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ni [ni]• il ne veut pas, ni moi non plus he doesn't want to and neither do I► ni... ni... neither... nor...• elle est secrétaire, ni plus ni moins she's just a secretary, no more no less* * *niNote: On observe que le français et l'anglais fonctionnent de la même façon: il ne jure ni ne se met en colère = he doesn't swear or lose his temper; ni il jure ni il se met en colère = he neither swears nor loses his temper; elle ne veut pas le voir ni lui parler = she doesn't wish to see him or talk to him; elle ne veut ni le voir ni lui parler = she neither wishes to see him nor talk to himelle ne veut ni ne peut changer — she doesn't want to change, nor can she
il ne parle ni anglais, ni allemand, ni espagnol — he speaks neither English, nor German, nor Spanish
••faire quelque chose ni vu ni connu — (colloq) to do something on the sly (colloq)
c'est ni fait ni à faire — (colloq) it's a botched (colloq) job
il n'a fait ni une ni deux — (colloq) he didn't have a second's hesitation
* * *ni conjni... ni... — neither... nor...
Je n'aime ni les lentilles ni les épinards. — I like neither lentils nor spinach.
ni l'un ni l'autre ne sont; ni l'un ni l'autre n'est — neither one nor the other is
Elles ne sont venues ni l'une ni l'autre. — Neither of them came.
Il n'a rien dit ni fait. — He hasn't said or done anything.
* * *ni conj❢ On observe que le français et l'anglais fonctionnent de la même façon: il ne jure ni ne se met en colère = he doesn't swear or lose his temper; ni il jure ni il se met en colère = he neither swears nor loses his temper; elle ne veut pas le voir ni lui parler = she doesn't wish to see him or to talk to him; elle ne veut ni le voir ni lui parler = she neither wishes to see him nor to talk to him.il ne lui a pas offert de cadeau, ni même envoyé de carte d'anniversaire he didn't give her a present or even send her a birthday card; il ne pouvait pas venir chez moi ni moi aller chez lui he couldn't come to my house nor could I go to his house; jamais il n'écrit ni ne téléphone he never writes or phones; rien ni personne ne le convaincra nothing or nobody will convince him; il est sorti sans parapluie ni imperméable he went out without an umbrella or a raincoat; elle ne veut ni ne peut changer she doesn't want to change, nor can she; il n'est ni beau ni laid he's neither handsome nor ugly; ni les menaces ni les promesses ne le feront changer d'avis neither threats nor promises will make him change his mind; il ne parle ni anglais, ni allemand, ni espagnol he speaks neither English, nor German, nor Spanish; il n'a ni le temps ni l'argent pour ce genre d'activité he has neither the time nor the money for that sort of thing; ni l'un ni l'autre neither one nor the other, neither of them; ni elle ni moi ne connaissons la réponse neither she nor I know the answer; il ne m'a dit ni oui ni non he didn't say yes or no; ni dans un sens ni dans l'autre in neither direction; ni plus ni moins no more and no less; ⇒ foi, trompette.faire qch ni vu ni connu○ to do sth on the sly○; c'est ni fait ni à faire○ it's a botched○ job; il n'a fait ni une ni deux○ he didn't hesitate for a second.[ni] conjonctionje ne peux ni ne veux venir I can't come and I don't want to either, I can't come, nor do I want toil ne veut pas qu'on l'appelle, ni même qu'on lui écrive he doesn't want anyone to phone him or even to write to him————————ni... ni locution correlativeneither... noril n'est ni plus sot, ni plus paresseux qu'un autre he's no more silly or lazy than the next man
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