EN: ne X jamais - negative imperative

[Cibeles1808]

Hello everyone !

I would like to translate the two followig sentences but I don't remember how we use the imperative form:

Ne notez jamais votre code et surtout pas sur votre carte.
Ne pas laisser en évidence dans votre véhicule.

My try
Never write your PIN down and especially not in your card.
Never evidence it in your car.

Is it "never" or "do never" ?

Thank you in advance

 

[snarkhunter]

Hello,

Most of the time, the adverb in ENG (... here: "never") comes before the verb.

So:
"Never write...", etc.

And as James himself would tell you: "Never say never again"!

 

[GMF1991]

We would just use "never" for "ne...jamais"



p.s. "never evidence it..." isn't a good structure, perhaps "never have your pin in your car"

 

[Cibeles1808]

Thank you very much you quick answer. Is "evidence" a good translation for "mettre en évidence" in this sentence I have a doubt

 

[GMF1991]

In English, certainly BE, we don't tend to use "evidence" as a verb...

As I suggested before, perhaps "Never have...", or another option is "never leave your pin in your car"

 

[misterk]

Or: Never leave it visible in your car.

 

[moustic]

Never write your PIN down and especially not on your card.
Never evidence it in your car. -> Never leave your card in plain view in your car.

 

[OLN]

Ne notez jamais votre code et surtout pas sur votre carte.
Ne pas laisser en évidence dans votre véhicule.

Il faut dire : Ne pas le laisser en évidence dans votre véhicule. (le = votre code)

Pour conserver la même structure que dans la première phrase (impératif) : Ne le laissez pas en évidence dans votre véhicule.