no means no

emphatic

(emphatic) no (in response to an offer or a request), with the implication that the answer has been expressed previously and the asker's refusal to abide by it is transgressive.

Japanese Meaning

提案や要求に対し、以前にもっきり「いいえ」と示したにもかかわらず、改めて断固拒否を表す強調された否定の表現。 / つまり、一度拒否の意志を示したのにもかかわらず、その状態を改めて確認・強調する発言。 / 再確認としての「ノーはノー」で、交渉の余地がない明確な拒否を意味する。

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no means no, I already told you to stop asking.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

「いいえ」は拒否の意思を示す。もう言ったでしょ、これ以上私に頼まないで。

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(emphatic) no (in response to an offer or a request), with the implication that the answer has been expressed previously and the asker's refusal to abide by it is transgressive.

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