tampoco

neither

tampoco(tahm-poh-koh)

adverb

1. (used to give a negative alternative)

a. neither

Nosotros no fumamos ni él tampoco.

We don't smoke and neither does he.

b. not either

Yo tampoco lo entiendo, pero ocurrió.

I don't understand it either, but it happened.

c. nor

No he sido invitado en esa casa, ni tampoco lo seré.

I haven't been a guest in that home, nor will I ever be.

2. (used as a reply)

a.

no direct translation

Así que no comes carne. ¿Y pescado? - Tampoco.

So, you don't eat meat. What about fish? - No, no fish either.

Pues si no te gusta el nombre Lucía, ¿qué si le ponemos Maribel? - ¡Tampoco!

Well, if you don't like the name Lucía, what if we call her Maribel? - No! Not that either.

tampoco

adverb

1. (general)

a. neither, not… either

ella no va y tú tampocoshe's not going and neither are you o and you aren't either

yo no voy — yo tampocoI'm not going — neither am I o me neither

yo tampoco lo veoI can't see it either

no me gusta éste ni ése tampocoI don't like this one or this one either

¡tampoco nos íbamos a presentar sin un regalo!we were hardly going to turn up without a present!

tampoco es que me importe muchoit's not as if it matters much to me

tampoco vendría mal descansar un pocoit wouldn't be a bad idea to have a little rest, a little rest wouldn't come amiss

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tampoco

adverb

1 not ... either; neither; nor

yo no lo compré tampoco I didn't buy it either; tampoco lo sabe él he doesn't know either; ni Ana ni Cristóbal tampoco neither Ana nor Cristóbal; —yo no voy —yo tampoco "I'm not going" — "nor am I o neither am I o me neither"; —yo no fui —yo tampoco "I didn't go" — "nor did I o neither did I o me neither"; —nunca he estado en París —ni yo tampoco "I've never been to Paris" — "neither have I o me neither"; —¿lo sabes tú? —tampoco "do you know?" — "no, I don't either"

2 (uso enfático)

tampoco nos vamos a enfadar ahora por eso we're not going to fall out over that, are we?; bueno, tampoco es como para ponerse a llorar it's not as if it's anything to cry about