Never in spanish
pronunciation: nunkɑ part of speech: adverb
never = nunca, jamás.
Example: Plans were made to issue a concise version of AACR1, but these plans never came to fruition.more:
» a leopard cannot/never/doesn't/won't change(s) its spots = aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda; no se le puede pedir peras al olmo; la cabra siempre tira al monte.
Example: Anyone can turn their lives around -- I don't believe that whole thing that a leopard never changes its spots, because you're looking at someone who has.» a woman's work is never done = el trabajo de la mujer no se valora, el trabajo de la mujer no se reconoce.
Example: Since a woman's job is never done, she must put her own health first so that she can be there for all who depend on her.» better late than never = más vale tarde que nunca, nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena.
Example: The article 'Better late than never' discusses the extraordinary pace of change in the academic book market.» enough + be + not/never + enough = no estar nunca satisfecho, siempre querer más.
Example: For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley.» it never did + Pronombre + any harm = nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos.
Example: It never did me any harm, it just taught me to bear the consequences of my actions and the effects they had on others.» it never rains but it pours = las degracias nunca vienen solas; llover sobre mojado; eramos pocos y parió la abuela; a perro flaco, todo son pulgas; al perro flaco, todo se le vuelven pulgas. [Usado más frecuentemente en inglés británico]
Example: I don't think I'll ever stop using the phrase 'it never rains but it pours', but right now, life is looking up.» like never before = como nunca, como nunca antes.
Example: You can transform yourself completely through such luxury holidays where you can roll in the lap of comfort and enjoy each moment like never before.» never again = nunca jamás, nunca más.
Example: Once an A/Z subject index entry has been made for a particular subject it need never again be repeated.» never + cease to amaze = no dejar de sorprender, vivir para ver.
Example: It never ceases to amaze me how kids don't need any introduction with other kids to play with them.» never-ending = sin fin, eterno, interminable, inacabable, inagotable.
Example: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.» never-finishing = sin fin, eterno, interminable, inacabable, inagotable.
Example: And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.» never for a minute = en absoluto, ni un segundo.
Example: But even her detractors admired her sincerity on the subject and never for a minute doubted her good intentions.» never + forget a face = ser un buen fisonomista, nunca olvidar una cara, nunca olvidarse de una cara.
Example: She never forgets a face -- not even someone she met for just a moment, not even decades later.» never + hear + the end/last of it = tener cuerda para rato, ser el cuento de nunca acabar, tener cuerda para largo, traer colar (para rato), seguir coleando.
Example: This is a rivalry that has gone on for years and I will never hear the end of it for the next ten years if I lose.» never in a million years = nunca en un millón de año, cuando las ranas críen pelos.
Example: How could she tell him she would never in a million years work for him, not for all the money in the world.» never in a month of Sundays = nunca, jamás, ni por asomo, ni por casualidad, cuando las ranas críen pelos.
Example: The two stepsisters also wondered who the newcomer was, for never in a month of Sundays, would they ever have guessed that the beautiful girl was really poor Cinderella who talked to the cat!.» never in + Posesivo + wildest dreams = ni en sueños, ni en + Posesivo + mejores sueños.
Example: Never in her wildest dreams would she have believed that her mother had been through what she did and was still able to rise above it.» never leave for tomorrow what you can do today = nunca dejes para mañana lo que puedes hacer hoy.
Example: My grandfather lived by the principle: 'never leave for tomorrow what you can do today'.» never look a gift horse in the mouth = a caballo regalado no le mires el diente.
Example: There's an old saying, 'never look a gift horse in the mouth,' but in the world of freebie hunting this is not always a good policy.» never + look back = no arrepentirse, no añorar el pasado, no volver la vista atrás.
Example: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.» never looked back ever since = irle muy bien, irle a las mil maravillas, no arrepentirse.
Example: Mick started his musical career as a singer and songwriter twenty years ago and has never looked back ever since.» never say never = nunca digas de este agua no beberé, nunca digas nunca.
Example: I learned in life to never say never about all kinds of things.» never + Verbo + one + Nombre = nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre.
Example: He's been our paperboy for years, and he's never been late one morning.» never (you) mind = sin tener en cuenta, no importa, cuando menos.
Example: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.» now or never = ahora o nunca.
Example: Live for the moment -- it's now or never so let's stand together.» old ways never die, the = viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las.
Example: But thankfully the old ways never die, just think about stone engraving, calligraphy, horseback riding, and wood-burning fireplaces.» one never knows... = nunca se sabe....
Example: One never knows where the solution to a problem lies.» the city that never sleeps = la ciudad que nunca duerme.
Example: Several cities (New York, Chicago, etc.) have claimed the title of 'the city that never sleeps'.» the course of true love never did run smooth! = ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas!, ¡la vida no es un lecho de rosas!.
Example: The course of true love never did run smooth!.» the thought never + cross + Posesivo + mind (that) = nunca + pensar + que, nunca se + Pronombre + ocurrir (que), nunca + Pronombre + lo + plantear, nunca + Pronombre + plantear + que.
Example: Many thought I should leave her, but the thought never crossed my mind = Mucha gente pensaba que debería dejarla, pero yo nunca me lo planteé.» the thought never + enter + Posesivo + mind (that) = nunca + pensar + que, nunca se + Pronombre + ocurrir (que), nunca + Pronombre + lo + plantear, nunca + Pronombre + plantear + que.
Example: She feared anyone else would drop her, but the thought never entered her mind with Dax = Temía que cualquier otra persona la dejaría, pero nunca pensar que Dax lo haría.» thought never + enter + Posesivo + head = nunca + pensar + que, nunca se + Pronombre + ocurrir (que), nunca + Pronombre + lo + plantear, nunca + Pronombre + plantear + que.
Example: The thought never entered my head that a gollywog was offensive until it got banned -- to me it was just a doll.