neither

neither
adjective, pronoun
(not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) ninguno de los dos
neither1 adj ninguno de los dos
neither student knew the answer ninguno de los dos estudiantes sabía la respuesta
neither2 adv tampoco
I can't swim Neither can I no sé nadar Yo tampoco
neither3 conj ni
neither David nor Helen knew the answer ni David ni Helen sabían la respuesta
neither
tr['naɪðəSMALLr/SMALL, 'niːðəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 ninguno de los dos, ninguna de las dos
neither boy knew the answer ninguno de los dos chicos sabía la respuesta
pronoun
1 ninguno de los dos, ninguna de las dos
neither is here ninguno de los dos está aquí
adverb
1 ni
he's neither fat nor thin no es ni gordo ni delgado
2 tampoco
I don't like it and neither does my wife no me gusta a mí, y a mi mujer tampoco
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
neither ... nor ... ni ... ni ...
she neither smokes nor drinks ni fuma ni bebe
neither ['ni:ðər, 'naɪ-] adj
: ninguno (de los dos)
neither conj
1) : ni
neither asleep nor awake: ni dormido ni despierto
2) nor: ni (tampoco)
I'm not asleep - neither am I: no estoy dormido - ni yo tampoco
neither pron
: ninguno
neither
adj.indef.
ninguno adj.indef.
adv.
tampoco adv.
conj.
ni conj.
ninguno conj.
tampoco conj.
pron.
ninguno pron.

I 'niːðər, 'naɪ-, 'naɪðə(r), 'niːð-
conjunction
1)

neither ... nor ... — ni ... ni ...

she neither knows nor cares! — ni sabe ni le importa!

2) (nor) tampoco

I don't want to go - neither do I o (colloq) me neither — no quiero ir - yo tampoco or ni yo


II
adjective

neither proposal was accepted — no se aceptó ninguna de las (dos) propuestas


III
pronoun ninguno, -na
['naɪðǝ(r)]
1.
ADV

neither ... nor — ni ... ni

neither he nor I can go — ni él ni yo podemos ir

he neither smokes nor drinks — ni fuma ni bebe

that's neither here nor there — (fig) eso no viene al caso

2.
CONJ tampoco

if you aren't going, neither am I — si tú no vas, yo tampoco

"I don't like it" - "neither do I" — -a mí no me gusta -a mí tampoco

neither will he agree to sell it — ni consiente en venderlo tampoco

3.
PRON

neither of them has any money — ninguno de los dos tiene dinero, ni el uno ni el otro tiene dinero

neither of them saw it — ni el uno ni el otro lo vio

4.
ADJ ninguno de los/las dos

neither car is for sale — ninguno de los dos coches está a la venta

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I ['niːðər, 'naɪ-, 'naɪðə(r), 'niːð-]
conjunction
1)

neither ... nor ... — ni ... ni ...

she neither knows nor cares! — ni sabe ni le importa!

2) (nor) tampoco

I don't want to go - neither do I o (colloq) me neither — no quiero ir - yo tampoco or ni yo


II
adjective

neither proposal was accepted — no se aceptó ninguna de las (dos) propuestas


III
pronoun ninguno, -na

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