not either

[nɑt ˈiðər]

adverb/pronoun phrase

nem um nem outro

1. Used to indicate that something applies to neither of two people or things; a negative statement about both options

I don't like coffee and I don't like tea either - not either of those drinks appeals to me.

Eu não gosto de café e nem de chá também - nenhuma dessas bebidas me agrada.

2. To reject both alternatives in a binary choice

Do you want chocolate or vanilla? Not either, thank you.

Você quer chocolate ou baunilha? Nem um nem outro, obrigado.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

nem um nem outro

Most common and widely understood

São Paulo

nenhum dos dois

Alternative form, equally used

Rio de Janeiro

nem um nem outro

Standard usage

Portugal

nem um nem o outro

More formal construction with definite article

neither one nor the other

not one or the other

neither here nor there

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