either

either
['aɪðər] [AE 'iːðər] 1.
determinante
1) (one or the other) l'uno o l'altro

I can't see either child — non vedo né un bambino né l'altro

2) (both)

either one of the solutions is acceptable — entrambe le soluzioni sono accettabili

in either case — in entrambi i casi

either way, you win — in un modo o nell'altro vinci

either way, it will be difficult — in ogni caso sarà difficile

2.
pronome
1) (one or other) l'uno o l'altro, l'una o l'altra

"which book do you want?" - "either" — "quale libro vuoi?" - "fa lo stesso"

I don't like either (of them) — non mi piace né l'uno né l'altro o nessuno dei due

without either (of them) — senza l'uno né l'altro

there was no sound from either of the rooms — non proveniva nessun rumore né da una camera né dall'altra

2) (both)

either of the two is possible — entrambi sono possibili

either of us could win — tutti e due potremmo vincere

3.
avverbio neanche, nemmeno, neppure

I can't do it either — neanche io posso farlo

not only was it expensive, but it didn't work either — non solo era caro ma nemmeno funzionava

4.
congiunzione
1) (as alternatives)

I was expecting him either Tuesday or Wednesday — lo aspettavo martedì o mercoledì

it's either him or me — o lui o io

2) (in the negative)

I wouldn't reward either Jim or Amy — non ricompenserei né Jim né Amy

3) (as an ultimatum)

either you finish your work or you will be punished! — o finisci il lavoro o sarai punito!

put the gun down, either that or I call the police — posa la pistola altrimenti chiamo la polizia

* * *
1. pronoun
(the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) l'uno o l'altro; entrambi; nessuno dei due, né l'uno né l'altro
2. adjective
1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) entrambi, l'uno o l'altro
2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) ambedue, entrambi
3. adverb
1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) neanche, nemmeno
2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) neppure
- either way
* * *
['aɪðər] [AE 'iːðər] 1.
determinante
1) (one or the other) l'uno o l'altro

I can't see either child — non vedo né un bambino né l'altro

2) (both)

either one of the solutions is acceptable — entrambe le soluzioni sono accettabili

in either case — in entrambi i casi

either way, you win — in un modo o nell'altro vinci

either way, it will be difficult — in ogni caso sarà difficile

2.
pronome
1) (one or other) l'uno o l'altro, l'una o l'altra

"which book do you want?" - "either" — "quale libro vuoi?" - "fa lo stesso"

I don't like either (of them) — non mi piace né l'uno né l'altro o nessuno dei due

without either (of them) — senza l'uno né l'altro

there was no sound from either of the rooms — non proveniva nessun rumore né da una camera né dall'altra

2) (both)

either of the two is possible — entrambi sono possibili

either of us could win — tutti e due potremmo vincere

3.
avverbio neanche, nemmeno, neppure

I can't do it either — neanche io posso farlo

not only was it expensive, but it didn't work either — non solo era caro ma nemmeno funzionava

4.
congiunzione
1) (as alternatives)

I was expecting him either Tuesday or Wednesday — lo aspettavo martedì o mercoledì

it's either him or me — o lui o io

2) (in the negative)

I wouldn't reward either Jim or Amy — non ricompenserei né Jim né Amy

3) (as an ultimatum)

either you finish your work or you will be punished! — o finisci il lavoro o sarai punito!

put the gun down, either that or I call the police — posa la pistola altrimenti chiamo la polizia


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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