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1 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) niti... niti -
2 neither
adjective, pronoun(not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) nobeden (od dveh)* * *I [náiðə, ní:ðə]adjective & pronoun nobeden (od dveh); niti eden, niti drugiII [náiðə, ní:ðə]conjunctionniti; tudi nehe does not know, neither do I — on ne ve in tudi jaz neIII [náiðə, ní:ðə]adverb neither... nor — niti... niti -
3 nor
[no:](and not; neither: He did not know then what had happened, nor did he ever find out; I'm not going, nor is John.) niti* * *[nɔ:]conjunctionniti (za neither), in tudi nenor will I deny that — in tega tudi ne zanikam; (see neither) -
4 neither here nor there
(not important; not relevant: His opinion is neither here nor there.) ne krop ne voda -
5 here
[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) tukaj2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) v tem trenutku, na tem mestu3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) tukaj2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) hej!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) tukaj!•- hereabouts- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there* * *[híə]adverbtukaj, semkaj, sem; figuratively na tem mestu, v tem slučajuhere you are! — izvolite!here below — tukaj doli, figuratively na zemlji, na tem svetuhere goes! — da začnem!, da poskusim!look here! — glej!, poslušaj, prosimthat is neither here nor there — ne spada sem, ni važnohere's to you! — na tvoje zdravje!here and there — tu in tam, semkaj, tjakaj; sem in tja (časovno)here, there and everywhere — povsodhere today and gone tomorrow — bežno, minljivo -
6 neuter
['nju:tə]1) (in certain languages, of the gender which is neither masculine nor feminine: a neuter noun.) srednji spol2) (without sex: Worker bees are neuter, being neither male nor female.) brezspolen* * *I [njú:tə]adjectivegrammar srednjega spola; neprehoden (glagol); botany brezspolen; zoology neploden, jalov (žuželka); nevtralen, neopredeljen, neudeleženII [njú:tə]noungrammar srednji spol, nevtrum; neprehoden glagol; zoology brezspolna žuželka (zlasti mravlja, čebela); skopljenec (žival, zlasti mačka); botany cvet brez prašnikovto stand neuter — biti nevtralen, stati ob straniIII [njú:tə]transitive verbkastrirati (zlasti mačke) -
7 slope
[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) nagnjenost2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) pobočje2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) nagibati se- sloping* * *I [slóup]nounnagnjenost, nagib, breg, pobočje, poševnost, strmina, padec, višinska razlika; poševen rov (v rudniku); military poševni položaj pušketo carry one's rifle at the slope military nositi puško poševno na ramito climb a slope — vzpenjati se po strmini, po breguto give a slope to — napraviti (nekaj) stnno, dati nagib (čemu)II [slóup]transitive verb & intransitive verbdati poševno obliko, narediti (zemljišče) poševno, nagnjeno; nagniti (se), biti nagnjen (strm), nagibati (se), poševno (strmo) padati ali se spuščati; military položiti puško poševno na ramo; American slang (= slope off) pobrisati jo, izginitito slope about — pohajkovati, postopati, kolovratiti okolislope arms! military puške (poševno) na rame! -
8 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) hrbet2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hrbet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) hrbtna stran, zadnji del4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) branilec2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) zadnji3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) nazaj2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) stran3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zadaj4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) nazaj5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) nazaj4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) vzvratno peljati2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpreti3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) staviti na•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) z backhandom; nazaj nagnjeno- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *I [bæk]nounhrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod; sport branilec, zaščitnikat the back — zabehind the back of s.o. figuratively za hrbtom komuto break the back of s.th. — opraviti glavni del nalogeto have s.o. on one's back — imeti koga na vratuto see the back of s.o. — znebiti se kogato turn one's back upon s.o. — obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti kogaII [bæk]adjectivehrbten; nazadujoč, zaostal; zadnji; zastarel, nazadnjaškiback number — stara številka (časopisa); slang nemoderen človek, starokopitnež; zastarel načinto take a back seat — imeti skromno službo, ne siliti v ospredjeIII [bæk]adverbnazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znovato go back on s.o. — pustiti koga na cediluto pay s.o. back (in his own coin) — vrniti komu milo za dragoto go back from ( —ali upon) one's word — besedo snesti, preklicatito hang back — mečkati, omahovatito talk ( —ali answer) back — ugovarjati, oporekatiIV [bæk]1.intransitive verbnazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se;2.transitive verbnazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosiratito back a horse — zajahati konja; staviti na konjato back the wrong horse — ušteti se, staviti na napačno kartoto back the oars, to back astern — nazaj veslatito back and fill — kolebati, ne se odločitito back on s.o. — izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilumarine back her! — vozi nazaj! -
9 buff
1. noun(a dull yellow colour.) svetlo rumena2. adjectivea buff envelope.) svetlo rumen* * *I [bʌf]nounbivolska koža; mehko volovsko usnje; rjavo rumena barva; colloquially gola koža; obsolete udarecin one's buff — nag, golII [bʌf]adjectiverjavo rumen; iz bivolje ali volovske kožeIII [bʌf]transitive verbz usnjem loščiti; (udarce) odbijati -
10 drawn
1) ((of curtains) pulled together or closed: The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.) spuščen2) ((of a game etc) neither won nor lost: a drawn match.) neodločen3) ((of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath: a drawn sword.) gol (meč)4) ((of a person) strained and tired: His face was pale and drawn.) upadel* * *I [drɔ:n]past participleod drawII [drɔ:n]adjectivegol (meč); nerešen, neodločen (boj); onemogel; topljen (maslo) -
11 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) svetel2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) nepristranski3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) lep4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) zadovoljiv5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) precejšen6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) čeden•- 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.) semenj2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) sejem3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) sejem* * *I [fwə]adjectivelep; nežen; jasen, svetel; čist; svež; ugoden; svetlolas, blond; precejšen; znaten; ( with do) pošten, pravičen; spodoben, vljuden; primeren, zadovoljiv; čitljiva fair amount — precejšnja količina, precej denarjafor fair — dejansko, zaresto give s.o. a fair warning — pravočasno koga posvariticolloquially fair to middling — še kar dobrofair play — poštena igra, nepristranostfair and square — pošten in odkrit; naravnostwhat is fair for one is fair for all — kar je dobro za enega, je dobro tudi za drugefair view — lep razgled; odkrito mnenjeII [fwə]adverbnaravnost; jasno; pošteno; pravilno; vljudno; nežnoto bespeak s.o. fair — dobro o kom govoritifor fair — zagotovo, nespornoto speak s.o. fair — vljudno s kom govoritifair and softly — počasi, tihoIII [fw ə]nounsejem, velesejem; razstavaIV [fwə]transitive verb & intransitive verb(z)jasniti se; prepisovati; zgladiti -
12 fowl
plurals - fowl, fowls; noun(a bird, especially domestic, eg hens, ducks, geese etc: He keeps fowls and a few pigs.) perutnina* * *I [faul]nounzoology archaic ptič; kokoš, petelin, perutninaII [faul]transitive verbptiče loviti ali streljati -
13 herring
['heriŋ]plurals - herring, herrings; noun(a small, edible kind of sea fish.) sled* * *[hériŋ]nounzoology sled, slanikneither fish, flesh nor good red herring — ne tič ne miš -
14 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
15 meddle
['medl](to interfere: She was always trying to meddle.) vmešavati se- meddler- meddlesome* * *[medl]transitive verbvmešavati se, vtikati se (in, with v); igračkati se ( with) -
16 middling
adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) srednji, povprečen* * *[midliŋ]1.adjectivesrednje velik, povprečen, srednji; colloquially srednje zdrav;2.adverb (tudi middlingly) srednje, povprečno;3.noun(zlasti plural) economyblago srednje kakovosti; metallurgy plural vmesni produkt -
17 more
[mo:]comparative; = much* * *I [mɔ:]adjectiveveč, še; archaic večji (le še v the more fool večji norec; the more part večji del)some more tea, please — še čaja, prosimso much the more — tem več, tem prejII [mɔ:]adverbveč, bolj, še; povrh, za namečekmore or less — več ali manj, približnothe more... the more — čim več... tem večthe more so because — tem bolj, kerall the more so — tem več, tem prejno more than — ne več od, samoonce more — še enkrat, zopetneither more nor less than (stupid) — dobesedno, preprosto, docela (neumen)it is wrong and, more, it is foolish — ni prav in povrh je še neumnowhat more? — kaj pa še? -
18 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) nevtralen2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) nevtralen3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) nevtralen2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) nevtralec2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) prosti tek•- neutralize
- neutralise* * *I [njú:trəl]adjective ( neutrally adverb)nevtralen, nepristranski, neopredeljen, neudeležen; nedoločen, nejasen; chemistry electrical nevtralen; brezbrižen, mlačen, nezavzet (to do); technical prazni (tek); botany brezspolenII [njú:trəl]nounnevtralec, nevtralna država; technical prazni tek -
19 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) del2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) del3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) vloga4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) vloga5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) part, partitura6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) vloga2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) ločiti (se)- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in* * *I [pa:t]noundel, kos; sestavni del, sestavina; mathematics del ulomka ( three ŋs tri četrtine); technical posamezen del ( ŋs list seznam posameznih delov, spare ŋ nadomestni del); delež, udeležba ( he wanted no part in the proposal o predlogu ni hotel nič vedeti); del telesa, ud, organ ( the privy ŋs spolni organi); zvezek (knjige: the book appears in ŋs); stranka v sporu ( he took my ŋ postavil se je na mojo stran); dolžnost ( I did my ŋ storil sem svojo dolžnost); theatre figuratively vloga ( to act a part in igrati vlogo koga v; the government's part in the strike vloga vlade v stavki); music (pevski ali instrumentalni) glas, part ( to sing in ŋs večglasno peti, for several ŋs za več glasov); archaic plural nadarjenost, zmožnosti ( a man of ŋs zmožen človek, pametna glava); pokrajina, predel, območje ( in foreign ŋs v tujini, in these ŋs v teh krajih); American prečapart by part — del za delom, kos za kosomto be art and part — biti udeležen pri čem, biti sestavni del česato have a part in s.th. — biti udeležen pri čemon the part of — od, od straniof parts — nadarjen, odličen, mnogostranskito play a part — ne biti iskren, varati, igratito take part in — sodelovati, udeležiti segrammar part of speech — besedna vrstaII [pa:t]adverbdelomapart of iron part of wood — deloma železen, deloma lesenIII [pa:t]1.transitive verbdeliti, razdeliti, razčleniti; ločiti (prijatelje, sovražnike), razdreti (prijateljstvo); American počesati lase na prečo; podeliti, razdeliti ( among med); physiology izločati; chemistry razstaviti, ločiti (kovine);2.intransitive verbločiti se, raziti se, razdeliti se; nautical strgati se (sidrna vrv, kabel); colloquially ločiti se od denarja, plačatito part company — ločiti se, raziti senautical slang to part brass-rags — razdreti prijateljstvoto part with — opustiti, ločiti se od česa, prodati, znebiti seto part with s.o. — odpustiti koga, posloviti se od kogato part up with — prodati, izročiti kaj -
20 red
[red]noun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) rdeč2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) rdečkast3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) rdečkar•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see red* * *I [red]adjective ( redly adverb)rdeč; rus; pordečen ( with od); okrvavljen, krvav; rdeče razžarjen ali razbeljen; politics rdeč, komunističen, sovjetski; anarhističen, revolucionaren; marksističenred cap British English vojaški policist, American postrešček, nosač na postajired coats slang vojakired eye American slang cenen viskired flannel slang jezikred hat — kardinalski klobuk, kardinal(ska čast); British English slang štabni častnikred herring — prekajen slanik, figuratively nekaj, kar odvrača pozornost od neprijetnega, nevarnega predmetared handed — krvavih rok, hudodelski, ki je pri hudodelskem dejanjured meat — govedina, bravinaa red radical politics hud, zagrizen radikalred rag (to a bull) — rdeča krpa (ki razdraži bika), figuratively nekaj, kar človeka razdražired, white and blue slang mrzla soljena govedinaneither fish, flesh nor good red herring — ne ptič ne miš, nekaj nedoločljivegato draw a red herring across the track (the path) — s kako stransko stvarjo odvrniti pozornost od glavne stvari; z veščim manevrom odvrniti pozornost, zabrisati sledto have red hands — imeti krvave roke, zakriviti smrt kake osebeto paint the town red — hrupno veseljačiti, razgrajati, delati kraval po mestuto see red figuratively pobesnetito see the red light figuratively videti, spoznati pretečo nevarnostto turn red — postati rdeč, zardetiII [red]intransitive verb aeronautics dobiti nenaden naval krvi v glavoIII [red]nounrdeča barva, rdečilo; rdečica; American rdeča tinta; politics ironically rdečkar, socialist, komunist, hud radikal, revolucionar, anarhist; (često Red) marksist, boljševik, sovjetski RusReds plural Rdečekožci, Indijancireds plural rdeče vrste (vina); rdeči, tj. socialisti, komunistithe red — stran dolgov (v kontu), izguba, deficit, dolgovito be in the red figuratively imeti deficit, dolgove, izguboto be out of the red — biti, izvleči se iz dolgovto come out of the red American izkazati dobičekto see red figuratively pobesneti
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neither... nor — See either... or, neither... nor … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
neither...nor (...nor) — phrase used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas Neither his son nor his daughter were at the funeral. Ron’s neither as young nor as fit as the other members of the team. The president … Useful english dictionary
neither ... nor — In writing and formal speech, neither and nor are used to link two words or expressions of the same type in order to make a negative statement about two people, things, qualities, or actions. You put neither in front of the first word or… … Useful english dictionary
neither nor — not this and not that, not either of the two … English contemporary dictionary
either... or, neither... nor — Either means one of two ; neither means not one of two. Or goes with either, nor with neither: Either Sarah or I will go, but neither Bill nor Jane will. When used alone, both either and neither take verbs in the singular: Either is ready to go… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
either ... or vs neither ... nor — either .. or is a construction we use to show there is a choice between two different things, but you can only choose one, not both. For example: You can have either beer or wine. You can use either ... or to give someone an ultimatum.… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
either ... or vs neither ... nor — either .. or is a construction we use to show there is a choice between two different things, but you can only choose one, not both. For example: You can have either beer or wine. You can use either ... or to give someone an ultimatum.… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
neither — 1. pronunciation. Both pronunciations, niy dhǝ and nee dhǝ, are about equally common. 2. parts of speech. Neither functions in two ways: as an adjective or pronoun, and as an adverb or conjunction. a) adjective and pronoun. Neither means ‘not the … Modern English usage
nor — W1S2 [no: US no:r] conj, adv [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: nother neither, nor (13 19 centuries)] 1.) neither ... nor ... used when mentioning two things that are not true or do not happen ▪ He can neither read nor write. (=he cannot read or write) ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
nor — W1S2 [no: US no:r] conj, adv [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: nother neither, nor (13 19 centuries)] 1.) neither ... nor ... used when mentioning two things that are not true or do not happen ▪ He can neither read nor write. (=he cannot read or write) ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
neither — [nē′thər, nī′thər] adj., pron. [ME naither, altered (by assoc. with eyther, EITHER) < nauther < OE na hwæther, lit., not whether (see NO1, WHETHER), not either of two] not one or the other (of two); not either [neither boy went; neither of… … English World dictionary