Phrase guide

under no circumstance

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

In no case, whatever happens; never.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ei missään tapauksessa — under no conditions
  • French: en aucun cas — under no conditions
  • French: sous aucun prétexte — under no conditions
  • Galician: baixo ningunha circunstancia — under no conditions
  • Greek: σε καμία περίπτωση (se kamía períptosi) — under no conditions
  • Romanian: sub nicio formă — under no conditions
  • Romanian: în niciun caz — under no conditions
  • Spanish: bajo ningún concepto — under no conditions