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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
1. (at any time)
a. alguna vez
Have you ever been on a blind date?¿Has tenido alguna vez una cita a ciegas?
2. (always)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
All you ever do is sleep. Don't be so lazy!Todo lo que haces es dormir. ¡No seas tan flojo!
I left that terrible job and I've been happy ever since.Dejé ese trabajo terrible y he sido feliz desde entonces.
3. (never)
a. nunca
I wouldn't ever lie to you.Nunca te mentiría.
b. jamás
She wouldn't ever go out with you.Ella jamás saldría contigo.
4. (as intensifier)
a. jamás
Will you ever learn not to say everything you're thinking?¿Aprenderás jamás a no decir todo lo que estás pensando?
b. nunca (after comparative or superlative)
He is behaving worse than ever.Se está comportando peor que nunca.
c. claro
Would you like to go to Bora Bora? - Would I ever!¿Te gustaría ir a Bora Bora? - ¡Claro que sí!
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ever
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
1. (always, at any time)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
ever since then/1960desde entonces/1960
more than evermás que nunca
the worst/best everel peor/mejor de todos los tiempos
all she ever does is criticizeno hace más que criticar
she was as friendly as everestuvo tan amable como siempre
she's a liar if ever there was onemiente como ella sola, es la más mentirosa del mundo
she's a genius if ever there was onees un genio donde los haya
ever the gentleman, he opened the door for hercaballeroso como siempre, le abrió la puerta
2. (with negative sense)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
not evernunca
hardly evercasi nunca
nothing ever happensnunca pasa nada
I don't know if I'll ever meet him againno sé si lo volveré a ver (alguna vez)
I seldom if ever see herapenas la veo
3. (in questions)
a. alguna vez
have you ever been to Spain?¿has estado (alguna vez) en España?
4. (colloquial)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
(intensive)
ever so prettytan guapísima
ever so expensivetan carísimo(a)
ever such a lot of moneytantísimo dinero
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ever [ˈevəʳ]
adverb
1 (always) siempre
ever after desde entonces
they lived happily ever after vivieron felices
as ever como siempre; (ending letter) un abrazo ...
for ever (always) siempre
for ever and ever for ever and a day (until end of time) para siempre; por siempre jamás
ever ready siempre dispuesto
ever since (as adv) desde entonces; (as conj) desde que
yours ever (ending letter) un abrazo ...
2 (at any time)
all she ever does is make jam se pasa la vida haciendo mermelada; if you ever go there si vas allí alguna vez; nothing ever happens nunca pasa nada; we haven't ever tried it nunca lo hemos probado; did you ever find it? ¿lo encontraste por fin?; did you ever meet him? ¿llegaste a conocerlo?; have you ever been there? ¿has estado allí alguna vez?
better than ever mejor que nunca
hardly ever casi nunca
seldom, if ever rara vez o nunca
now, if ever, is the time or moment to ... ahora o nunca es el momento de ...; he's a liar if ever there was one él sí que es un mentiroso; a nice man, if ever I saw one hombre simpático donde los haya or si los hay
more than ever más que nunca
more beautiful than ever más hermoso que nunca
did you ever? ¡habráse visto!
3 (used as intensifier)
is it ever big! (US) ¡qué grande es!; ¡si vieras lo grande que es!; as if I ever would! ¿me crees capaz de hacer algo semejante?
as soon as ever you can lo antes or lo más pronto posible
before ever you were born antes de que nacieras
never ever (nunca) jamás
ever so especially (Britain) muy
it's ever so cold hace un frío terrible; we're ever so grateful estamos muy agradecidos; ever so many things tantísimas cosas; la mar de cosas; ever so much mucho; muchísimo; he's ever so nice es simpatiquísimo
[what] ever did he want?
why ever did you do it? ¿por qué demonios lo hiciste?
why ever not? ¿y por qué no?
4 (after superl)
it's the best ever jamás ha habido mejor; the coldest night ever la noche más fría que nunca hemos tenido
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