ever in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.ever [Brit ˈɛvə, Am ˈɛvər] ADV

1. ever (at any time):

nothing was ever said
rien n'a jamais été dit
no-one will ever forget
personne n'oubliera jamais
I don't think I'll ever come back/she'll ever come back
je ne pense pas revenir un jour/qu'elle revienne un jour
I doubt if I'll ever come back/he'll ever come back
je ne suis pas sûr de revenir un jour/qu'il revienne un jour
the money is unlikely ever to be paid back
il est peu probable que l'argent soit remboursé un jour
I don't remember ever seeing them
je ne me souviens pas de les avoir (jamais) vus
I don't remember her ever saying that
je ne me souviens pas de l'avoir entendue dire ça
I can't say I ever noticed it
je ne l'ai jamais remarqué
seldom or rarely, if ever
rarement sinon jamais
hardly ever
rarement
we hardly ever meet
nous nous rencontrons rarement, nous ne nous rencontrons presque jamais
she never ever comes
elle ne vient jamais
something I would never ever do
quelque chose que je ne ferais jamais de ma vie
has he ever lived abroad?
est-ce qu'il a déjà vécu à l'étranger?, a-t-il jamais vécu à l'étranger?
haven't you ever been to Greece?
est-ce que tu n'es jamais allé en Grèce?
will she ever forget?
est-ce qu'elle oubliera un jour?
do you ever make mistakes?
est-ce qu'il t'arrive de te tromper?
if you ever see, if ever you see
si jamais tu vois
he said if ever I was passing through Oxford…
il m'a dit que si jamais je passais par Oxford…
if ever someone deserved a rise, she did
si jamais quelqu'un méritait une augmentation, c'était bien elle
this was proof if ever proof was needed
c'était la preuve, s'il fallait une preuve
she's a genius if ever I saw one or if ever there was one!
c'est un génie ou je ne m'y connais pas!

2. ever (when making comparisons):

more beautiful/difficult than ever
plus beau/difficile que jamais
it's windier than ever today
il y a encore plus de vent aujourd'hui
more than ever before
plus que jamais
competition is tougher than ever before
la concurrence n'a jamais été aussi acharnée
more women than ever before are working
les femmes n'ont jamais été aussi nombreuses à travailler
we have more friends than ever before
nous n'avons jamais eu autant d'amis
he's happier than he's ever been
il n'a jamais été aussi heureux
she's more gifted than he'll ever be!
elle est plus douée qu'il ne le sera jamais!
you work harder than I ever did
tu travailles plus que je n'ai jamais travaillé
the worst mistake I ever made
la pire erreur que j'aie jamais faite
the best film ever made
le meilleur film jamais fait or tourné
she's the funniest actress ever!
c'est l'actrice la plus drôle que j'aie jamais vue!
the first/last time anyone ever saw him
la première/dernière fois qu'on l'a vu
the first ever
le tout premier
my first ever car
ma toute première voiture

4. ever (expressing anger, irritation):

you never ever write to me!
tu ne m'écris jamais!
don't (you) ever do that again!
ne refais jamais ça!
if you ever speak to me like that again
si jamais tu me reparles sur ce ton
do you ever think about anyone else?
ça ne t'arrive jamais de penser à quelqu'un d'autre?
that's the last time he ever comes here!
c'est la dernière fois qu'il vient ici!
have you ever heard such rubbish!
as-tu jamais entendu de telles âneries?
did you ever see such a mess?
as-tu jamais vu une telle pagaille?
why did I ever leave?
pourquoi est-ce que je suis parti?
you were a fool ever to believe it!
tu étais idiot de le croire (ne serait-ce qu'une minute)!
that's all he ever does!
c'est tout ce qu'il sait faire!
all you ever do is moan!
tout ce que tu sais faire c'est râler!
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I hope no harm will ever befall him
j'espère qu'il ne lui arrivera jamais malheur
it was ever thus
il en a toujours été ainsi

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influence sans cesse grandissante
ever-increasing influence
un nombre sans cesse grandissant
an ever increasing number
des machines sans cesse plus puissantes
ever more powerful machines
jamais je ne l'épouserai, Dieu ou le ciel m'en préserve!
God forbid I should ever marry him/her!
n'écrit-il jamais?
doesn't he ever write?
je ne pense pas lui avoir jamais écrit
I don't think I have ever written to him
rien n'est jamais certain
nothing is ever certain
sans jamais comprendre
without ever understanding
jamais, au grand jamais, je ne reviendrai
I shall never ever return
jamais
ever
plus belle que jamais
prettier than ever
plus/moins que jamais
more/less than ever
si jamais tu passes à Oxford, viens me voir
if you are ever in Oxford, come and see me

ever in the PONS Dictionary

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forever, for ever [fəˈrevəʳ, Am fɔ:rˈevɚ] ADV Brit

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hardly ever/anybody
presque jamais/personne

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ever Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if you ever meet her
si jamais tu la rencontres
have you ever met her?
est-ce que tu l'as déjà rencontrée?
did he ever call you?
est-ce qu'il t'a appelé en fait?
why ever did he leave?
pourquoi donc est-il parti?
if ever anything bad happened to me
si jamais il m'arrivait malheur
if ever she should give money
si jamais elle donne de l'argent
he can go on for ever about sth
il est intarissable sur qc
to be/stay the same as ever
être/rester égal à soi-même
ever-recurring issue that never gets resolved
serpent de mer (sujet revenant fréquemment et n'aboutissant jamais) m fig
have you (ever) seen the film?
tu as déjà vu le film?
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Most of his works remain in original manuscripts, unedited; none has ever appeared in translation in a modern language.
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The earlier parts of the castle constructions are characterised by heavy granite boulder constructions, but with ever more refined details in later periods.
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He is then asked if he has ever been in an armed robbery.
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I confirm these donations under my present writing, to be by them to be possessed for ever.
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Although not stating where this had come from, it was revealed as the largest estate tax payment state officials could ever recall.
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Thus, today the palazzo is more sumptously furnished than ever before.
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Above all, they agonise over whether they will ever again be able to find happiness in an intimate relationship.
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Smith later described the tour as the happiest one he had ever been associated with.
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This specimen is the largest wild goose ever recorded of any species.
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It is the earliest known 35mm SLR camera ever to be built, but fewer than 200 examples were made.
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