tampoco

adv.

neither, not… either.

ella no va y tú tampoco she's not going and neither are you o and you aren't either

yo no voy — yo tampoco I'm not going — neither am I o me neither

yo tampoco lo veo I can't see it either

no me gusta éste ni ése tampoco I don't like this one or this one either

¡tampoco nos íbamos a presentar sin un regalo! we were hardly going to turn up without a present!

tampoco es que me importe mucho it's not as if it matters much to me

tampoco vendría mal descansar un poco it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a little rest, a little rest wouldn't come amiss

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tampoco

► adverbio

1 neither, nor, not ... either

■ mi hermano no irá a la fiesta y yo tampoco my brother won't go to the party and neither will I, my brother won't go to the party and I won't either

■ no quiere estudiar y tampoco quiere ir al cine he doesn't want to study and he doesn't want to go to the cinema either

■ yo no lo hice, --yo tampoco I didn't do it, --nor did I

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adv.

neither, not either

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ADV

1) not ... either, neither, nor

yo no lo compré tampoco — I didn't buy it either

tampoco lo sabe él — he doesn't know either

ni Ana ni Cristóbal tampoco — neither Ana nor Cristóbal

-yo no voy -yo tampoco — "I'm not going" - "nor am I o neither am I o me neither"

-yo no fui -yo tampoco — "I didn't go" - "nor did I o neither did I o me neither"

-nunca he estado en París -ni yo tampoco — "I've never been to Paris" - "neither have I o me neither"

-¿lo sabes tú? -tampoco — "do you know?" - "no, I don't either"

2) [uso enfático]

tampoco nos vamos a enfadar ahora por eso — we're not going to fall out over that, are we?

bueno, tampoco es como para ponerse a llorar — it's not as if it's anything to cry about

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adverbio

a) not ... either

yo tampoco entendí — I didn't understand either

él no va, ni yo tampoco — he isn't going and neither am I

no he estado en Roma ni tampoco en París — I've never been to Rome or Paris

no lo conoce - (ni) yo tampoco — she doesn't know him - neither do I o I don't either

b) (uso expletivo)

bueno, tampoco es para ponerse así — come on, there's no need to get like that about it

tampoco estaría mal recordárselo — it wouldn't be a bad idea to remind him

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* ni tampoco = nor.

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adverbio

a) not ... either

yo tampoco entendí — I didn't understand either

él no va, ni yo tampoco — he isn't going and neither am I

no he estado en Roma ni tampoco en París — I've never been to Rome or Paris

no lo conoce - (ni) yo tampoco — she doesn't know him - neither do I o I don't either

b) (uso expletivo)

bueno, tampoco es para ponerse así — come on, there's no need to get like that about it

tampoco estaría mal recordárselo — it wouldn't be a bad idea to remind him

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* ni tampoco = nor.

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tampoco

adverb

1 [Grammar notes (Spanish) ] not … either

yo tampoco entendí I didn't understand either

tampoco sabe francés or no sabe francés tampoco she doesn't speak French either

¿has estado en Londres? — no — ¿y en París? — tampoco have you been to London? — no — how about Paris? — no, I haven't been there either

él no lo va a hacer y yo tampoco he isn't going to do it and neither am I

Daniel no ha vuelto — (ni) Isabel tampoco Daniel hasn't come back — neither has Isabel o nor has Isabel o Isabel hasn't either

ella no lo conoce — (ni) yo tampoco she doesn't know him — neither do I o I don't either o (colloq) me neither

2

(uso expletivo): bueno, tampoco es para ponerse así come on, there's no need to get like that about it

tampoco estaría de más recordárselo it wouldn't be a bad idea to remind her

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tampoco adverbio
not … either;

◊ yo tampoco entendí I didn't understand either;

él no va, ni yo tampoco he isn't going and neither am I;
no he estado en Roma ni tampoco en París I've never been to Rome or Paris
tampoco adverbio
1 neither, not... either: a él no le gustó, ni a mí tampoco, he didn't like it and neither did I
ella tampoco habló, she didn't talk either
2 (aislado en una respuesta) neither, nor: Juan no lo sabe, - Luisa tampoco, Juan doesn't know it, - neither o nor does Luisa
no he visto esa película, - yo tampoco, I haven't seen that film, - neither o nor have I

'tampoco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ni
English:
do
- either
- neither
- nor
- stranger

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tampoco adv

1. [igualmente no, además no] neither, not… either;

ella no va y tú tampoco she's not going and neither are you o and you aren't either;

yo no voy – yo tampoco I'm not going – neither am I o me neither;

yo tampoco lo veo I can't see it either;

no me gusta éste ni ése tampoco I don't like this one or this one either;

tampoco dice nada en las instrucciones it doesn't say anything in the instructions either

2. [en usos enfáticos]

¡tampoco nos íbamos a presentar sin un regalo! we were hardly going to turn up without a present!;

tampoco es que me importe mucho it's not as if it matters much to me;

tampoco vendría mal descansar un poco it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a little rest, a little rest wouldn't come amiss

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tampoco

adv neither;

él tampoco va he’s not going either;

… ni tampoco espero que lo haga … and I don’t expect him to do it

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tampoco adv

: neither, not either

ni yo tampoco: me neither

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tampoco adv not ... either / neither / nor

yo tampoco sé nada de Nando I haven't heard from Nando either

yo no sé conducir y mi hermana tampoco I can't drive and neither can my sister

yo tampoco me neither / neither am I / neither do I, etc

Juana no irá a la fiesta y yo tampoco Juana isn't going to the party and neither am I

no llamó él y yo tampoco he didn't phone and neither did I