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1 nothing
nothing ['nʌθɪŋ]1 pronounne… rien;∎ she forgets nothing elle n'oublie rien;∎ nothing has been decided rien n'a été décidé;∎ nothing can beat French cooking il n'y a rien de mieux que la cuisine française;∎ I have nothing to drink je n'ai rien à boire;∎ what are you doing? - nothing que faites-vous? - rien;∎ it's better than nothing c'est mieux que rien;∎ to have nothing to do with sb/sth n'avoir rien à voir avec qn/qch;∎ it's got nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne absolument pas;∎ I told them nothing at all je ne leur ai rien dit du tout;∎ I have nothing else to say je n'ai rien d'autre à dire;∎ it looks like nothing on earth c'est ridicule;∎ nothing serious rien de grave;∎ that's nothing new ce n'est pas nouveau;∎ that's nothing unusual cela n'a rien d'anormal;∎ there's nothing exceptional about him arriving late il n'y a rien d'exceptionnel à ce qu'il arrive en retard;∎ nothing much pas grand-chose;∎ there is nothing more to be said il n'y a plus rien à dire;∎ nothing could be simpler rien de plus simple, c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus simple;∎ they're always fighting over nothing ils passent leur temps à se disputer pour des broutilles ou des riens;∎ she gets angry about nothing elle se fâche pour un rien;∎ reduced to nothing réduit à néant;∎ you can't live on nothing on ne peut pas vivre de rien;∎ there's nothing to cry/worry about il n'y a pas de quoi pleurer/s'inquiéter;∎ there's nothing for it but to start again il n'y a plus qu'à recommencer;∎ there's nothing in it (no difference) il n'y a aucune différence; (in choosing between two candidates) ils se valent, il n'y a aucune différence entre eux; (in race) ils sont à égalité;∎ there's nothing in or to these rumours ces rumeurs sont dénuées de tout fondement;∎ there's nothing to it! (it's easy) c'est simple (comme bonjour)!;∎ there's nothing like a nice hot bath rien de tel qu'un bon bain chaud;∎ she says he's nothing or he means nothing to her elle dit qu'il n'est rien pour elle;∎ the name means nothing to me le nom ne me dit rien;∎ a thousand pounds is nothing to her mille livres, ce n'est rien pour elle;∎ it's nothing to me either way cela m'est égal;∎ that's nothing to what mum will say ce n'est rien par rapport à ce que maman va dire;∎ in those days it was nothing to see… en ce temps-là on voyait facilement…;∎ to think nothing of doing sth (not hesitate to do) ne pas hésiter à faire qch;∎ she thinks nothing of walking 10 kilometres pour elle 10 kilomètres à pied, ce n'est rien;∎ I can make nothing of it je n'y comprends rien du tout;∎ I'll take what's due to me, nothing more, nothing less je prendrai mon dû, ni plus ni moins;∎ familiar what a physique! Charles Atlas has got nothing on you! quel physique! tu n'as rien à envier à Charles Atlas ou Charles Atlas peut aller se rhabiller!;∎ literary our sacrifices were as nothing compared to his nos sacrifices ne furent rien auprès des siens;∎ familiar nothing doing! pas question!2 noun∎ $500 may be a mere nothing to you 500 dollars ne représentent peut-être pas grand-chose pour vous(c) Mathematics zéro mfamiliar (worthless) nul;∎ it's a nothing play! c'est une pièce nulle!∎ I got it for nothing at the flea market je l'ai eu pour (trois fois) rien aux puces(b) (for no purpose) pour rien;∎ all that work for nothing! tout ce travail pour rien ou en pure perte!;∎ are you telling me I gave up my day off for nothing? est-ce que tu veux dire que j'ai sacrifié ma journée de vacances pour rien?;∎ to count for nothing ne compter pour rien(c) (for no good reason) pour rien;∎ the police say they don't arrest people for nothing la police dit qu'elle n'arrête personne sans raison;∎ it's not for nothing that… ce n'est pas pour rien que…;∎ they don't call him Einstein for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on le surnomme Einstein∎ that car's been nothing but trouble cette voiture ne m'a attiré que des ennuis;∎ nothing but a miracle can save us seul un miracle pourrait nous sauver;∎ she wants nothing but the best elle ne veut que ce qu'il y a de meilleur;∎ they do nothing but sleep ils ne font que dormirrien de moins que;∎ she's nothing if not honest elle n'est rien de moins qu'honnête(a) (undoubtedly) rien de moins que, tout bonnement;∎ it was nothing less than miraculous/a miracle c'était tout simplement miraculeux/un miracle;∎ he was nothing less than overjoyed at the news il fut absolument ravi de la nouvelle∎ nothing less than outright victory would satisfy him seule une victoire écrasante le satisferait∎ she's nothing like her mother elle ne ressemble en rien à sa mère∎ there's nothing like a nice cup of tea! rien de tel qu'une bonne tasse de thé!;∎ there's nothing like a cold shower for freshening or to freshen you up rien de tel qu'une douche froide pour se rafraîchir2 adverb∎ this box is nothing like big enough cette boîte est beaucoup trop ou bien trop petite□ ;∎ nothing like as big loin d'être aussi grand□ ;∎ London is nothing like as near as that Londres est bien plus loin que ça□∎ I want nothing more than a word of thanks from time to time tout ce que je demande, c'est un petit mot de remerciement de temps à autre;∎ he's nothing more than a petty crook il n'est rien d'autre qu'un vulgaire escroc -
2 plantearse
1 to consider* * ** * *VPR1) (=cuestionarse) to think about, considerya es hora de que te plantees qué vas a hacer con tu vida — it's time you started thinking about o it's time you considered what you're going to do with your life
me estoy planteando si merece la pena el esfuerzo — I'm thinking about o considering whether it is worth the effort
2) (=considerar) to seeen tu lugar, yo me lo plantearía de otro modo — if I were you, I would see things differently
plantearse hacer algo — to think of doing sth, consider doing sth
me estoy planteando seriamente dejar de fumar — I'm seriously thinking of o considering giving up smoking
3) (=presentarse) [cuestión, problema] to arise, come upesa cuestión volverá a plantearse en el futuro — this question will arise o come up again in the future
ahora se plantea el problema de la inflación — this raises the question of inflation, there arises the question of inflation frm
en el futuro se nos planteará el mismo dilema — we will be faced with the same dilemma in the future
ahora se nos plantea la duda de qué hacer con todo este dinero — now we have the problem of what to do with all this money
* * *(v.) = conceptualise [conceptualize, -USA], flirt, teeter + on the edge ofEx. Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.Ex. The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.* * *(v.) = conceptualise [conceptualize, -USA], flirt, teeter + on the edge ofEx: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
Ex: The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.* * *
■plantearse verbo transitivo & verbo reflexivo
1 (considerar) to consider, think about
2 (presentarse, surgir) to arise
' plantearse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estructuración
- plantear
English:
look on
- look upon
* * *vprplantearse algo to consider sth, to think about sth;se está planteando retirarse she is considering retiring;nunca me había planteado esa posibilidad I had never considered that possibility;se me planteó el dilema de elegir entre dos excelentes candidatos I was confronted with the dilemma of choosing between two excellent candidates* * *vr1) : to think about2) : to arise* * *plantearse vb to consider
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