nyet
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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If Putin says nyet, even Trump might get the picture.
From Slate
The resulting agreement, dubbed the "contract of the century" was finalised in 1970 after the then Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, nicknamed "Mr Nyet" in the West for his uncompromising approach, said "da" to the gas-for-pipes deal, which involved supplies of heavy equipment for Moscow as well as gas for Europe.
From Reuters
Nope no non nein não nyet nahi không voch, and ixnay.
From Los Angeles Times
Risch’s GOP alternative — the Never Yielding Europe’s Territory, or NYET, Act — would have levied immediate sanctions including an effective cancellation of a key Russian-owned gas pipeline under the theory that a punch in the nose would be a more effective deterrent for Putin.
From Washington Post
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy retweeted the Daily Mail article on Russia’s demand for his state and said “nyet.”
From Washington Times
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