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1 before
before [bɪˈfɔ:r]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. prepositionb. (place, position) devant• to appear before a court/a judge comparaître devant un tribunal/un juge2. adverb• I said before that... j'ai déjà dit que...3. conjunction• before I come/go/return avant mon arrivée/mon départ/mon retour* * *[bɪ'fɔː(r)] 1.1) ( earlier than) avantsix weeks before then — six semaines avant or auparavant
2) (in order, sequence) avant3) (in importance, priority) avantfor him, work comes before everything else — pour lui le travail passe avant tout
4) ( this side of) avant5) US ( in time expressions)6) ( in front of) devant7) ( confronting) face à2.adjective précédent3.the week/year before — la semaine/l'année précédente
adverb ( at an earlier time) avant4.1) ( in time)before I go, I would like to say that — avant de partir, je voudrais dire que
before he goes, I must remind him that — avant qu'il parte, il faut que je lui rappelle que
it was some time before she was able to walk again — il lui a fallu un certain temps pour pouvoir marcher de nouveau
oh, before I forget... — avant que j'oublie...
2) ( rather than) plutôt que3) ( or else)4) ( as necessary condition) pour que (+ subj)you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in — il faut que tu montres ton ticket pour qu'ils te laissent entrer
••before you know where you are... — on n'a pas le temps de dire ouf que...
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2 before
A prep1 ( earlier than) avant ; the day before yesterday avant-hier ; the day before the interview la veille de l'entretien ; I was there the week before last j'y étais il y a deux semaines ; they hadn't met since before the war ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis avant la guerre ; it should have been done before now ça aurait dû être fait avant ; phone if you need me before then téléphonez-moi si vous avez besoin de moi avant ; six weeks before then six semaines avant or auparavant ; she became a doctor, like her mother before her elle est devenue médecin comme sa mère ; before long it will be winter ce sera bientôt l'hiver ; before long, he was speaking Spanish fluently très vite, il parlait l'espagnol couramment ; not before time! ce n'est pas trop tôt! ; it was long before your time c'était bien avant ta naissance ;2 (in order, sequence, hierarchy) avant ; G comes before H in the alphabet dans l'alphabet le G est avant le H ; your name comes before mine on the list sur la liste ton nom est avant le mien ; the page before this one la page précédente ;3 (in importance, priority) avant ; to put quality before quantity placer la qualité avant la quantité ; for him, work comes before everything else pour lui le travail passe avant tout ; should we place our needs before theirs? devrions-nous accorder plus d'importance à nos besoins qu'aux leurs? ; ladies before gentlemen honneur aux dames ;4 ( this side of) avant ; turn left before the crossroads tournez à gauche avant le carrefour ;6 ( in front of) devant ; she appeared before them elle est apparue devant eux ; the desert stretched out before them le désert s'étendait devant eux ; before our very eyes sous nos propres yeux ; they fled before the invader ils ont fui devant l'envahisseur ;7 ( in the presence of) devant ; he was brought before the king on l'a amené devant le roi ; to appear before a court comparaître devant un tribunal ; to put proposals before a committee présenter des projets à une commission ; to bring a bill before parliament présenter un projet de loi au parlement ;8 ( confronting) face à ; they were powerless before such resistance ils étaient impuissants face à une telle résistance ; these are the alternatives before us voici les choix qui s'offrent à nous ; the task before us la tâche qui nous attend.B adj précédent ; the day before la veille ; the week/the year before la semaine/l'année précédente ; this page and the one before cette page et la précédente.C adv ( at an earlier time) avant ; as before comme avant ; before and after avant et après ; he had been there two months before il y était allé deux mois auparavant ; have you been to India before? est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Inde? ; I've never been there before je n'y suis jamais allé ; haven't we met before? on s'est déjà rencontré, il me semble? ; I've never seen him before in my life c'est la première fois que je le vois ; it's never happened before c'est la première fois que ça arrive ; long before bien avant.D conj1 ( in time) before I go, I would like to say that avant de partir, je voudrais dire que ; before he goes, I must remind him that avant qu'il parte, il faut que je lui rappelle que ; it was some time before she was able to walk again il lui a fallu un certain temps pour pouvoir marcher de nouveau ; before I had time to realize what was happening, he… avant que j'aie eu le temps de comprendre ce qui se passait, il… ; it will be years before I earn that much money! je ne gagnerai pas autant d'argent avant des années! ; oh, before I forget, did you remember to post that letter? avant que j'oublie, est-ce que tu as pensé à envoyer cette lettre? ;2 ( rather than) plutôt que ; he would die before betraying that secret il mourrait plutôt que de révéler ce secret ;3 (otherwise, or else) get out of here before I call the police! sortez d'ici ou j'appelle la police! ;4 ( as necessary condition) pour que (+ subj) ; you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in il faut que tu montres ton ticket pour qu'ils te laissent entrer.before you could say Jack Robinson en moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour le dire, en moins de deux ○ ; before you know where you are… on n'a pas le temps de dire ouf que… -
3 never
never [ˈnevər]1. adverba. ne... jamais• I never heard such a thing! je n'ai jamais entendu une chose pareille !► never... again (ne...) plus jamais• never again! plus jamais !► never before• I have never yet been able to find... je n'ai encore jamais pu trouver...b. (emphatic) that will never do! c'est inadmissible !• I've left it behind! -- never! je l'ai oublié ! -- c'est pas vrai ! (inf)• never mind! ça ne fait rien !2. compounds* * *['nevə(r)]Note: 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 vuWhen 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 below1) ( not ever)never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed — il a accepté parce qu'il ne dit jamais non à un repas gratuit
2) ( as an emphatic negative)3) (expressing surprise, shock)you're never 40! — GB ce n'est pas possible, tu n'as pas 40 ans!
you've never gone and broken it have you! — (colloq) GB ne me dis pas que tu l'as cassé!
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4 never
adverb1) niehe never so much as apologized — er hat sich nicht einmal entschuldigt
never, never — nie, nie; niemals
he was never one to do something — es war nicht seine Art, etwas zu tun
never-failing — unfehlbar; unerschöpflich [Quelle]
2) (coll.) (expr. surprise)you never believed that, did you? — du hast das doch wohl nicht geglaubt?
well, I never [did]! — [na od. nein od. also] so was!
He ate the whole turkey. - Never! — Er hat den ganzen Truthahn aufgegessen. - Nein!
* * *['nevə]- academic.ru/49677/nevermore">nevermore- nevertheless* * *nev·er[ˈnevəʳ, AM -ɚ]adv inv1. (not ever) nie, niemals\never again! nie wieder!do you know a guy called Antony Edwards? — \never heard of him kennst du einen Antony Edwards? — nie gehörtI \never forget a face ich vergesse nie ein Gesichthe'll \never forgive you for that er wird dir das niemals verzeihenthere will \never be another Charlie Chaplin es wird nie einen zweiten Charlie Chaplin gebento \never cross sb's mind jdm nie in den Sinn kommen\never before noch nie [zuvor]\never before had I had so much money ich hatte noch nie so viel Geldas \never before wie noch nie\never ever nie im Leben, niemals\never mind! mach' dir nichts draus! fam\never mind him! mach' dir nichts aus ihm!, kümmere dich nicht um ihn!\never mind the price! kümmere dich nicht um den Preis!\never mind that... ohne zu berücksichtigen, dass...he's \never 61 — he looks much younger er ist nie im Leben 61 — er sieht viel jünger aus2. (not at all) überhaupt [o gar] nicht3.* * *['nevə(r)]adv1) (= not ever) nie, niemals (geh)never do that again — mach das bloß nie wieder or nicht noch einmal
never say never —
I'll never try that again never again will I see my own country — das werde ich nie wieder or nicht noch einmal versuchen ich werde meine Heimat nie wiedersehen
never before had there been such a disaster — eine solche Katastrophe hatte es noch nie (zuvor) gegeben
never ever — absolut or garantiert nie
I have never ever been so insulted —
I have never yet been able to find... — ich habe... bisher noch nicht finden können
2) (emph= not)
that will never do! — das geht ganz und gar nicht!he never so much as smiled —
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 [ˈnevə(r)] adv1. nie, niemals, nimmer(mehr):never before noch nie(mals);never do that again! tu das nie wieder!2. durchaus nicht, (ganz und gar) nicht, nicht im Geringsten3. umg doch nicht, (doch) wohl nicht:never say never man soll nie „nie“ sagen;well, I never (did)! umg nein, so was!, das ist ja unerhört!;never so auch noch so, so sehr auch;were he never so bad mag er auch noch so schlecht sein;never so much noch so sehr oder viel;never so much as nicht einmal, sogar nicht;he never so much as answered er hat noch nicht einmal geantwortet;never ever garantiert nie, nie und nimmer;* * *adverb1) nienever, never — nie, nie; niemals
he was never one to do something — es war nicht seine Art, etwas zu tun
never-failing — unfehlbar; unerschöpflich [Quelle]
2) (coll.) (expr. surprise)you never believed that, did you? — du hast das doch wohl nicht geglaubt?
well, I never [did]! — [na od. nein od. also] so was!
He ate the whole turkey. - Never! — Er hat den ganzen Truthahn aufgegessen. - Nein!
* * *adv.durchaus nicht adv.nie adv.niemals adv. -
5 before
1. [bıʹfɔ:] adv1. раньше, преждеcome at five o'clock, not before - приходите в 5 часов, не раньше
silent as before - молчаливый, как и прежде
2. 1) впереди2) вперёд3. в сочетаниях:a moment before - минуту назад, только что
2. [bıʹfɔ:] preplong before - задолго до, давно уже
1. во временном значении указывает на предшествование до; раньшеbefore answering the letter he reread it - прежде чем ответить на письмо, он его перечитал
2. в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение или движение перед кем, чем-л. передa leaf before the wind - листок, гонимый ветром
she sat (just) before me - она сидела (прямо) передо мной /напротив меня/
3. указывает на1) протекание процесса в чьём-л. присутствии перед, в присутствииbefore one's (very) eyes - прямо на глазах у кого-л.
before smb.'s face - открыто, прямо
he spoke out before everyone - он заявил это публично /открыто/
2) присутствие в какой-л. организации, в суде и т. п. по вызову передhe appeared before the judge [the court, the committee] - он предстал перед судьёй [судом, комиссией]
3) рассмотрение, обсуждение вопроса кем-л. на, в, перед; тж. передаётся твор. падежомthe question is before the meeting [the committee, Parliament] - вопрос должен обсуждаться на собрании [в комитете, в парламенте]
the case before the court - дело, которое рассматривается судом
4. указывает на что-л. предстоящее передwe have two problems before us - перед нами две задачи, нам предстоит решить две задачи
5. указывает на превосходство в положении, ранге, способностях и т. п. перед, впередиto be before others in class [at school] - быть впереди других в классе [в школе]
a general comes before a colonel - генерал по званию /по чину/ старше полковника
death before dishonour - лучше смерть, чем позор /бесчестье/
he will die before betraying his country - он скорее умрёт, чем предаст родину
7. в сочетаниях:the day before yesterday - позавчера, третьего дня
before long - скоро, вскоре
3. [bıʹfɔ:] cjit ought to have been done before now - это должно было быть сделано раньше
1. прежде чем, раньше чем, до того как; пока неI must finish my work before I go home - я должен прежде кончить работу, а уж потом идти домой
it will be long before we see him again - мы теперь увидим его очень нескоро
I'll do it now before I forget - я сделаю это сейчас, пока я не забыл
2. скорее чемhe will die before he yields - он скорее умрёт, чем сдастся
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1. adv1) раніше, давніше; колись2) попереду◊ the day before — напередодні
◊ long before — давно вже, задовго до
2. prep1) перед, до; раніше2) попереду3) ніжdeath before dishonour — краще смерть, ніж ганьба
I love him before myself — я люблю його більше, ніж себе
◊ the day before yesterday — позавчора
◊ before everything else — насамперед
◊ before long — незабаром
◊ before now — раніше
◊ before then — до того часу
3. conj1) перш ніж; раніше, ніж; до того як; поки неhe arrived before I expected him — він приїхав раніше, ніж я чекав його
2) швидше, ніж, скоріше, ніжI would die before telling him — я скоріше умру, ніж скажу йому
* * *I adv1) раніше, колись2) спереду; уперед3)a moment before — хвилину тому, щойно
II preplong before — задовго до, давно вже
1) у часовому значенні вказує на передування до; раніше2) у просторовому значенні вказує на знаходження або рух перед ким, чим-небудь перед3) указує на протікання процесу в чиїй-небудь. присутності перед, у присутності присутність у якій-небудь організації, у суді за викликом перед розгляд, обговорення питання ким-небудь на, в, у, перед; тж. передається орудн. вiдм.4) указує на що-небудь у майбутньому перед5) указує на перевагу, вищість в положенні, ранзі, здібностях перед, попереду6) уживається при вираженні надання переваги скоріше ніж, краще ніж7)IIIcj1) перш ніж, раніше ніж; поки не2) скоріше ніж -
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1. adv никогдаone never knows — никогда не знаешь, что будет завтра
he never landed a punch — он никогда не достаёт противника;
2. adv ни разу3. adv эмоц. -усил. нисколько, никоим образомnever a whit — ни капли, ни на йоту
never fear — не беспокойтесь, будьте уверены
that will never do — это не годится; так поступать нельзя; так дело не пойдёт
why did you sign the document? — But I never did! — почему вы подписали этот документ? — Да я и не думал подписывать !
if the play is bad, you will never turn it into a success by camping it up like that! — если пьеса слабая, вы всё равно не спасёте её, сколько бы вы не переигрывали
4. adv не может быть!, да ну?!he ate the whole — Never! — он съел целую — Не может быть!
5. adv как компонент сложных слов не-, без-, никогдаnever-enough-to-be-regretted — такой, о котором никогда не перестанут сожалеть; незабвенный
never so — как бы ни; сколь бы ни
never yet — никогда ещё не …
Синонимический ряд:not ever (other) at no time; in no way; ne'er; never again; nevermore; not at all; not ever; not in a million years (colloquial) -
8 never
❢ 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. adv1 ( not ever) I never go to London je ne vais jamais à Londres ; he will never forget it il ne l'oubliera jamais ; she never says anything elle ne dit jamais rien ; I never work on Saturdays je ne travaille jamais le samedi ; I've never known him to be late ce n'est pas le genre à être en retard ; I've never seen such a mess je n'ai jamais vu un désordre pareil ; never have I seen such poverty je n'ai jamais vu une telle pauvreté ; ‘have you ever been to Paris?’-‘never’ ‘as-tu déjà visité Paris?’-‘jamais’ ; it's now or never c'est le moment ou jamais ; never again plus jamais ; never before has the danger been so great le danger n'a jamais été aussi grand ; never in all my life ou born days jamais de la vie ; never ever lie to me again! ne me mens plus jamais! ; he never ever drinks alcohol il ne boit absolument jamais d'alcool ; never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed il a accepté parce qu'il ne dit jamais non à un repas gratuit ; never a day passes but he phones me pas un jour ne passe sans qu'il me téléphone ; better late than never mieux vaut tard que jamais ; you never know on ne sait jamais ;2 ( as an emphatic negative) he never said a word il n'a rien dit ; I never knew that je ne le savais pas ; he never so much as apologized il ne s'est même pas excusé ; Bob, never a strong swimmer, tired quickly Bob, qui n'a jamais été un bon nageur, s'est vite fatigué ; she mustn't catch you crying! that would never do il ne faut surtout pas qu'elle te voie pleurer ; ⇒ fear, mind ;3 (expressing surprise, shock) you're never 40! GB ce n'est pas possible, tu n'as pas 40 ans! ; you've never gone and broken it have you ○ ! GB ne me dis pas que tu l'as cassé! ; never! pas possible! ; ‘I punched him’-‘you never (did) ○ !’ GB ‘je lui ai donné un coup de poing’-‘c'est pas vrai ○ !’ ; well I never (did)! ça par exemple! -
9 before
bɪˈfɔ:
1. нареч.
1) впереди;
вперед marching on before ≈ двигаясь впереди Syn: ahead, in advance, in front
2) вначале, прежде, раньше, сначала, уже I knew her from before. ≈ Я знал ее до этого. long before ≈ задолго до Syn: heretofore, beforehand, earlier, previously
2. предл.
1) перед (в пространственном значении - нахождение или движение перед кем-л., чем-л.)
2) перед, в присутствии( указывает на совершение действия в присутствии кого-л., в каком-л. учреждении) the case before the court ≈ дело, рассматриваемое судом
3) до, раньше (во временном значении указывает на предшествование) before long ≈ скоро, вскоре the day before yesterday ≈ позавчера, третьего дня before now ≈ раньше, до сих пор
4) впереди, перед (указывает на что-л. предстоящее) Your whole life is before you. ≈ У вас вся жизнь впереди.
5) перед, впереди (указывает на более высокое положение, более значительную позицию) to put quantity before quality ≈ ставить количество выше качества
6) скорее... чем (выражает предпочтение) He would die before lying. ≈ Он скорее умрет, чем солжет.
3. союз
1) прежде чем, до того как Call me before you go. ≈ Зайди ко мне, прежде чем уедешь. I'll be done before you know it. ≈ Со мной разделаются прежде, чем ты узнаешь об этом. Get out of there before you get dirty. ≈ Вылезай оттуда, пока ты не вымазался. Get out of here before I call a cop. ≈ Убирайся отсюда, пока я не позвал копа.
2) скорее чем He would starve before he'd steal. ≈ Он скорее умрет с голоду, чем украдет.раньше, прежде - come at five o'clock, not * приходите в пять часов, не раньше - I have never seen him * я никогда раньше не видел его - silent as * молчаливый, как и прежде впереди - there were trees * впереди были деревья - this page and the one * эта страница и предыдущая вперед - he has gone on * он ушел вперед в сочетаниях: - the year * год назад - a moment * минуту назад, только что - long * задолго до, давно уже - the day * накануне - it had been fine the day * накануне была хорошая погода во временном значении указывает на предшествование: до, раньше - * Christ до рождества Христова - come * five o'clock приходите до пяти часов - they took a walk * dinner они погуляли перед обедом - * answering the letter he reread it прежде чем ответить на письмо, он его перечитал - the generations * us предыдущие поколения в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение или движение перед кем, чем-л.: перед - a leaf * the wind листок, гонимый ветром - she saw a road * her она увидела перед собой дорогу - she sat (just) * me она сидела (прямо) передо мной /напротив меня/ - he stared * him он смотрел прямо перед собой указывает на протекание процесса в чьем-л. присутствии: перед, в присутствии - * one's (very) eyes прямо на глазах у кого-л. - * smb.'s face открыто, прямо - he spoke out * everyone он заявил это публично /открыто/ указывает на присутствие в какой-л. организации, в ссуде и т. п. по вызову: перед - he appeared * the judge он предстал перед судьей указывает на рассмотрение, обсуждение вопроса кем-л.: на, в, перед;
тж. передается твор. падежом - the question is * the meeting вопрос должен обсуждаться на собрании - the case * the court дело, которое рассматривается судом указывает на что-л. предстоящее: перед - his whole life is * him вся жизнь у него еще впереди - he was a man with no future * him это был человек без будущего - we have two problems * us перед нами две задачи, нам предстоит решить две задачи указывает на превосходство в положении, ранге, способностях и т. п.: перед, впереди - to be * others in class быть впереди других в классе - a general comes * a colonel генерал по званию /по чину/ старше полковника употребляется при выражении предпочтения или преимущества: скорее чем - death * dishonour лучше смерть, чем позор /бесчестье/ - he will die * betraying his country он скорее умрет, чем предаст родину - I love him * myself я люблю его больше самого себя в сочетаниях: - the day * yesterday позавчера, третьего дня - * everything else прежде всего - * long скоро, вскоре - * then до того времени - * now раньше - it ought to have been done * now это должно было быть сделано раньше прежде чем, раньше чем, до того как;
пока не - I must finish my work * I go home я должен прежде кончить работу, а уж потом идти домой - come and see me * you leave зайдите ко мне до отъезда - it will be long * we see him again мы теперь увидим его очень нескоро - I hadn't waited long * he came мне не пришлось его долго ждать - I'll do it now * I forget я сделаю это сейчас, пока я не забыл скорее чем - he will die * he yields он скорее умрет, чем сдастся~ prep выше;
больше;
to be before others in class быть (по успехам) впереди своих одноклассников;
I love him before myself я люблю его больше самого себя~ prep до;
the day before yesterday позавчера, третьего дня;
Chaucer lived before Shakespeare Чосер жил до Шекспира;
before long скоро, вскоре;
before now раньше, до сих пор long: ~ долгий срок, долгое время;
for long надолго;
before long скоро;
вскоре;
will not take long не займет много времени~ prep до;
the day before yesterday позавчера, третьего дня;
Chaucer lived before Shakespeare Чосер жил до Шекспира;
before long скоро, вскоре;
before now раньше, до сих пор now: ~ настоящее время;
данный момент;
before now раньше;
by now к этому времени~ prep до;
the day before yesterday позавчера, третьего дня;
Chaucer lived before Shakespeare Чосер жил до Шекспира;
before long скоро, вскоре;
before now раньше, до сих порday ~ вчерашний день day ~ накануне day: the ~ before накануне~ prep до;
the day before yesterday позавчера, третьего дня;
Chaucer lived before Shakespeare Чосер жил до Шекспира;
before long скоро, вскоре;
before now раньше, до сих пор day: the ~ before yesterday третьего дня, позавчера~ prep перед;
he stood before us он стоял перед нами~ prep скорее... чем;
he would die before lying он скорее умрет, чем солжет~ раньше, прежде, уже;
I have heard it before я это уже слышал;
long before задолго до~ prep выше;
больше;
to be before others in class быть (по успехам) впереди своих одноклассников;
I love him before myself я люблю его больше самого себя~ раньше, прежде, уже;
I have heard it before я это уже слышал;
long before задолго до long: ~ давно;
долгое время( перед, спустя) ;
long before задолго до;
long after долгое время спустя;
long since уже давным-давноyear ~ предыдущий год~ prep впереди;
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10 never
არასოდეს, თავის დღეში, არასდროსI would never have thought that… თავის დღეში ვერ ვიფიქრებდი, რომ...;never in my life have I seen such a thing ასეთი რამ ჩემს დღეში არ მინახავს●●never mind! არაფერია! / არა უშავს!this never varying work has stultified me ერთიდაიგივეს კეთებამ გამომატვინაsuch a never entered my mind ასეთი აზრი თავში არასოდეს მომსვლია // ეს აზრად არ მომსვლიაthe idea never entered my head / mind ეს აზრი თავში არ მომსვლიაhe will never come to much დიდ რამეს / ბევრს ვერასოდეს მიაღწევსhe`ll never be anybody მისგან არაფერი გამოვაshe is never sincere, she always acts არასდროსაა გულახდილი, ყოველთვის თვალთმაქცობს/თამაშობსnever mind the expense! ხარჯს ნუ უყურებ! // ხარჯს ნუ მოერიდები!never get between quarreling husband and wife ცოლ-ქმრის ჩხუბში ნურასოდეს ჩაერევი! -
11 before ***** be·fore
[bɪ'fɔː(r)]1. prep1) (in time) prima dithe day before last or yesterday — due giorni fa, l'altro ieri, ieri l'altro
before long — fra poco, fra non molto
2) (in place, rank, in the presence of) davanti ato appear before a judge — comparire davanti or dinanzi a un giudice
ladies before gentlemen — prima le signore, la precedenza alle signore
2. advthe day before — il giorno prima or precedente
I knew long before that... — sapevo da molto tempo che...
3. conj(time) prima di + infin, prima che + sub, (rather than) piuttosto chebefore doing it you...; before you do it, you... — prima di farlo, tu..., prima che tu lo faccia, tu...
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12 before
bi'fo:
1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) antes (de)2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) delante (de), antes (de/que)3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) antes que
2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) antes
3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) antes (de que)before1 adv1. anterior2. anteshas this ever happened before? ¿es la primera vez que pasa esto?3. yabefore2 conj antes de que / antes debefore3 prep1. antes dethe day before yesterday anteayer / antes de ayer2. delante detr[bɪ'fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (earlier) antes de3 (rather than) antes que4 (ahead) por delante5 (first) primero1 (earlier than) antes de + inf, antes de que + subj2 (rather than) antes de + inf■ he would starve before he asked them for money preferiría morir de hambre antes de pedirles dinero1 (earlier) antes2 (previous) anterior3 (already) ya4 (position) delante, por delante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas never before como nuncaBefore Christ antes de Cristobefore God ante Diosbefore long dentro de pocolong before mucho antes denot long before poco antes depride comes before a fall un exceso de orgullo conduce a la caídato put the cart before the horse empezar la casa por el tejadothe one before el anterior, la anteriorbefore [bɪ'for] adv1) : antesbefore and after: antes y después2) : anteriorthe month before: el mes anteriorbefore conj: antes quehe would die before surrendering: moriría antes que rendirsebefore prep1) : antes debefore eating: antes de comer2) : delante de, anteI stood before the house: estaba parada delante de la casabefore the judge: ante el juezadv.• antes adv.• delante adv.conj.• antes de que conj.prep.• ante prep.• antes de prep.• delante de prep.
I bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)1) ( preceding in time) antes de2)a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)b) (in rank, priority)
II
a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)b) ( rather than) antes queshe would die before... — prefería morir antes que...
III
the day/year before — el día/año anterior
have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?
[bɪ'fɔː(r)] When before is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come before, go before, look up the verb.not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior
1. PREP1) (in time, order, rank) antes debefore long — (in future) antes de poco; (in past) poco después
before going, would you... — antes de marcharte, quieres...
income before tax — renta f bruta or antes de impuestos
profits before tax — beneficios mpl preimpositivos
2) (in place) delante de; (=in the presence of) ante, delante de, en presencia de3) (=facing)the question before us — (in meeting) el asunto que tenemos que discutir
the problem before us is... — el problema que se nos plantea es...
4) (=rather than)death before dishonour! — ¡antes la muerte que el deshonor!
2. ADV1) (time) antesbefore, it used to be different — antes, todo era distinto
2) (place, order) delante, adelante3.CONJ (time) antes de que; (rather than) antes queBEFORE
Time
Adverb ► When bef ore is an {adverb}, you can usually translate it using antes:
Why didn't you say so before? ¿Por qué no lo has dicho antes?
I had spoken to her before Había hablado con ella antes ► But the bef ore in never before and ever before is often not translated:
I've never been to Spain before Nunca he estado en España
I had never been to a police station before Nunca había estado (antes) en una comisaría
It's not true that the working class is earning more money than ever before No es cierto que la clase obrera gane más dinero que nunca ► The day/night/ week {etc} before should usually be translated using el día/la noche/ la semana {etc} anterior:
The night before, he had gone to a rock concert La noche anterior había ido a un concierto de rock ► In more formal contexts, where bef ore could be substituted by previously, anteriormente is another option:
As I said before... Como he dicho antes or anteriormente... ► When bef ore is equivalent to already, translate using ya ( antes) or, in questions about whether someone has done what they are doing now before, using ¿es la primera vez que...?:
"How about watching this film?" - "Actually, I've seen it before" -¿Vemos esa película? -Es que ya la he visto
I had been to Glasgow a couple of times before Ya había estado (antes) en Glasgow un par de veces
Have you been to Spain before? ¿Has estado ya en España? or ¿Es la primera vez que vienes a España? ► Translate ((period of time)) + bef ore using hacía + ((period of time)):
They had married nearly 40 years before Se habían casado hacía casi 40 años NOTE: H acía i s invariable in this sense.
Preposition ► When bef ore is a {preposition}, you can usually translate it using antes de:
Please ring before seven Por favor, llama antes de las siete
Shall we go for a walk before dinner? ¿Nos vamos a dar un paseo antes de cenar? ► But use ant es que with names of people and personal pronouns when they stand in for a verb:
If you get there before me or before I do, wait for me in the bar Si llegas antes que yo, espérame en el bar ► Translate bef ore + ((-ing)) using antes de + ((infinitive)):
He said goodbye to the children before leaving Se despidió de los niños antes de irse
Conjunction ► When bef ore is a {conjunction}, you can usually translate it using antes de que + ((subjunctive)):
I'll ask Peter about it before he goes away on holiday Se lo preguntaré a Peter antes de que se vaya de vacaciones
We reached home before the storm broke Llegamos a casa antes de que empezara la tormenta ► If the subject of both clauses is the same, ant es de + ((infinitive)) is usually used rather than antes de que:
Give me a ring before you leave the office Llámame antes de salir de la oficina This construction is also sometimes used in colloquial Spanish when the subjects are different:
Before you arrived she was very depressed Antes de llegar tú, estaba muy deprimida For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)]1) ( preceding in time) antes de2)a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)b) (in rank, priority)
II
a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)b) ( rather than) antes queshe would die before... — prefería morir antes que...
III
the day/year before — el día/año anterior
have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?
not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior
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13 vita
f life( durata della vita) lifetimeanatomy waista vita for lifecosto m della vita cost of livingsenza vita lifeless* * *vita1 s.f.1 life*: vita degli animali, delle piante, animal, plant life; la vita umana, human life; la vita terrena, life on earth; essere in vita, to be living (o alive); essere in fin di vita, to be dying; essere privo di vita, to be lifeless; essere tra la vita e la morte, to be between life and death; rimanere in vita, to survive; non dare segni di vita, to show (o to give) no signs of life; rischiare la vita, to risk (o to venture) one's life; perdere la vita, to lose one's life; dare la vita a qlcu., to give birth to s.o.; dare la vita per qlcu., qlco., to give (o to sacrifice) one's life for s.o., sthg.; dar vita a qlco., to start (o to set up) sthg.; togliere la vita a qlcu., to take s.o.'s life; togliersi la vita, to kill oneself (o to commit suicide); richiamare in vita qlcu., to bring s.o. back to life; salvare la vita a qlcu., to save s.o.'s life; ti devo la vita, I owe you my life; aver cara la vita, to value one's life; vender cara la vita, to sell one's life dearly; essere attaccati alla vita, to love life // nella primavera, al tramonto della vita, in the spring, autumn of life // l'altra vita, the next life; la vita eterna, eternal life; passare a miglior vita, to pass away (o breath one's last) // lotta per la vita, struggle for life // assicurazione sulla vita, life insurance // è in gioco la sua vita, his life is at stake // è una questione di vita o di morte, it's a matter of life and death // ne va della vita, it's more than my life is worth // pena la vita, on pain of death // lo giuro sulla mia vita, I swear it on my life // l'aria e la luce sono la nostra vita, air and light are (o mean) life to us // il lavoro è la sua vita, work is his life; amor mio, vita mia!, my love, my life! // storie di vita vissuta, real life stories // conoscere la vita, to know life (o the world); avere esperienza della vita, to have experience of life (o of the world) // è la vita!, that's life! // finché c'è vita c'è speranza, (prov.) while there's life there's hope2 ( periodo di vita) life*; ( durata di una vita) lifetime: vita lunga, long life; vita media, average lifetime; (fis. nucleare) mean life; vita operativa, physical life; durante la sua vita, during his lifetime; tutta una vita di felicità, a lifetime of happiness; capita una sola volta nella vita, it happens only once in a lifetime; non l'ho mai fatto in vita mia, I have never done it in my life; quel giornale ha avuto vita breve, that newspaper had a short life // vita natural durante, for one's natural life // a vita, (for) life; carcere a vita, life imprisonment; condanna a vita, life sentence; essere condannato a vita, to be given a life sentence; pensione a vita, life pension; senatore a vita, senator for life // per ( tutta) la vita, for life: essere menomato per la vita, to be maimed for life; ti amerò per tutta la vita, I'll love you as long as I live // in vita, during one's life: in vita non è stato un gran che, during his lifetime he wasn't up to much // lo conosco da una vita, è una vita che lo conosco, I've known him for years3 ( modo di vivere) life*, living: vita sana, onesta, attiva, healthy, honest, active life; vita privata, pubblica, private, public life; ritirarsi a vita privata, to retire to private life; vita di relazione, social life; vita in comune, life together; far vita in comune, to live together; condurre una vita tranquilla, to lead a quiet life; vivere una vita disordinata, to live (o to lead) a disorderly life // tenore di vita, standard of living // che vita!, what a life! // vita da cani, dog's life // come va la vita?, how's life (o how are you getting on)? // fare una vita da nababbo, da re, to live like a lord (o a king) // fare la dolce vita, to live it up // fare una bella vita, to lead a good life // fare la, darsi alla bella vita, to lead a life of pleasure // fare la vita, to be a prostitute; donna di vita, prostitute // avere una doppia vita, to live (o to lead) a double life // cambiare vita, to mend one's ways // rifarsi una vita, to make a new life for oneself // trascinare la vita, to live (o to lead) a hard life // rendere la vita difficile a qlcu., to make life difficult for s.o. // sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qlcu., to know everything about s.o. // poca brigata vita beata, (prov.) the fewer the better4 ( il necessario per vivere) living: il costo della vita, the cost of living; la vita è sempre più cara, the cost of living is going up all the time; guadagnarsi la vita, to earn one's living; si guadagna onestamente la vita, he earns an honest living; guadagnarsi a stento la vita, to scrape a living5 ( vitalità) vitality, life*; ( animazione) animation: è piena di vita, she is full of life (o bubbling over with vitality); città, strada piena di vita, town, street full of life; musica piena di vita, music full of vitality; romanzo privo di vita, lifeless novel; dar vita a una festa, to liven up a party6 ( essere, persona) life*: non c'era traccia di vita per le strade, there was no sign of life in the streets; la guerra costa molte vite, war costs many lives; non si lamenta alcuna perdita di vite umane, no lives were lost (o there was no loss of life)7 ( biografia) life*, biography: hai letto le vite di Plutarco?, have you read Plutarch's lives?vita2 s.f. ( parte del corpo) waist: prendere qlcu. per la vita, to seize s.o. by the waist; giro di vita, waist measure; abito stretto in vita, a tight-waisted dress; avere la vita alta, bassa, essere corto, lungo di vita, to have a high, low waist, to be high-waisted, low-waisted; avere la vita stretta, sottile, to have a slender waist; vita di vespa, wasp waist // su con la vita!, cheer up!* * *I ['vita] sf1) (gen) lifedare la vita per qn/qc — to give one's life for sb/sth
2) (modo di vivere) life, lifestylenella vita quotidiana o di ogni giorno — in everyday life
II ['vita] sfcambiare vita — to change one's way of life o one's lifestyle
Anat waistabito a vita alta/bassa — dress with a high/low waist
punto (di) vita Sartoria — waist
* * *I ['vita]sostantivo femminile1) life*salvare la vita a qcn. — to save sb.'s life
a vita — [esiliare, segnare] for life; [esilio, sospensione] lifetime
rendere la vita difficile a qcn. — to make life difficult for sb.
il governo non avrà vita lunga — fig. the government won't last long
la vita di città, moderna — city life, present day life
2) (vitalità) life*pieno di vita — [persona, luogo] bursting with life
3) (biografia) life*4) fig. (molto tempo)ci vuole una vita per fare — it takes ages o an age to do
5) in vita alivetenere qcn., qcs. in vita — to keep sb., sth. alive (anche fig.)
•vita media — statist. expectation of life
••sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qcn. — = to know everything there's to know about sb.
darsi alla bella vita — to live it up, to lead the life of Riley
••finché c'è vita c'è speranza — prov. while there's life there's hope
Note:Dei due principali equivalenti inglesi della parola vita, life e living, il primo è il termine più generale che fa riferimento all'esperienza complessiva del vivere ( una questione di vita o di morte = a matter of life and death, un amico per la vita = a friend for life, lo stile di vita = the way of life / the lifestyle), mentre il secondo allude soprattutto alle necessità materiali del vivere ( condizioni di vita = living conditions, il costo della vita = the cost of living). Quando si parla della vita in generale, la parola life non è preceduta dall'articolo in inglese ( la vita è spesso dura = life is often hard), a meno che non ci sia una specificazione ( la vita dei contadini nell'Inghilterra medievale era spesso molto dura = the life of peasants in medieval England was often very hard)II ['vita]vita sottile, larga — slim, large waist o waistline
afferrare qcn. per la vita — to seize sb. around the waist
a vita alta, bassa — [ abito] high-, low-waisted
* * *vita1/'vita/Dei due principali equivalenti inglesi della parola vita, life e living, il primo è il termine più generale che fa riferimento all'esperienza complessiva del vivere ( una questione di vita o di morte = a matter of life and death, un amico per la vita = a friend for life, lo stile di vita = the way of life / the lifestyle), mentre il secondo allude soprattutto alle necessità materiali del vivere ( condizioni di vita = living conditions, il costo della vita = the cost of living). Quando si parla della vita in generale, la parola life non è preceduta dall'articolo in inglese ( la vita è spesso dura = life is often hard), a meno che non ci sia una specificazione ( la vita dei contadini nell'Inghilterra medievale era spesso molto dura = the life of peasants in medieval England was often very hard).sostantivo f.1 life*; salvare la vita a qcn. to save sb.'s life; non c'erano segni di vita there was no sign of life; togliersi la vita to take one own's life; tra la vita e la morte between life and death; c'è vita su Marte? is there life on Mars? forme di vita life forms; è una questione di vita o di morte it's a matter of life and death; per (tutta) la vita throughout one's life; non l'ho mai visto prima in vita mia I've never seen him before in my life; per la prima volta in vita mia for the first time in my life; che cosa farai nella vita? what are you going to do in life? a vita [esiliare, segnare] for life; [esilio, sospensione] lifetime; opera di (tutta) una vita work of a lifetime; avere una vita molto attiva to lead a busy life; rendere la vita difficile a qcn. to make life difficult for sb.; il governo non avrà vita lunga fig. the government won't last long; la vita di città, moderna city life, present day life; stile di vita lifestyle; condizioni di vita living conditions2 (vitalità) life*; prendere vita to come to life; è là che c'è vita that's where the action is; pieno di vita [persona, luogo] bursting with life3 (biografia) life*4 fig. (molto tempo) ci vuole una vita per fare it takes ages o an age to do; non la vedo da una vita it's been ages since I last saw her5 in vita alive; tenere qcn., qcs. in vita to keep sb., sth. alive (anche fig.); rimanere in vita to stay alivequesta (sì che) è vita! this is the life! così va la vita that's what life is all about; avere vita facile to have an easy ride; sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qcn. = to know everything there's to know about sb.; darsi alla bella vita to live it up, to lead the life of Riley; una vita da cani a dog's life; per la vita e per la morte! till death us do part! o la borsa o la vita! your money or your life! su con la vita! cheer up! finché c'è vita c'è speranza prov. while there's life there's hope; donna di vita hooker; fare la vita to be on the game BE\————————vita2/'vita/sostantivo f.(parte del corpo) waist; (circonferenza) waistline; vita sottile, larga slim, large waist o waistline; afferrare qcn. per la vita to seize sb. around the waist; a vita alta, bassa [ abito] high-, low-waisted; giro vita waist measurement. -
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Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > non l'ho mai visto prima in vita mia
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15 erleben
I v/t1. experience; (bes. Schlimmes) auch go through; (mit ansehen) see, witness; (Abenteuer, schöne Tage etc.) have; er hat viel erlebt he’s seen a lot of the world, he’s been about ( oder around) a bit umg.; (mitgemacht) he’s done all sorts of things; (gelitten) he’s been through a lot; ich habe etwas Seltsames erlebt I’ve had a strange ( oder weird) experience; ich habe es oft erlebt(, dass...) I’ve often seen it happen (that...); so aggressiv etc. habe ich sie noch nie erlebt I’ve never known her to be so aggressive etc; ich möchte etwas erleben! I want to have a good time ( oder a bit of fun); wir werden es ja erleben! we’ll see!; das möchte ich erleben! skeptisch: I’d like to see that, I’ll believe that when I see it; ich habe nie erlebt, dass er... I’ve never known him to (+ Inf.) hat man so etwas schon erlebt! umg. have you ever seen ( oder heard) anything like it?; das muss man einfach erlebt haben! (es ist bzw. war fantastisch) you had to be there; als Tipp: you really mustn’t miss it, Am. you’ve got to be there; um es nachvollziehen zu können: you’ve got to have been through it yourself2. umg., in Drohungen: na, du kannst was erleben! you just wait!; die kann was erleben! she’s in for it; stärker: she won’t know what’s hit her; sonst kannst du was erleben! or else!3. (noch miterleben) live to see; dass ich das noch erleben darf! I never thought I’d (live to) see the day; du wirst es nie erleben, mich rauchen zu sehen you won’t ever catch me smoking4. auf eine Sache bezogen: have, see; das Haus hat viele Mieter erlebt the house has had ( oder seen) many tenants; die Wirtschaft erlebt gerade einen Aufschwung the economy is currently experiencing an upturn; das Land erlebte eine Zeit des Friedens the country enjoyed a time of peace; das Buch erlebte sechs Auflagen the book went through six editions; das Stück erlebte 100 Aufführungen the play had 100 performances* * *to live to see; to taste; to witness; to undergo; to experience; to go through* * *er|le|ben [ɛɐ'leːbn] ptp erlebtvtto experience; (= noch lebend erreichen) to live to see; (= durchmachen) schwere Zeiten, Sturm to go through; Aufstieg, Abenteuer, Enttäuschung to have; Erfolg to have, to enjoy; Misserfolg, Niederlage to have, to suffer; Aufführung to have, to receive; Jahrhundertwende, erste Mondlandung to see; Schauspieler to see (perform); Musik, Gedicht, Fußballspiel, Landschaft to experienceim Ausland habe ich viel erlebt — I had an eventful time abroad
was haben Sie im Ausland erlebt? — what sort of experiences did you have abroad?
Deutschland, wie ich es erlebt habe, war... — I remember Germany as being...
etwas Angenehmes etc erlében — to have a pleasant etc experience
er hat schon viel Schlimmes erlebt — he's had a lot of bad times or experiences
ich habe es oft erlebt... — I've often known or seen it happen...
ich möchte mal erlében, dass du rechtzeitig kommst — I'd like to see you come on time
er hat gesagt, er möchte helfen – das möchte ich erlében! — he said he'd like to help – that I'd like to see!
das werde ich nicht mehr erlében — I won't live to see that
er möchte mal etwas erlében — he wants to have a good time
er hat viel erlebt — he has been around (inf), he has experienced a lot
na, der kann was erlében! (inf) — he's going to be (in) for it! (inf)
hat man so (et)was schon ( mal) erlebt! (inf) — I've never heard anything like it!
dass ich das noch erlében darf! — I never thought I'd see the day!
so was Dummes habe ich noch nie erlebt! — I've never seen/heard anything so stupid in all my life!
* * *1) experience2) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) taste* * *er·le·ben *vt1. (im Leben mitmachen)▪ etw \erleben to live to see sthdass ich das [noch] \erleben muss! couldn't I have been spared that?!2. (erfahren)▪ etw \erleben to experience sthwunderschöne Tage/einen wunderschönen Urlaub irgendwo \erleben to have a wonderful time/holiday somewherewas hast du denn alles in Dänemark erlebt? what did you do/see in Denmark?unser Land hat schon bessere Zeiten erlebt our country has seen better times[mal] etw \erleben wollen to want to do sth exciting [for once]wenn Sie hier was \erleben wollen, müssen Sie in die Stadt fahren if you're looking for some excitement here, you have to go into town▪ etw \erleben to go through stheine [große] Enttäuschung \erleben to be [bitterly [or sorely]] disappointedeinen Misserfolg \erleben to experience failureeine Niederlage \erleben to suffer defeat4. (mit ansehen)▪ es \erleben, dass/wie... to see that/how...5. (kennen lernen)▪ jdn irgendwie \erleben to see somebody a certain wayso wütend habe ich ihn noch nie erlebt I've never seen him so furious6.▶ das muss man erlebt haben! you have to see it [to believe it]!* * *transitives Verb experienceetwas Schönes/Schreckliches erleben — have a pleasant/terrible experience
so ängstlich hatte er sie noch nie erlebt — he had never seen her so afraid before
etwas bewusst/intensiv erleben — be fully aware of something/experience something to the full
sie wünschte sich nur, die Hochzeit ihrer Tochter noch zu erleben — her only remaining wish was to be at her daughter's wedding
er wird das nächste Jahr nicht mehr erleben — he won't see next year
du kannst was erleben! — (ugs.) you won't know what's hit you!
* * *A. v/t1. experience; (besonders Schlimmes) auch go through; (mit ansehen) see, witness; (Abenteuer, schöne Tage etc) have;er hat viel erlebt he’s seen a lot of the world, he’s been about ( oder around) a bit umg; (mitgemacht) he’s done all sorts of things; (gelitten) he’s been through a lot;ich habe etwas Seltsames erlebt I’ve had a strange ( oder weird) experience;ich habe es oft erlebt(, dass …) I’ve often seen it happen (that …);so aggressiv etchabe ich sie noch nie erlebt I’ve never known her to be so aggressive etc;ich möchte etwas erleben! I want to have a good time ( oder a bit of fun);wir werden es ja erleben! we’ll see!;das möchte ich erleben! skeptisch: I’d like to see that, I’ll believe that when I see it;ich habe nie erlebt, dass er … I’ve never known him to (+inf)das muss man einfach erlebt haben! (es ist bzw war fantastisch) you had to be there; als Tipp: you really mustn’t miss it, US you’ve got to be there; um es nachvollziehen zu können: you’ve got to have been through it yourselfna, du kannst was erleben! you just wait!;die kann was erleben! she’s in for it; stärker: she won’t know what’s hit her;sonst kannst du was erleben! or else!3. (noch miterleben) live to see;dass ich das noch erleben darf! I never thought I’d (live to) see the day;du wirst es nie erleben, mich rauchen zu sehen you won’t ever catch me smoking4. auf eine Sache bezogen: have, see;das Haus hat viele Mieter erlebt the house has had ( oder seen) many tenants;die Wirtschaft erlebt gerade einen Aufschwung the economy is currently experiencing an upturn;das Land erlebte eine Zeit des Friedens the country enjoyed a time of peace;das Buch erlebte sechs Auflagen the book went through six editions;das Stück erlebte 100 Aufführungen the play had 100 performancesB. v/r geh:sich erleben als feel oneself to be* * *transitives Verb experienceetwas Schönes/Schreckliches erleben — have a pleasant/terrible experience
etwas bewusst/intensiv erleben — be fully aware of something/experience something to the full
sie wünschte sich nur, die Hochzeit ihrer Tochter noch zu erleben — her only remaining wish was to be at her daughter's wedding
du kannst was erleben! — (ugs.) you won't know what's hit you!
* * *v.to live to see expr.to undergo v. -
16 jamás
adv.never, ever, absolutely never, never in one's life.* * *► adverbio1 (+ indic) never; (+ subj) ever\jamás de los jamases never everpor siempre jamás for ever (and ever)* * *ADV never; [con negación, en interrogación] ever¡jamás! — never!
¿se vio jamás tal cosa? — did you ever see such a thing?
¡jamás de los jamases! — never in your life!
* * *adverbio neverjamás volverá a suceder or no volverá a suceder jamás — it will never happen again
nunca jamás or (fam) jamás de los jamases — never ever
por or para siempre jamás — for ever and ever
* * *= never, ever!, never in a month of Sundays.Ex. Plans were made to issue a concise version of AACR1, but these plans never came to fruition.Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.Ex. The two stepsisters also wondered who the newcomer was, for never in a month of Sundays, would they ever have guessed that the beautiful girl was really poor Cinderella who talked to the cat!.----* jamás visto = unseen.* nunca jamás = never again.* * *adverbio neverjamás volverá a suceder or no volverá a suceder jamás — it will never happen again
nunca jamás or (fam) jamás de los jamases — never ever
por or para siempre jamás — for ever and ever
* * *= never, ever!, never in a month of Sundays.Ex: Plans were made to issue a concise version of AACR1, but these plans never came to fruition.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.Ex: The two stepsisters also wondered who the newcomer was, for never in a month of Sundays, would they ever have guessed that the beautiful girl was really poor Cinderella who talked to the cat!.* jamás visto = unseen.* nunca jamás = never again.* * *[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] neverjamás había oído cosa igual I'd never heard anything like itjamás volverá a suceder or no volverá a suceder jamás it will never happen againnunca jamásor jamás de los jamases never everpor or para siempre jamás for ever and ever* * *
Del verbo jamar: ( conjugate jamar)
jamas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
jamás adverbio
never;
nunca jamás never ever;
por or para siempre jamás for ever and ever
jamás adverbio
1 (nunca) never: jamás lo había visto, I had never seen it before
jamás te haría daño, I'd never hurt you
2 (alguna vez) ever: la peor historia jamás contada, the worst story ever told
3 (intensificador) nunca jamás, never again
jamás en la vida, never in my life
♦ Locuciones: por siempre jamás, for ever (and ever)
' jamás' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- no
- nunca
- siempre
- tamaña
- tamaño
English:
actual
- again
- ago
- best
- ever
- fascinating
- never
- see
- place
* * *jamás advnever;no lo he visto jamás I've never seen him;la mejor novela que jamás se haya escrito the best novel ever written;jamás en la vida había visto algo así never before had I seen such a thing, I'd never seen such a thing in all my life;nunca jamás never ever;por siempre jamás for evermore;Fam¡jamás de los jamases! not in a million years!* * *adv never;jamás te olvidaré I’ll never forget you;¿viste jamás algo así? did you ever see anything like it?;nunca jamás never ever;por siempre jamás for ever and ever* * *jamás adv1) nunca: never2)nunca jamás orjamás de los jamases : never ever3)para siempre jamás : for ever and ever* * *jamás adv1. (nunca) never2. (con superlativo) ever -
17 much
❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.For particular usages see C below.A adv1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.B pron1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? that's a bit much! elle est encore en retard? elle exagère! ; ⇒ so. -
18 eye
A n1 Anat œil m ; with blue/green eyes aux yeux bleus/verts ; to raise/lower one's eyes lever/baisser les yeux ; in front of ou before your (very) eyes sous vos yeux ; to the expert/untrained eye pour un œil exercé/non exercé ; there was sorrow/fear in his eyes son regard exprimait le chagrin/la crainte ; with sorrow/fear in his eyes les yeux remplis de chagrin/crainte ; I wouldn't have believed it, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes je ne l'aurais pas cru, si je ne l'avais vu de mes propres yeux ; I could do it with my eyes closed je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés ; keep your eyes on the road! c'est la route qu'il faut regarder!, regarde la route! ; keep your eye on the ball! ne quitte pas la balle des yeux! ; to keep an eye on sth surveiller qch ; to keep an eye on sb surveiller qn ; ( suspiciously) avoir or tenir qn à l'œil ; under the watchful/critical eye of sb sous le regard vigilant/critique de qn ; to have one's eye on sb/sth ( watch) surveiller qn/qch ; ( desire) avoir envie de [dress, car, house] ; ( lust after) loucher ○ sur [food, dress, car, person] ; ( aim for) viser [job] ; with an eye to doing en vue de faire ; they have their eye on you for the director's job ils vous ont en vue pour le poste de directeur ; she had one eye on her work and the other on the clock elle travaillait en gardant un œil sur l'horloge ; to keep one ou half an eye on sth/sb garder un œil sur qch/qn ; I've never clapped ○ ou laid ou set eyes on him before in my life je ne l'ai jamais vu de ma vie ; the first time I clapped ou laid ou set eyes on it, I knew… au premier coup d'œil, j'ai compris… ; all eyes were on him tous les yeux or tous les regards étaient fixés sur lui ; to cast ou run one's eye over sth parcourir qch du regard ; to catch sb's eye attirer l'attention de qn ; to close ou shut one's eyes lit fermer les yeux ; to close ou shut one's eyes to sth fig se refuser à reconnaître qch ; to open one's eyes lit ouvrir les yeux ; to open sb's eyes to sth fig ouvrir les yeux à qn sur qch ; to do sth with one's eyes open fig faire qch en toute connaissance de cause ; to go around with one's eyes shut vivre sans rien voir ; to keep an eye out ou one's eyes open for sb/sth essayer de repérer qn/qch ; to keep one's eyes peeled ou skinned rester attentif or vigilant ; to keep one's eye peeled ou skinned for sb/sth ouvrir l'œil pour essayer de repérer qn/qch ; London, seen through the eyes of a child, a child's eye view of London Londres, vu par un enfant ; as far as the eye can see à perte de vue ; I've got eyes in my head! j'ai des yeux pour voir! ; use your eyes! it's on the table in front of you! tu es aveugle? c'est sur la table devant toi! ; to take one's eye off sth/sb quitter qch/qn des yeux ; she couldn't take her eyes off him elle le dévorait des yeux, elle ne le quittait pas des yeux ; to get one's eye in GB Sport s'habituer aux conditions de jeu ; ‘my eye ○ !’ ‘mon œil ○ !’ ; ‘eyes right/left!’ Mil ‘tête à droite/à gauche!’ ;2 ( opinion) in the eyes of the church/law/world aux yeux de l'église/de la loi/du monde ; in my father's/teacher's eyes… aux yeux de mon père/mon professeur… ; in your/his eyes… à tes/ses yeux… ;3 ( flair) to have a good eye avoir un bon coup d'œil ; to have an eye for avoir le sens de [detail, colour] ; s'y connaître en [antiques, livestock] ; to have an eye for a bargain savoir flairer une bonne affaire ;5 ( on potato) œil m ;7 Meteorol (of hurricane, tornado, storm) œil m ; the eye of the storm fig ( place of calm) l'œil de la tempête ; ( place of intense activity) le cœur de la tempête ; the eye of the wind le lit du vent.B modif [operation] de l'œil ; [muscle, tissue] de l'œil, oculaire ; [movement] des yeux, oculaire ; [ointment, lotion] pour les yeux ; eye disease maladie f des yeux ; to have eye trouble avoir des troubles oculaires.D vtr1 ( look at) regarder [person, object] ; to eye sth/sb with suspicion/caution regarder qch/qn d'un air soupçonneux/méfiant ; to eye sth with envy regarder qch avec envie ;to be all eyes être tout yeux ; to be in it up to one's eyes être compromis jusqu'au cou ; to be up to one's eyes in être submergé de [mail, complaints, work] ; to be up to one's eyes in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou ; an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth) œil pour œil, (dent pour dent) ; it was one in the eye for him c'était bien fait pour lui iron ; to have eyes in the back of one's head avoir des yeux derrière la tête or dans le dos ; to make eyes at sb faire les yeux doux à qn ; to give sb the glad eye faire de l'œil à qn ; to see eye to eye with sb (about sth) partager le point de vue de qn (au sujet de qch) ; what the eye doesn't see (the heart doesn't grieve over) Prov bienheureux celui qui ne connaît pas la vérité.■ eye up ○:▶ eye [sb] up, eye up [sb] lorgner ○, reluquer ○.▶ eye [sb] up and down ( suspiciously) toiser [qn] de haut en bas ; ( appreciatively) dévorer [qn] des yeux. -
19 никога
never; ever; not once; at no timeникога вече never moreникога не съм бил там I've never been thereникога не съм виждал такова нещо I've never seen such a thing, never have I seen such a thingникога в живота си never in my life, in all my born days, never in my born daysникога през живота си не съм бил така изумен it gave me the shock of my lifeпо-добре късно, отколкото никога better late than neverутре може да значи никога tomorrow never comesникога преди това или след това не съм вкусвал такова нещо I have never tasted such a delicacy before or since* * *нѝкога,нареч. never; ever; not once; at no time; като \никога for once; \никога в живота си never in my life, in all my born days, never in my born days; \никога вече never more; \никога не съм виждал такова нещо never have I seen such a thing; \никога преди това или след това не съм виждал такова нещо I have never seen such a thing before or since; \никога през живота си не съм бил така изумен it gave me the shock of my life; по-добре късно, отколкото \никога better late than never; почти \никога hardly/scarcely ever; утре може да значи \никога tomorrow never comes.* * *at no time: I will никога betray you. - Никога няма да те предам.; nevermore - никога вече* * *1. never;ever;not once;at no time 2. НИКОГА в живота си never in my life, in all my born days, never in my born days 3. НИКОГА вече never more 4. НИКОГА не съм бил там I've never been there 5. НИКОГА не съм виждал такова нещо I've never seen such a thing, never have I seen such a thing 6. НИКОГА преди това или след това не съм вкусвал такова нещо I have never tasted such a delicacy before or since 7. НИКОГА през живота си не съм бил така изумен it gave me the shock of my life 8. като НИКОГА for once 9. никой НИКОГА не го е виждал там one one has ever seen him there 10. по-добре късно, отколкото НИКОГА better late than never 11. утре може да значи НИКОГА tomorrow never comes -
20 mai
never( qualche volta) evermai più never againpiù che mai more than evernon accetterò mai e poi mai I will never agree, neverchi ha mai detto che... who said that...come mai? how come?se mai if evermeglio tardi che mai better late than neverdove/perché mai? where/why on earth?* * *mai avv.1 (nel significato di non mai) never; (in presenza di altra negazione e nel significato di talvolta) ever: non bevo mai alcolici, I never drink alcohol; non telefona mai a quest'ora, he never phones at this time; non ho mai visto un film così divertente, I've never seen such an enjoyable film; non dimenticherò mai l'espressione del suo viso, I'll never forget the expression on her face; non sono mai stato a Mosca, I've never been to Moscow; non me ne avevi mai parlato, you'd never told me about it; non sarebbe mai capace di fingere, he would never be capable of pretending; non si sarebbero mai sognati di farlo, they would never have dreamt of doing it; non si ripeterà mai un'occasione simile, there will never be a chance like this again; nessuno l'ha mai visto né sentito, no one has ever seen or heard of him; senza averci mai pensato, without ever thinking about it; niente avrebbe mai potuto turbarlo a tal punto, nothing could ever have disturbed him so much // mai più, never again: non accadrà mai più, it will never happen again; adesso o mai più, (it's) now or never // mai più!, mai e poi mai!, never! (o not on your life!) // quasi mai, hardly ever (o almost never): non viene quasi mai, he hardly ever comes // non sia mai detto che..., never let it be said that... // non si sa mai, you never can tell // mai dire mai, never say never2 (in frasi interrogative o ipotetiche) ever: ''Sei mai stato in Giappone?'' ''No, mai'', ''Have you ever been to Japan?'' ''No, never''; avete mai sentito parlare di lui?, have you ever heard talk of him?; potrai mai perdonarmi?, will you ever be able to forgive me?; non so se sia mai stato all'estero, I don't know whether he's ever been abroad (or not); ti sei mai chiesto il perché di un simile gesto?, have you ever wondered why he did that? // dove mai?, where on earth?; wherever?: mi domando dove mai può essersi cacciato, I wonder where on earth he can have got to // quando mai?, whenever?: quando mai hai sentito questo?, whenever did you hear that? // chi mai?, who on earth?; whoever?: chi mai poteva essere?, whoever could it have been? // che (cosa) mai...?, what on earth...? whatever...?: che mai hai combinato?, what on earth have you been up to?; non so proprio che cosa mai vi siate messi in testa, I don't know what on earth got into your heads; che mai stai cercando di dirmi?, whatever are you trying to tell me? // come mai?, why?; how come?; whyever?: come mai non va l'ascensore?, how come the lift isn't working?; come mai non ci avete pensato prima?, whyever didn't you think of it before? // se mai, caso mai, if (o if ever o in case): se mai dovessi incontrarla..., if ever you should meet her...; se avessi mai pensato..., if I had ever thought...; caso mai tornasse, mandalo da me, if he happens to come back, send him to me; prendete l'ombrello, caso mai piovesse, take an umbrella in case it rains3 (in frasi comparative) ever: più che mai, more than ever: sono più che mai convinto di aver agito bene, I'm more than ever convinced I did the right thing; sono più felice che mai, I'm happier than I've ever been (o I've never been so happy); sono stati più gentili che mai, they were ever so kind; nonostante le cure, deperiva più che mai, in spite of the treatment he got weaker and weaker // meno che mai, less than ever // peggio che mai, worse than ever // è quanto mai testardo, è (un) testardo che mai (o quant'altri mai), he's terribly stubborn // ho una sete che mai, I'm terribly thirsty // meglio tardi che mai!, (prov.) better late than never!4 (in frasi ellittiche o con uso enfatico): io ho scritto tante volte, loro mai, I've written many times, but they never have; lui lo farebbe, io mai, he'd do it, but I never would; tutto, ma questo mai, anything but this; mai un momento di pace, never a moment's peace; mai che dicesse la verità!, I wish he'd tell the truth for once!* * *[mai]1) (in nessun momento) neverpiù, meno che mai — more, less than ever before
••••Note:Mai si traduce in inglese con never oppure ever. Never concentra in sé il valore negativo della frase, e quindi esclude l'uso di altri negativi (diversamente dal mai italiano): non ho mai visto nessuno mangiare così! = I never saw anybody eating like that! Never precede il verbo quando questo è in forma semplice (tranne to be) e segue il primo ausiliare quando il verbo è composto: non mangia mai abbastanza = she never eats enough; non è mai stanca = she is never tired; non l'ho mai incontrato = I've never met him. Ever si usa in quattro casi: al posto di never, quando si deve o si vuole mantenere un'altra forma negativa nella frase (non farlo mai più! = don't you ever do that again!); quando mai ha valore positivo e significa qualche volta (sei mai stato a Londra? = have you ever been to London?); dopo un comparativo ( più magro che mai = thinner than ever); infine, nel linguaggio parlato, ever segue e rafforza never (non glielo dirò mai! = I'll never ever tell him!)* * *mai/mai/Mai si traduce in inglese con never oppure ever. Never concentra in sé il valore negativo della frase, e quindi esclude l'uso di altri negativi (diversamente dal mai italiano): non ho mai visto nessuno mangiare così! = I never saw anybody eating like that! Never precede il verbo quando questo è in forma semplice (tranne to be) e segue il primo ausiliare quando il verbo è composto: non mangia mai abbastanza = she never eats enough; non è mai stanca = she is never tired; non l'ho mai incontrato = I've never met him. Ever si usa in quattro casi: al posto di never, quando si deve o si vuole mantenere un'altra forma negativa nella frase (non farlo mai più! = don't you ever do that again!); quando mai ha valore positivo e significa qualche volta (sei mai stato a Londra? = have you ever been to London?); dopo un comparativo ( più magro che mai = thinner than ever); infine, nel linguaggio parlato, ever segue e rafforza never (non glielo dirò mai! = I'll never ever tell him!).1 (in nessun momento) never; non scrive mai he never writes; non scrive mai? doesn't he ever write? mai più! never again! non farlo mai più! don't (you) ever do that again! mai e poi mai! never ever! ora o mai più it's now or never2 (qualche volta) hai mai visto una cosa del genere? have you ever seen something like that?3 (come rafforzativo) dove mai sarà andato? wherever did he go? perché mai l'hai fatto? why ever did you do that? chi l'avrebbe mai detto! who ever would have guessed? who would have thought it!4 (in espressioni comparative) più bella che mai more beautiful than ever; più, meno che mai more, less than ever before; è felice come (non) mai she has never been happiermeglio tardi che mai better late than never; non si sa mai! you never know! you never can tell!
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