never in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for never in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

never [Brit ˈnɛvə, Am ˈnɛvər] ADV When never is used to modify a verb (she never wears a hat, I've never seen him) it is translated ne…jamais in French; ne comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and jamais comes after the verb or auxiliary: elle ne porte jamais de chapeau, je ne l'ai jamais vu.
When never is used without a verb, it is translated by jamais alone: ‘admit it!’—‘never!’ = ‘avoue-le!’—‘jamais’.
For examples and particular usages, see the entry below.

1. never (not ever):

I never go to London
I never work on Saturdays
I've never seen such a mess
it's now or never
never again
never ever lie to me again!
you never know

See also mind, fear

I.mind [Brit mʌɪnd, Am maɪnd] N

1. mind (centre of thought, feelings):

III.mind [Brit mʌɪnd, Am maɪnd] VB trans

2. mind (object to):

I.fear [Brit fɪə, Am ˈfɪr] N

1. fear (dread, fright):

have no fear! liter or hum
de peur que
+ subj fear of God

2. fear (worry, apprehension):

II.fear [Brit fɪə, Am ˈfɪr] VB trans

1. fear (be afraid of):

III.fear [Brit fɪə, Am ˈfɪr] VB intr

never-never [Am ˌnɛvərˈnɛvər] N Brit inf

never-ending [Brit nɛvərˈɛndɪŋ, Am ˌnɛvər ˈɛndɪŋ] ADJ

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cheats never prosper prov

Translations for never in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

never in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for never in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to never look back
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Translations for never in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

never Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

never to get over a failure
it never crossed our mind that ...
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He was never a mine of information about the game, and was even reluctant to discuss his own career.
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Worse, it provoked the general feeling that it would have been better if the game had never come out, instead resting forever as the dictionary definition of vapourware.
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The bizarre concept of delivering a ventriloquist act, a visual humour, by radio, an audio medium, never seemed to bother anyone at the time, however.
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My clients will never have to worry about this new captcha-reading software.
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But you could never mention it or show ingratitude.
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To my way of thinking, the ordeal was necessary to make certain it would never happen again.
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She owns the majority of the city and is never seen without her gaudy jewellery and lavish clothing.
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There has been a long-running campaign to have the older tunnel converted into a cycleway, though this scheme has never gained wholehearted council support.
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However, the location of the alignments were never finalised and further investigation and studies would have been required.
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It was essential that this novelist never rise again.
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