N'aiment (en. Don't like)

/nɛm/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Expresses the fact of not feeling affection or preference for something or someone.

They don't like horror movies.

Ils n'aiment pas les films d'horreur.

Indicates the rejection of an idea or situation.

They don't like working on weekends.

Elles n'aiment pas travailler le week-end.

Manifests aversion or disdain.

Children do not like cooked vegetables.

Les enfants n'aiment pas les légumes cuits.

From Old French 'aimer', from Latin 'amare'.

does not like

Does not feel affection or preference.

n'aime pas

hardly likes

Feels little affection or preference.

n'aime guère

would not like

Expresses a condition or wish of non-affection.

n'aimerait pas

to love

To feel affection or a preference.

aimer

to hate

To feel extreme aversion.

haïr

to prefer

To choose something over another.

préférer

Nothing to do

They don't like people who meddle in their affairs, nothing to do.

Ils n'aiment pas les gens qui se mêlent de leurs affaires, rien à faire.

Not their cup of tea

These boring parties are not their cup of tea.

Ces soirées ennuyeuses ne sont pas leur tasse de thé.