nev·er (n v  r)adv. Idiom: 1. Not ever; on no occasion; at no time: He had never been there before. You never can be sure. 2. Not at all; in no way; absolutely not: Never fear. That will never do. never mind 1. Don't bother: I was hoping for some help, but never mind, I'll do it alone. 2. Not to mention; and certainly not: I can't tread water, never mind swim. [Middle English, from Old English n  fre : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + fre, ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.] |
never [ˈnɛvə]
adv & sentence substitute
1. at no time; not ever
2. certainly not; by no means; in no case
interj
Also well I never! surely not!
[Old English nǣfre, from ne not + æfre ever]
Usage: In informal speech and writing, never can be used instead of not with the simple past tenses of certain verbs for emphasis (I never said that; I never realized how clever he was), but this usage should be avoided in serious writing
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| Adv. | 1. | never - not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!" |
| 2. | never - not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right" |
never
adverb
1. at no time, not once, not ever She was never really well after that.
at no time always, constantly, every time, forever, continually, aye (Scot.), perpetually, without exception, twenty-four-seven (informal)
at no time always, constantly, every time, forever, continually, aye (Scot.), perpetually, without exception, twenty-four-seven (informal)
2. under no circumstances, no way, not at all, on no account, not on your life (informal), not on your nelly (Brit. slang), not for love nor money (informal), not ever I would never do anything to hurt him.
Translations
never [ˈnevəʳ] ADV
1. (= not ever) → nunca
"have you ever been to Argentina?" "no, never" → -¿has estado alguna vez en Argentina? -no, nunca
never leave valuables in your car → no dejen nunca objetos de valor en el coche
you never saw anything like it → nunca se ha visto nada parecido
I never believed him → nunca le creí
never! → ¡jamás!
never in all my life have I been so embarrassed → en mi vida or jamás en la vida he pasado tanta vergüenza
never again! → ¡nunca más!
scenes never before shown on TV → imágenes fpl nunca vistas con anterioridad en televisión
it had never been tried before → no se había intentado antes
never, ever do that again! → ¡no vuelvas a hacer eso nunca jamás!
it's a lesson he'll never, ever forget → es una lección que nunca jamás olvidará
I've never yet known him to fail → no lo he visto nunca fracasar
"have you ever been to Argentina?" "no, never" → -¿has estado alguna vez en Argentina? -no, nunca
never leave valuables in your car → no dejen nunca objetos de valor en el coche
you never saw anything like it → nunca se ha visto nada parecido
I never believed him → nunca le creí
never! → ¡jamás!
never in all my life have I been so embarrassed → en mi vida or jamás en la vida he pasado tanta vergüenza
never again! → ¡nunca más!
scenes never before shown on TV → imágenes fpl nunca vistas con anterioridad en televisión
it had never been tried before → no se había intentado antes
never, ever do that again! → ¡no vuelvas a hacer eso nunca jamás!
it's a lesson he'll never, ever forget → es una lección que nunca jamás olvidará
I've never yet known him to fail → no lo he visto nunca fracasar
2. (emphatic negative) never! → ¿en serio?, ¡no puede ser!
I had a free ticket but I never went → tenía una entrada gratis pero no llegué a ir
I never expected to see him again → no contaba con volverlo a ver
surely you never bought it? → ¿pero lo has comprado de verdad?
you never did! → ¿en serio?, ¡no puede ser!
never mind → no importa, no te preocupes
never a one → ni uno siquiera
well I never! → ¡no me digas!, ¡no me lo puedo creer!
never a word did he say → no dijo ni una sola palabra
I had a free ticket but I never went → tenía una entrada gratis pero no llegué a ir
I never expected to see him again → no contaba con volverlo a ver
surely you never bought it? → ¿pero lo has comprado de verdad?
you never did! → ¿en serio?, ¡no puede ser!
never mind → no importa, no te preocupes
never a one → ni uno siquiera
well I never! → ¡no me digas!, ¡no me lo puedo creer!
never a word did he say → no dijo ni una sola palabra
never [ˈnɛvər] adv
(gen) → jamais
Have you ever been to Germany? - No, never → Est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Allemagne? - Non, jamais.
When are you going to phone him? - Never! → Quand est-ce que tu vas l'appeler? - Jamais!
never again! → plus jamais ça!
never in my life → jamais de ma vie
Have you ever been to Germany? - No, never → Est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Allemagne? - Non, jamais.
When are you going to phone him? - Never! → Quand est-ce que tu vas l'appeler? - Jamais!
never again! → plus jamais ça!
never in my life → jamais de ma vie
(when used with a verb) → ne .... jamais
I never write letters → Je n'écris jamais de lettres.
I have never been camping → Je n'ai jamais fait de camping.
Never leave valuables in your car → Ne laissez jamais d'objets de valeur dans votre voiture.
Divorce is never easy for children → Le divorce n'est jamais facile pour les enfants.
I would never do anything to hurt him → Je ne ferais jamais rien qui puisse le blesser.
That was a mistake. We'll never do it again
BUT C'était une erreur. On ne nous y reprendra plus.
We never saw him again → Nous ne l'avons jamais revu.
... and that would never do (= would be a bad thing) → ... ce qui serait impensable
never mind → ça ne fait rien
never ever → jamais au grand jamais
You should never, ever, eat restaurant-made hollandaise → On ne devrait jamais au grand jamais manger de la sauce hollandaise au restaurant.
He's vowed never ever to talk about it
BUT Il a fait le vœu de ne plus jamais en parler.
I never write letters → Je n'écris jamais de lettres.
I have never been camping → Je n'ai jamais fait de camping.
Never leave valuables in your car → Ne laissez jamais d'objets de valeur dans votre voiture.
Divorce is never easy for children → Le divorce n'est jamais facile pour les enfants.
I would never do anything to hurt him → Je ne ferais jamais rien qui puisse le blesser.
That was a mistake. We'll never do it again
BUT C'était une erreur. On ne nous y reprendra plus.
We never saw him again → Nous ne l'avons jamais revu.
... and that would never do (= would be a bad thing) → ... ce qui serait impensable
never mind → ça ne fait rien
never ever → jamais au grand jamais
You should never, ever, eat restaurant-made hollandaise → On ne devrait jamais au grand jamais manger de la sauce hollandaise au restaurant.
He's vowed never ever to talk about it
BUT Il a fait le vœu de ne plus jamais en parler.
[supply] → inépuisable; [stream] → interminable
a never-ending stream of customers → un interminable défilé de clients
to have a never-ending supply of sth → avoir des réserves inépuisables de qch
She seems to have a never-ending supply of energy and enthusiasm → Elle semble avoir d'inépuisables réserves d'énergie et d'enthousiasme.
a never-ending stream of customers → un interminable défilé de clients
to have a never-ending supply of sth → avoir des réserves inépuisables de qch
She seems to have a never-ending supply of energy and enthusiasm → Elle semble avoir d'inépuisables réserves d'énergie et d'enthousiasme.
never
never:
adv
(= not ever) → nie, niemals (geh); I never eat it → das esse ich nie; I have never seen him → ich habe ihn (noch) nie gesehen; never again → nie wieder; never do that again → mach das bloß nie wieder or nicht noch einmal; never say never → sag niemals nie; I’ll never try that again → das werde ich nie wieder or nicht noch einmal versuchen; never again will I see my own country → ich werde meine Heimat nie wiedersehen; never before → noch nie; I had never seen him before today → ich hatte ihn (vor heute) noch nie gesehen; never before have men climbed this peak → nie zuvor haben Menschen diesen Gipfel erklommen; never before had there been such a disaster → eine solche Katastrophe hatte es noch nie (zuvor) gegeben; never even → nicht einmal; never ever → absolut or garantiert nie; I have never ever been so insulted → ich bin noch nie so beleidigt worden; I have never yet been able to find … → ich habe … bisher noch nicht finden können; I never heard such a thing! → so etwas ist mir noch nie zu Ohren gekommen!
(emph: = not) that will never do! → das geht ganz und gar nicht!; I never slept a wink (inf) → ich habe kein Auge zugetan; he never so much as smiled → er hat nicht einmal gelächelt; he said never a word → er hat kein einziges Wort gesagt; you’ve never left it behind! (inf) → du hast es doch wohl nicht etwa liegen lassen! (inf); you’ve never done that! → hast du das wirklich gemacht?; would you do it again? — never! → würdest du das noch einmal machen? — bestimmt nicht; Spurs were beaten — never! (inf) → Spurs ist geschlagen worden — das ist doch nicht möglich! or nein! or nein wirklich? (iro); well I never (did)! (inf) → nein, so was!; never fear → keine Angst
never:
never-ending
adj → endlos, unaufhörlich; discussions, negotiations also → nicht enden wollend attr; it seemed never → es schien kein Ende nehmen zu wollen; a never job → eine Arbeit ohne Ende
never-failing
adj method etc → unfehlbar; source, spring etc → unversieglich
nevermore
never-never
n (Brit inf) on the never → auf Pump (inf)
never [ˈnɛvəʳ] adv
never [ˈnɛvəʳ] adv
a. → non... mai
they never go out → non escono mai
I have never read it → non l'ho mai letto
have you been to Rome? - never → è mai stato a Roma? - no, mai
never before had he been so bored → non si era mai annoiato tanto
she's never been here before → non è mai venuta qui prima
never again! → mai più!
I'll never go there again → non ci andrò mai più
never in my life → mai in vita mia
they never go out → non escono mai
I have never read it → non l'ho mai letto
have you been to Rome? - never → è mai stato a Roma? - no, mai
never before had he been so bored → non si era mai annoiato tanto
she's never been here before → non è mai venuta qui prima
never again! → mai più!
I'll never go there again → non ci andrò mai più
never in my life → mai in vita mia
b. (emphatic negative) I never slept a wink all night → non ho chiuso occhio per tutta la notte
he never so much as smiled → non ha nemmeno accennato un sorriso
I told the boss what I thought of him - never! or you never did! → ho detto al capo quel che pensavo di lui - no, non mi dire! or non ci credo!
well I never! → chi l'avrebbe (mai) detto!, ma guarda un po'!
never mind → non fa niente
he never so much as smiled → non ha nemmeno accennato un sorriso
I told the boss what I thought of him - never! or you never did! → ho detto al capo quel che pensavo di lui - no, non mi dire! or non ci credo!
well I never! → chi l'avrebbe (mai) detto!, ma guarda un po'!
never mind → non fa niente
never [ˈnɛvəʳ] adv
a. → non... mai
they never go out → non escono mai
I have never read it → non l'ho mai letto
have you been to Rome? - never → è mai stato a Roma? - no, mai
never before had he been so bored → non si era mai annoiato tanto
she's never been here before → non è mai venuta qui prima
never again! → mai più!
I'll never go there again → non ci andrò mai più
never in my life → mai in vita mia
they never go out → non escono mai
I have never read it → non l'ho mai letto
have you been to Rome? - never → è mai stato a Roma? - no, mai
never before had he been so bored → non si era mai annoiato tanto
she's never been here before → non è mai venuta qui prima
never again! → mai più!
I'll never go there again → non ci andrò mai più
never in my life → mai in vita mia
b. (emphatic negative) I never slept a wink all night → non ho chiuso occhio per tutta la notte
he never so much as smiled → non ha nemmeno accennato un sorriso
I told the boss what I thought of him - never! or you never did! → ho detto al capo quel che pensavo di lui - no, non mi dire! or non ci credo!
well I never! → chi l'avrebbe (mai) detto!, ma guarda un po'!
never mind → non fa niente
he never so much as smiled → non ha nemmeno accennato un sorriso
I told the boss what I thought of him - never! or you never did! → ho detto al capo quel che pensavo di lui - no, non mi dire! or non ci credo!
well I never! → chi l'avrebbe (mai) detto!, ma guarda un po'!
never mind → non fa niente
adv never [ˈnevə]
not ever; at no time I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry. nooit, nimmer ابداً никога nikdy aldrig nie ποτέ nunca mitte kunagi هرگز ei ikinä jamais לְעוֹלָם, מְעוֹלָם [कभी नहीं nikada,nijednom soha(sem) tidak pernah aldrei mai 決して～しない 지금까지 한 번도 …않다 niekada, nė karto nekad belum pernah nooit aldri nigdy nunca niciodată никогда nikdy nikoli nikada aldrig ไม่มีทาง asla, hiçbir zaman, dünyada 永不 ніколи کبھي نہيں không bao giờ 永不
adv neverˈmore
never again. nooit weer ابداً ثانِيَةً повече никога už nikdy aldrig mere nie wieder ποτέ πια nunca más mitte kunagi enam هرگز ديگر ei enää ikinä jamais plus לא עוֹד अब से नहीं nikad više soha többé tidak lagi aldrei framar mai più 二度と～しない 두 번 다시 …하지 않는다 niekada daugiau nekad vairs tidak lagi nooit weer aldri mer nigdy więcej nunca mais niciodată никогда больше už nikdy nikdar več nikada više aldrig mer ไม่อีกแล้ว bir daha asla 決不再 ніколи більше ہرگز نہيں không bao giờ nữa 决不再
adv nevertheˈless [-ðəˈles]
in spite of that I am feeling ill, but I shall come with you nevertheless. nogtans, desnieteenstaande مَع ذلِك все пак nicméně alligevel trotzdem παρά ταύτα, ωστόσο sin embargo, no obstante, aún así sellest hoolimata با اينحال silti malgré tout אַף עַל פִי כֵן तथापि ipak,usprkos tome mindazonáltal walaupun demikian engu að síður ciononostante にもかかわらず 그럼에도 불구하고 vis dėlto, vis tiek tomēr; taču walau bagaimanapun niettemin likevel, ikke desto mindre niemniej jednak apesar disso totuşi тем не менее napriek tomu vseeno ipak i alla fall, likväl, ändå แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม yine de, bununla beraber 仍然 незважаючи на, однак پھر بھي tuy nhiên 仍然
never → أبداً nikdy aldrig nie ποτέ nunca ei koskaan jamais nikada mai ･･･したことがない 결코 …않다 nooit aldri nigdy nunca никогда aldrig ไม่มีทาง asla không bao giờ 决不
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