"nunca" meaning in Portuguese

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈnũ.kɐ/
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese nunca, from Latin numquam (“never”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|nunca}} Old Galician-Portuguese nunca, {{inh|pt|la|numquam||never}} Latin numquam (“never”) Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} nunca (not comparable)
  1. never (at no time; not ever) Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Hyponyms: antes tarde do que nunca, mais do que nunca, nunca mais, nunca na vida Derived forms: antes tarde do que nunca, mais do que nunca, nunca mais
    Sense id: en-nunca-pt-adv-pt:never Disambiguation of Time: 100 0 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 29 29 2 0 3 34 2 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 1 0 2 44 2 1 0 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 65 35 Synonyms: nunca, de jeito algum, de jeito maneira, de jeito nenhum, de maneira alguma, de maneira nenhuma, de modo algum, de modo nenhum, em tempo algum, em tempo nenhum, em nenhuma circunstância, em nenhum momento, jamais, nem a pau, Juvenal, nem aqui, nem na China, nem em um milhão de anos, nem ferrando, nem fodendo [vulgar], nem morto, nem pensar, nem por cima do meu cadáver, nem por um decreto, nem que a vaca tussa, no Dia de São Nunca, nunca, nunquinha, por cima do meu cadáver, quando os porcos voarem, só por cima do meu cadáver

Noun

IPA: /ˈnũ.kɐ/ Forms: nuncas [plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese nunca, from Latin numquam (“never”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|nunca}} Old Galician-Portuguese nunca, {{inh|pt|la|numquam||never}} Latin numquam (“never”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} nunca m (plural nuncas)
  1. (poetic) neverness (the quality of not ever being extant or present) Tags: masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-nunca-pt-noun-z05zC8N4
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  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "_dis": "29 29 2 0 3 34 2 1 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 1 0 2 44 2 1 0",
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "nunca mais"
        }
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        {
          "english": "I have never seen this film.",
          "text": "Nunca vi esse filme.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Never be sure of success.",
          "text": "Nunca tenha certeza do sucesso.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You never gave me the impression of liking that subject so much.",
          "ref": "2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 139:",
          "text": "Você nunca me deu a impressão de gostar tanto assim da matéria.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
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          "word": "antes tarde do que nunca"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "mais do que nunca"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nunca mais"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nunca na vida"
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "nunca"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "de jeito algum"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "de jeito maneira"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "de jeito nenhum"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "de maneira alguma"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "de maneira nenhuma"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "de modo algum"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "de modo nenhum"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "em tempo algum"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "em tempo nenhum"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "em nenhuma circunstância"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "em nenhum momento"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "jamais"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem a pau"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "Juvenal"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem aqui"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem na China"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem em um milhão de anos"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem ferrando"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "nem fodendo"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem morto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem pensar"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem por cima do meu cadáver"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem por um decreto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nem que a vaca tussa"
        },
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          "word": "no Dia de São Nunca"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nunca"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "nunquinha"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "por cima do meu cadáver"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "quando os porcos voarem"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
          "word": "só por cima do meu cadáver"
        }
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈnũ.kɐ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nunca"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "tags": [
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        "(poetic) neverness (the quality of not ever being extant or present)"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnũ.kɐ/"
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      "word": "mais do que nunca"
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      "word": "nunca mais"
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      "text": "Macanese: nunca"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "antes tarde do que nunca"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "mais do que nunca"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nunca mais"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nunca na vida"
    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "I have never seen this film.",
          "text": "Nunca vi esse filme.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "Never be sure of success.",
          "text": "Nunca tenha certeza do sucesso.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "You never gave me the impression of liking that subject so much.",
          "ref": "2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 139:",
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      "ipa": "/ˈnũ.kɐ/"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "de jeito algum"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "de jeito maneira"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "de jeito nenhum"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "de maneira alguma"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "de maneira nenhuma"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "de modo algum"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "de modo nenhum"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "em tempo algum"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "em tempo nenhum"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "em nenhuma circunstância"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "em nenhum momento"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "jamais"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem a pau"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "Juvenal"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem aqui"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem na China"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem em um milhão de anos"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem ferrando"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "nem fodendo"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem morto"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem pensar"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem por cima do meu cadáver"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem por um decreto"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nem que a vaca tussa"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "no Dia de São Nunca"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nunca"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "nunquinha"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "por cima do meu cadáver"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "quando os porcos voarem"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:nunca",
      "word": "só por cima do meu cadáver"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nunca"
}

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        "neverness (the quality of not ever being extant or present)"
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        "(poetic) neverness (the quality of not ever being extant or present)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnũ.kɐ/"
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  ],
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}

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