"si fait" meaning in All languages combined

See si fait on Wiktionary

Interjection [French]

IPA: /si fɛ/
  1. (now archaic or literary) certainly, yes (indeed), but of course (used to contradict a negative assertion) Tags: archaic, literary Synonyms: si
    Sense id: en-si_fait-fr-intj-9nV1O1dT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for si fait meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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          "english": "\"Do you not find it entertaining?\"\n\"I do!\" said the priest.",
          "ref": "1831, Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris",
          "text": "— Vous trouvez que ce n’est pas divertissant ?\n— Si fait ! dit le prêtre.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"Have you not received a letter?\"\n\"Yes, I have.\"",
          "ref": "1844, Alexandre Dumas, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo",
          "text": "— N’avez-vous pas reçu une lettre ?\n— Si fait.",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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