We are going to show you everything you want to know about the inspirational sentence "N'abandonne jamais". To be clear, this includes a complete explanation of what it is and how you can use it in a dialogue with an audio example. But that's not all, we also added super useful stuff like synonyms, dialogue example, slow pronunciation audio and more!
Translation : Never give up
Register : Neutral - Inspirational
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IPA : / nabɑ̃dɔn ʒamɛ /
It literally means:
This is how you would say to someone in French "Never give up". This is very similar to "Tiens bon" which means "Hang in there" / "Don't quit" but also with this idea of "Never" giving up. So it's stronger and typically used as a mantra for self-motivation.
You can use "N'abandonne jamais" as a personal mantra or to inspire/motivate someone.
Imagine you are doing sport with a friend and he/she is quitting and saying he/she can't do it. In this situation you can gently use the inspirational words to motivate this person and give him/her an extra boost!
Dialogue
J'en ai marre de travailler !
I'm sick of working!
N'abandonne jamais !
Never give up!
Oui, tu as raison !
Yes, you're right!
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