ever

ever
ever [ˈevər]
adverb
   a. ( = at any time) jamais
• nothing ever happens il ne se passe jamais rien
• if you ever see her si jamais vous la voyez
• I haven't ever seen her je ne l'ai jamais vue
• have you ever seen her? l'avez-vous déjà vue ?
• do you ever see her? est-ce qu'il vous arrive de la voir ?
• faster/more beautiful than ever plus vite/plus beau que jamais
• the best meal I have ever eaten le meilleur repas que j'aie jamais fait
• the best grandmother ever la meilleure grand-mère du monde
   b. ( = at all times) they lived happily ever after ils vécurent heureux
• all he ever does is sleep il ne fait que dormir
• yours ever (British in letters) cordialement
• ever increasing anxiety inquiétude f qui ne cesse d'augmenter
• she is ever present elle est toujours là
• her ever-present anxiety son angoisse constante
   c. (intensive) the first ever le tout premier
• as if I ever would! moi, faire ça !
• why ever not? mais enfin, pourquoi pas ?
   d. (set structures)
► as ever comme toujours
• he's as handsome as ever il est toujours aussi beau► ever since
• ever since I was a boy depuis mon enfance
• ever since I have lived here depuis que j'habite ici
• ever since then they have been very careful depuis ils sont très prudents► ever so (inf) (British)
he is ever so nice il est tellement gentil
• I'm ever so sorry je suis vraiment désolé
• ever so slightly drunk un tant soit peu ivre
• ever so pretty joli comme tout
• thank you ever so much merci mille fois► ever such (inf)
they've got ever such a big house ils ont vraiment une grande maison
• it's ever such a pity c'est vraiment dommage► if ever
• if ever you meet him ... si jamais tu le rencontres ...
• we seldom if ever go nous n'y allons pour ainsi dire jamais
• he's a liar if ever there was one c'est le dernier des menteurs
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['evə(r)] 1.
adverb
1) (at any time)

nothing was ever said — rien n'a jamais été dit

no-one will ever forget — personne n'oubliera jamais

I can't say I ever noticed it — je ne l'ai jamais remarqué

rarely, if ever — rarement sinon jamais

hardly ever — rarement, presque jamais

something I would never ever do — quelque chose que je ne ferais jamais de ma vie

has he ever lived abroad? — est-ce qu'il a déjà vécu à l'étranger?

do you ever make mistakes? — est-ce qu'il t'arrive de te tromper?

if ever — si jamais

she's a liar if ever I saw one ou if ever there was one! — c'est une menteuse ou je ne m'y connais pas!

2) (when making comparisons)

more beautiful than ever — plus beau/belle que jamais

it's windier than ever today — il y a encore plus de vent aujourd'hui

more than ever before — plus que jamais

there are more working women than ever before — les femmes n'ont jamais été aussi nombreuses à travailler

he's happier than he's ever been — il n'a jamais été aussi heureux

the worst mistake I ever made — la pire erreur que j'aie jamais faite

the last time anyone ever saw him — la dernière fois qu'on l'a vu

the first ever — le tout premier

3) (at all times, always) toujours

ever hopeful — toujours plein d'espérance

as cheerful as ever — toujours aussi gai

the same as ever — toujours le même

they lived happily ever after — ils vécurent toujours heureux

ever the diplomat — l'éternel diplomate

yours ever — (in letter) bien à toi or à vous

4) (expressing anger, irritation)

don't (you) ever do that again! — ne refais jamais ça!

if you ever speak to me like that again — si jamais tu me reparles sur ce ton

do you ever think about anyone else? — ça ne t'arrive jamais de penser à quelqu'un d'autre?

that's the last time he ever comes here! — c'est la dernière fois qu'il vient ici!

have you ever heard/seen anything like it? — as-tu jamais entendu/vu rien de pareil?

that's all he ever does! — c'est tout ce qu'il sait faire!

5) (expressing surprise)

why ever not? — GB pourquoi pas?

who ever would have guessed? — qui donc aurait deviné?

6) GB (very)

ever so — si

ever so glad — si heureux/-euse

ever so slightly damp — très légèrement humide

thanks ever so much! — merci mille fois!

he's ever so much better — il va beaucoup mieux

it's ever such a shame! — c'est vraiment dommage!

7) (colloq) (in exclamations)

is he ever dumb! — ce qu'il peut être bête!

am I ever glad to see you! — qu'est-ce que je suis content de te voir!

do I ever! — (emphatic yes) et comment!

2.
ever- combining form

ever-growing ou -increasing — toujours croissant

ever-present — toujours présent

ever-changing — qui évolue sans cesse

3.
as ever adverbial phrase comme toujours
4.
ever more adverbial phrase de plus en plus
5.
ever since adverbial phrase, conjunctional phrase depuis

ever since we arrived — depuis notre arrivée


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