"nyet" meaning in English

See nyet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /njɛt/ Forms: nyet! [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian нет (net, “no”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|нет||no}} Russian нет (net, “no”) Head templates: {{en-interj|head=nyet!}} nyet!
  1. No (in a Russian context).
    Sense id: en-nyet-en-intj-k5r~RfsX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38

Noun

IPA: /njɛt/
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian нет (net, “no”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|нет||no}} Russian нет (net, “no”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nyet (uncountable)
  1. A no; a negative response (in a Russian context). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nyet-en-noun-gYomaHV- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
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