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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. neither [Brit ˈnʌɪðə, ˈniːðə, Am ˈniðər, ˈnaɪðər] CONJ When used as co-ordinating conjunctions neither…nor are translated by ni…ni: she speaks neither English nor French = elle ne parle ni anglais ni français; he is neither intelligent nor kind = il n'est ni intelligent ni gentil; neither tea, nor milk = ni (le) thé, ni (le) lait. Note that the preceding verb is negated by ne.
For examples and further uses see I. 1. below.
When used as a conjunction to show agreement or similarity with a negative statement, neither is translated by non plus: ‘I don't like him’—‘neither do I’ = ‘je ne l'aime pas’—‘moi non plus’; ‘he's not Spanish’—‘neither is John’ = ‘il n'est pas espagnol’—‘John non plus’; ‘I can't sleep’—‘neither can I ’ = ‘je n'arrive pas à dormir’—‘moi non plus’.
When used to give additional information to a negative statement neither can often be translated by non plus preceded by a negative verb: she hasn't written, neither has she telephoned = elle n'a pas écrit, et elle n'a pas téléphoné non plus; I don't wish to insult you, but neither do I wish to lose money = je ne veux pas vous offenser, mais je ne souhaite pas non plus perdre de l'argent.
For examples and further uses see I. 2. below.

1. neither (not either):

neither: ni…ni

I have neither the time nor the money: je n'ai ni le temps ni l'argent

I've seen neither him nor her: je ne les ai vus ni l'un ni l'autre

2. neither (nor):

he doesn't have the time, neither does he have the money: il n'a pas le temps, et il n'a pas l'argent non plus

you don't have to tell him, neither should you: tu n'es pas obligé de le lui dire, tu ferais même mieux d'éviter

II. neither [Brit ˈnʌɪðə, ˈniːðə, Am ˈniðər, ˈnaɪðər] DET

neither: aucun des deux

neither book is suitable: aucun des deux livres ne convient

neither girl replied: aucune des deux filles n'a répondu

III. neither [Brit ˈnʌɪðə, ˈniːðə, Am ˈniðər, ˈnaɪðər] PRON

neither: ni l'un/-e, ni l'autre m/f

neither of them came: ni l'un ni l'autre n'est venu, ils ne sont venus ni l'un ni l'autre

‘which one is responsible?’—‘neither’: ‘lequel des deux est responsable?’—‘ni l'un ni l'autre’

neither a borrower nor a lender be prov: il ne faut ni emprunter ni prêter

to be neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring): n'être ni chair ni poisson

it's neither here nor there (unimportant): c'est sans importance

it's neither here nor there (irrelevant): ça n'a aucun rapport

French

English

ni confirmé, ni infirmé: neither confirmed nor denied

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

ni dans un sens ni dans l'autre: in neither direction

cela n'a ni rime ni raison: it has neither rhyme nor reason

sans foi ni loi: fearing neither God nor man

n'avoir ni foi ni loi: to fear neither God nor man

‘je n'aime pas ça!’—‘moi non plus’: ‘I don't like that!’—‘neither do I’, ‘me neither’

ne craindre ni Dieu ni diable: to fear neither Heaven nor Hell

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ, Am ˈni:ðɚ] PRON

neither: aucun (des deux)

which one? — neither (of them): lequel? — ni l'un ni l'autre

II. neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ, Am ˈni:ðɚ] ADV

neither: ni

neither ... nor ...: ni ... ni ...

he is neither hurt nor dead: il n'est ni blessé ni mort

Phrases:

sth is neither here nor there: qc importe peu

III. neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ, Am ˈni:ðɚ] CONJ

neither: non plus

if he won't eat, neither will I: s'il ne mange pas, moi non plus

IV. neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ, Am ˈni:ðɚ] ADJ

neither: aucun des deux

in neither case: ni dans un cas ni dans l'autre

neither book is good: ces deux livres ne sont bons ni l'un ni l'autre

neither hide nor hair of sb/sth: aucune trace de qn/qc

“I don't smoke.” “neither do I.”: “je ne fume pas.” “moi non plus.”

French

English

il ne sait pas dessiner ni peindre: he can neither draw nor paint

je ne l'aime ni ne l'estime: I neither like nor respect him

ni l'un ni l'autre: neither one nor the other

ni plus ni moins que: neither more nor less than

n'être ni lard ni cochon: to be neither one thing nor the other

non plus: neither

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. neither [ˈni·ðər] PRON

neither: aucun (des deux)

which one? – neither (of them): lequel? – ni l'un ni l'autre

II. neither [ˈni·ðər] ADV

neither: ni

neither ... nor ...: ni ... ni ...

he is neither hurt nor dead: il n'est ni blessé ni mort

Phrases:

sth is neither here nor there: qc importe peu

III. neither [ˈni·ðər] CONJ

neither: non plus

if he won't eat, neither will I: s'il ne mange pas, moi non plus

IV. neither [ˈni·ðər] ADJ

neither: aucun des deux

in neither case: ni dans un cas ni dans l'autre

neither book is good: ces deux livres ne sont bons ni l'un ni l'autre

neither hide nor hair of sb/sth: aucune trace de qn/qc

“I don't smoke.” “neither do I.”: “je ne fume pas.” “moi non plus.”

French

English

je ne l'aime ni ne l'estime: I neither like nor respect him

ni l'un ni l'autre: neither one nor the other

ni plus ni moins que: neither more nor less than

n'être ni lard ni cochon: to be neither one thing nor the other

non plus: neither

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

“I don't smoke.” “neither do I.”: “je ne fume pas.” “moi non plus.”

which one? — neither (of them): lequel? — ni l'un ni l'autre

he is neither hurt nor dead: il n'est ni blessé ni mort

sth is neither here nor there: qc importe peu

if he won't eat, neither will I: s'il ne mange pas, moi non plus

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