nefer nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di nefer nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

never [ingl am ˈnɛvər, ingl brit ˈnɛvə] AVV

1. never:

never (at no time)

nunca

never (more emphatic)

jamás

he never helps

nunca ayuda

he never helps

no ayuda nunca

I've never heard anything like it!

¡nunca or jamás he oído nada semejante!

never in all my life have I been so insulted

en mi vida me habían insultado de ese modo

never in a million years did I think I'd win

jamás (en la vida) pensé que iba a ganar

never again will I try to help her

jamás volveré a tratar de ayudarla

never again would she see his face

nunca más volvería a verlo

never before had she experienced such pain

nunca había sentido tanto dolor

we need our allies as never before

necesitamos a nuestros aliados como nunca or más que nunca

it's never happened yet

hasta ahora, nunca ha sucedido

2.1. never (used for emphasis):

she said she'd call but she never did

dijo que llamaría pero no llamó

really? I never knew that

¿ah sí? no sabía

they never once thanked me

no me dieron las gracias ni una vez

she never so much as said hello

ni siquiera saludó

this will never do!

¡esto no puede ser!

never fear: Peter's here scherz

no se preocupen que aquí estoy yo

2.2. never (expressing incredulity) colloq in inter phrases:

I walked all the way — never!

hice todo el camino a pie — ¡no me digas! or ¿en serio?

I told her everything — you never did!

se lo conté todo — ¡no te creo! or ¡mentira!

well, I never!

¡qué increíble! or ¡pues, vaya!

he did it! — he never! ingl brit colloq

lo logró — ¡no! or ¡mentira!

never-never [ˌnɛvərˈnɛvər] SOST ingl brit colloq, scherz

to pay for/buy sth on the never-never

pagar/comprar algo a plazos

to pay for/buy sth on the never-never

pagar/comprar algo a plazoletas colloq, scherz

never-never land SOST

never-never land

el país de la fantasía

never-never land

el país del ensueño

the never-never land of full employment

la utopía del pleno empleo

never-ending <pred never ending> [ingl am ˌnɛvər ˈɛndɪŋ, ingl brit nɛvərˈɛndɪŋ] AGG

never-ending dispute/saga

interminable

never-ending dispute/saga

eterno

never-ending dispute/saga

inacabable

never-ending devotion/supply

inagotable

never-ending devotion/supply

inacabable

never-failing <pred never failing> [ˌnevərˈfeɪlɪŋ, ˌnevəˈfeɪlɪŋ] AGG

never-failing supply/source

inagotable

never-failing supply/source

inacabable

never-failing sympathy/interest

permanente

never-failing sympathy/interest

constante

cross-refer <part pres cross-referring; pass, part perf cross-referred> [ingl am ˌkrɔsrəˈfər, ingl brit] VB vb trans

to cross-refer sb to sth

remitir a alguien a algo

to cross-refer sth to sth

remitir de algo a algo

defer to VB [ingl am dəˈfər -, ingl brit dɪˈfəː -] (v + prep + o) form

defer to

deferir a form

I defer to your experience

defiero a su experiencia form

I defer to your experience

respeto su mejor experiencia

defer² <part pres deferring; pass, part perf deferred> [ingl am dəˈfər, ingl brit dɪˈfəː] VB vb intr

prefer <part pres preferring; pass, part perf preferred> [ingl am prəˈfər, ingl brit prɪˈfəː] VB vb trans

1. prefer (like better):

prefer

preferir

which do you prefer

¿cuál prefieres?

which do you prefer

¿cuál te gusta más?

to prefer sth to sth

preferir algo a algo

I prefer cats to dogs

prefiero los gatos a los perros

I prefer cats to dogs

me gustan más los gatos que los perros

I prefer reading to watching TV

prefiero leer a ver televisión

I prefer reading to watching TV

me gusta más leer que ver televisión

I prefer John to Bob

me gusta más John que Bob

I prefer John to Bob

me quedo con John antes que con Bob

to prefer to + infin

preferir +  infin

I prefer to live alone

prefiero vivir sola

I'd prefer to stay at home

preferiría quedarme en casa

to prefer sth/sb to + infin

preferir que algo/algn +  subj

I'd prefer it to rain now rather than during the game

preferiría que lloviese ahora y no durante el partido

I won't go if you'd prefer me to stay

si prefieres que me quede, no iré

to prefer that

preferir que  +  subj

they prefer that it should not be discussed

prefieren que no se toque el tema

I'd prefer it if you went now

preferiría que te fueras ahora

2. prefer (within church) often pass:

to prefer sb to sth (appoint)

nombrar a alguien para algo

to prefer sb to sth (promote)

ascender a alguien a algo

3. prefer DIR:

to prefer charges (against sb)

presentar or formular cargos (en contra de alguien)

reefer [ingl am ˈrifər, ingl brit ˈriːfə] SOST sl, disuso

reefer

canuto m

reefer

toque m Mess

reefer

varillo m Col

reefer

pito m Cile colloq

nefer nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di nefer nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

never [ˈnev·ər] AVV

1. never (at no time, on no occasion):

never

nunca

never

jamás

I never forget a face

nunca olvido una cara

2. never (under no circumstances):

never

jamás

never again!

¡nunca más!

never fear!

¡no te preocupes!

well I never (did)

¡no me digas!

it's never too late to do sth

nunca es demasiado tarde para hacer algo

never before

nunca antes

never before had I had so much money

jamás había tenido tanto dinero

as never before

como nunca

never ever

nunca jamás

never mind

qué más da

never say die fig

nunca tires la toalla

never-never land SOST fig colloq

never-never land

país m de nunca jamás

never-ending [ˈnev·ər·ˈen·dɪŋ] AGG

never-ending

interminable

never-failing AGG

never-failing

infalible

prefer <-rr-> [pri·ˈfɜr] VB vb trans

prefer

preferir

reefer [ˈri·fər] SOST sl

reefer

porro m

reefer

cacho m Col

refer to VB vb trans

1. refer to (mention, allude):

refer to

referirse a

to never refer to sth

no mencionar nunca algo

to refer to sb as sth

calificar a alguien de algo

referring to your letter/phone call, ...

con relación a su carta/llamada, ...

2. refer to (concern):

refer to

concernir

does this information refer to me?

¿esta información tiene algo que ver conmigo?

3. refer to (consult, turn to):

refer to

consultar

to refer to one's notes

consultar sus apuntes

refer to page 70

ver página 70

I refer to the facts

me remito a los hechos

refer back to VB vb trans

refer back to

remitir a

refer back to your notes

consultar los apuntes

refer <-rr-> [rɪ·ˈfɜr] VB vb trans

to refer sth to sb article

remitir algo a alguien

to refer a patient to a specialist

mandar a un paciente a un especialista

to refer a case to sb/sth DIR

remitir una causa a alguien/algo

defer <-rr-> [dɪ·ˈfɜr] VB vb trans

defer

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