See ouais on Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "mouais"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From oui via dialectal variants; also possibly from oyez.\nBefore becoming an informal synonym of oui, the word was exclamatory. According to Auguste Scheler, it could be linked to Indo-European roots: οὐαί (ouaí) in Greek, vae in Latin, uau in Portuguese, wow in English, wau in German, guau in Spanish or vai in Romanian.",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "45 50 0 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "41 47 0 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "40 46 0 14",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "You've got your baccalaureate then? Yeah, no problem.",
"text": "T’as eu ton bac alors ? — Ouais, tranquille.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Synonym of oui; yeah, yep, yup, yes, affirmative expression"
],
"id": "en-ouais-fr-intj-JUNaLpX5",
"links": [
[
"oui",
"oui#French"
],
[
"yeah",
"yeah"
],
[
"yep",
"yep"
],
[
"yup",
"yup"
],
[
"yes",
"yes"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) Synonym of oui; yeah, yep, yup, yes, affirmative expression"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "informal, mitigated yes",
"word": "mouaif"
},
{
"english": "informal, mitigated yes",
"word": "mouais"
},
{
"word": "yeah"
},
{
"word": "yep"
},
{
"word": "yes"
},
{
"extra": "yeah, yep, yup, yes, affirmative expression",
"tags": [
"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "oui"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "45 50 0 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "41 47 0 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "40 46 0 14",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Damian is irresponsible. — Yeah; it will play tricks on him in the future.",
"text": "Damien est irresponsable. — Ouais ; ça lui jouera des tours.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Synonym of oui (used to express consent)"
],
"id": "en-ouais-fr-intj-4cG0YECG",
"links": [
[
"oui",
"oui#French"
],
[
"consent",
"consent#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) Synonym of oui (used to express consent)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "informal, mitigated yes",
"word": "mouais"
},
{
"word": "yep"
},
{
"extra": "used to express consent",
"tags": [
"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "oui"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Wow! said the king, scratching his left ear with his right hand, that's quite a bit of my town!",
"roman": "Ouais ! dit le roi en se grattant l’oreille gauche avec la main droite, cela fait un bon bout de ma ville !",
"text": "Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris, 1832",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"wow"
],
"id": "en-ouais-fr-intj-ttyTMxG8",
"links": [
[
"wow",
"wow"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(dated) wow"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "oh"
},
{
"word": "ouah"
},
{
"word": "mazette"
},
{
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "purée#Interjection"
},
{
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "putain"
},
{
"word": "waou"
},
{
"word": "waouh"
}
],
"tags": [
"dated"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "41 47 0 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "40 46 0 14",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Whoo, we / they won!",
"text": "Ouais, on a gagné !",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"whoo (expresses joy)"
],
"id": "en-ouais-fr-intj-fex9btay",
"links": [
[
"whoo",
"whoo"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) whoo (expresses joy)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "hourra"
},
{
"word": "yeah"
},
{
"word": "yes"
},
{
"word": "yippie"
},
{
"word": "youpi"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/wɛ/"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "ouaip"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "ouay"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "ouep"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "wé"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "oe"
}
],
"word": "ouais"
}
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"French 1-syllable words",
"French entries with incorrect language header",
"French interjections",
"French lemmas",
"French terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "mouaif"
},
{
"word": "mouais"
},
{
"word": "ouaip"
},
{
"word": "ouep"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From oui via dialectal variants; also possibly from oyez.\nBefore becoming an informal synonym of oui, the word was exclamatory. According to Auguste Scheler, it could be linked to Indo-European roots: οὐαί (ouaí) in Greek, vae in Latin, uau in Portuguese, wow in English, wau in German, guau in Spanish or vai in Romanian.",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"pos": "intj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"French informal terms",
"French terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "You've got your baccalaureate then? Yeah, no problem.",
"text": "T’as eu ton bac alors ? — Ouais, tranquille.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Synonym of oui; yeah, yep, yup, yes, affirmative expression"
],
"links": [
[
"oui",
"oui#French"
],
[
"yeah",
"yeah"
],
[
"yep",
"yep"
],
[
"yup",
"yup"
],
[
"yes",
"yes"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) Synonym of oui; yeah, yep, yup, yes, affirmative expression"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "informal, mitigated yes",
"word": "mouaif"
},
{
"english": "informal, mitigated yes",
"word": "mouais"
},
{
"word": "yeah"
},
{
"word": "yep"
},
{
"word": "yes"
},
{
"extra": "yeah, yep, yup, yes, affirmative expression",
"tags": [
"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "oui"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"French informal terms",
"French terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Damian is irresponsible. — Yeah; it will play tricks on him in the future.",
"text": "Damien est irresponsable. — Ouais ; ça lui jouera des tours.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Synonym of oui (used to express consent)"
],
"links": [
[
"oui",
"oui#French"
],
[
"consent",
"consent#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) Synonym of oui (used to express consent)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "informal, mitigated yes",
"word": "mouais"
},
{
"word": "yep"
},
{
"extra": "used to express consent",
"tags": [
"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "oui"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"French dated terms",
"French terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Wow! said the king, scratching his left ear with his right hand, that's quite a bit of my town!",
"roman": "Ouais ! dit le roi en se grattant l’oreille gauche avec la main droite, cela fait un bon bout de ma ville !",
"text": "Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris, 1832",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"wow"
],
"links": [
[
"wow",
"wow"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(dated) wow"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "oh"
},
{
"word": "ouah"
},
{
"word": "mazette"
},
{
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "purée#Interjection"
},
{
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "putain"
},
{
"word": "waou"
},
{
"word": "waouh"
}
],
"tags": [
"dated"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"French informal terms",
"French terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Whoo, we / they won!",
"text": "Ouais, on a gagné !",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"whoo (expresses joy)"
],
"links": [
[
"whoo",
"whoo"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) whoo (expresses joy)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "hourra"
},
{
"word": "yeah"
},
{
"word": "yes"
},
{
"word": "yippie"
},
{
"word": "youpi"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/wɛ/"
},
{
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}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "ouaip"
},
{
"word": "ouay"
},
{
"word": "ouep"
},
{
"word": "wé"
},
{
"word": "oe"
}
],
"word": "ouais"
}
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