never say die

See also: never-say-die

English

Etymology

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Interjection

never say die!

1. One should not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so one should not give up.

Related terms

• never-say-die

Translations

do not despair

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不要失望 (bùyào shīwàng), 別氣餒 / 别气馁 (bié qìněi)

• Czech: naděje umírá poslední
• Dutch: nooit opgeven!, geef niet op!
• Estonian: mitte alla andma
• Finnish: älä anna periksi (fi)
• French: ne vous laissez pas abattre, ne baissez jamais les bras, il ne faut jamais baisser les bras, accrochez-vous, tenez bon
• German: gib niemals auf, nur nicht verzweifeln
• Hungarian: sose csüggedj, ne hagyd el magad, soha ne add fel
• Italian: mai dire mai
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: nie rozpaczaj
• Portuguese: nunca dizer nunca
• Russian: не отча́ивайтесь (ne otčáivajtesʹ) (formal), не отча́ивайся (ne otčáivajsja) (informal), Бо́г не вы́даст, свинья́ не съе́ст (ru) (Bóx ne výdast, svinʹjá ne sʺjést) (proverb)
• Spanish: nunca te rindas
• Swedish: ge inte upp, håll modet uppe

See also

• hope springs eternal
• tomorrow is another day
• never say never

Further reading

• “never say die”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “never say die”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “never say die” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.