si fait
French
Interjection
- (now archaic or literary) certainly, yes (indeed), but of course (used to contradict a negative assertion)
- 1831, Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris:
- — Vous trouvez que ce n'est pas divertssant ?
- — Si fait ! dit le prêtre.
- "Do you not find it entertaining?" "I do!" said the priest.
- 1844, Alexandre Dumas, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo:
- — N'avez-vous pas reçu une lettre ?
- — Si fait.
- "Have you not received a letter?" "Yes, I have."
- Synonym: si
- 1831, Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris:
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