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1 neither
neither [ˈnaɪðər, ˈni:ðər]1. adverb► neither... nor ni... ni2. conjunction• if you don't go, neither shall I si tu n'y vas pas je n'irai pas non plus3. adjective4. pronoun• which do you prefer? -- neither lequel préférez-vous ? -- ni l'un ni l'autre* * *Note: When used as co-ordinating conjunctions neither...nor are translated by ni...ni: she speaks neither English nor French = elle ne parle ni anglais ni français; he is neither intelligent nor kind = il n'est ni intelligent ni gentil; neither tea, nor milk = ni (le) thé, ni (le) lait. Note that the preceding verb is negated by neWhen used as a conjunction to show agreement or similarity with a negative statement, neither is translated by non plus: ‘I don't like him’ - ‘neither do I’ = ‘je ne l'aime pas’ - ‘moi non plus’; ‘he's not Spanish’ - ‘neither is John’ = ‘il n'est pas espagnol’ - ‘John non plus’; ‘I can't sleep’ - ‘neither can I’ = ‘je n'arrive pas à dormir’ - ‘moi non plus’When used to give additional information to a negative statement neither can often be translated by non plus preceded by a negative verb: she hasn't written, neither has she telephoned = elle n'a pas écrit, et elle n'a pas téléphoné non plus; I don't wish to insult you, but neither do I wish to lose money = je ne veux pas vous offenser, mais je ne souhaite pas non plus perdre de l'argent['naɪðə(r), 'niːð-] 1.1) ( not either) ni...ni2) ( nor)he doesn't have the time, neither does he have the money — il n'a pas le temps, et il n'a pas l'argent non plus
2.you don't have to tell him, neither should you — tu n'es pas obligé de le lui dire, tu ferais même mieux d'éviter
determiner aucun des deux3.pronoun ni l'un/-e, ni l'autre m/f‘which one is responsible?’ - ‘neither’ — ‘lequel des deux est responsable?’ - ‘ni l'un ni l'autre’
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2 neither
1 pronoun∎ neither of us aucun de nous (deux);∎ neither (of them) eats fish aucun des deux ou ni l'un ni l'autre ne mange de poisson;∎ which do you prefer? - neither! lequel des deux préfères-tu? - ni l'un ni l'autre!∎ neither… nor… ni… ni…;∎ it's neither good nor bad ce n'est ni bon ni mauvais;∎ I like neither tea nor coffee je n'aime ni le thé ni le café;∎ that's neither here nor there (unimportant) c'est sans importance; (irrelevant) là n'est pas la question;∎ I neither know nor care c'est vraiment le cadet de mes soucis3 adverbnon plus;∎ I don't like coffee, and neither does my wife je n'aime pas le café, (et) ma femme non plus;∎ Sandra can't swim and neither can I Sandra ne sait pas nager, (et) moi non plus;∎ neither did/do/were we (et) nous non plus;∎ familiar me neither! moi non plus!□aucun (des deux), ni l'un ni l'autre;∎ neither bottle is big enough aucune des deux bouteilles n'est assez grande;∎ neither one of them has accepted ni l'un ni l'autre n'a accepté -
3 so-so
adjective (neither very good nor very bad: His health is so-so.) comme ci, comme ça -
4 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) blond2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) juste3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) beau4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) passable5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) beau6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) beau•- fairness- fairly - fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) foire2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) foire3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) foire
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