never in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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never [Brit ˈnɛvə, Am ˈnɛvər] ADV When never is used to modify a verb (she never wears a hat, I've never seen him), it is translated non… mai in Italian; non comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and mai comes after the verb or auxiliary: lei non porta mai il cappello, non l'ho mai visto. - When never is used without a verb, it is translated by mai alone: “admit it!” - “never!” = “ammettilo!” - “mai!” - For examples and particular usages, see this entry.

1. never (not ever):

I never go to London
non vado mai a Londra
he will never forget it
non lo dimenticherà mai
she never says anything
non dice mai niente
I never work on Saturdays
non lavoro mai di sabato
I've never known him to be late
non è mai arrivato in ritardo che io sappia
I've never seen such a mess
non ho mai visto un disordine simile
never have I seen such poverty
mai ho visto una tale povertà
“have you ever been to Paris?” - “never”
“sei mai stato a Parigi?” - “mai”
it's now or never
ora o mai più
never again
mai più
never before has the danger been so great
il pericolo non è mai stato così grande
never in all my life or born days
mai in tutta la mia vita
never ever lie to me again!
non mentirmi mai più!
he never ever drinks alcohol
non beve assolutamente alcolici
never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed
dato che non è uno che rifiuterebbe mai un pasto gratuito, accettò
never a day passes but he phones me
non trascorre mai un giorno senza che lui mi telefoni
better late than never
meglio tardi che mai
you never know
non si sa mai

never-never [Am ˌnɛvərˈnɛvər, ˈnɛvərˌnɛvər] N Brit inf

never-ending [Brit nɛvərˈɛndɪŋ, Am ˌnɛvər ˈɛndɪŋ] ADJ

never-to-be-forgotten [ˌnevətəbɪfəˈɡɒtn] ADJ

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cheats never prosper prov
la farina del diavolo va tutta in crusca
ironically, she never replied
ironia della sorte, non rispose mai

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never-ending [ˈne·vɚ·ˈen·dɪŋ] ADJ

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never Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he will never amount to much
non combinerà mai granché
I never buy anything sight unseen
non compro mai niente senza prima averlo visto
it's never too late to do sth
non è mai troppo tardi per fare qc
he [or she] never says hello to me
non mi saluta mai
I've never seen such a mess
non ho mai visto una confusione simile
faint hearts never won the day
chi non risica non rosica prov
my mayonnaise never turns out well
non mi viene mai la maionese
never interfere between husband and wife
tra moglie e marito non mettere il dito prov
it never rains but it pours
piove sul bagnato (in senso negativo)
to never be lost for words
avere la battuta pronta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Amy had never even had a singing lesson before that audition, so we practised it together and worked on her breathing.
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Worse, it provoked the general feeling that it would have been better if the game had never come out, instead resting forever as the dictionary definition of vapourware.
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The family tree was investigated in detail by enthusiastic groups who sometimes discovered aunts, uncles and cousins never known to each other before.
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By the 12th century, the council was essentially powerless as a separate entity, though it seems clear that the system was never formally dismantled.
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There has been a long-running campaign to have the older tunnel converted into a cycleway, though this scheme has never gained wholehearted council support.
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The breathalyzers never fail to detect a truly drunk person.
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The philistine crowd can never enter the world of a creator.
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They will never backflip back onto their feet instead of being knocked down.
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My eerie shades bubble with an irrepressible sense of humour, ready to laugh with (never "at") those earth-bound mortals whose fears they once shared.
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The bizarre concept of delivering a ventriloquist act, a visual humour, by radio, an audio medium, never seemed to bother anyone at the time, however.
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