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Etymology
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Interjection
never say die!
- Do not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so don't give up
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
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