ever

alguna vez

ever(eh-vuhr)

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!

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.

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.

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. (intensive)

ever so prettytan guapísima

ever so expensivetan carísimo(a)

ever such a lot of moneytantísimo dinero

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