ever

ever
ever [{{t}}'evə(r)]
toujours1(a) jamais1(b), 1(c) vraiment3, 4
1 adverb
(a) (always) toujours;
ever more important de plus en plus important;
ever-increasing influence influence toujours croissante ou qui croît de jour en jour;
an ever-present fear une peur constante;
ever hopeful/the pessimist, he… toujours plein d'espoir/pessimiste, il…;
{{}}old-fashioned{{}} yours ever, ever yours (in letter) amicalement vôtre
(b) (at any time) jamais;
have you ever met him? l'avez-vous jamais rencontré?;
do you ever meet him? est-ce qu'il vous arrive (jamais) de le rencontrer?;
nothing ever happens il n'arrive ou ne se passe jamais rien;
all they ever do is work ils ne font que travailler;
he hardly or scarcely ever smokes il ne fume presque jamais;
don't ever come in here again! ne mettez plus jamais les pieds ici!;
she was as cheerful as ever elle était aussi gaie qu'à l'habitude;
{{}}American{{}} ever and again de temps à autres, de temps en temps
(c) (with comparatives, superlatives)
lovelier/more slowly than ever plus joli/plus lentement que jamais;
he's as sarcastic as ever il est toujours aussi sarcastique;
the first/biggest ever le tout premier/plus grand qu'on ait jamais vu;
she's my best friend ever c'est la meilleure amie que j'aie jamais eue;
the worst earthquake ever le pire tremblement de terre qu'on ait jamais connu;
the best vacation we've ever had les meilleures vacances qu'on ait jamais eues
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (in exclamations) {{}}American{{}}
is it ever big! comme c'est grand! ;
{{}}American{{}} was he ever angry! qu'est-ce qu'il était furax!;
{{}}American{{}} do you enjoy dancing? - do I ever! aimez-vous danser? - et comment!;
{{}}American{{}} was I ever grateful for your help! je te suis vraiment reconnaissant de m'avoir donné un coup de main!;
well, did you ever! ça, par exemple!
(e) (as intensifier)
as quickly as ever you can aussi vite que vous pourrez;
as soon as ever she comes aussitôt ou dès qu'elle sera là;
before ever they or before they ever set out avant même qu'ils partent
(f) (in questions)
how ever did you manage that? comment donc y êtes-vous parvenu?;
what ever is the matter with you? mais qu'est-ce que vous avez donc?;
when will they ever stop? quand donc arrêteront-ils?;
where ever can it be? où diable peut-il être?;
where ever have you been? d'où venez-vous donc?;
who ever told you that? qui est-ce qui a bien pu vous dire cela?;
who ever can it be? qui est-ce que ça peut bien être?;
why ever not? mais enfin, pourquoi pas?
2 ever after adverb
pour toujours;
they lived happily ever after ils vécurent heureux jusqu'à la fin de leurs jours
3 ever so adverb
(a) {{}}familiar{{}} (extremely) vraiment ;
she's ever so clever elle est vraiment intelligente;
she's ever so pretty elle est jolie comme tout;
it's ever so kind of you c'est vraiment aimable à vous;
ever so slightly off-centre un tout petit peu décentré;
thanks ever so (much) merci vraiment
(b) {{}}formal{{}} (however)
no teacher, be he ever so patient… aucun enseignant, aussi patient soit-il…
4 ever such adjective
{{}}familiar{{}} vraiment ;
they've got ever such pretty curtains in the shop ils ont vraiment de jolis rideaux dans ce magasin;
it's ever such a shame c'est vraiment dommage

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