NEITHER

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neither I. pronume nehot.

nici unul (din doi), nici una (din două);

neither of them (sau of the two) is clever nici unul dintre ei nu e deştept.

neither II. adjectiv nehot.

nici un, nici o;

I am on neither side nu sunt de nici o parte, sunt neutru;

I shall take neither side nu mă alătur nici unei părţi, rămân neutru;

neither statement is true nici o afirmaţie nu e adevărată.

neither III. conjuncție

nici;

if you do not go, neither shall I dacă nu mergi tu, nu merg nici eu;

he does not like N., neither do I nu-i place N., şi nu-mi place nici mie;

neither... nor nici... nici;

neither you nor he were there nici tu nici el nu eraţi acolo;

he neither knows nor cares nici nu ştie, nici nu-i pasă;

(that's) neither here nor there nu aceasta e problema, nu asta se discută acum.

neither IV. adverb

(dial.) (la sfârşitul propoziţiilor, pentru a întări o negaţie) de loc, de fel.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

But when the Woodman entered the great Throne Room he saw neither the Head nor the Lady, for Oz had taken the shape of a most terrible Beast.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

Catherine had neither time nor inclination to answer.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

“No,” answered the man, “I will neither eat not drink.”

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

I care neither what they say nor what they feel.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Although neither study shows exactly how inflammation causes pain, their results suggest that inflammation does not alter the ability of PIEZO2 to detect gentle touches.

(Study identifies gene that makes gentle touch feel painful after injury, National Institutes of Health)

The researchers compared patterns in twins where only one had autism, as well as in twins where both or neither had autism.

(Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH)

I knew at all events that neither of them was Jonathan.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

Neither time, nor health, nor life, to be called your own.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

But if it is neither bird nor bat, what is it?

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Night came, but neither of us slept.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

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