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né

né
neither / nor
From Lesson 144:Emphatic negation (neanche, nemmeno, né... né)·Italian

Usages of né

Non voglio vedere né il cameriere né il cuoco.
I want to see neither the waiter nor the cook.
Non mangio né la carne cruda né il pesce bruciato.
I eat neither raw meat nor burnt fish.
Questo piatto non era né cotto né salato.
This dish was neither cooked nor salty.
Non avrei preso né l'autobus né il traghetto.
I would have taken neither the bus nor the ferry.
Senza la mappa, non c'è nessuna speranza né nessuno scampo.
Without the map, there is no hope nor any escape.
È nevicato molto e non ho visto né i carri né le maschere.
It snowed a lot and I saw neither the floats nor the masks.
Gli alpinisti non devono scoraggiarsi, né per il vento gelido né per l'impresa impossibile.
Mountaineers must not get discouraged, neither by the freezing wind nor by the impossible feat.
Non voglio lavorare come contabile con uno pseudonimo, né fare il prestanome.
I don't want to work as an accountant with a pseudonym, nor act as a frontman.

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