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значень: 3A vote against.
I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.
протиproty
A person who voted against.
The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.
(архаїчне)A denial; a refusal.
- used to express negation
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речень: 9Nay, then, I will try it.
Rural electrification was finally coming, even though for years nay-sayers had said it was economically infeasible.
The chief object of education is not to learn things; nay, the chief object of education is to unlearn things.
ruГлавная цель образования - не учиться. Отнюдь! Главная цель образования - разучиваться.
"Art thou alive?" "Nay, I died..."
"Dost thou live?" "Nay, I died..."
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мов: 1За значеннями 1
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From Middle English nai, nei, from Old Norse nei (“no”), contraction of ne (“not”) + ei (“From Middle English nai, nei, from Old Norse nei (“no”), contraction of ne (“not”) + ei (“ever”), itself from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”). More at no.
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