sempre

Opposite of

mai

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsem.pɾə]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: semper

Cognate with Italian: sempre

Cognate with Portuguese: sempre

Cognate with Spanish: siempre

In summary

Inherited from Latin semper. Compare Italian sempre, Portuguese sempre, Spanish siempre.

Concepts

always

invariably

constantly

continually

permanently

perpetually

enduringly

ever

alway

forever

incessantly

lastingly

aye

continuously

anytime

year-round

every five minutes

around the clock

ay

endlessly

evermore

non-stop

perennially

persistently

religiously

still

whenever

sempre

year in, year out

all along

Synonyms

constantment

contínuament

perpètuament

invariablement

Translations

sempre

siempre

zawsze

toujours

semper

sempre

immer

altijd

πάντα

πάντοτε

her zaman

stets

jederzeit

daima

steeds

Sentences

Les espelmes són gairebé sempre blanques .

The candles are almost always white.

Tot i això , Romero, ha rebutjat sempre aquest tipus de música .

However, Romero has always rejected this type of music.

Ometre la veritat no sempre és considerat una mentida .

Omitting the truth is not always considered a lie.

Sempre va defensar l’absoluta necessitat de relació entre teoria i pràctica .

He always defended the absolute need for a relationship between theory and practice.

Sempre es mostrà gran amant de les causes caritatives , la música i el ballet .

He was always a great lover of charitable causes, music and ballet.

Ell sempre entrenava a la presó i llegia llibres filosòfics .

He always trained in prison and read philosophical books.