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1 sin nada de

• with no

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sin nada de
2 sin nada de gracia

(adj.) = unfunny

Ex. This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.

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(adj.) = unfunny

Ex: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.

Spanish-English dictionary > sin nada de gracia
3 sin nada que destacar

(adj.) = uneventful

Ex. The resulting music shares several attributes with ambient music -- its emphasis on texture and timbre, the absence of rhythm, and its adherence to the dictate that ambient music should be uneventful.

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(adj.) = uneventful

Ex: The resulting music shares several attributes with ambient music -- its emphasis on texture and timbre, the absence of rhythm, and its adherence to the dictate that ambient music should be uneventful.

Spanish-English dictionary > sin nada que destacar
4 sin nada casi de

• almost with no

• almost without

• with almost no

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sin nada casi de
5 sin nada especial

• as a matter of course

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sin nada especial
6 sin nada previsto

• without a fixed plan

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sin nada previsto
7 sin nada que hacer

• at a loose end

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sin nada que hacer
8 quedarse sin nada

quedarse sin nada

alles verlieren

Diccionario Español-Alemán > quedarse sin nada
9 esperar sin nada que hacer

(v.) = kick + Posesivo + heels

Ex. Very recently, after spending most of the season kicking his heels on the bench at Barcelona, Bojan Krkic finally got the opportunity to start a match.

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(v.) = kick + Posesivo + heels

Ex: Very recently, after spending most of the season kicking his heels on the bench at Barcelona, Bojan Krkic finally got the opportunity to start a match.

Spanish-English dictionary > esperar sin nada que hacer
10 quedarse sin nada

прил.
общ. остаться без всего, остаться ни с чем

Испанско-русский универсальный словарь > quedarse sin nada
11 dejar sin nada [lang name=SpanishTraditionalSort]a uno

оста́вить кого ни с чем

Diccionario Español-Ruso de Uso Moderno > dejar sin nada [lang name=SpanishTraditionalSort]a uno
12 casi sin nada de

• almost with no

• almost without

• with almost no

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > casi sin nada de
13 empezar sin nada

• start from scratch

• start with nothing

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > empezar sin nada
14 quedarse casi sin nada de

• be almost without

• have all that one needs to

• have almost nothing to

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > quedarse casi sin nada de
15 quedarse sin nada

• be left penniless

• end up with nothing

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > quedarse sin nada
16 quedarse sin nada casi de

• have all that one needs to

• have almost nothing to

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > quedarse sin nada casi de
17 quedarse sin nada de

• be without

• have nerves of steel

• have no alternatives

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > quedarse sin nada de
18 Dejar sin nada a uno o como dicen a la luna de Payta

Q'umusuña, q'arusuña, q'anaqaña.

Vocabulario Spanish-Aymara > Dejar sin nada a uno o como dicen a la luna de Payta
19 nada

adv.

1 at all.

la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the film at all

no es nada extraño it's not at all strange

la obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring

2 a little, a bit (poco).

no hace nada que salió he left just a minute ago

3 not at all, not a single thing, nothing, not a bit.

4 anything.

intj.

nothing at all.

pron.

1 nothing.

no pasó nada nothing happened

no he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorca

nada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help you

no hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good book

nada más nothing else, nothing more

no quiero nada más I don't want anything else

no dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at all

no es nada it's nothing serious

esto no es nada that's nothing

te he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little something

cuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! it costs five million, a real snip!

casi nada almost nothing

como si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happened

de nada don't mention it, you're welcome (respuesta a 'gracias')

dentro de nada any second now

¡nada de eso! absolutely not!

No quiero nada I don't want any.

2 love (en tenis). (peninsular Spanish)

f.

1 nothing, bugger all.

2 little bit, trace, tiny bit, tiny little bit.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: nadar.

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nada

► pronombre

1 nothing

■ no quiero nada I don't want anything

■ (no hay) nada como... there's nothing like...

■ no hace nada que lo vi por aquí I saw him round here just a minute ago

■ ¿te has hecho daño? --no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? --no, I'm all right thank you

► adverbio

1 (not) at all

■ no me gusta nada I don't like it at all

■ no la veo nada cambiada she hasn't changed at all

► nombre femenino

1 nothingness

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FRASEOLOGÍA

antes de nada first of all

como si nada just like that

de nada (no hay de qué) don't mention it, think nothing of it, (US you're welcome) 2 (insignificante) insignificant

■ gracias, --de nada thanks, --don't mention it

■ es una tontería de nada it's nothing much

dentro de nada in a moment

nada de eso not at all, nothing of the kind

■ ¿se casa Maribel? --¡nada de eso! is Maribel getting married? --absolutely not!, no way!

■ no quiero llantos ni nada de eso I don't want any crying or anything of that sort

nada más... as soon as..., no sooner...

■ nada más verlo quiso comprarlo as soon as he saw it he wanted to buy it

■ nada más llegar se puso a llover no sooner had we arrived than it started to rain

nada menos que no less than

■ está aquí nada menos que el presidente the president himself is here no less

por nada for no reason at all

por nada del mundo (not) for anything in the world

¡y nada de...! and don't...!

■ ¡y nada de bañarse en el río! and don't go bathing in the river!

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1. noun f.
1) nothingness

2) naught
2. adv.
not at all

- casi nada
- de nada 3. pron.
nothing, anything

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1. PRON

1) (=ninguna cosa) [con el verbo inglés en forma afirmativa] nothing; [con el verbo inglés en forma negativa] anything

no dijo nada en toda la tarde — he said nothing all afternoon, he didn't say anything all afternoon

no encontrarás nada que te guste — you won't find anything you like

no hay nada como un café después de comer — there's nothing like a coffee after your meal, nothing beats a coffee after your meal

-¿qué has comprado? -nada — "what have you bought?" - "nothing"

no entiende nada — he doesn't understand a thing o anything

• nada de, no sabe nada de español — he knows no Spanish at all, he doesn't know any Spanish at all

no tiene nada de particular — there's nothing special about it

-¿qué te cuentas? -nada de particular — "what's new?" - "nothing much" o "not a lot"

no creo que nada de eso te convenga — I don't think that's what you want at all

¡nada de eso! — not a bit of it!

¡nada de marcharse! — forget about leaving!

nada de nada — absolutely nothing, nothing at all

- ¡de eso nada, monada!

- esto y nada, es lo mismo
ahí
2) [en locuciones]

a) [con verbo]

• estuvo en nada que lo perdiesen — they very nearly lost it

• no me falta de nada — I've got everything I need

a la cocina no le falta de nada — the kitchen has everything

• hace nada — just a moment ago

• no se parecen en nada — they're not at all alike

• quedar(se) en nada — to come to nothing

• no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing

• no servir para nada — to be utterly useless

no sirves para nada — you're utterly useless

no sirve de nada que os quejéis — there's no point in you complaining

• no ha sido nada — it's nothing, it doesn't matter

b) [con preposición, adverbio]

• antes de nada, antes de nada tengo que telefonear — before I do anything else I must make a phone call

se fue antes de nada — she left almost at once

• a cada nada — LAm * constantly

• casi nada, no costó casi nada — it cost next to nothing

¡había unas cien mil personas! ¡casi nada! — there were no fewer than a hundred thousand people there!

• como si nada, se lo advertí, pero como si nada — I warned him but it was as if I hadn't spoken

le dijo que estaba despedido y se quedó como si nada — she told him he was fired and he didn't even bat an eyelid

• de nada, -¡gracias! -de nada — "thanks!" - "don't mention it" o "you're welcome"

fue una mentira de nada — it was only a little lie

¡tanto revuelo por un premio de nada! — all that fuss over such a silly little prize!

• dentro de nada — very soon

• nada más, -¿desea algo más? -nada más, gracias — "can I get you anything else?" - "no, that's all thank you"

no dijo nada más — he didn't say anything else, he said nothing else

son las siete nada más — it's only seven o'clock

quiero uno nada más — I only want one

encendió la tele nada más llegar — he turned on the TV as soon as he got in

ocurrió nada más iniciado el partido — it happened just after the beginning of the game

estas flores aparecen nada más terminado el invierno — these flowers come out just after the winter o as soon as the winter is over

nada más que estoy muy cansado — And, Méx it's just that I'm very tired

• (nada más y) nada menos que... — (no more and) no less than...

han ganado nada menos que un coche — they've won a car, no less

entró nada menos que el rey — who should come in but the king!

• ni nada — or anything

es raro que no haya llamado ni nada — it's odd that she hasn't called or anything

no quiere comer ni nada — he won't even eat

pues no es feo ni nada — iró he's not ugly... much!

• para nada — at all

no los mencionó para nada — he never mentioned them at all

-¿te gusta? -para nada — "do you like it?" - "not at all"

• por nada, por nada se echa a llorar — she's always crying over nothing o for no reason at all

no me subiría a un avión por nada del mundo — I wouldn't get on a plane for anything in the world

no por nada le llaman "apestoso" — he's not called "smelly" for nothing

no por nada decidimos comprar — we had good reason to buy

por nada y menos puedes hacerte un vestido — you can make your own dress for next to nothing

¡por nada! — Cono Sur not at all!, don't mention it!

por menos de nada — for two pins

3) [como coletilla]

pues nada, me voy — well, I'm off then

-¿qué pasó? -pues nada, que estuve esperando y no llegó — "what happened?" - "well, I was there waiting and he didn't arrive"

y nada, al final nos fuimos — anyway, in the end we left

4) (Tenis) love

treinta-nada — thirty-love

2.

ADV not at all, by no means

no es nada fácil — it's not at all easy, it's by no means easy

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all

no está nada triste — he isn't sad at all

pues no eres tú nada ambicioso — iró well you're not very ambitious, are you?... much!

3.

SF

la nada — the void

el avión pareció salir de la nada — the aircraft seemed to come from nowhere

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I
pronombre

1)

a) nothing

es mejor que nada — it's better than nothing

de nada sirve que le compres libros — there's no point in buying him books

antes que or de nada — first of all

no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...

no quiere nada — he doesn't want anything

no sirves para nada! — you're useless

no se hizo nada — he wasn't hurt

perdón! - no fue nada — sorry! - that's all right

no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...

sin decir nada — without a word

nadie me dio nada — nobody gave me anything

sin nada de azúcar — without any sugar at all

no tiene nada de gracia — it's not at all funny

b) (en locs)

de nada — you're welcome

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

2)

a) ( ninguna cosa)

antes de que digas nada — before you say anything

b) ( muy poco)

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

en nada de tiempo — in no time at all

la compraron por nada — they bought it for next to nothing

llora por nada — she cries at the slightest little thing

dentro de nada — very soon

estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train

c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)

y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

3) (Esp) ( en tenis) love

quince-nada — fifteen-love
II
adverbio

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
III
femenino

1) (Fil)

la nada — nothing

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

surgió de la nada — it came out of nowhere

2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)

una nada de sal — a tiny pinch of salt

una nada de agua — a tiny drop of water

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= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.

Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

Ex. Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.

Ex. While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.

Ex. In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.

Ex. Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.

Ex. The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.

Ex. There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.

Ex. Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.

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* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* contar para nada = count + for nothing.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.

* del año de la nada = from the year dot.

* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.

* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.

* más que nada = more than anything else.

* nada bonito = unlovely.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* nada convencido = unimpressed.

* nada convencional = unorthodox.

* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.

* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.

* nada de nada = zilch.

* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.

* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.

* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nada envidiable = unenviable.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....

* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.

* nada impresionado = unimpressed.

* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada más = anything else, nothing else.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada materialista = unworldly.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.

* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.

* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.

* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.

* no hay nada como = nothing beats....

* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.

* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.

* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.

* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.

* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.

* o nada en absoluto = if at all.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* primero que nada = first off.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* servir para nada = count + for nothing.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *
I
pronombre

1)

a) nothing

es mejor que nada — it's better than nothing

de nada sirve que le compres libros — there's no point in buying him books

antes que or de nada — first of all

no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...

no quiere nada — he doesn't want anything

no sirves para nada! — you're useless

no se hizo nada — he wasn't hurt

perdón! - no fue nada — sorry! - that's all right

no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...

sin decir nada — without a word

nadie me dio nada — nobody gave me anything

sin nada de azúcar — without any sugar at all

no tiene nada de gracia — it's not at all funny

b) (en locs)

de nada — you're welcome

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

2)

a) ( ninguna cosa)

antes de que digas nada — before you say anything

b) ( muy poco)

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

en nada de tiempo — in no time at all

la compraron por nada — they bought it for next to nothing

llora por nada — she cries at the slightest little thing

dentro de nada — very soon

estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train

c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)

y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

3) (Esp) ( en tenis) love

quince-nada — fifteen-love
II
adverbio

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
III
femenino

1) (Fil)

la nada — nothing

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

surgió de la nada — it came out of nowhere

2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)

una nada de sal — a tiny pinch of salt

una nada de agua — a tiny drop of water

* * *

= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.

Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

Ex: Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.

Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.

Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.

Ex: Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.

Ex: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.

Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.

Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* contar para nada = count + for nothing.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.

* del año de la nada = from the year dot.

* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.

* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.

* más que nada = more than anything else.

* nada bonito = unlovely.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* nada convencido = unimpressed.

* nada convencional = unorthodox.

* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.

* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.

* nada de nada = zilch.

* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.

* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.

* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nada envidiable = unenviable.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.

* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....

* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.

* nada impresionado = unimpressed.

* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada más = anything else, nothing else.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada materialista = unworldly.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.

* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.

* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.

* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.

* no hay nada como = nothing beats....

* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.

* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.

* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.

* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.

* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.

* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.

* o nada en absoluto = if at all.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* primero que nada = first off.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* servir para nada = count + for nothing.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *

nada¹

pronoun

A

1 nothing

es mejor que nada it's better than nothing

de nada sirve que le compres libros si no los lee there's no point in buying him books if he doesn't read them

antes que or de nada first of all

nada te faltará or no te faltará nada you won't want for anything

no hay nada como un buen baño caliente there's nothing like a nice hot bath

hace dos días que no come nada he hasn't eaten a thing o anything for two days

¡no sirves para nada! you're useless

no se hizo nada he wasn't hurt

no sé por qué llora, yo no le hice nada I don't know why he's crying, I didn't touch him

¿te has hecho daño? — no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? — no, it's nothing

¡perdón! — no fue nada sorry! — that's all right

no es por nada pero … don't take this the wrong way but …

se fue sin decir nada she left without a word

nadie me dio nada nobody gave me anything

nada DE algo:

no necesita nada de azúcar it doesn't need any sugar at all

eso no tiene nada de gracia that's not in the least bit o not at all funny

¡nada de juegos or jugar ahora! you're not playing o I don't want any games now!

2 ( en locs):

de nada you're welcome, it's a pleasure, don't mention it ( frml)

nada de nada ( fam); not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else

¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all o that's the lot

no se pudo hacer nada más or más nada por él nothing more could be done for him

nada más fui yo ( Méx); I was the only one who went

no nada más yo lo critico ( Méx); I'm not the only one to criticize him

salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch

sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less

nada más llegar subió a verla as soon as he arrived he went up to see her

nada más que: la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told, I didn't tell anyone except him o but him

nada que … ( Andes fam): ya son las diez y nada que vienen it's already ten o'clock and there's still no sign of them

ni nada ( fam): no me avisó ni nada ( fam); he didn't tell me or anything, he didn't even tell me

no es ambicioso ni nada ( iró); he's not at all ambitious or anything like that! ( iro)

para nada not … at all

ese tema no se tocó para nada that topic didn't come up at all

no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all o one little bit

ahí es nada ( fam iró): hicieron un par de millones, ahí es nada they made a couple of million … peanuts o chickenfeed! ( colloq iro)

como si nada ( fam): ¡me lo dice como si nada! she tells me as casual as you like, and she tells me as if it was nothing

se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid

se lo dije mil veces, pero como si nada I told her over and over again, but it didn't do the slightest bit of good

no estás/está en nada ( Ven arg); you're/he's so uncool ( colloq), you don't/he doesn't have a clue ( colloq)

no hay nada que hacerle ( fam); that's all there is to it, there are no two ways about it

B

1

(algo): ¿has visto alguna vez nada igual? have you ever seen the like of it o the likes of it o anything like it?

antes de que digas nada before you say anything

2

(muy poco): con or de nada se rompe it breaks just like that

fue un golpe de nada it was only a little bump

en nada de tiempo in no time at all

compraron la casa por nada they bought the house for next to nothing

dentro de nada very soon, in no time at all

estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren we very nearly missed the train

no nos vieron, pero estuvo en nada they didn't see us, but it was a close call o shave

3 ( fam)

(uso expletivo): y nada, que al final no lo compró anyway, in the end she didn't buy it

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa well o anyway, we'll see what happens

C ( Esp) (en tenis) love

quince-nada fifteen-love

nada²

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worried

anoche no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink o at all last night

no me gusta nada lo que has hecho I don't like what you've done one bit

no es nada engreído el chico ( iró); he sure is vain!, he isn't half conceited! ( BrE)

nada³

feminine

A ( Fil):

la nada nothing

el universo se creó de la nada the universe was created from nothing o from the void

surgió de la nada it came out of nowhere

B

(Méx, RPl fam) (pequeña cantidad): ¿le diste vino al bebé? — sólo una nada did you give the baby wine? — only a tiny drop

le puse una nada de sal I added a tiny pinch of salt

ganó por una nada he won by a whisker

* * *

Del verbo nadar: ( conjugate nadar)

nada es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
nada
nadar
nada pronombre
1
a) nothing;

◊ es mejor que nada it's better than nothing;

de nada sirve que le compres libros there's no point in buying him books;
antes que or de nada first of all;
no quiere nada he doesn't want anything;
¡no sirves para nada! you're useless;
sin decir nada without a word
b) ( en locs)

◊ de nada you're welcome;

nada de nada (fam) not a thing;
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else;
¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all;
nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went;
salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch;
sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less;
para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all;
por nada: la compraron por nada they bought it for next to nothing;
discuten por nada they argue over nothing;
llora por nada she cries at the slightest little thing
2 (Esp) ( en tenis) love;
◊ quince-nada fifteen-love

■ adverbio:
◊ no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worried;

esto no me gusta nada I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
nadar ( conjugate nadar) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/pez] to swim;

◊ ¿sabes nada? can you swim?;

nada (estilo) mariposa/pecho to do (the) butterfly/breaststroke;
nada de espalda or (Méx) de dorso to do (the) back stroke
b) [ramas/hojas] ( flotar) to float

c)

◊ nadar en ( tener mucho): nada en dinero to be rolling in money (colloq);

el pollo nadaba en grasa the chicken was swimming in grease
verbo transitivo
to swim
nada
I pron
1 (ninguna cosa) nothing: ¿qué te cuentas?, - nada nuevo, how it's going?, - nothing new
(con otro negativo) nothing, not... anything: no hay nada más importante, there is nothing more important
no tocamos nada, we didn't touch anything
no lo cambiaría por nada del mundo, I wouldn't change it for anything on earth
2 (en preguntas) anything: ¿no tienes nada que decir?, don't you have anything to say?
3 (muy poco) con la niebla no veíamos nada, we couldn't see a thing in the fog
no fue nada, (herida, golpe) I wasn't hurt
(respuesta a una disculpa) it's all right
4 (en ciertas construcciones) anything
más que nada, more than anything: me importa más que nada, it means more than anything else to me
sin decir nada, without saying anything/a word
II adverbio not at all: no nos aburrimos nada, we weren't bored at all
no escribe nada mal, he doesn't write at all badly
III sustantivo femenino nothingness
♦ Locuciones: casi nada, almost nothing
gracias, - de nada, thanks, - don't mention it
más que nada: te lo digo más que nada para que no vayas a meter la pata, more than anything else I'm telling you so you don't put your foot in it
nada más: nada más oírlo, as soon as she heard it
familiar para nada, not at all
nadar verbo intransitivo
1 Dep to swim: no sé nadar, I can't swim
2 (un objeto) to float
3 (tener en abundancia) nada en libros, she has a lot of books
' nada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absolutamente
- adelantar
- adorno
- amilanarse
- amohinarse
- balde
- bastante
- bregar
- cabo
- callar
- calmarse
- cero
- ciega
- ciego
- clara
- claro
- comecome
- como
- comparecencia
- concreta
- concreto
- conducir
- contra
- dar
- débil
- decir
- derecha
- desocupada
- desocupado
- doblar
- doblarse
- doble
- ecuánime
- embalarse
- envidiar
- escaramuza
- escarceo
- faltar
- frescura
- ir
- gusto
- hablar
- incumbir
- interés
- interlunio
- jota
- jueves
- maldita
- maldito
- más
English:
all
- all right
- amusing
- antsy
- anything
- associate
- avail
- blank
- board
- breathe
- burn
- clash
- clear
- click
- come into
- contrary
- cop
- damn
- dark
- dark horse
- dead
- depth
- dim
- dishwater
- disorderly
- drone
- dwindle
- earth
- earthly
- easy
- enforce
- ever
- excuse
- first
- flair
- further
- go on
- go without
- going
- good
- hand
- hang about
- hang around
- hardly
- harm
- have
- head
- home
- hot
- ill-considered

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nada

♦ pron

1. [ninguna cosa o cantidad] nothing;
[en negativas] anything;
no he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorca;

no pasó nada nothing happened;

a él nada parece satisfacerle he never seems to be satisfied with anything;

de nada vale insistir there's no point in insisting;

nada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help you;

no hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good book;

tranquilos, no es nada don't worry, it's nothing serious;

casi nada almost nothing;

de nada, Am [m5] por nada [respuesta a “gracias”] you're welcome, don't mention it;

esto no es nada that's nothing;

no queda nada de café there's no coffee left;

no tengo nada de ganas de ir I don't feel like going at all;

no dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at all;

no me ha gustado nada de nada I didn't like it at all o one little bit;

nada de quejas, ¿de acuerdo? no complaining, right?, I don't want any complaints, right?;

nada más nothing else, nothing more;

¿desean algo más? – nada más, gracias do you want anything else? – no, that's everything o all, thank you;

no quiero nada más I don't want anything else;

me dio de plazo dos días nada más she only gave me two days to do it;

me ha costado nada más que 20 dólares it only cost me 20 dollars;

¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!

2. [poco, muy poco]
yo apenas sé nada de ese tema I hardly know anything about that subject;

es muy frágil y con nada se parte it's very fragile and is easily broken;

dentro de nada any second now;

lo he visto salir hace nada I saw him leave just a moment ago o just this minute;

no hace nada que salió he left just a moment ago o just this minute;

por nada se enfada she gets angry at the slightest thing, it doesn't take much for her to get angry;
CAm, Col, Ven Fam
a cada nada every five minutes, constantly;
Méx
en nada estuvo que se casara he very nearly got married

3. Esp [en tenis] love;

treinta nada thirty love

4. [expresando negación]
¡nada de eso! absolutely not!;

no pienso ir, ni llamar, ni nada I won't go, or call, or anything;

no tenemos ni coche, ni moto, ni nada que se le parezca we don't have a car or a motorbike, or anything of that sort

5. Comp

¡ahí es nada!, ¡casi nada!: cuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! o [m5]¡casi nada! it costs a cool five million!;

como si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happened;

(nada más y) nada menos que [cosa] no less than;
[persona] none other than; Fam
ni nada: ¡no es alta ni nada la chica! she's tall all right!, you could say she's tall!;

no es por nada: no es por nada pero creo que estás equivocado don't take this the wrong way, but I think you're mistaken;

no es por nada pero llevas la bragueta abierta by the way, your fly's undone

♦ adv

1. [en absoluto] at all;

la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the movie at all;

no he dormido nada I didn't get any sleep at all;

no es nada extraño it's not at all strange;

la obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring;

no está nada mal it's not at all bad;

no nos llevamos nada bien we don't get on at all well;
Fam
¿te importa que me quede? – ¡para nada! do you mind if I stay? – of course not! o not at all!

2. Fam [enfático]
nada, que no hay manera de convencerle but no, he just refuses to be convinced

♦ nf

1.
la nada nothingness, the void;
[el no ser]
salir o [m5] surgir de la nada to appear out of o from nowhere

2. Méx, RP Fam [muy poco]
le pedí plata y me dio una nada I asked him for some money and he gave me next to nothing;

comí una nada de helado I had a tiny bit of ice cream

♦ de nada loc adj

te he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little something;

es sólo un rasguño de nada it's just a little scratch

♦ nada más loc adv

1. [al poco de]
nada más salir de casa… no sooner had I left the house than…, as soon as I left the house…;

nos iremos nada más cenar we'll go as soon as we've had dinner, we'll go straight after dinner

2. Méx [solamente]
nada más vine yo I'm the only one who's come

3. Méx [sin más]
de la fiesta regresaron a casa y nada más they went straight home after the party

* * *

nada

I pron nothing;

no hay nada there isn’t anything;

no es nada it’s nothing;

nada más nothing else;

nada menos que no less than;

nada de nada nothing at all;

para nada not at all;

no lo entiendes para nada you don’t understand at all;

lo dices como si nada you talk about it as if it was nothing;

más que nada more than anything;

no lo haría por nada del mundo I wouldn’t do it if you paid me;

por menos de nada for no reason at all;

nada más llegar as soon as I arrived;

antes de nada first of all;

¡nada de eso! fam you can put that idea out of your head;

¡casi nada! peanuts!;

¡de nada! you’re welcome, not at all;

pues nada, … well, …

II adv not at all;

no ha llovido nada it hasn’t rained;

no estoy nada contento I’m not at all happy

III f nothingness

* * *

nada adv

: not at all, not in the least

no estamos nada cansados: we are not at all tired

nada nf

1) : nothingness

2) : smidgen, bit

una nada le disgusta: the slightest thing upsets him

nada pron

1) : nothing

no estoy haciendo nada: I'm not doing anything

2)

casi nada : next to nothing

3)

de nada : you're welcome

4)

dentro de nada : very soon, in no time

5)

nada más : nothing else, nothing more

* * *

nada¹ adv at all

no le ha gustado nada she didn't like it at all

nada² pron

1. nothing / not... anything

Con el verbo en afirmativo se utiliza nothing

no hay nada, está vacío there's nothing there, it's empty

no tengo nada que hacer I've got nothing to do

Con el verbo en negativo se utiliza anything

dijo que no quería nada she said she didn't want anything

no se me ocurre nada I can't think of anything

2. (en tenis) love

quince nada fifteen love

de nada (como respuesta) you're welcome / don't mention it (sin importancia) little / slight

un retraso de nada a slight delay

nada de no / any

no tengo nada de dinero I've got no money / I haven't got any money

no habla nada de inglés he speaks no English / doesn't speak any English

nada más (eso es todo) that's all (sólo) only / just

era estúpido nada más he was just stupid

nada más... as soon as...

nada más entrar, vi a Fernando I saw Fernando as soon as I went in

Spanish-English dictionary > nada
20 sin

prep.

without.

buscan gente sin experiencia previa they are looking for people with no o without previous experience

sin alcohol alcohol-free

ha escrito cinco libros sin (contar) las novelas he has written five books, not counting his novels

está sin hacer it hasn't been done yet

estamos sin vino we're out of wine

muchos se quedaron sin casa a lot of people were left homeless, a lot of people lost their homes

lleva tres noches sin dormir she hasn't slept for three nights

sin que without

sin que nadie se enterara without anyone noticing

sin más (ni más) just like that

m.

INS, Immigration and Naturalization Service.

* * *

sin

► preposición

1 (carencia) without

2 (además de) not counting

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar sin algo to be out of something

■ estamos sin leche we're out of milk

estar sin + inf not to have been + past participle

■ está sin planchar it hasn't been ironed

■ estaba todo sin acabar it was all unfinished

■ estoy sin comer nada desde las ocho I haven't eaten anything since eight o'clock

quedarse sin algo to run out of something

seguir sin to still not

■ sigue sin saberlo she still doesn't know

■ sigo sin entenderlo I still can't understand it

sin casar unmarried

sin lo cual otherwise

sin más ni más without further ado

sin que + subjuntivo without + - ing

■ entró sin que lo oyéramos he came in without us hearing him

sin querer accidentally, by mistake

■ lo hizo sin querer he didn't mean to do it

sin vergüenza shameless

* * *

prep.

without

- sin embargo

* * *

1. PREP

1) [seguido de sustantivo, pronombre] without

¿puedes abrirla sin llave? — can you open it without a key?

lo hice sin la ayuda de nadie — I did it without anybody's help

llevamos diez meses sin noticias — it's been ten months since we've had any news, we've been ten months without news

parejas jóvenes, sin hijos — young couples with no children

cerveza sin alcohol — alcohol-free beer, non-alcoholic beer

un producto sin disolventes — a solvent-free product

un vestido sin tirantes — a strapless dress

los sin techo — the homeless

un hombre sin escrúpulos — an unscrupulous man

agua mineral sin gas — still mineral water

• estar sin algo, estuvimos varias horas sin luz — we had no electricity for several hours

estoy sin dinero — I've got no money

• quedarse sin algo — (=terminarse) to run out of sth; (=perder) to lose sth

me he quedado sin cerillas — I've run out of matches

se ha quedado sin trabajo — he's lost his job

sin papeles — SMF illegal immigrant

2) (=no incluyendo) not including, excluding

ese es el precio de la bañera sin los grifos — that is the price of the bath, excluding o not including the taps

cuesta 550 euros, sin IVA — it costs 550 euros, exclusive of VAT o not including VAT

3) + infin

a) [indicando acción]

se fueron sin despedirse — they left without saying goodbye

murió sin haber hecho testamento — he died without having made a will

nos despedimos, no sin antes recordarles que... — (TV) before saying goodnight we'd like to remind you that...

no me gusta estar sin hacer nada — I don't like having nothing to do, I don't like doing nothing

b) [indicando continuidad]

son las doce y el cartero sin venir — it's twelve o'clock and the postman still hasn't come

• llevan mucho tiempo sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for a long time

llevamos dos meses sin cobrar — we haven't been paid for two months

• seguir sin, las camas seguían sin hacer — the beds still hadn't been made

sigo sin entender para qué sirven — I still don't understand what they are for

c) [tras sustantivo pasivo]

un montón de recibos sin pagar — a pile of unpaid bills

4)

• sin que — + subjun without

salieron sin que nadie se diera cuenta — they left without anyone realizing

sin que él lo sepa — without him knowing, without his knowing

no lo haré sin que me lo pidan — I won't do it unless they ask me to

2.

SF (=cerveza sin alcohol) alcohol-free beer

* * *

preposición

1) without

lo tomo sin azúcar — I don't take sugar

seguimos sin noticias — we still haven't had any news

sin previo aviso — with no advance warning

salta! sin miedo! — jump! don't be scared!

agua mineral sin gas — still mineral water

cerveza sin alcohol — non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer

una pareja sin hijos — a couple with no children, a childless couple

me quedé sin pan — I ran out of bread

se quedó sin trabajo — he lost his job

2)

a)

sin + inf — ( con significado activo) without -ing

se fue sin pagar — he left without paying

son diez sin contar éstos — there are ten not counting these (ones)

estuvo una semana sin hablarme — she didn't speak to me for a week

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

la pisé sin querer — I accidentally trod on her foot

a la cama sin cenar — off to bed without dinner

b)

sin + inf — ( con significado pasivo)

preguntas sin contestar — unanswered questions

esto está aún sin terminar — it still isn't finished

3)

sin que + subj: no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited; quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta — get it off him without his o without him noticing

* * *

= without.

Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.

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* abogado sin escrúpulos = shyster.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* afable pero sin sinceridad = suave.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* arreglárselas sin = live without, get along without.

* aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.

* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.

* biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.

* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.

* bordado sin consido = needlepoint lace.

* callejón sin salida = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.

* colocado sin escalón entre pieza y pieza = edge-flush.

* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.

* conversación sin trascendencia = small-talk.

* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* estar sin vivir = be worried sick.

* evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.

* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.

* hablar sin parar = burble on.

* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues.

* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* homicidio sin premeditación = manslaughter.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.

* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.

* medicamento sin receta médica = over the counter medicine.

* método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method.

* nación sin estado = stateless nation.

* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.

* no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.

* no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.

* no sin fundamento = not without basis.

* oficina sin papel = paperless office.

* papel sin acidez = acid-free paper.

* pasar desadvertido, pasar sin ser visto = sneak under + the radar.

* pasar sin = live without, live without.

* pasar sin ser visto = go + unnoticed.

* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].

* permanecer sin cambios = remain + unchanged.

* permanecer sin especificar = remain + undefined.

* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.

* pero sin suerte = but no dice.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* personas sin hogar = homelessness.

* personas sin techo = homelessness.

* político sin escrúpulos = shyster.

* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.

* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.

* publicación sin papel = paperless publishing.

* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness.

* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness.

* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.

* referencia anafórica sin referente = dangling anaphoric reference.

* rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.

* salir sin ser visto = slip out.

* sin abrir = unopened.

* sin abrirse = unfolded.

* sin abrochar = undone.

* sin acabar = unfinished.

* sin acentuar = unaccented.

* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.

* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.

* sin afectar = unaffected.

* sin afeitar = unshaven.

* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

* sin afiliación a un partido político = non-partisan [nonpartisan].

* sin afiliación religiosa = non-sectarian [nonsectarian].

* sin agua = waterless.

* sin aguja = needleless.

* sin ajustar = unadjusted, loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.

* sin aliento = breathlessly, breathless.

* sin alinear = unjustified.

* sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.

* sin ambigüedad = unambiguous.

* sin amor = loveless.

* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.

* sin ánimo = despondently.

* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.

* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin apoyo = unsupported.

* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

* sin árboles = treeless.

* sin arreglo = beyond repair.

* sin arrepentimiento = no-looking-back.

* sin asignar = unallocated.

* sin asignar todavía = unassigned.

* sin asimilar = undigested.

* sin atajar = unconfronted.

* sin atractivo = unattractive.

* sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.

* sin autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unlicensed.

* sin avergonzarse = unashamed.

* sin avisar = unannounced, out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* sin aviso previo = without warning.

* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.

* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* sin barba = beardless.

* sin barnizar = unvarnished.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sin blanca = broke, skint.

* sin blanquear = unbleached.

* sin blindar = unshielded.

* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.

* sin brillo = dull, tarnished.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin cables = wireless.

* sin cafeina = decaffeinated.

* sin calorías = calorieless.

* sin cambio = inviolate.

* sin cambios = monotone, stable, undisturbed, unchanged, unmodified, unaltered, unedited.

* sin cancelar = uncancelled.

* sin canjear = unredeemed.

* sin cansancio = indefatigably.

* sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.

* sin cara = faceless.

* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.

* sin carne = meatless.

* sin castigo = impunitive, unpunished.

* sin catalogar = uncatalogued [uncataloged, -USA].

* sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.

* sin causa justificada = without justified reason.

* sin causar daño = harmlessly.

* sin ceremonias = unceremonious, unceremoniously.

* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.

* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.

* sin cesar = steadily.

* sin clases sociales = classless.

* sin clavos = studless.

* sin clemencia = mercilessly.

* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.

* sin cohesión = scrappily, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.].

* sin cohibiciones = unselfconsciously.

* sin cola = ecaudate.

* sin columnas = single-column.

* sin comentar = unannotated.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin compasión = mercilessly.

* sin complicaciones = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free.

* sin comprimir = uncompressed.

* sin comprobar = untested.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

* sin concluir = unfinished.

* sin concretar = to be decided.

* sin condiciones = unconditionally.

* sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.

* sin confirmar = unconfirmed, unsubstantiated, unvalidated, to be confirmed.

* sin conocer = ignorant of.

* sin conocimiento = unconscious.

* sin conocimiento de causa = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.

* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.

* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anterior = stateless.

* sin constancia de ello = unrecorded.

* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.

* sin contacto = non-contact.

* sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.

* sin contar = not including, excluding.

* sin contar con = in the absence of.

* sin contenido = contentless, trivial.

* sin contratiempos = smoothly.

* sin control = uncontrolled.

* sin controlar = unsupervised.

* sin convicción = doubtfully, lamely.

* sin coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].

* sin corregir = unamended, uncorrected, unrevised.

* sin correlacionar = uncorrelated.

* sin corroborar = unsubstantiated.

* sin cortapisas = untrammelled.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* sin coscarse = without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.

* sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin coste alguno = at no personal cost, at no cost, without cost, costless, without charge, free of charge, free of cost, cost free, for free, at no charge.

* sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge, at no extra cost, at no extra charge.

* sin costuras = seamless.

* sin crecimiento = non-growth.

* sin créditos = non-credit.

* sin criterio alguno = indiscriminate, indiscriminately.

* sin cuajar = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].

* sin cuantificar = unmeasured.

* sin cubrir = unfilled.

* sin cuestionarlo = uncritically.

* sin cultura = uncultured.

* sin daños = undamaged.

* sin dar basto = left, right and centre.

* sin darle importancia = airily.

* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.

* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.

* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, unknowingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously.

* sin debatir = undiscussed.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sin delimitar = unmapped.

* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.

* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.

* sin desarrollar = undeveloped.

* sin descansar = without (a) rest.

* sin descanso = relentlessly, restlessly, breathlessly, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, day in and day out, without respite.

* sin descanso, sin un descanso, sin parar, sin descansar, sin interrupción = without a break.

* sin descubrir = undiscovered.

* sin descuento = undiscounted.

* sin desdoblarse = unfolded.

* sin desearlo = unwantedly.

* sin desgastar = unworn.

* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault.

* sin determinar = undefined.

* sin detonar = unexploded.

* sin deudas = debt free.

* sin dientes = toothless.

* sin diferencias = undifferentiated.

* sin dificultad = without difficulty.

* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.

* sin diluir = undiluted.

* sin dinero = impecunious.

* sin dinero en metálico = cashless.

* sin discapacidad = able-bodied.

* sin discapacidades = able-bodied.

* sin disciplina = undisciplined, ill-disciplined.

* sin discriminar = indiscriminate, on equal terms.

* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.

* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.

* sin disolver = undiluted.

* sin disponer de = in the absence of.

* sin división espacial = spatially unstructured.

* sin doblarse = unfolded.

* sin documentar = undocumented.

* sin dolor = painless.

* sin domicilio fijo = of no fixed abode.

* sin drenar = undrained.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin dudar = without a doubt.

* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.

* sin editar = unedited.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.

* sin emitir humo = smokeless.

* sin empleo = jobless.

* sin encuadernar = unbound.

* sin energía = lethargic.

* sin engorros = hassle-free.

* sin entallar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

* sin enterrar = unburied.

* sin entusiasmo = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* sin envolver = unwrapped.

* sin errores = error-free.

* sin escatimar = without stint, unstintingly.

* sin escenificar = unproduced.

* sin escrúpulos = unscrupulous, unconscionable, without scruples, unprincipled.

* sin escurrir = undrained.

* sin esfuerzo = effortless, effortlessly.

* sin esfuerzo alguno = effortlessly.

* sin especializar = non-specialised.

* sin especificar = unspecified.

* sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.

* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* sin espinas = boneless.

* sin estar obstaculizado por = untrammelled by.

* sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* sin estructura = unstructured.

* sin estudios = ill-educated.

* sin evaluar = unevaluated.

* sin examinar = unexamined.

* sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.

* sin excepción = without exception, without fail.

* sin excesivo rigor = loosely.

* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.

* sin existencias = out-of-stock.

* sin éxito = unsuccessful.

* sin experiencia = inexperience, callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].

* sin explicar = unexplained.

* sin explorar = unexplored.

* sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.

* sin extras = no-frills.

* sin fallar = without fail.

* sin fallos = flawlessly.

* sin falta = without fail.

* sin fecha = undated.

* sin fechar = undated.

* sin fianza = without bail.

* sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.

* sin finalidad = purposeless.

* sin financiación = unfunded.

* sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.

* sin firma = unsigned.

* sin firmar = unsigned.

* sin fondo = bottomless.

* sin forma = bodilessly, formless.

* sin formación = ill-educated.

* sin formación previa = untrained.

* sin forrar = uncovered.

* sin fronteras = borderless.

* sin fundamento = unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basis.

* sin fundamento alguno = without any basis.

* sin ganas = half-heartedly.

* sin gastos = no cost(s).

* sin grabar = unengraved.

* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* sin grasa = nonfat.

* sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* sin haber contacto = non-contact.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* sin habla = speechless.

* sin hacer = undone.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.

* sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.

* sin herrar = unshod.

* sin hilación = rambling.

* sin hogar = homeless.

* sin hueso = boneless.

* sin humo = smokeless.

* sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].

* sin humos = smoke-free.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin identificar = unidentified, unmapped, unnamed.

* sin igual = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.

* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.

* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.

* sin importar = regardless of, independently of, disregarding.

* sin importar + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.

* sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.

* sin importar qué = no matter what/which.

* sin impuestos = duty-free, tax-free.

* sin impurezas = purified.

* sin incluir = unlisted, exclusive of, not including, excluding.

* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.

* sin índice = indexless.

* sin + Infinitivo = without + Gerundio.

* sin información sobre el estado anterior = stateless.

* sin inhibiciones = uninhibited.

* sin inmutarse = undeterred, impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.

* sin intención = involuntarily.

* sin interés = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid.

* sin interrupción = continuously, without a break, without (a) rest, in an unbroken line.

* sin interrupciones = in a single phase.

* sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.

* sin intervención directa = nonobtrusive.

* sin investigar = unresearched.

* sin justificación = unreasonably, unjustified.

* sin justificación alguna = wantonly.

* sin justificar = unjustified.

* sin la amenaza de = unthreatened (by).

* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.

* sin la debida autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], warrantless.

* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].

* sin lavar = unwashed.

* sin leer = unread.

* sin levadura = unleavened.

* sin licencia = unlicensed.

* sin líder = leaderless.

* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.

* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.

* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.

* sin litoral = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.

* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin lujos = no-frills.

* sin luna = moonless.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* sin madera = woodfree.

* sin madurar = unripened.

* sin maldad = guileless.

* sin malicia = guileless.

* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.

* sin mangas = sleeveless.

* sin mantenimiento = maintenance-free.

* sin marcar = unpriced.

* sin marca registrada = non-proprietary.

* sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.

* sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.

* sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.

* sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.

* sin medir = unmeasured.

* sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.

* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.

* sin mezcla = unmixed.

* sin mezclar = unmixed.

* sin miedo = with confidence.

* sin miramientos = unceremoniously.

* sin misericordia = ruthlessly.

* sin modificar = unmodified, unaltered, unedited.

* sin molestias = hassle-free.

* sin motivo alguno = wantonly.

* sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.

* sin motivo justificado = without justified reason.

* sin moverse del sitio = in place.

* sin movimiento = unmoving, motionless.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún cosste = without cost.

* sin ningún coste = without charge, free of charge, at no cost, free of cost, cost free, for free, costless, at no charge.

* sin ningún esfuerzo = effortlessly.

* sin ningún esfuerzo mental = thought-free.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever, without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin ningún motivo = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.

* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.

* sin ningún reparo = unabashed.

* sin ningún resultado = to no avail, without any avail, of no avail.

* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.

* sin nombrar = unnamed.

* sin norte = aimless, off course, rudderless.

* sin notar la diferencia = seamlessly, seamless.

* sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.

* sin numeración = unnumbered.

* sin numerar = unnumbered.

* sin obligaciones = at leisure.

* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded, unobstructed.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.

* sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].

* sin olvidar = not to mention.

* sin operario = unmanned.

* sin oposición = without opposition, unchallenged, unopposed.

* sin orden = unordered.

* sin ordenar = unordered, unsorted.

* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.

* sin originalidad = unoriginal.

* sin palabras = wordless.

* sin papel = paperless.

* sin par = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.

* sin paralelo = unparalleled.

* sin parangón = unparalleled, unequalled, without peer, matchless.

* sin parar = steadily, non-stop, without a break, without (a) rest, on-the-go, interminably, without respite, without stopping.

* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].

* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin patente = non-proprietary.

* sin pausa = breathlessly.

* sin peculio = impecunious.

* sin peligro alguno = safely.

* sin pelo = hairless.

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* sin pensar = mindlessly.

* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).

* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.

* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.

* sin pepitas = seedless.

* sin percatarse = without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly, unwittingly.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin pérdida = lossless.

* sin perjuicio de = notwithstanding.

* sin perjuicios = open mind.

* sin permiso = without permission, unlicensed.

* sin pestañear = impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.

* sin pico = flat-topped.

* sin piedad = ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilessly.

* sin piel = skinless.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* sin pistas = clueless.

* sin planificar = unplanned.

* sin poblar = unpopulated.

* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.

* sin poder dormir = sleepless.

* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sin precedente = unparalleled, unexampled.

* sin precedentes = unprecedented, record breaking, record-high, all-time.

* sin precio = unpriced.

* sin preguntar = unasked.

* sin prejuicios = open-minded, fair-minded [fairminded].

* sin prentesiones = unpretentious.

* sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.

* sin preparación técnica = non-technical.

* sin préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* sin prestar atención = mindlessly.

* sin pretensiones = unassuming, humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.].

* sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.

* sin principios = unscrupulous, unprincipled.

* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.

* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* sin procesar = unprocessed.

* sin propiedades = propertyless.

* sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sin protección = unprotected.

* sin provocación = unprovoked.

* sin publicar = unpublished.

* sin pulir = unpolished.

* sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.

* sin quemar = unburned.

* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.

* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.

* sin quererlo = unwantedly.

* sin que se entienda = slurred.

* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.

* sin rabo = ecaudate.

* sin razón = wanton, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.

* sin razón justificada = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no good reason.

* sin razón justificda = for no particular reason.

* sin recelo = with confidence.

* sin receta médica = over the counter.

* sin reclamar = unredeemed.

* sin recoger = uncollected.

* sin reconocer = unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].

* sin reconocimiento de créditos = non-credit.

* sin recopilar = uncollected.

* sin recursos = resource-starved.

* sin refinar = unrefined.

* sin reflexionar = rashly.

* sin registrar = unlisted.

* sin reglamentar = unregulated.

* sin regular = unregulated.

* sin regularizar = unregulated.

* sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.

* sin relación con = unrelated to.

* sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.

* sin remordimientos = no-looking-back.

* sin reparar = unrepaired.

* sin reparo = unashamed.

* sin reparos = unshielded.

* sin representación = unrepresented.

* sin reserva = unconditionally, unreserved.

* sin reservas = unshielded, wholehearted [whole-hearted], go + the whole hog, the full monty, without reservation, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], forthright, categorical, uncompromising, uncompromisingly, unqualified, categoric, unmitigaged, unreserved, unreservedly.

* sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.

* sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.

* sin resistirse = passively.

* sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.

* sin respiro = without a break, without (a) rest, without respite.

* sin responder = unanswered.

* sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, no holds barred, unencumbered.

* sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.

* sin retirar = uncleared, uncollected.

* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.

* sin revelar = undisclosed, unrevealed.

* sin revestir = uncoated.

* sin revisar = unrevised.

* sin riesgo = riskless.

* sin rodeos = head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly.

* sin ruido = soundless.

* sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.

* sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* sin sabor = tasteless.

* sin saldar = uncollected.

* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin sanción = unsanctioned.

* sin seleccionar = unselected.

* sin semillas = seedless.

* sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, senseless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.

* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.

* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.

* sin ser afectado = untouched.

* sin ser anunciado de antemano = unannounced.

* sin ser consciente de ello = unbeknownst to, unbeknown to.

* sin ser detectado = undetected.

* sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.

* sin ser necesario = gratuitous, gratuitously.

* sin ser percibido = out of sight.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* sin ser visto = unseen, undetected, unobserved, out of sight.

* sin significado = meaningless.

* sin simplificar = unabridged.

* * *

preposición

1) without

lo tomo sin azúcar — I don't take sugar

seguimos sin noticias — we still haven't had any news

sin previo aviso — with no advance warning

salta! sin miedo! — jump! don't be scared!

agua mineral sin gas — still mineral water

cerveza sin alcohol — non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer

una pareja sin hijos — a couple with no children, a childless couple

me quedé sin pan — I ran out of bread

se quedó sin trabajo — he lost his job

2)

a)

sin + inf — ( con significado activo) without -ing

se fue sin pagar — he left without paying

son diez sin contar éstos — there are ten not counting these (ones)

estuvo una semana sin hablarme — she didn't speak to me for a week

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

la pisé sin querer — I accidentally trod on her foot

a la cama sin cenar — off to bed without dinner

b)

sin + inf — ( con significado pasivo)

preguntas sin contestar — unanswered questions

esto está aún sin terminar — it still isn't finished

3)

sin que + subj: no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited; quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta — get it off him without his o without him noticing

* * *

= without.

Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.

* abogado sin escrúpulos = shyster.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* afable pero sin sinceridad = suave.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* arreglárselas sin = live without, get along without.

* aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.

* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.

* biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.

* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.

* bordado sin consido = needlepoint lace.

* callejón sin salida = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.

* colocado sin escalón entre pieza y pieza = edge-flush.

* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.

* conversación sin trascendencia = small-talk.

* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* estar sin vivir = be worried sick.

* evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.

* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.

* hablar sin parar = burble on.

* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues.

* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* homicidio sin premeditación = manslaughter.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.

* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.

* medicamento sin receta médica = over the counter medicine.

* método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method.

* nación sin estado = stateless nation.

* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.

* no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.

* no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.

* no sin fundamento = not without basis.

* oficina sin papel = paperless office.

* papel sin acidez = acid-free paper.

* pasar desadvertido, pasar sin ser visto = sneak under + the radar.

* pasar sin = live without, live without.

* pasar sin ser visto = go + unnoticed.

* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].

* permanecer sin cambios = remain + unchanged.

* permanecer sin especificar = remain + undefined.

* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.

* pero sin suerte = but no dice.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* personas sin hogar = homelessness.

* personas sin techo = homelessness.

* político sin escrúpulos = shyster.

* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.

* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.

* publicación sin papel = paperless publishing.

* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness.

* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness.

* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.

* referencia anafórica sin referente = dangling anaphoric reference.

* rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.

* salir sin ser visto = slip out.

* sin abrir = unopened.

* sin abrirse = unfolded.

* sin abrochar = undone.

* sin acabar = unfinished.

* sin acentuar = unaccented.

* sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.

* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.

* sin afectar = unaffected.

* sin afeitar = unshaven.

* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

* sin afiliación a un partido político = non-partisan [nonpartisan].

* sin afiliación religiosa = non-sectarian [nonsectarian].

* sin agua = waterless.

* sin aguja = needleless.

* sin ajustar = unadjusted, loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.

* sin aliento = breathlessly, breathless.

* sin alinear = unjustified.

* sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.

* sin ambigüedad = unambiguous.

* sin amor = loveless.

* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.

* sin ánimo = despondently.

* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.

* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin apoyo = unsupported.

* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

* sin árboles = treeless.

* sin arreglo = beyond repair.

* sin arrepentimiento = no-looking-back.

* sin asignar = unallocated.

* sin asignar todavía = unassigned.

* sin asimilar = undigested.

* sin atajar = unconfronted.

* sin atractivo = unattractive.

* sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.

* sin autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unlicensed.

* sin avergonzarse = unashamed.

* sin avisar = unannounced, out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* sin aviso previo = without warning.

* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.

* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* sin barba = beardless.

* sin barnizar = unvarnished.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sin blanca = broke, skint.

* sin blanquear = unbleached.

* sin blindar = unshielded.

* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.

* sin brillo = dull, tarnished.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin cables = wireless.

* sin cafeina = decaffeinated.

* sin calorías = calorieless.

* sin cambio = inviolate.

* sin cambios = monotone, stable, undisturbed, unchanged, unmodified, unaltered, unedited.

* sin cancelar = uncancelled.

* sin canjear = unredeemed.

* sin cansancio = indefatigably.

* sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.

* sin cara = faceless.

* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.

* sin carne = meatless.

* sin castigo = impunitive, unpunished.

* sin catalogar = uncatalogued [uncataloged, -USA].

* sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.

* sin causa justificada = without justified reason.

* sin causar daño = harmlessly.

* sin ceremonias = unceremonious, unceremoniously.

* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.

* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.

* sin cesar = steadily.

* sin clases sociales = classless.

* sin clavos = studless.

* sin clemencia = mercilessly.

* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.

* sin cohesión = scrappily, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.].

* sin cohibiciones = unselfconsciously.

* sin cola = ecaudate.

* sin columnas = single-column.

* sin comentar = unannotated.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin compasión = mercilessly.

* sin complicaciones = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free.

* sin comprimir = uncompressed.

* sin comprobar = untested.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

* sin concluir = unfinished.

* sin concretar = to be decided.

* sin condiciones = unconditionally.

* sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.

* sin confirmar = unconfirmed, unsubstantiated, unvalidated, to be confirmed.

* sin conocer = ignorant of.

* sin conocimiento = unconscious.

* sin conocimiento de causa = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.

* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.

* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anterior = stateless.

* sin constancia de ello = unrecorded.

* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.

* sin contacto = non-contact.

* sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.

* sin contar = not including, excluding.

* sin contar con = in the absence of.

* sin contenido = contentless, trivial.

* sin contratiempos = smoothly.

* sin control = uncontrolled.

* sin controlar = unsupervised.

* sin convicción = doubtfully, lamely.

* sin coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].

* sin corregir = unamended, uncorrected, unrevised.

* sin correlacionar = uncorrelated.

* sin corroborar = unsubstantiated.

* sin cortapisas = untrammelled.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* sin coscarse = without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.

* sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin coste alguno = at no personal cost, at no cost, without cost, costless, without charge, free of charge, free of cost, cost free, for free, at no charge.

* sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge, at no extra cost, at no extra charge.

* sin costuras = seamless.

* sin crecimiento = non-growth.

* sin créditos = non-credit.

* sin criterio alguno = indiscriminate, indiscriminately.

* sin cuajar = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].

* sin cuantificar = unmeasured.

* sin cubrir = unfilled.

* sin cuestionarlo = uncritically.

* sin cultura = uncultured.

* sin daños = undamaged.

* sin dar basto = left, right and centre.

* sin darle importancia = airily.

* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.

* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.

* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, unknowingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously.

* sin debatir = undiscussed.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sin delimitar = unmapped.

* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.

* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.

* sin desarrollar = undeveloped.

* sin descansar = without (a) rest.

* sin descanso = relentlessly, restlessly, breathlessly, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, day in and day out, without respite.

* sin descanso, sin un descanso, sin parar, sin descansar, sin interrupción = without a break.

* sin descubrir = undiscovered.

* sin descuento = undiscounted.

* sin desdoblarse = unfolded.

* sin desearlo = unwantedly.

* sin desgastar = unworn.

* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault.

* sin determinar = undefined.

* sin detonar = unexploded.

* sin deudas = debt free.

* sin dientes = toothless.

* sin diferencias = undifferentiated.

* sin dificultad = without difficulty.

* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.

* sin diluir = undiluted.

* sin dinero = impecunious.

* sin dinero en metálico = cashless.

* sin discapacidad = able-bodied.

* sin discapacidades = able-bodied.

* sin disciplina = undisciplined, ill-disciplined.

* sin discriminar = indiscriminate, on equal terms.

* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.

* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.

* sin disolver = undiluted.

* sin disponer de = in the absence of.

* sin división espacial = spatially unstructured.

* sin doblarse = unfolded.

* sin documentar = undocumented.

* sin dolor = painless.

* sin domicilio fijo = of no fixed abode.

* sin drenar = undrained.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin dudar = without a doubt.

* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.

* sin editar = unedited.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.

* sin emitir humo = smokeless.

* sin empleo = jobless.

* sin encuadernar = unbound.

* sin energía = lethargic.

* sin engorros = hassle-free.

* sin entallar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

* sin enterrar = unburied.

* sin entusiasmo = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* sin envolver = unwrapped.

* sin errores = error-free.

* sin escatimar = without stint, unstintingly.

* sin escenificar = unproduced.

* sin escrúpulos = unscrupulous, unconscionable, without scruples, unprincipled.

* sin escurrir = undrained.

* sin esfuerzo = effortless, effortlessly.

* sin esfuerzo alguno = effortlessly.

* sin especializar = non-specialised.

* sin especificar = unspecified.

* sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.

* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* sin espinas = boneless.

* sin estar obstaculizado por = untrammelled by.

* sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* sin estructura = unstructured.

* sin estudios = ill-educated.

* sin evaluar = unevaluated.

* sin examinar = unexamined.

* sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.

* sin excepción = without exception, without fail.

* sin excesivo rigor = loosely.

* sin excusa justificada = unexcused.

* sin existencias = out-of-stock.

* sin éxito = unsuccessful.

* sin experiencia = inexperience, callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].

* sin explicar = unexplained.

* sin explorar = unexplored.

* sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.

* sin extras = no-frills.

* sin fallar = without fail.

* sin fallos = flawlessly.

* sin falta = without fail.

* sin fecha = undated.

* sin fechar = undated.

* sin fianza = without bail.

* sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.

* sin finalidad = purposeless.

* sin financiación = unfunded.

* sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.

* sin firma = unsigned.

* sin firmar = unsigned.

* sin fondo = bottomless.

* sin forma = bodilessly, formless.

* sin formación = ill-educated.

* sin formación previa = untrained.

* sin forrar = uncovered.

* sin fronteras = borderless.

* sin fundamento = unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basis.

* sin fundamento alguno = without any basis.

* sin ganas = half-heartedly.

* sin gastos = no cost(s).

* sin grabar = unengraved.

* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* sin grasa = nonfat.

* sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* sin haber contacto = non-contact.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* sin habla = speechless.

* sin hacer = undone.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.

* sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.

* sin herrar = unshod.

* sin hilación = rambling.

* sin hogar = homeless.

* sin hueso = boneless.

* sin humo = smokeless.

* sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].

* sin humos = smoke-free.

* sin idea = clueless.

* sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.

* sin identificar = unidentified, unmapped, unnamed.

* sin igual = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.

* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.

* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.

* sin importar = regardless of, independently of, disregarding.

* sin importar + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.

* sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.

* sin importar qué = no matter what/which.

* sin impuestos = duty-free, tax-free.

* sin impurezas = purified.

* sin incluir = unlisted, exclusive of, not including, excluding.

* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.

* sin índice = indexless.

* sin + Infinitivo = without + Gerundio.

* sin información sobre el estado anterior = stateless.

* sin inhibiciones = uninhibited.

* sin inmutarse = undeterred, impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.

* sin intención = involuntarily.

* sin interés = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid.

* sin interrupción = continuously, without a break, without (a) rest, in an unbroken line.

* sin interrupciones = in a single phase.

* sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.

* sin intervención directa = nonobtrusive.

* sin investigar = unresearched.

* sin justificación = unreasonably, unjustified.

* sin justificación alguna = wantonly.

* sin justificar = unjustified.

* sin la amenaza de = unthreatened (by).

* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.

* sin la debida autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], warrantless.

* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].

* sin lavar = unwashed.

* sin leer = unread.

* sin levadura = unleavened.

* sin licencia = unlicensed.

* sin líder = leaderless.

* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.

* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.

* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.

* sin litoral = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.

* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin lujos = no-frills.

* sin luna = moonless.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* sin madera = woodfree.

* sin madurar = unripened.

* sin maldad = guileless.

* sin malicia = guileless.

* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.

* sin mangas = sleeveless.

* sin mantenimiento = maintenance-free.

* sin marcar = unpriced.

* sin marca registrada = non-proprietary.

* sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.

* sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.

* sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.

* sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.

* sin medir = unmeasured.

* sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.

* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.

* sin mezcla = unmixed.

* sin mezclar = unmixed.

* sin miedo = with confidence.

* sin miramientos = unceremoniously.

* sin misericordia = ruthlessly.

* sin modificar = unmodified, unaltered, unedited.

* sin molestias = hassle-free.

* sin motivo alguno = wantonly.

* sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.

* sin motivo justificado = without justified reason.

* sin moverse del sitio = in place.

* sin movimiento = unmoving, motionless.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún cosste = without cost.

* sin ningún coste = without charge, free of charge, at no cost, free of cost, cost free, for free, costless, at no charge.

* sin ningún esfuerzo = effortlessly.

* sin ningún esfuerzo mental = thought-free.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever, without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin ningún motivo = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.

* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.

* sin ningún reparo = unabashed.

* sin ningún resultado = to no avail, without any avail, of no avail.

* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.

* sin nombrar = unnamed.

* sin norte = aimless, off course, rudderless.

* sin notar la diferencia = seamlessly, seamless.

* sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.

* sin numeración = unnumbered.

* sin numerar = unnumbered.

* sin obligaciones = at leisure.

* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded, unobstructed.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.

* sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].

* sin olvidar = not to mention.

* sin operario = unmanned.

* sin oposición = without opposition, unchallenged, unopposed.

* sin orden = unordered.

* sin ordenar = unordered, unsorted.

* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.

* sin originalidad = unoriginal.

* sin palabras = wordless.

* sin papel = paperless.

* sin par = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.

* sin paralelo = unparalleled.

* sin parangón = unparalleled, unequalled, without peer, matchless.

* sin parar = steadily, non-stop, without a break, without (a) rest, on-the-go, interminably, without respite, without stopping.

* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].

* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin patente = non-proprietary.

* sin pausa = breathlessly.

* sin peculio = impecunious.

* sin peligro alguno = safely.

* sin pelo = hairless.

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* sin pensar = mindlessly.

* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).

* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.

* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.

* sin pepitas = seedless.

* sin percatarse = without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly, unwittingly.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin pérdida = lossless.

* sin perjuicio de = notwithstanding.

* sin perjuicios = open mind.

* sin permiso = without permission, unlicensed.

* sin pestañear = impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.

* sin pico = flat-topped.

* sin piedad = ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilessly.

* sin piel = skinless.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* sin pistas = clueless.

* sin planificar = unplanned.

* sin poblar = unpopulated.

* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.

* sin poder dormir = sleepless.

* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sin precedente = unparalleled, unexampled.

* sin precedentes = unprecedented, record breaking, record-high, all-time.

* sin precio = unpriced.

* sin preguntar = unasked.

* sin prejuicios = open-minded, fair-minded [fairminded].

* sin prentesiones = unpretentious.

* sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.

* sin preparación técnica = non-technical.

* sin préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* sin prestar atención = mindlessly.

* sin pretensiones = unassuming, humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.].

* sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.

* sin principios = unscrupulous, unprincipled.

* sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.

* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* sin procesar = unprocessed.

* sin propiedades = propertyless.

* sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sin protección = unprotected.

* sin provocación = unprovoked.

* sin publicar = unpublished.

* sin pulir = unpolished.

* sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.

* sin quemar = unburned.

* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.

* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.

* sin quererlo = unwantedly.

* sin que se entienda = slurred.

* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.

* sin rabo = ecaudate.

* sin razón = wanton, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.

* sin razón justificada = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no good reason.

* sin razón justificda = for no particular reason.

* sin recelo = with confidence.

* sin receta médica = over the counter.

* sin reclamar = unredeemed.

* sin recoger = uncollected.

* sin reconocer = unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].

* sin reconocimiento de créditos = non-credit.

* sin recopilar = uncollected.

* sin recursos = resource-starved.

* sin refinar = unrefined.

* sin reflexionar = rashly.

* sin registrar = unlisted.

* sin reglamentar = unregulated.

* sin regular = unregulated.

* sin regularizar = unregulated.

* sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.

* sin relación con = unrelated to.

* sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.

* sin remordimientos = no-looking-back.

* sin reparar = unrepaired.

* sin reparo = unashamed.

* sin reparos = unshielded.

* sin representación = unrepresented.

* sin reserva = unconditionally, unreserved.

* sin reservas = unshielded, wholehearted [whole-hearted], go + the whole hog, the full monty, without reservation, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], forthright, categorical, uncompromising, uncompromisingly, unqualified, categoric, unmitigaged, unreserved, unreservedly.

* sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.

* sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.

* sin resistirse = passively.

* sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.

* sin respiro = without a break, without (a) rest, without respite.

* sin responder = unanswered.

* sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, no holds barred, unencumbered.

* sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.

* sin retirar = uncleared, uncollected.

* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.

* sin revelar = undisclosed, unrevealed.

* sin revestir = uncoated.

* sin revisar = unrevised.

* sin riesgo = riskless.

* sin rodeos = head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly.

* sin ruido = soundless.

* sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.

* sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* sin sabor = tasteless.

* sin saldar = uncollected.

* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin sanción = unsanctioned.

* sin seleccionar = unselected.

* sin semillas = seedless.

* sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, senseless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.

* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.

* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.

* sin ser afectado = untouched.

* sin ser anunciado de antemano = unannounced.

* sin ser consciente de ello = unbeknownst to, unbeknown to.

* sin ser detectado = undetected.

* sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.

* sin ser necesario = gratuitous, gratuitously.

* sin ser percibido = out of sight.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* sin ser visto = unseen, undetected, unobserved, out of sight.

* sin significado = meaningless.

* sin simplificar = unabridged.

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sin

prep

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A without

lo tomo con leche y sin azúcar I take milk but no sugar

reserva garantizada sin recargo guaranteed reservation at no extra cost

seguimos sin noticias we still haven't had any news

solicite más información sin compromiso send for more details without obligation

sin previo aviso with no advance warning

¡tírate! ¡sin miedo! jump! don't be scared!

¿qué harías tú sin mí? what would you do without me?

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

cerveza sin alcohol non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer

una pareja sin hijos a couple with no children, a childless couple

un vuelo sin escalas a non-stop o direct flight

me quedé sin pan I ran out of bread

se quedó sin trabajo he lost his job

una persona totalmente sin escrúpulos a completely unscrupulous person

B

1 sin + INF (con significado activo) without -ING

se fue sin pagar she left without paying

lo mandaron a la cama sin cenar they sent him to bed without any dinner

somos diez sin contarlos a ellos there are ten of us not counting them

estuvo una semana entera sin hablarme she didn't speak to me for a whole week, she went a whole week without speaking to me

sigo sin entender I still don't understand

la pisé sin querer I accidentally trod on her foot

2 sin + INF

(con significado pasivo): una camisa sin planchar an unironed shirt, a shirt that hasn't/hadn't been ironed

esto está aún sin terminar this still isn't finished

C sin QUE + SUBJ:

los días pasan sin que dé señales de vida the days go by and there is still no word from him, the days go by with no word from him o without any word from him

no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited

quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta get it off him without his o without him noticing

embargo

Compuesto:

sin hueso

feminine sinhueso

* * *

sin preposición
1 without;
◊ sin azúcar without sugar;

seguimos sin noticias we still haven't had any news;
agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;
cerveza sin alcohol non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer;
me quedé sin pan I ran out of bread
2
a) ( con significado activo) without;

◊ se fue sin pagar he left without paying;

estuvo una semana sin hablarme she didn't speak to me for a week;
sigo sin entender I still don't understand;
la pisé sin querer I accidentally trod on her foot
b) ( con significado pasivo):

◊ preguntas sin contestar unanswered questions;

esto está aún sin terminar it still isn't finished
3 sin que + subj:
◊ no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited;

quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta get it off him without his o without him noticing;
See Also→ embargo 2
sin preposición without: se marchó sin ellos, he left without them
costó mil pesetas, sin contar el IVA, it cost one thousand pesetas, not including VAT
el edificio estaba sin terminar, the building was unfinished
entre sin llamar, come in without knocking
saldré sin que me vea, I'll go out without him seeing
una bebida sin alcohol, a non-alcoholic drink
' sin' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abierta
- abierto
- absoluta
- absoluto
- accidental
- acéfala
- acéfalo
- agotar
- agotada
- agotado
- agreste
- ahora
- ahorcarse
- ajena
- ajeno
- alguna
- alguno
- aliento
- alquilar
- ambages
- amorfa
- amorfo
- aparente
- asesinar
- aviso
- ayunas
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- bañera
- berrido
- bien
- blanca
- blanco
- bocado
- bregar
- bruta
- bruto
- burbuja
- caldo
- calle
- callejón
- calva
- camino
- caprichosa
- caprichoso
- causa
- cazo
- cero
English:
ability
- accident
- accidental
- accidentally
- accustom
- ado
- afraid
- age
- agree
- aimless
- aimlessly
- all-time
- ammunition
- another
- antsy
- anyhow
- arrogant
- at
- attach
- away
- AWOL
- babble
- backbencher
- backing
- bare
- barge in
- basic
- bat
- bean
- begin
- behave
- beyond
- blank
- blind alley
- blue
- blunt
- bluntly
- blurt out
- boarding card
- boarding pass
- book
- boorish
- bootstrap
- bottomless
- break
- breath
- breathless
- broke
- busywork
- buzz off

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SIN nf

1. (abrev de Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional del Perú) = Peruvian national intelligence department

2. (abrev de Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización) INS [US Immigration and Naturalization Service]

* * *

sin

prp without;

sin preguntar without asking;

sin decir nada without (saying) a word;

sin paraguas without an umbrella;

sin que without;

y sin más and without further ado;

me lo dijo así, sin más that’s all he said to me, just that

* * *

sin prep

1) : without

sin querer: unintentionally

sin refinar: unrefined

2)

sin que : without

lo hicimos sin que él se diera cuenta: we did it without him noticing

* * *

sin prep

1. (en general) without

no conduzcas la moto sin casco don't ride the bike without a crash helmet

me he pasado toda la noche sin dormir I didn't sleep a wink all night

2. (por hacer)

el edificio está sin terminar the building is unfinished

está sin planchar it hasn't been ironed

un diamante sin tallar an uncut diamond

sin embargo however

Spanish-English dictionary > sin

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