si fait

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /si fɛ/

Interjection

si fait

  1. (now archaic or literary) certainly, yes (indeed), but of course (used to contradict a negative assertion)
    Synonym: si
    • 1831, Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris:
      — Vous trouvez que ce n’est pas divertissant ?
      — 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."
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