nunca
See also: ñunca
Asturian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin numquam (“never”).
Adverb
nunca
Synonyms
Galician
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese nunca, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin numquam (“never”).
Adverb
nunca
Synonyms
- (never): endexamais, xamais
Portuguese
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese nunca, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin numquam (“never”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: nun‧ca
Adverb
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- never (at no time; not ever)
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 139:
- Você nunca me deu a impressão de gostar tanto assim da matéria.
- You never gave me the impression of liking that subject so much.
- Nunca vi esse filme.
- I have never seen this film.
- Nunca tenha certeza do sucesso.
- Never be sure of success.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:nunca.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: nunca
Noun
nunca m (plural nuncas)
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish nunqua, from Vulgar Latin numqua, from Latin numquam, from ne + umquam.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nunca
- never
- Nunca he probado la langosta.
- I've never tasted lobster.
- 2008, Fausto Ponce, Fuera de lugar, Lulu.com, page 7:
- Nunca te va a hacer una chingadera.
- He will never screw you over.
- Nunca te va a hacer una chingadera.
- ever
- Estamos mejor que nunca.
- We're better than ever.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- nunca digas de este agua no beberé
- nunca jamás
- más vale tarde que nunca
- nunca digas nunca (“never say never”)
- nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena
- nunca mucho cuesta poco
Further reading
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