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Translations for nor in the English»French Dictionary

nor [Brit nɔː, nə, Am nɔr]

nor CONJ If you want to know how to translate nor when used in combination with neither look at the entry → neither.
When used as a conjunction to show agreement or similarity with a negative statement, nor is very often translated by non plus: ‘I don't like him’—‘nor do I’ = ‘je ne l'aime pas’—‘moi non plus’; ‘he's not Spanish’—‘nor is John’ = ‘il n'est pas espagnol’—‘John non plus’; ‘I can't sleep’—‘nor can I’ = ‘je n'arrive pas à dormir’—‘moi non plus’.
When used to give additional information to a negative statement nor can very often be translated by non plus preceded by a negative verb: she hasn't written, nor has she telephoned = elle n'a pas écrit, et elle n'a pas téléphoné non plus; I do not wish to insult you, (but) nor do I wish to lose money = je ne veux pas vous offenser, mais je ne souhaite pas non plus perdre de l'argent.

you don't have to tell him, nor should you

tu n'es pas obligé de le lui dire, tu ferais même mieux d'éviter

See also neither

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’

nor' [Brit nɔː, Am nɔr] ADJ

nor'

nord inv

to sail nor'-nor'-east

naviguer nord-nord-est

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to be neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring)

n'être ni chair ni poisson

neither a borrower nor a lender be prov

il ne faut ni emprunter ni prêter

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

I haven't seen hide nor hair of him

il a complètement disparu de la circulation

Translations for nor in the French»English Dictionary

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ni confirmé, ni infirmé

neither confirmed nor denied

il ne pouvait pas venir chez moi ni moi aller chez lui

he couldn't come to my house nor could I go to his house

elle ne veut ni ne peut changer

she doesn't want to change, nor can she

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

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

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Translations for nor in the English»French Dictionary

nor [nɔ:ʳ, Am nɔ:r] CONJ

1. nor (and also not):

nor do I/we

moi/nous non plus

it's not funny, nor (is it) clever

c'est ni drôle, ni intelligent

I can not speak German, nor can I write it

je ne parle pas l'allemand et je ne l'écris pas non plus

2. nor (not either):

nor

ni

See also neither

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

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neither ... nor ...

ni ... ni ...

he is neither hurt nor dead

il n'est ni blessé ni mort

sth is neither here nor there

qc importe peu

neither hide nor hair of sb/sth

aucune trace de qn/qc

you wouldn't find one not for love (n)or money

c'est impossible d'en trouver

Translations for nor in the French»English Dictionary

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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

je n'y vais pas ― moi non plus

I'm not going ― nor am I

je m'y perds

I can't make head (n)or tail of it

nor Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

nor do I/we

moi/nous non plus

it's not funny, nor (is it) clever

c'est ni drôle, ni intelligent

he is neither hurt nor dead

il n'est ni blessé ni mort

sth is neither here nor there

qc importe peu

neither hide nor hair of sb/sth

aucune trace de qn/qc

to be neither one thing nor the other

n'être ni lard ni cochon

he can neither draw nor paint

il ne sait pas dessiner ni peindre

I neither like nor respect him

je ne l'aime ni ne l'estime

I can't make head (n)or tail of it

je m'y perds

I'm not going ― nor am I

je n'y vais pas ― moi non plus

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Neither big stations, timetables nor prescribed routes are needed.

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Neither the last nor the faintest, were we!

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However, that bill did not pass (nor did it pass when re-introduced in 2007).

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According to reason, you can do neither the one thing nor the other; according to reason, you can defend neither of the propositions.

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They now had no water nor any hope of receiving supplies or reinforcements.

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Primary reason for this is from this community there is no representation in any higher positions in politics, nor any sort of government representation.

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Nor do you encourage one another to feed the poor.

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He stressed that in order to influence, one must not be too far removed his audience nor his example unattainable by them.

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Nor were two that he felt very important even proposed.

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He spared neither time, nor labour nor property, in his efforts to do good to his fellowmen.

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