| Sammansatta former: |
| aged adj | (person: old) | åldrad, åldrig adj |
| | (vardagligt) | gammal adj |
| | Her aged aunt left her a fortune in jewellery. |
| almost never adv | (hardly ever) | nästan aldrig adv + adv |
| | I almost never eat ice cream, but I enjoy it two or three times a year. |
| at no time adv | (never, not at any point) | inte någon gång, aldrig någonsin uttr |
| | At no time did Bob leave the house that evening. |
| ever before adv | (at any point previously) | aldrig förr adv |
| | Women are choosing to stay single more than ever before. |
| give a dog a bad name and hang him expr | (a bad reputation is hurtful) | ett dåligt rykte är aldrig bra - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| hardly ever adv | (rarely) | nästan aldrig adv |
| | I hardly ever drink in the morning. |
| interminable adj | (long and boring) | ändlös adj |
| | (alltför lång, tråkig) | långtradig, långtråkig, långrandig adj |
| | | som aldrig tycks ta slut, som aldrig tycks vilja ta slut uttr |
| | We all had to suffer through Bob's interminable chatter about his accomplishments. |
| Like hell! interj | (absolutely not) (vulgär) | i helvete heller interj |
| | | aldrig i livet interj |
| never ever adv | informal (not ever) | aldrig igen adv |
| | I shall never ever forget you. |
| never in my life adv | (not ever) | aldrig i mitt liv adv |
| | | aldrig någonsin adv |
| | Never in my life have I seen such an ugly dog! |
| never to return expr | (not going to come back) | aldrig komma tillbaka uttr |
| | He has left this country, never to return. |
| | Her son went to war, never to return. |
| nevermore adv | literary, poetic (not ever again) | aldrig igen adv |
| | I shall nevermore return to this place. |
| no chance interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) | ingen chans, inte en chans interj |
| | (kan vara otrevlig) | glöm det interj |
| | | aldrig i livet interj |
| | (slang) | fet chans interj |
| | You want to borrow dad's car? No chance! |
| No dice! interj | US, slang (expressing refusal) | inte en chans interj |
| | | aldrig i livet interj |
| | No dice, Joe, you aren't going to borrow my car. |
no time like the present,
there's no time like the present expr | (now is a good time to do sth) | det finns ingen bättre tid än nu uttr |
| | | det är aldrig försent att uttr |
| | I know you don't want to do it, but it has to be done, and there's no time like the present. |
| no way interj | informal (refusal) (kan vara otrevligt) | aldrig!, aldrig i livet! interj |
| | | inte ens chans! interj |
| | You want me to go with you to the disco? No way! I hate dancing. |
| not in a million years interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) (bildlig) | inte på en miljon år uttr |
| | | aldrig i livet uttr |
not in a million years ...,
never in a million years ... expr | informal (never) (bildlig) | inte på en miljon år uttr |
| | | aldrig i livet uttr |
| | Not in a million years did I dream I would one day be working with my favourite actor! |
| not on your nelly expr | UK, informal (no way) | inte en chans! interj |
| | | aldrig i livet! interj |
| now or never expr | (final chance) | nu eller aldrig uttr |
| | You have to decide, it's now or never if you want to go to the concert. |
| perish the thought interj | (God forbid) | det skulle aldrig falla mig in interj |
| | (vardagligt) | aldrig i livet interj |
| | Beryl could become my new boss; perish the thought! |
| scarred for life expr | figurative (traumatized) (bildlig) | med ärr för livet uttr |
| | | som aldrig blir sig själv igen adj |
| | | skadad för livet adj |
seldom if ever,
seldom,
if ever adv | (never or almost never) | sällan om ens någonsin, sällan om någonsin adv |
| | | sällan eller aldrig adv |
| | I seldom, if ever, have time to relax and read a book. |
| a snowball's chance in hell expr | (no chance at all) (vulgär) | inte en chans i helvetet uttr |
| | | Aldrig i livet! interj |
| | | Kommer aldrig på fråga! interj |
| | | Inte en chans! interj |
| That'll be the day! interj | (disbelief that sth will happen) (bildlig) | När grisar kan flyga! interj |
| | | Det kommer aldrig att hända! interj |
| | | Aldrig i livet! interj |
unheard-of,
unheard of adj | (has never happened) | utan motstycke prep + s |
| | | som aldrig har inträffat adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It is unheard of for the Queen to give interviews to the press. |
| unprecedented adj | (not seen before) | exempellös adj |
| | | oöverträffad adj |
| | | utan motstycke, aldrig förut skådad uttr |
| | (väldigt bra) | makalös, fantastisk, oerhörd adj |
| | There were a lot of complaints about the TV drama, which contained unprecedented levels of violence. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| almost never adv | (hardly ever) | nästan aldrig adv + adv |
| | I almost never eat ice cream, but I enjoy it two or three times a year. |
| at no time adv | (never, not at any point) | inte någon gång, aldrig någonsin uttr |
| | At no time did Bob leave the house that evening. |
| ever before adv | (at any point previously) | aldrig förr adv |
| | Women are choosing to stay single more than ever before. |
| give a dog a bad name and hang him expr | (a bad reputation is hurtful) | ett dåligt rykte är aldrig bra - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| hardly ever adv | (rarely) | nästan aldrig adv |
| | I hardly ever drink in the morning. |
| interminable adj | (long and boring) | ändlös adj |
| | (alltför lång, tråkig) | långtradig, långtråkig, långrandig adj |
| | | som aldrig tycks ta slut, som aldrig tycks vilja ta slut uttr |
| | We all had to suffer through Bob's interminable chatter about his accomplishments. |
| Like hell! interj | (absolutely not) (vulgär) | i helvete heller interj |
| | | aldrig i livet interj |
| never adv | (not ever) | aldrig adv |
| | I have never been to China. Audrey never lies. |
| | Jag har aldrig varit i Kina. |
| never adv | colloquial (emphatic negative) | aldrig adv |
| | Marry that slob? Never! |
| | Gifta mig med den drummeln? Aldrig! |
| never ever adv | informal (not ever) | aldrig igen adv |
| | I shall never ever forget you. |
| never in my life adv | (not ever) | aldrig i mitt liv adv |
| | | aldrig någonsin adv |
| | Never in my life have I seen such an ugly dog! |
| never to return expr | (not going to come back) | aldrig komma tillbaka uttr |
| | He has left this country, never to return. |
| | Her son went to war, never to return. |
| nevermore adv | literary, poetic (not ever again) | aldrig igen adv |
| | I shall nevermore return to this place. |
| no chance interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) | ingen chans, inte en chans interj |
| | (kan vara otrevlig) | glöm det interj |
| | | aldrig i livet interj |
| | (slang) | fet chans interj |
| | You want to borrow dad's car? No chance! |
| No dice! interj | US, slang (expressing refusal) | inte en chans interj |
| | | aldrig i livet interj |
| | No dice, Joe, you aren't going to borrow my car. |
no time like the present,
there's no time like the present expr | (now is a good time to do sth) | det finns ingen bättre tid än nu uttr |
| | | det är aldrig försent att uttr |
| | I know you don't want to do it, but it has to be done, and there's no time like the present. |
| no way interj | informal (refusal) (kan vara otrevligt) | aldrig!, aldrig i livet! interj |
| | | inte ens chans! interj |
| | You want me to go with you to the disco? No way! I hate dancing. |
| not even adv | (emphatic exclusion) | inte ens adv |
| | (som interjektion) | aldrig adv |
| | I don't know much at all about my great-grandparents - not even their names. |
| not in a million years interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) (bildlig) | inte på en miljon år uttr |
| | | aldrig i livet uttr |
not in a million years ...,
never in a million years ... expr | informal (never) (bildlig) | inte på en miljon år uttr |
| | | aldrig i livet uttr |
| | Not in a million years did I dream I would one day be working with my favourite actor! |
| not on your nelly expr | UK, informal (no way) | inte en chans! interj |
| | | aldrig i livet! interj |
| now or never expr | (final chance) | nu eller aldrig uttr |
| | You have to decide, it's now or never if you want to go to the concert. |
| noway interj | US, informal (refusal: no) | aldrig interj |
| | (idiomatisk) | inte en chans interj |
| Anmärkning: Non-standard usage for "no way" |
| perish the thought interj | (God forbid) | det skulle aldrig falla mig in interj |
| | (vardagligt) | aldrig i livet interj |
| | Beryl could become my new boss; perish the thought! |
| scarred for life expr | figurative (traumatized) (bildlig) | med ärr för livet uttr |
| | | som aldrig blir sig själv igen adj |
| | | skadad för livet adj |
seldom if ever,
seldom,
if ever adv | (never or almost never) | sällan om ens någonsin, sällan om någonsin adv |
| | | sällan eller aldrig adv |
| | I seldom, if ever, have time to relax and read a book. |
| a snowball's chance in hell expr | (no chance at all) (vulgär) | inte en chans i helvetet uttr |
| | | Aldrig i livet! interj |
| | | Kommer aldrig på fråga! interj |
| | | Inte en chans! interj |
| That'll be the day! interj | (disbelief that sth will happen) (bildlig) | När grisar kan flyga! interj |
| | | Det kommer aldrig att hända! interj |
| | | Aldrig i livet! interj |
unheard-of,
unheard of adj | (has never happened) | utan motstycke prep + s |
| | | som aldrig har inträffat adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It is unheard of for the Queen to give interviews to the press. |
| unprecedented adj | (not seen before) | exempellös adj |
| | | oöverträffad adj |
| | | utan motstycke, aldrig förut skådad uttr |
| | (väldigt bra) | makalös, fantastisk, oerhörd adj |
| | There were a lot of complaints about the TV drama, which contained unprecedented levels of violence. |