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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
❢ 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 ne.For examples and further uses see the entry neither A 1.When 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.For examples and further uses see the entry neither A 2.A conj1 ( not either) ni…ni ; I have neither the time nor the money je n'ai ni le temps ni l'argent ; I've seen neither him nor her je ne les ai vus ni l'un ni l'autre ;2 ( 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 ; 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.B det aucun des deux ; neither book is suitable aucun des deux livres ne convient ; neither girl replied aucune des deux filles n'a répondu.C pron ni l'un/-e, ni l'autre m/f ; neither of them came ni l'un ni l'autre n'est venu, ils ne sont venus ni l'un ni l'autre ; ‘which one is responsible?’-‘neither’ ‘lequel des deux est responsable?’-‘ni l'un ni l'autre’. -
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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 -
4 ♦ neither
♦ neither /ˈnaɪðə(r)/ /ˈni:ðə(r)/A a. e pron.né l'uno né l'altro; nessuno dei due: Neither accusation is true, né l'una né l'altra accusa è vera; Neither of the books is of any use to me, non mi serve nessuno dei due libri; Neither of them knows, nessuno di loro (due) lo sa NOTA D'USO: - they-B avv. e cong.1 (correl. di nor) né: It's neither brown nor yellow, non è né marrone né giallo ( è di un colore intermedio); Neither they nor she is ( neither she nor they are) going there ( o Neither she is going there nor they are), non ci andranno né loro né lei2 nemmeno; neanche; neppure: If you don't accept the offer, neither shall I, se tu non accetti l'offerta, non l'accetterò neanch'io; «I don't want it» «Neither do I», «non lo voglio» «neanch'io»; I don't know and neither do I care, non lo so e neppure me ne importa● (fig.) That's neither here nor there, questo c'entra come i cavoli a merenda. -
5 neither nor
neither... nor
1> ни... ни
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I saw neither him nor his wife я не видел ни его, ни его жены
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I am neither for nor against it я ни за, ни против
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he has neither brothers nor sisters у него нет ни братьев,
ни сестер
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neither one thing nor the other ни одно (то), ни другое
2> в сочетаниях (см. примеры)
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neither more nor less than ни больше ни меньше, как; не что
иное, как
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that's neither here nor there это совсем некстати; ни к селу
ни к городу
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neither hay nor grass подросток
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be neither sugar nor salt не сахарный - не растаешь -
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neither [ˊnaɪðə]1. pron neg. ни оди́н ( из двух); никто́;neither of you knows никто́ из вас не зна́ет; вы о́ба не зна́ете
2. a ни тот ни друго́й;neither statement is true ни то ни друго́е утвержде́ние не ве́рно
;he took neither side он не стал ни на ту ни на другу́ю сто́рону
3. adv та́кже не;if you do not go, neither shall I е́сли вы не пойдёте, я то́же не пойду́
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7 neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl/neither fish, flesh nor good red herring ни рыба, ни мясо; ни то, ни сеThey felt he was neither fish nor fowl — not qualified to lead the department, yet not appropriate to work as a staff member either.
The author seems undecided as to whether his book should be a light novel or a serious biography, with the result that it is neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > neither fish nor fowl
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8 neither fish, flesh nor good red herring
neither fish nor fowl/neither fish, flesh nor good red herring ни рыба, ни мясо; ни то, ни сеThey felt he was neither fish nor fowl — not qualified to lead the department, yet not appropriate to work as a staff member either.
The author seems undecided as to whether his book should be a light novel or a serious biography, with the result that it is neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > neither fish, flesh nor good red herring
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9 neither... nor
neither... nor [ˊnaɪðə...nɔ:] cjни... ни...;he neither knows nor cares знать не зна́ет и забо́титься не хо́чет
;neither here nor there ≅ ни к селу́ ни к го́роду, некста́ти
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10 neither ... nor ...
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11 neither nor reason
neither/no rhyme nor/or reason Am 1. без видимых причин; ни с того, ни с сегоI don't know what makes her behave like that. There's no rhyme or reason to it.
2. ни складу, ни ладу; ни уму, ни сердцу; бессмысленноSometimes I still get so depressed. There's no rhyme or reason for why all these awful thing have happened.
This memo has no rhyme or reason.
People who sent in poems might be told there was neither rhyme nor reason in them.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > neither nor reason
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12 neither or reason
neither/no rhyme nor/or reason Am 1. без видимых причин; ни с того, ни с сегоI don't know what makes her behave like that. There's no rhyme or reason to it.
2. ни складу, ни ладу; ни уму, ни сердцу; бессмысленноSometimes I still get so depressed. There's no rhyme or reason for why all these awful thing have happened.
This memo has no rhyme or reason.
People who sent in poems might be told there was neither rhyme nor reason in them.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > neither or reason
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13 neither fish nor fowl
не рыба, ни мясо (о безвольном человеке); ни то ни сёMike is neither fish nor fowl, and he doesn't really fit into any of the student groups.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > neither fish nor fowl
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14 neither rhyme nor reason
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15 neither fish nor fowl
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16 neither..., nor...
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17 neither one thing nor the other
ni carne ni pescadoEnglish-spanish dictionary > neither one thing nor the other
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18 neither rhyme nor reason
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19 neither Jack nor Jill ( nor Jonathan)
noch Jack, noch Jill (noch Jonathan)English-Dutch dictionary > neither Jack nor Jill ( nor Jonathan)
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20 neither Jill nor Sheila
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