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NOR
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NOR  (nôr)
n.
A logical operator that consists of a logical OR followed by a logical NOT and returns a true value only if both operands are false.

nor 1  (nôr; nr when unstressed)
conj.
And not; or not; not either: has neither phoned nor written us; life forms that are neither plants nor animals.

[Middle English : ne, no; see no1 + or, or; see or1.]
Usage Note: When using neither in a balanced construction that negates two parts of a sentence, nor (not or) must be used in the second clause: She is neither able nor (not or) willing to go. Similarly, when negating the second of two negative independent clauses, nor (not or) must be used: He cannot find anyone now, nor does he expect to find anyone in the future; Jane will never compromise with Bill, nor will Bill compromise with Jane. Note that in these constructions, nor causes an inversion of the auxiliary verb and the subject (does he ... will Bill ...). However, when a verb is negated by not or never, and is followed by a verb phrase that is also to be negated (but not an entire clause), either or or nor can be used: He will not permit the change, or (or nor) even consider it. In noun phrases of the type no this or that, or is actually more common than nor: He has no experience or interest (less frequently nor interest) in chemistry. Or is also more common than nor when such a noun phrase, adjective phrase, or adverb phrase is introduced by not: He is not a philosopher or a statesman. They were not rich or happy. See Usage Notes at neither, or1.

nor 2  (nôr, nr when unstressed)
conj. Chiefly Southern & Midland U.S.
Than.

[Middle English, perhaps ultimately from nor, nor; see nor1.]

nor [nɔː (unstressed) nə]
conj (coordinating)
prep
1. (used to join alternatives, the first of which is preceded by neither) and not neither measles nor mumps
2. (foll by an auxiliary verb or have, do, or be used as main verbs) (and) not…either they weren't talented — nor were they particularly funny
3. Dialect than better nor me
4. Poetic neither nor wind nor rain
[contraction of Old English nōther, from nāhwæther neither]
Translations
nor [nɔːʳ] CONJ
1. (following "neither") → ni
neither Sarah nor Tamsin is coming to the partyno vienen ni Sarah ni Tamsin a la fiesta, ni Sarah ni Tamsin vienen a la fiesta
she neither eats nor drinksni come ni bebe
he was neither fat nor thinno estaba ni gordo ni delgado
2. (as complement to neg statement) "I don't work here" - "nor do I"-yo no trabajo aquí -ni yo(tampoco) or -yo tampoco
"I didn't like the film" - "nor did I"-no me gustó la película -a mí tampoco or -ni a mí
"we haven't seen him" - "nor have we"-no lo hemos visto -nosotros tampoco or -ni nosotros
I don't know, nor can I guessni lo sé, ni(tampoco)lo puedo adivinar, no lo sé y tampoco lo puedo adivinar
nor does it seem likelyni tampoco parece probable
nor was this ally esto no fue todo

nor [ˈnɔːr](STRONG) [nər]
conjni
neither ... nor → ni ... ni
neither the cinema nor the swimming pool → ni le cinéma, ni la piscine
adv
nor did I → moi non plus
I didn't like the film. - Nor did I → Je n'ai pas aimé le film. - Moi non plus.
nor have I → moi non plus
I haven't seen him. - Nor have I → Je ne l'ai pas vu. - Moi non plus.
nor me! → moi non plus!

nor
conj
noch; neither … norweder … noch
(= and not)und … auch nicht; I shan’t go, nor will youich gehe nicht, und du auch nicht; nor do/have/am Iich auch nicht; nor was this allund das war noch nicht alles

nor
conj nor [noː]
and not; neither He did not know then what had happened, nor did he ever find out; I'm not going, nor is John. nóg وَلا нито ani ej heller; heller ikke auch nicht ούτε ni, tampoco ega نه اين و نه ان eikä d'ailleurs, non plus לא וְלא और न तो niti,također ne sem juga tidak (hvorki .{{TH}}.{{TH}}.) né neanche, nemmeno ~も~ない ...도 또한 ...아니다 taip ir... ne-, taip pat ne- arī ne begitu juga noch heller ikke, (verken) ... eller ani (też) nem nici (да) и не; также не; не, ни ani niti ni ... och inte heller ไม่ (มักใช้คู่กับ neither) (ve) ne de 也不 також не نہ تو، اور نہ ہي cũng không

NOR ولا ani - ani hverken noch ούτε tampoco eikä ni niti ・・・もまた・・・ない …도 아니고 또한 …도 아니다 noch heller ikke ani nem тоже не och inte ไม่ มักใช้คู่กับ neither ne de cũng không 也不


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