → familiar use) les tiens (les tiennes) mpl, fpl; (→ familiar plural, polite use) les vôtres mfpl;
∎ is this book yours? est-ce que ce livre est à vous/toi?;
∎ is this car yours? c'est votre/ta voiture?;
∎ are these books yours? ces livres sont-ils à vous/toi?;
∎ is he a friend of yours? est-ce un de vos/tes amis?;
∎ yours is an unenviable task votre tâche est peu enviable;
∎ can't you control that wretched dog of yours? vous ne pouvez pas retenir votre satané chien?;
∎ the bathroom's all yours la salle de bains est libre maintenant;
∎ can I use your telephone? - it's all yours est-ce que je peux utiliser ton téléphone? - vas-y
(b) (up to you)
∎ it is not yours to decide ce n'est pas à vous ou il ne vous appartient pas de décider
(c) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (in offering drinks)
∎ what's yours? qu'est-ce que vous buvez/tu bois?, qu'est-ce que je vous/te sers?
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (your house, flat) chez vous/chez toi, votre/ta maison;
∎ let's go to yours allons chez vous/chez toi
(e) (in letter)
∎ yours, Peter ≃ bien à vous ou à bientôt, Peter;
∎ yours sincerely, yours faithfully (in letters) ≃ je vous prie d'agréer, Madame/Monsieur, l'expression de mes sentiments distingués

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