Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
I. neither [brit. angl. ˈnʌɪðə, ˈniːðə, am. angl. ˈniðər, ˈnaɪðər] VEZ. 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):
II. neither [brit. angl. ˈnʌɪðə, ˈniːðə, am. angl. ˈniðər, ˈnaɪðər] DOL.
III. neither [brit. angl. ˈnʌɪðə, ˈniːðə, am. angl. ˈniðər, ˈnaɪðər] ZAIM.
- it's neither here nor there (unimportant)
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v slovarju PONS
I. neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ, am. angl. ˈni:ðɚ] ZAIM.
II. neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ, am. angl. ˈni:ðɚ] PRISL.
III. neither [ˈnaɪðəʳ, am. angl. ˈni:ðɚ] VEZ.
I. neither [ˈni·ðər] ZAIM.
II. neither [ˈni·ðər] PRISL.
III. neither [ˈni·ðər] VEZ.
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