we were never to see him again

never, never — nie, nie; niemals

never-satisfied — unersättlich

never-ending — endlos

I never eat it — das esse ich nie

I have never seen him — ich habe ihn (noch) nie gesehen

never again — nie wieder

never say never —

never before — noch nie

I had never seen him before today — ich hatte ihn (vor heute) noch nie gesehen

never before have men climbed this peak — nie zuvor haben Menschen diesen Gipfel erklommen

never before had there been such a disaster — eine solche Katastrophe hatte es noch nie (zuvor) gegeben

never even — nicht einmal

I have never ever been so insulted —

I have never yet been able to find... — ich habe... bisher noch nicht finden können

I never heard such a thing! — so etwas ist mir noch nie zu Ohren gekommen!

he never so much as smiled —

he said never a word — er hat kein einziges Wort gesagt

you've never done that! — hast du das wirklich gemacht?

would you do it again? – never! — würdest du das noch einmal machen? – bestimmt nicht

never fear — keine Angst

the rain seemed as if it would never stop — der Regen schien gar nicht mehr aufhören zu wollen

he 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-satisfied — unersättlich

never-ending — endlos

you never believed that, did you? — du hast das doch wohl nicht geglaubt?

He ate the whole turkey. - Never! — Er hat den ganzen Truthahn aufgegessen. - Nein!

Befehl, Verpflichtung, Plan was soll ich/er tun? — what shall or should I/should he do?

kannst du mir helfen? – klar, was soll ich tun? — can you help me? – of course, what shall I do?

soll ich Ihnen helfen? — can I help you?

soll ich dir mal sagen, wie...? — shall or will I tell you how...?

soll ich (gehen/singen)? – ja, du sollst (gehen/singen) — shall I (go/sing)? – yes, do

du weißt, dass du das nicht tun sollst — you know that you're not supposed to do that

er weiß nicht, was er tun soll — he doesn't know what to do

sie sagte ihm, er solle draußen warten — she told him (that he was) to wait outside

er wurde wütend, weil er draußen warten sollte — he was livid that he had to wait outside

sie sagte mir, was ich tun sollte/was ich alles tun soll — she told me what to do or what I should do/everything I should do

was ich (nicht) alles tun/wissen soll! — the things I'm meant or supposed to do/know!

es soll nicht wieder vorkommen — it won't happen again

er soll reinkommen — tell him to come in

der soll nur kommen! — just let him come!

und da soll man nicht böse werden/nicht lachen! — and then they expect you/me etc not to get cross/not to laugh

niemand soll sagen, dass... — let no-one say that...

ich soll Ihnen sagen, dass... — I've been asked to tell you that...

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Renate bestellen — Renate asked me to give you her best wishes

so soll es sein — that's how it should be

das Haus soll nächste Woche gestrichen werden —

das Gebäude soll ein Museum werden — the building is (meant) to become a museum

konjunktivisch was sollte ich/er deiner Meinung nach tun? — what do you think I/he should do or ought to do?

das hättest du sehen sollen! — you should have seen it!

er hätte (gehen/singen) sollen — he should have (gone/sung)

du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen/zu Hause bleiben — it would be better if you came early/stayed at home

konditional sollte das passieren,... — if that should happen..., should that happen...

sollte ich unrecht haben, tut es mir leid — I'm sorry if I am wrong

er soll heute kommen — he should come today, he is supposed or meant to come today

sie soll krank/verheiratet sein — apparently she's ill/married

er soll angeblich sehr reich sein — he's supposed to be very rich

Xanthippe soll zänkisch gewesen sein — Xanthippe is supposed to have been quarrelsome

das soll gar nicht so einfach sein — they say it's not that easy

was soll das heißen? — what's that supposed to mean?

wer soll das sein? — who is that supposed or meant to be?

= können, mögen gut, Sie sollen recht haben! — all right, have it your own way (inf), all right, whatever you say

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me

so etwas soll es geben — these things happen

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

sollte das möglich sein? — is that possible?

in Prophezeihung geh er sollte sie nie wiedersehen — he was never to see her again

es hat nicht sollen sein — it wasn't to be

Jahre sollten vergehen, bevor... — years were to pass before...

es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis... — it was not to be long until...

was soll das? — what's all this?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

das sollst/solltest du nicht — you shouldn't do that

das hast du nicht gesollt — you shouldn't have done that

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

(tempo: usato al negativo) non... più — no longer, no more, not... any more

non lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works

non ha più detto una parola — he didn't say another word

non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...

non ne posso più! — I can't take any more!

non ritornerò mai più — I'll never come back

non è più così giovane — he is not as young as he was

(quantità: usato al negativo) non...più — no more

non abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)

non ce n'è più — there isn't any left

non ce n'è quasi più — there's hardly any

non c'è più nessuno — there's no one left

non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done

più bello — more beautiful

più elegante — smarter, more elegant

parla più forte! — speak up!

e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!

di più, in più, — more

la più bella del mondo — the most beautiful in the world

il più bravo di tutta la classe — the best in the class

il più veloce di tutti — the fastest of all

2 più 2 fa 4 — 2 plus 2 equals 4

(fraseologia) a più non posso — as much as possible

abbiamo discusso per più ore — we argued for several hours

(la parte maggiore) il più — the most

il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

i più — the majority

i più pensano così — most people think so

la reazione dei più — the reaction of the majority

è più vecchio di me — he's older than me

è più bello di Luca — he's more handsome than Luca

non è più onesto di lei — he is no more honest than her

molto più difficile — much more difficult

sempre più veloce — faster and faster

sempre più interessante — more and more interesting

mangia due volte più di lui — she eats twice as much as he does

(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most

è il più caro — it's the most expensive

è il più simpatico di tutti — he's the nicest of all

al più presto possibile — as early as possible

quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? — which part of the book did you like most?

più che uno stimolo è un freno — it's more of a discouragement than an incentive

più che un avvertimento è una minaccia — it isn't so much a warning as a threat

si è comportato più o meno come gli altri — he behaved much the way the others did

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this

più o meno piace a tutti — everybody likes it more or less

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes

più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him

non abitano più qui — they no longer live here

non più di 5 persone per volta — no more than 5 people at any one time

non più tardi delle 6 — no later than 6

non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

non lo farò mai più — I'll never do it again

allontanarsi sempre di più — to get farther and farther away

spazientirsi sempre di più — to grow more and more impatient

me ne serve di più — I need more of it

loro soffrono di più — they suffer (the) worst

quel che mi manca di più — what I miss most

cinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer

non un soldo di più — not a penny more

è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special

mi dia due mele in più — give me two more apples

ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta — it took us 2 hours longer than last time

pratico più che decorativo — practical rather than decorative

ce n'è più che a sufficienza — there's more than enough

più che mai — more than ever before

più... che, più... di — more... than

mangia più pane di me — he eats more bread than me

offrire più possibilità — to offer more opportunities