never in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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never [Am ˈnɛvər, Brit ˈnɛvə] ADV

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

never-never [ˌnɛvərˈnɛvər] N Brit inf, hum

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

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

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I've never done hitchhiking
nunca he hecho autostop or inf dedo
I've never done hitchhiking
nunca he ido de aventón Col Mex inf
you'll never live it down
no se van (or no nos vamos etc.) a olvidar nunca de eso
you'll never live it down
te van (or vamos etc.) a seguir tomando el pelo toda la vida inf
we are never undersold
vendemos más barato que nadie

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never in the PONS Dictionary

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2. never (under no circumstances):

never
jamás
never again!
¡nunca jamás!
never fear!
¡no te preocupes!
well I never (did)
¡no me digas!
well I never (did)
¿de veras?
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
he's never 61, he looks much younger
no aparenta 61, parece mucho más joven
never mind
no importa
never mind
tanto da
never say die fig
nunca tires la toalla

never-ending [ˌnevərˈendɪŋ, Am ˈnevɚ-] ADJ

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never look a gift horse in the mouth prov
a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado prov

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never Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

never mind, chalk it up to experience
no importa, es una experiencia más
he will never amount to much
nunca llegará a nada
on the never-never
a plazos
he's never 61, he looks much younger
no aparenta 61, parece mucho más joven
you never finish what you start
nunca rematas lo que has empezado
I've never seen anything like it
nunca he visto cosa igual
I never said anything of the kind
no he dicho nunca tal cosa
at this speed you'll never get there
a este paso no llegarás
there are never too many precautions taken
toda precaución es poca
my kids never give me a break
mis hijos no me dejan parar
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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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To my way of thinking, the ordeal was necessary to make certain it would never happen again.
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The breathalyzers never fail to detect a truly drunk person.
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Sacred opera provided another impetus for dialogues, and they greatly expanded in length (although never really beyond 60 minutes long).
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I was never much of a dabbler as a teen.
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She owns the majority of the city and is never seen without her gaudy jewellery and lavish clothing.
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But you could never mention it or show ingratitude.
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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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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 philistine crowd can never enter the world of a creator.
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