Meaning
no sir, certainly not
- an emphatic, polite or ironic refusal: no sir, absolutely not
In a sentence
Nossignore, non ho intenzione di accettare queste condizioni assurde.
No sir, I have no intention of accepting these absurd conditions.
Pensi che sia finita qui? Nossignore!
Do you think it's over here? Definitely not!
Nossignore, non posso permetterle di entrare senza invito.
No sir, I cannot allow you to enter without an invitation.
Usage notes
- Informal: often used playfully or emphatically rather than strictly deferential today.
- Formed from 'no' + 'signore', with syntactic doubling (raddoppiamento fonosintattico) reflected in spelling.