never

never
never [{{t}}'nevə(r)]
1 adverb
(a) (not ever) jamais;
I've never been there je n'y suis jamais allé;
I never saw her again je ne l'ai plus jamais ou jamais plus revue;
never in (all) my life, never in all my born days jamais de la vie;
you never know on ne sait jamais;
never before (until that moment) jamais auparavant ou avant ou jusque-là; (until now) jamais jusqu'ici ou jusqu'à présent;
he's never yet been wrong jusqu'ici ou jusqu'à présent, il ne s'est jamais trompé;
I'll never ever speak to him again plus jamais de ma vie je ne lui adresserai la parole;
never ever do that again! ne refais jamais cela!;
Darren, never one to complain, said nothing Darren, qui ne se plaint jamais, n'a rien dit;
never again did he make the same mistake il n'a plus jamais fait la même erreur;
never again! plus jamais ça!
(b) (used instead of "did not")
she never turned up elle n'est pas venue;
they never said a word about it ils n'en ont jamais dit mot;
I never knew you cared je ne savais pas que tu m'aimais
(c) (as intensifier)
never a one pas même un seul;
I never even asked if you wanted something to drink je ne vous ai même pas offert (quelque chose) à boire;
he never so much as blinked il n'a même pas cillé;
never fear ne craignez rien, n'ayez crainte;
that will never do! (it is unacceptable) c'est inadmissible!; (it is insufficient) ça ne va pas!;
{{}}literary{{}} he answered never a word il ne répondit pas un (seul) mot
(d) (in surprise, disbelief)
you never did! vous n'avez pas fait ça!;
you never asked him to dinner! vous ne l'avez quand même pas ou tout de même pas invité à dîner!;
you've never lost your purse again! ne me dis pas que tu as encore perdu ton porte-monnaie!;
she's never fifty! ce n'est pas possible, elle ne peut pas avoir cinquante ans!;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} well I never (did)! ça alors!, par exemple!;
well I never, look who's coming! ça alors ou par exemple, regarde qui arrive!
2 exclamation
(ce n'est) pas possible!

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