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either

1. pronoun quantif
   1. (one or other) l'un/-e ou l'autre;
      take ~ (of them) prends l'un/-e ou l'autre;
      I don't like ~ (of them) je n'aime ni l'un/-e ni l'autre;
      ‘which book do you want?’—‘~’ ‘quel livre veux-tu?’—‘n'importe’;
   2. (both) ~ of the two is possible les deux sont possibles.

2. determiner
   1. (one or the other) n'importe lequel/laquelle;
      take ~ road prenez n'importe laquelle des deux routes;
      I can't see ~ child je ne vois aucun des deux enfants;
   2. (both) in ~ case dans un cas comme dans l'autre;
      ~ way, it will be difficult de toute manière, ce sera difficile.

3. adverb non plus;
   I can't do it ~ je ne peux pas le faire non plus.

4. conjunction
   1. (as alternatives) ~…or… soit…soit…, (ou)…ou…;
   2. (in the negative) I wouldn't believe ~ Patrick or Emily je ne croirais ni Patrick ni Emily.

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'either' found in these entries:

English:

drop - or - way

French:

croix - deux - égal - indifféremment - non - part - soit - vous

either: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
either or	conj	(one or another) une chose ou l'autre	soit conj
Either we stop now or we go all the way.
Soit nous arrêtons maintenant, soit nous allons jusqu'au bout.
either	adj	(whichever of two)	l'un ou l'autre pron
Wear either dress - they both look good.
Mets l'une ou l'autre de ces robes, les deux sont jolies.
either	pron	(one or another)	l'un ou l'autre pron
I like both books. I'd be happy with either.
J'aime les deux livres. L'un ou l'autre me fera plaisir.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
either	adj	(each of two) choix de deux	chaque adj inv
There's a rest area on either side of the road.
Il y a une aire de repos de chaque côté de la route.
either	adv	('also' in the negative)	non plus adv
Note: Correspond à "aussi" à la forme affirmative.
I didn't like the film either.
Je n'ai pas aimé le film non plus.
* Moi non plus, je n'ai pas aimé le film.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
either or			ou…ou/ soit…soit
either-or			ou…ou/ soit…soit
in either case			dans les deux cas
not ... either		adv	non plus
on either side of			de chaque côté de
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