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he does absolutely nothing

1 В-270

ВОРОН (ГАЛОК, МУХ) СЧИТАТЬ ВОРОН (МУХ) ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov VP subj: human
1. (often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc) to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing

X ворон считает \В-270 X stands (sits etc) gaping
X stands (sits etc) there just looking (around)
Neg Imper ворон не считай - (in limited contexts
with verbs of motion) look
watch) where you're going.

«Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?» (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

«Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?» - «Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком...» Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle

X ворон считает = X loafs (around)
X twiddles (sits around twiddling) his thumbs X does absolutely nothing X sits on his hands X goofs off.
Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected)

X ворон считает - X (stands back (by) and) does nothing
X sits on his hands X takes no action.
Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-270
2 ворон ловить

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ворон ловить
3 ворон считать

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ворон считать
4 галок считать

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > галок считать
5 мух ловить

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мух ловить
6 мух считать

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мух считать
7 решительно

нареч.
1. (смело, твёрдо) resolutely

2. ( категорически) decidedly, positively

он решительно отрицал это — he denied it positively / flatly / emphatically

он решительно против этого — he is vigorously / definitely opposed to it

3. ( абсолютно) absolutely

он решительно ничего не делает — he does absolutely nothing

это ему решительно всё равно — it is all / quite the same to him

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > решительно
8 решительно

нареч.

1) (смело, твёрдо) resolutely

2) ( категорически) decidedly, positively

он реши́тельно отрица́л э́то — he denied it positively / flatly / emphatically

он реши́тельно про́тив э́того — he is vigorously / definitely opposed to it

3) ( абсолютно) absolutely, decidedly

он реши́тельно ничего́ не де́лает — he does absolutely nothing

э́то ему́ реши́тельно всё равно́ — it is all / quite the same to him

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > решительно
9 desmejorar

v.

1 to spoil.

2 to go downhill, to deteriorate.

El virus desmejora su salud The virus deteriorates his health.

3 to damage, to harm.

El clima desmejora los muros The weather damages the walls.

4 to lose quality, to decline to an inferior state, to downgrade, to retrograde.

La pintura desmejora con el tiempo Paint loses quality with time.

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desmejorar

► verbo transitivo

1 to spoil, make worse, damage

► verbo intransitivo

1 to deteriorate, get worse, go downhill

► verbo pronominal desmejorarse

1 to deteriorate, get worse, go downhill

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar desmejorado,-a to look unwell, look worse

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1. VT

1) (=dañar) to spoil

2) (Med) to weaken

2.

See:

desmejorarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de salud) to get worse, to deteriorate

sigue desmejorando — she's getting worse

b) ( de atractivo) to lose one's looks
2.
desmejorar vt

a) <salud/enfermo> ( debilitar) to weaken; ( empeorar) to make... worse

b) ( de atractivo) to make... look less attractive

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de salud) to get worse, to deteriorate

sigue desmejorando — she's getting worse

b) ( de atractivo) to lose one's looks
2.
desmejorar vt

a) <salud/enfermo> ( debilitar) to weaken; ( empeorar) to make... worse

b) ( de atractivo) to make... look less attractive

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desmejorar [A1 ]

vi

1

(en cuanto a la salud): sigue desmejorando, pero no quiere ir al médico she's getting worse, but she refuses to go to the doctor

había desmejorado mucho he was looking much worse

2 (en cuanto al atractivo) to lose one's looks

■ desmejorar

vt

1 ‹salud/enfermo› (debilitar) to weaken; (empeorar) to make … worse

2 (en cuanto al atractivo) to make … look less attractive

tanto maquillaje la desmejora mucho wearing so much makeup makes her look less attractive o spoils her looks

3 ‹economía› to damage; ‹condiciones sociales› to make … worse

■ desmejorarse

v pron

desmejorar vi

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desmejorar

♦ vt

to spoil;

ese peinado la desmejora mucho that hairstyle does absolutely nothing for her

♦ vi

1. [enfermar] to deteriorate, to get worse;

empezó a desmejorar en el verano his health began to deteriorate over the summer

2. [perder cualidades, atractivo] to go downhill, to deteriorate;

desmejoró mucho con la edad he really went downhill as he got older

♦ See also the pronominal verb desmejorarse

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desmejorar

I v/t spoil

II v/i MED get worse, go downhill;

ha desmejorado mucho con la edad he’s lost a lot of his good looks as he’s got older

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desmejorar vt

: to weaken, to make worse

desmejorar vi

: to decline (in health), to get worse

Spanish-English dictionary > desmejorar
10 niente

1. pron m nothing

2. adv nothing

non ho niente I don't have anything, I have nothing

lo fai tu? - niente affatto! are you going to do it? - no, I am not!

tu hai detto che... - niente affatto! you said that... - no, I did not!

non ho per niente fame I'm not at all hungry

non ho capito per niente I didn't understand a thing

niente (di) meno no less

nientedimeno! that's incredible! you don't say!

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niente pron.indef.

1 nothing; ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything: niente si oppone alla realizzazione del progetto, nothing prevents the project being carried out; non ne sapevo niente, I knew nothing about it; ''Che cosa fai?'' ''Niente'', ''What are you doing?'' ''Nothing''; sta tutto il giorno senza far niente, he spends the whole day doing nothing; ancora non avete visto niente, you haven't seen anything yet; non bisogna dirgli niente, he mustn't be told anything; non dà mai niente a nessuno, he never gives anyone anything; so poco o niente di lui, I know next to nothing about him // nient'altro, nothing else, ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything else: ''Non disse altro?'' ''Nient'altro'', ''Didn't he say anything else?'' ''No, he didn't'' (o ''No, nothing else'') // nient'altro che, nothing but: non è nient'altro che un bugiardo, he's nothing but a liar // niente di nuovo, d'interessante, nothing new, interesting; non c'è niente di meglio, there's nothing better (o there isn't anything better); non ha fatto niente di male, he hasn't done anything wrong // non sa niente di niente, he knows nothing whatever (o nothing at all o nothing about nothing) // per niente, ( senza nessun compenso o risultato) for nothing, ( senza motivo, inutilmente) about nothing: lavorare per niente, to work for nothing, arrabbiarsi, lamentarsi per niente, to get angry, to complain about nothing; ho parlato per niente, I wasted my breath; nessuno fa niente per niente, nobody does anything for nothing // di niente, ( in risposta a un ringraziamento) don't mention it (o you're welcome): ''Grazie mille!'' ''Di niente, si figuri!'', ''Thank you so much'' ''Don't mention it'' // non serve a niente, it's no use // non cambia niente, ( fa lo stesso) it makes no odds // non fa niente, ( non importa) it doesn't matter (o it's all right) // non posso farci niente, I can't do anything about it (o I can do nothing about it) // non aver niente a che fare con qlcu., to have nothing to do with s.o.

2 ( qualche cosa) anything (spec. in frasi interr. o dubitative): c'è niente per me?, is (n't) there anything for me?; ( c'è) niente di nuovo?, is there any news?; ti serve niente?, do you need anything?; hai mai visto niente di così divertente?, have you ever seen anything so amusing? (o as amusing as that?); hai niente in contrario?, have you any objections?; avete nient'altro da dirmi?, have you anything else to tell (o to say to) me?; dimmi se c'è niente che possa fare per te, tell me if there's anything I can do for you // non per niente..., ( non senza ragione) not for nothing...

3 ( poca cosa) nothing: il danno alla mia auto era niente in confronto al suo, the damage to my car was nothing in comparison with the damage to his; ti pare niente?, do you think it's nothing?; l'ho pagato niente rispetto al suo valore, I paid nothing in comparison with what it's worth // come se niente fosse, as if nothing were the matter // da niente, ( da poco) nothing much; è una ferita da niente, it's only a scratch; una cosa da niente, a trifle // un buono a niente, a good-for-nothing

◆ s.m. ( nessuna cosa) nothing: è un niente, he is a mere nothing; l'ho avuto per (un) niente, I got it for next to nothing; tutto finì in (un) niente, it all came to nothing (o everything fell through); offendersi per un niente, to take offence at the slightest thing; la conferenza finì in un niente di fatto, nothing concrete came out of the meeting // l'ha fatto in meno di un niente, he did it in next to no time // ridursi un niente, ( logorarsi) to wear oneself out; ridursi al niente, ( perdere tutto) to lose everything // venire dal niente, to come up from nothing // non ha ottenuto un bel niente, he got nothing at all

◆ avv.

1 ( punto, affatto) not at all: niente male!, not bad at all!; non ho niente voglia di lavorare oggi, (fam.) I don't feel like working today at all; non gli assomiglia per niente, it's nothing like him at all; non m'importa niente, it doesn't matter to me at all (o I don't care at all) // speravo di convincerlo, ma lui niente, I was hoping to persuade him, but he wasn't having any // niente affatto, not at all: ''Ti sei convinto?'' ''Niente affatto!'', ''Are you convinced?'' ''Not at all''

2 ( molto poco): non ci metto niente a farlo, it won't take me a minute to do it // se niente niente gli si dà retta..., (fam.) once you start listening to him...

◆ agg.invar. (fam.) ( nessuno) no; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any: niente pasta per me, grazie, sono a dieta, no pasta for me, thank you, I'm on a diet; non ha avuto niente rispetto per quel pover'uomo!, he didn't show that poor man any consideration // In espressioni ellittiche: niente paura!, not to worry!; niente scherzi, mi raccomando!, no tricks, please!; niente scuse!, no apologies!

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['njɛnte]
1. pron

(nessuna cosa) nothing, (qualcosa) anything

non... niente — nothing, espressione negativa + anything

niente lo fermerà — nothing will stop him

non ho visto niente — I saw nothing, I didn't see anything

non è successo niente — nothing happened

cos'hai comprato? - niente — what did you buy? - nothing

hai bisogno di o ti serve niente? — do you need anything?

cosa c'è? - niente — what's the matter? - nothing

niente di grave/nuovo — nothing serious/new

non gli va bene niente — he's never satisfied

un uomo da niente — a nobody, a nonentity

una cosa da niente — a trivial thing

non fa niente! — it doesn't matter!

fa niente se non vengo? — does it matter if I don't come?

non mi sono fatto niente — I haven't hurt myself at all

la cura non gli ha fatto niente — the treatment hasn't done anything for him

non ho niente a che fare con lui — I have nothing to do with him

ha niente in contrario se...? — would you object if...?

come se niente fosse — as if nothing had happened

niente al mondo — nothing on earth o in the world

niente di niente — absolutely nothing

nessuno fa niente per niente — no one does anything for nothing

ho parlato per niente — I spoke to no purpose, I wasted my breath

sono venuto per niente — there was no point in my coming

si arrabbia per niente — he gets annoyed at the slightest thing

nient'altro — nothing else

nient'altro? — (in negozio) is that all?, will that be all?

nient'altro che — nothing but, (solamente) just, only

so poco o niente di lui — I know next to nothing about him

non so niente di niente — I know nothing at all

grazie. - di niente — thanks. - you're welcome

quel brodo non sa di niente — that soup is tasteless

niente meno — nientemeno

2. agg

non ho niente voglia di farlo — I'm not at all keen to do it

niente paura! — don't worry!

e niente scuse! — don't try to make excuses!

niente male! — not bad at all!

3. sm

nothing

si è fatto dal niente — he's a self-made man

il mondo è stato creato dal niente — the world was created out of nothing

un bel niente — absolutely nothing

basta un niente per farlo piangere — the slightest thing is enough to make him cry

si è ridotto al niente — he has lost everything

si è ridotto a un niente — he's just skin and bone

4. avv

(in nessuna misura) non... niente — not... at all

non è niente buono — it's not good at all

non... per niente — (affatto) not...at all

non si è visto per niente — he hasn't been seen at all

non mi sono divertito per niente — I didn't enjoy it at all

non è per niente vero — it's not true at all

niente affatto — not at all, not in the least

le dispiace se fumo? - niente affatto — do you mind if I smoke? - not at all

poco o niente — next to nothing

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['njɛnte] 1.
pronome indefinito

1) (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anything

niente è impossibile — nothing is impossible

non sento niente — I can't hear anything

ho deciso di non dire niente — I decided to say nothing o not to say anything

non c'è più niente — there is nothing left

non c'è più niente da fare — (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done

non è niente — (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing

non possiamo farci niente — we can do nothing (about it)

non se ne fa niente — it's all off

e questo è ancora niente! — you haven't seen anything yet!

non serve a niente piangere — it's no good o use crying

non avere niente a che fare con qcn. — to have nothing to do with sb.

niente da fare! — no go! nothing doing!

non ha niente di sua sorella — she's nothing like her sister

niente di meno, di più — nothing less, nothing more (di, che than)

niente di meglio, di peggio — nothing better, worse (di, che than)

niente di nuovo — nothing new

non ci vedo niente di male — I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it

"grazie" - "di niente" — "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"

non fa niente — (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind

niente di niente — absolutely nothing

come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro — nothing else o more

2) (qualcosa) anything

ti serve niente? — do you need anything?

3) da niente

un livido da niente — a tiny bruise

una cosa da niente — a trivial matter

4) per niente (inutilmente)

tanta fatica per niente — all that trouble for nothing

fare un sacco di storie per niente — to make a big fuss about nothing

non per niente sono italiano — I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free

nessuno fa niente per niente — you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all

non è per niente sicuro — it is by no means certain

non assomiglia per niente a suo padre — he is nothing like his father

la cosa non mi riguarda per niente — that doesn't concern me at all o in any way

non mi preoccupa per niente — it doesn't bother me in the least

per niente al mondo — not for love nor for money, for anything

per niente! — not at all!
2.
aggettivo indefinito (nessuno) no; (in presenza di altra negazione) any

niente alcolici — no alcoholic drinks

niente paura! — never fear! have no fear!

non ho niente fame — colloq. I'm not at all hungry
3.
sostantivo maschile nothing

un niente lo irrita — the slighest thing annoys him

non vedo un bel niente — I can't see a damned thing

in un niente — in no time at all

è venuto su dal niente — fig. he is a self-made man
4.
avverbio

1) (neanche un poco)

non m'importa niente — I don't care at all

non ci metto niente a farlo — I'll do it in no time

niente affatto — not at all, not in the least

non ero niente affatto contento — I was none too happy

non vale niente — it's worth nothing

niente male — not half bad, not bad at all

non eri niente male — you weren't too bad at all

2) (in espressioni ellittiche)

tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! — everybody calls him, but he won't listen

3) niente niente colloq.

(se) niente niente — if only

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niente

/'njεnte/

Niente in italiano, e i suoi equivalenti inglesi, possono essere usati come pronomi e aggettivi, meno spesso come sostantivi e avverbi. - Il pronome niente si traduce solitamente con nothing: non ne sapevo niente = I knew nothing about it; tuttavia, si usano anything se c'è già un'altra negazione ( non mi hanno mai detto niente = I was never told anything about it) o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (hai visto niente? = hai visto qualcosa? = have you seen anything?). - Come aggettivo, niente si rende con no (niente imbrogli! = no cheating!), e con any in una frase già negativa o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (niente soldi nel portafoglio? = dei soldi nel portafoglio? = any money in your wallet?). - Per gli altri usi di niente, si veda la voce qui sotto. Si veda anche la voce nulla.

I pronome indefinito

1 (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anything; niente è impossibile nothing is impossible; non sento niente I can't hear anything; ho deciso di non dire niente I decided to say nothing o not to say anything; non c'è più niente there is nothing left; non c'è più niente da fare (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done; non è niente (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing; non possiamo farci niente we can do nothing (about it); non se ne fa niente it's all off; e questo è ancora niente! you haven't seen anything yet! non serve a niente piangere it's no good o use crying; non avere niente a che fare con qcn. to have nothing to do with sb.; niente da fare! no go! nothing doing! non ha niente di sua sorella she's nothing like her sister; niente di meno, di più nothing less, nothing more (di, che than); niente di meglio, di peggio nothing better, worse (di, che than); niente di nuovo nothing new; non ci vedo niente di male I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it; "grazie" - "di niente" "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"; non fa niente (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind; niente di niente absolutely nothing; come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro nothing else o more

2 (qualcosa) anything; ti serve niente? do you need anything?

3 da niente un livido da niente a tiny bruise; una cosa da niente a trivial matter

4 per niente (inutilmente) tanta fatica per niente all that trouble for nothing; fare un sacco di storie per niente to make a big fuss about nothing; non per niente sono italiano I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free; nessuno fa niente per niente you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all; non è per niente sicuro it is by no means certain; non assomiglia per niente a suo padre he is nothing like his father; la cosa non mi riguarda per niente that doesn't concern me at all o in any way; non mi preoccupa per niente it doesn't bother me in the least; per niente al mondo not for love nor for money, for anything; per niente! not at all!

II aggettivo indefinito

(nessuno) no; (in presenza di altra negazione) any; niente alcolici no alcoholic drinks; niente paura! never fear! have no fear! non ho niente fame colloq. I'm not at all hungry

III sostantivo m.

nothing; un niente lo irrita the slighest thing annoys him; non vedo un bel niente I can't see a damned thing; in un niente in no time at all; è venuto su dal niente fig. he is a self-made man

IV avverbio

1 (neanche un poco) non m'importa niente I don't care at all; non ci metto niente a farlo I'll do it in no time; niente affatto not at all, not in the least; non ero niente affatto contento I was none too happy; non vale niente it's worth nothing; niente male not half bad, not bad at all; non eri niente male you weren't too bad at all

2 (in espressioni ellittiche) tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! everybody calls him, but he won't listen

3 niente niente colloq. (se) niente niente if only.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > niente
11 rien

rien [ʀjɛ̃]

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1. indefinite pronoun

2. masculine noun

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1. <

   a. nothing

• qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? -- rien what's wrong? -- nothing

• ça ou rien, c'est pareil it makes no odds

► ne... rien not... anything nothing

• il n'a rien fait he didn't do anything he did nothing

• je n'ai rien entendu I didn't hear anything

• il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left

• elle ne mange presque rien she hardly eats anything

• il n'en sait rien he has no idea

• je n'en sais trop rien I haven't a clue (PROV) on n'a rien sans rien(PROV) nothing ventured, nothing gained► avoir + rien

• ils n'ont rien (possessions) they haven't got anything they have nothing ; (maladie, blessure) they're OK

• ça va, tu n'as rien ? are you OK?

• n'avoir rien contre qn/qch to have nothing against sb/sth

• il n'a rien d'un politicien he's got nothing of the politician about him

• il n'y a rien à manger there's nothing to eat

• j'en ai rien à foutre (inf!) I don't give a damn (inf!)

• on n'a rien sans rien you don't get anything for nothing► être + rien

• n'être rien [personne] to be a nobody ; [chose] to be nothing

• pour lui, 50 km à vélo, ce n'est rien cycling 50 kilometres is nothing for him

• il n'est plus rien pour moi he means nothing to me anymore

• il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort

• élever quatre enfants, ce n'est pas rien bringing up four children is quite something

• tu t'es fait mal ? -- non, c'est rien (inf) did you hurt yourself? -- no, it's nothing

• pardon ! -- c'est rien or ce n'est rien (inf) sorry! -- it doesn't matter► faire + rien

• il ne fait rien he does nothing ; ( = ne travaille pas) he doesn't work

• huit jours sans rien faire a week doing nothing

• il ne nous a rien fait he hasn't done anything to us

• ça ne lui fait rien he doesn't care

• ça ne fait rien it doesn't matter

• il n'y a rien à faire there's nothing we can do

• rien à faire ! it's no good!

• rien n'y fait ! nothing's any good!► en rien

• il n'est en rien responsable de la situation he's not in any way responsible for the situation

• ce tableau ne ressemble en rien au reste de son œuvre this picture is nothing like his other works► rien de + adjectif ou adverbe nothing

• rien d'autre nothing else

• je ne veux rien d'autre I don't want anything else

• je t'achèterai le journal, rien d'autre ? I'll get you a newspaper - do you want anything else?

• rien de neuf nothing new

• rien de plus nothing else

• rien de plus facile nothing easier

• nous n'avons rien de plus à ajouter we have nothing further to add

• ça n'a rien d'impossible it's perfectly possible

• rien de tel qu'une bonne douche chaude ! there's nothing like a nice hot shower!

   b. ( = quelque chose) anything

• as-tu jamais rien vu de pareil ? have you ever seen anything like it?

   c. (Sport) nil

• il mène par deux sets à rien he's leading by two sets to love

   d. (locutions) rien à signaler nothing to report

• rien à déclarer nothing to declare

• c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing

• c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing

• deux fois rien next to nothing

• trois fois rien next to nothing

• il ne comprend rien à rien he hasn't got a clue

• ça ne me dit rien qui vaille I don't like the look of that

► de rien !

• je vous remercie -- de rien ! (inf) thank you -- you're welcome!

• excusez-moi ! -- de rien ! (inf) sorry! -- no trouble!► rien au monde nothing on earth

• il ne quitterait son pays pour rien au monde he wouldn't leave his country for anything► rien du tout nothing at all

• qu'as-tu vu ? -- rien du tout what did you see? -- nothing at all

• une petite éraflure de rien du tout a tiny little scratch

• qu'est-ce que c'est que ce cadeau de rien du tout ? what on earth can I (or you etc) do with this stupid little present?► rien de rien (inf) absolutely nothing

• il ne fait rien, mais rien de rien (inf) he does nothing, and I mean nothing► pour rien ( = inutilement) for nothing ; ( = pour peu d'argent) for next to nothing

• pourquoi tu dis ça ? -- pour rien why do you say that? -- no reason

• ce n'est pas pour rien que... it's not for nothing that...► rien que

• la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth

• rien que la chambre coûte déjà très cher the room alone already costs a lot

• rien qu'à le voir, j'ai deviné I guessed by just looking at him

• je voudrais vous voir, rien qu'une minute could I see you just for a minute?

• il le fait rien que pour t'embêter (inf) he just does it to annoy you

• c'est à moi, rien qu'à moi it's mine and mine alone

• il voulait 500 €, rien que ça ! he wanted a mere 500 euros!

• elle veut être actrice, rien que ça ! she wants to be an actress, no less!

2. <

► un rien a mere nothing ; (avec adjectif) a tiny bit

• un rien l'effraie the slightest thing frightens him

• un rien la fait rire she laughs at every little thing

• un rien l'habille she looks good in anything

• j'ai failli rater le train, il s'en est fallu d'un rien I came within a hair's breadth of missing the train

• il pourrait te casser le bras comme un rien (inf) he could break your arm, no trouble

• un rien plus grand a tiny bit bigger

• un rien plus petit a tiny bit smaller

• « moi pas » dit-elle un rien insolente "I'm not", she said rather insolently► un rien de a touch of

• avec un rien d'ironie with a touch of irony

• en un rien de temps in no time► pour un rien

• il pleure pour un rien he cries at the slightest little thing

• il s'inquiète pour un rien he worries about the slightest little thing► des riens trivia

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I
1. ʀjɛ̃
pronom indéfini

1) ( nulle chose)

rien n'est impossible — nothing is impossible

un mois à ne rien faire — a month doing nothing

il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler — nothing can console her

il n'y a plus rien — there's nothing left

ce n'est rien — it's nothing

elle n'est rien — she's a nobody

il n'est rien pour moi — he means ou is nothing to me

il n'en est rien — it's nothing of the sort

elle ne t'a rien fait — she hasn't done anything to you

rien n'y fait! — nothing's any good!

il n'a rien d'un intrigant — there's nothing of the schemer about him

elle n'a rien de sa sœur — she's nothing like her sister

rien de bon — nothing good

rien d'autre — nothing else

il n'y a rien eu de cassé — nothing was broken

rien à déclarer — nothing to declare

partir de rien — to start from nothing

pour rien — ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing

‘pourquoi?’ - ‘pour rien’ — ‘why?’ - ‘no reason’

parler pour rien — to waste one's breath

‘merci’ - ‘de rien’ — ‘thank you’ - ‘you're welcome’ ou ‘not at all’

en moins de rien — in no time at all

‘que prends-tu?’ - ‘rien du tout’ — ‘what are you having?’ - ‘nothing at all’

ça ou rien, c'est pareil — it makes no odds

c'est trois fois rien — (colloq) it's next to nothing

rien de rien — (colloq) absolutely nothing

faire quelque chose comme rien — to do something very easily

2) ( seulement)

rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos — the bottle alone weighs two kilos

elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle — (colloq) she would like an office all to herself

la vérité, rien que la vérité — the truth and nothing but the truth

rien que pour te plaire — just to please you

rien que ça? — (colloq) ( en réponse) is that all?

ils habitent un château, rien que ça! — iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please!

3) ( quoi que ce soit) anything

avant de rien signer — before signing anything

sans que j'en sache rien — without my knowing anything about it

4) Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love

2.

de rien (du tout) locution adjective

fille de rien — worthless girl

un petit bleu de rien (du tout) — a tiny bruise

une affaire de rien du tout — a trivial matter

3.

(colloq) un rien locution adverbiale a (tiny) bit

un rien pédant — a bit pedantic

4.

en rien locution adverbiale at all, in any way

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rien à faire! — ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way! (colloq)

on n'a rien pour rien — you get nothing for nothing

ce n'est pas rien! — ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic! (colloq); ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts! (colloq)

II ʀjɛ̃
nom masculin

1) ( vétille)

un rien le fâche — the slightest thing annoys him

se disputer pour un rien — to quarrel over nothing

perdre son temps à des riens — to waste one's time on trivial things

les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable — the little things which make life pleasant

faire quelque chose comme un rien — (colloq) to do something very easily

2) (colloq) ( petite quantité)

un rien de — a touch of

un rien de cognac — a dash of brandy

en un rien de temps — in next to no time

3) (colloq) ( personne)

un/une rien du tout — ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good (colloq), a worthless person

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ʀjɛ̃
1. pron

1) (= sans 'ne') nothing

"Qu'est-ce que vous avez?" — "Rien." — "What have you got?" — "Nothing."

"Qu'est-ce que tu as acheté?" — "Rien." — "What have you bought?" — "Nothing."

pour rien au monde; Pour rien au monde je ne le vendrais. — I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world.

2) (avec 'ne')

ne... rien — not... anything, nothing

Il n'a rien dit. — He didn't say anything., He hasn't said anything.

Il n'a rien fait. — He didn't do anything., He hasn't done anything.

il n'a rien (= n'est pas blessé) — he's all right

ça ne fait rien — it doesn't matter

il n'y est pour rien — he's got nothing to do with it

ça n'a rien à voir — it has nothing to do with it

il n'en est rien! — nothing of the sort!

3) (= quelque chose)

A-t-il jamais rien fait pour nous? — Has he ever done anything for us?

4) (autres locutions)

rien de; rien d'intéressant — nothing interesting

rien d'autre — nothing else

rien du tout — nothing at all

n'avoir rien de; Il n'a rien d'un champion. — He's no champion.

rien que — just, only

rien que pour lui faire plaisir — just to please him

rien que la vérité — nothing but the truth

rien que cela — that alone

Rien que la voiture coûte un million. — The car alone costs a million.

de rien! — not at all!, don't mention it!

"Merci beaucoup!" — "De rien!" — "Thank you very much!" — "Not at all!"

rien à faire! — it's no good!, it's no use!

en rien; il ne lui ressemble en rien — he's nothing like him

2. nm

1) (= quantité infime)

un rien de — a hint of

en un rien de temps — in no time at all

2) (= chose insignifiante)

avoir peur d'un rien — to be frightened of the slightest thing

Il se met en colère pour un rien. — He loses his temper over the slightest thing.

des petits riens; des riens — trivial things pl little things pl

un petit rien — a little something

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I.

rien

A pron indéf

1 ( nulle chose) rien n'est impossible nothing is impossible; un mois à ne rien faire a month doing nothing; j'ai décidé de ne rien dire I decided to say nothing ou not to say anything; il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler nothing can console her; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; il n'y a plus rien à faire ( comme travail) there's nothing left ou else to do; ( pour le sauver) there's nothing more ou else that can be done; ce n'est rien it's nothing; elle n'est rien she's a nobody; il n'est rien pour moi he means ou is nothing to me; ils ne nous sont rien they're nothing to do with us; il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort; elle ne t'a rien fait she hasn't done anything to you; n'avoir rien à faire avec qn to have nothing to do with sb; rien n'y fait! nothing's any good!; il n'a rien d'un intrigant there's nothing of the schemer about him; elle n'a rien de sa sœur she's nothing like her sister; rien de bon nothing good; rien d'autre nothing else; rien de moins/de plus nothing less/more (que than); rien de meilleur/de pire/de mieux nothing better/worse/better (que than); il n'y a rien de tel/de tel que la marche pour garder la forme there's nothing like it/like walking to keep you fit; il n'y a rien eu de cassé nothing was broken; ça n'a rien de luxueux there's nothing luxurious about it; je n'ai jamais rien vu de pire I've never seen anything worse; rien à déclarer/signaler nothing to declare/report; partir de rien to start from nothing; faire un drame d'un rien to make a drama out of nothing; pour rien ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing; ‘pourquoi?’-‘pour rien’ ‘why?’-‘no reason’; ce n'est pas pour rien que it's not without reason ou not for nothing that; parler pour rien to waste one's breath; ‘merci’-‘de rien’ ‘thank you’-‘you're welcome’, ‘not at all’; en moins de rien in no time at all; ‘que prends-tu?’-‘rien du tout’ ‘what are you having?’-‘nothing at all’; c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing, take it or leave it; ‘mais vous avez un contrat’-‘ça ou rien(, c'est pareil)’ ‘but you have a contract’-‘I might as well not have one’, ‘it makes no odds’; c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing; c'est moins que rien it's nothing at all; c'est trois fois rien it's next to nothing; rien à rien, rien de rien○ absolutely nothing; faire qch comme rien to do sth very easily;

2 ( seulement) rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos the bottle alone weighs two kilos; j'en ai eu pour 35 euros rien qu'avec les fleurs the flowers alone cost me 35 euros; c'est à lui et rien qu'à lui it's his and his alone; elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle○ she would like an office all to herself; il n'est rien qu'un scribouillard he's nothing but ou he's just a penpusher; ‘qu'y a-t-il à boire?’-‘rien que de l'eau’ ‘what is there to drink?’-‘just water’; la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth; rien que pour te plaire just to please you; j'en ai la nausée rien que d'y penser I feel sick just thinking about it; rien qu'à voir comment il s'habille just by looking at the way he dresses; rien que ça○? ( en réponse) is that all?; ils habitent un château, rien que ça! iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please! iron;

3 ( quoi que ce soit) anything; avant de rien signer before signing anything; sans que j'en sache rien without my knowing anything about it; il m'a demandé si je n'avais rien vu he asked me if I had seen anything; as-tu jamais rien fait pour eux? have you ever done anything for them?;

4 Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love; rien partout, rien à rien nil nil; rien à 15 ( au tennis) love 15.

B de rien (du tout) loc adj fille de rien worthless girl; un petit bleu de rien (du tout) a tiny bruise; une affaire de rien du tout a trivial matter.

C ○adv c'est rien moche! it isn't half ugly○! GB, it's really ugly.

D ○ un rien loc adv a (tiny) bit; un rien pédant/trop cuit a bit pedantic/overcooked.

E en rien loc adv at all, in any way; cela ne me concerne en rien that doesn't concern me at all ou in any way; ce n'est en rien nécessaire it's not at all necessary, it's in no way necessary; il ne te ressemble en rien he's not at all like you, he's nothing like you.

Idiomes

rien à faire! ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way○!; on n'a rien pour rien you get nothing for nothing; ce n'est pas rien! ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic○!; ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts○!

II.

rien nm

1 ( vétille) être puni pour un rien to be punished for the slightest thing; un rien le fâche the slightest thing annoys him; un rien l'habille, elle s'habille d'un rien she looks good in the simplest thing; se disputer pour un rien to quarrel over nothing; perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time on trivial things; les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable the little things which make life pleasant; faire qch comme un rien to do sth very easily;

2 ( petite quantité) un rien de a touch of; un rien d'humour a touch of humour^GB; un rien de sel a tiny pinch of salt; un rien de cognac a dash of brandy; en un rien de temps in next to no time;

3 ( personne) un/une rien du tout ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good○, a worthless person.

[rjɛ̃] pronom indéfini

1. [nulle chose] nothing

créer quelque chose à partir de rien to create something out of nothing

rien de tel qu'un bon (roman) policier there's nothing like a good detective story

rien de cassé/grave, j'espère? nothing broken/serious, I hope?

rien d'autre nothing else

rien de nouveau no new developments

rien de plus nothing else ou more

rien de moins nothing less

[en réponse négative à une question]

à quoi tu penses? — à rien! what are you thinking about? — nothing!

qu'est-ce que tu lui laisses? — rien de rien! what are you leaving him — not a thing!

rien du tout nothing at all

je vous remercie — de rien! thanks — you're welcome ou not at all ou don't mention it

une affaire de rien du tout a trifling ou trivial matter

une égratignure de rien du tout a little scratch

c'est ça ou rien take it or leave it

c'est tout ou rien it's all or nothing

rien à dire, c'est parfait! what can I say, it's perfect!

rien à faire, la voiture ne veut pas démarrer it's no good, the car (just) won't start

rien à déclarer nothing to declare

j'en ai rien à faire (familier) ou àcirer (très familier) I don't give a damn ou a toss (très familier)

faire semblant de rien to pretend that nothing happened

2. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

rien n'est plus beau que... there's nothing more beautiful than...

plus rien n'a d'importance nothing matters any more

rien de grave n'est arrivé nothing serious happened

rien n'y a fait, elle a refusé (there was) nothing doing, she said no

ce n'est rien, ça va guérir it's nothing, it'll get better

ce n'est pas rien it's no small thing ou matter

je croyais avoir perdu, il n'en est rien I thought I'd lost, but not at all ou quite the contrary

ils se disaient mariés, en fait il n'en est rien they claimed they were married but they're nothing of the sort

je ne suis rien sans mes livres I'm lost without my books

il n'est (plus) rien pour moi he's ou he means nothing to me (anymore)

et moi alors, je ne suis rien (dans tout ça)? and what about me (in all this), don't I count for anything ou don't I matter?

je ne me souviens de rien I remember nothing, I don't remember anything

on ne voit rien avec cette fumée you can't see anything ou a thing with all this smoke

il n'y a rien entre nous there is nothing between us

cela ou ça ne fait rien it doesn't matter

ça ne (te) fait rien si je te dépose en dernier? would you mind if I dropped you off last?, is it OK with you if I drop you off last?

cela ne fait rien à l'affaire that makes no difference (to the matter in hand)

dis-lui — je n'en ferai rien tell him — I shall do nothing of the sort

ça n'a rien à voir avec toi it's got nothing to do with you, it doesn't concern you

Paul et Fred n'ont rien à voir l'un avec l'autre there's no connection between Paul and Fred

je n'ai rien contre lui I have nothing against him, I don't have anything against him

ne t'inquiète pas, tu n'y es pour rien don't worry, it's not your fault

ça n'a rien d'un chef-d'œuvre it's far from being a masterpiece

il n'a rien du séducteur there's nothing of the lady-killer about him

il n'y a rien de moins sûr nothing could be less certain

rien de moins que nothing less than

rien tant que nothing so much as

pour ne rien vous cacher... to be completely open with you...

elle n'avait jamais rien vu de semblable she had never seen such a thing ou anything like it

je ne sais rien de rien I don't know a thing

rien ne sert de courir (il faut partir à point) La Fontaine (allusion) slow and steady wins the race (proverbe)

3. [quelque chose] anything

y a-t-il rien d'autre? is there anything else?

y a-t-il rien que je puisse faire? is there nothing I can do?

j'ai compris sans qu'il dise rien I understood without him having to say anything

4. JEUX

rien ne va plus rien ne va plus

5. [au tennis] love

rien partout love all

40 à rien 40 love

6. (locution)

rien moins que [bel et bien]: elle est rien moins que décidée à le poursuivre en justice she's well and truly determined to take him to court

elle est rien moins que sotte [nullement] she is far from stupid

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[rjɛ̃] adverbe

(très familier)

really

ils sont rien riches they really are rolling in it (très familier & UK), they sure as hell are rich (US)

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[rjɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [néant]

le rien nothingness

2. [chose sans importance]

un rien the merest trifle ou slightest thing

un rien l'habille she looks good in anything

il se fâche pour un rien he loses his temper over the slightest little thing

il a passé son examen comme un rien he took the exam in his stride

perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time over trivia ou trifles

les petits riens dont la vie est faite the little things in life

3. un rien de [très peu de] a touch of

un rien de frivolité a touch ou tinge ou hint of frivolity

en un rien de temps in (next to) no time

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en rien locution adverbiale

il ne ressemble en rien à son père he looks nothing like his father

ça n'a en rien affecté ma décision it hasn't influenced my decision at all ou in the least ou in any way

pour rien locution adverbiale

ne le dérange pas pour rien don't disturb him for no reason

il est venu pour rien he came for nothing

ça compte pour rien that doesn't mean anything

j'ai acheté ça pour rien chez un brocanteur I bought it for next to nothing in a second-hand shop

pour deux/trois fois rien for next to nothing

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rien du tout nom masculin et féminin

un/une rien du tout a nobody

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rien que locution adverbiale

rien que cette fois just this once

rien qu'une fois just ou only once

viens, rien qu'un jour do come, (even) if only for a day

rien que le billet coûte une fortune the ticket alone costs a fortune

rien que d'y penser, j'ai des frissons the mere thought of it ou just thinking about it makes me shiver

la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth

rien que ça? (ironique) is that all?

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un rien locution adverbiale

a touch, a shade, a tiny bit

sa robe est un rien trop étroite her dress is a touch ou a shade ou a tiny bit too tight

elle est un rien farce! (familier & vieilli) she's a bit of a clown!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rien

12 niente

['njɛnte]
1. pron

(nessuna cosa) nothing, (qualcosa) anything

non... niente — nothing, espressione negativa + anything

niente lo fermerà — nothing will stop him

non ho visto niente — I saw nothing, I didn't see anything

non è successo niente — nothing happened

cos'hai comprato? - niente — what did you buy? - nothing

hai bisogno di o ti serve niente? — do you need anything?

cosa c'è? - niente — what's the matter? - nothing

niente di grave/nuovo — nothing serious/new

non gli va bene niente — he's never satisfied

un uomo da niente — a nobody, a nonentity

una cosa da niente — a trivial thing

non fa niente! — it doesn't matter!

fa niente se non vengo? — does it matter if I don't come?

non mi sono fatto niente — I haven't hurt myself at all

la cura non gli ha fatto niente — the treatment hasn't done anything for him

non ho niente a che fare con lui — I have nothing to do with him

ha niente in contrario se...? — would you object if...?

come se niente fosse — as if nothing had happened

niente al mondo — nothing on earth o in the world

niente di niente — absolutely nothing

nessuno fa niente per niente — no one does anything for nothing

ho parlato per niente — I spoke to no purpose, I wasted my breath

sono venuto per niente — there was no point in my coming

si arrabbia per niente — he gets annoyed at the slightest thing

nient'altro — nothing else

nient'altro? — (in negozio) is that all?, will that be all?

nient'altro che — nothing but, (solamente) just, only

so poco o niente di lui — I know next to nothing about him

non so niente di niente — I know nothing at all

grazie. - di niente — thanks. - you're welcome

quel brodo non sa di niente — that soup is tasteless

niente meno — nientemeno

2. agg

non ho niente voglia di farlo — I'm not at all keen to do it

niente paura! — don't worry!

e niente scuse! — don't try to make excuses!

niente male! — not bad at all!

3. sm

nothing

si è fatto dal niente — he's a self-made man

il mondo è stato creato dal niente — the world was created out of nothing

un bel niente — absolutely nothing

basta un niente per farlo piangere — the slightest thing is enough to make him cry

si è ridotto al niente — he has lost everything

si è ridotto a un niente — he's just skin and bone

4. avv

(in nessuna misura) non... niente — not... at all

non è niente buono — it's not good at all

non... per niente — (affatto) not...at all

non si è visto per niente — he hasn't been seen at all

non mi sono divertito per niente — I didn't enjoy it at all

non è per niente vero — it's not true at all

niente affatto — not at all, not in the least

le dispiace se fumo? - niente affatto — do you mind if I smoke? - not at all

poco o niente — next to nothing

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > niente

13 bello

1. adj beautiful

uomo handsome

tempo fine, nice, beautiful

questa è bella! that's a good one!

a bella posta on purpose

hai un bel dire in spite of what you say

nel bel mezzo right in the middle

farsi bello get dressed up

scamparla bella have a narrow escape

2. m beauty

sul più bello at the worst possible moment

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bello agg.

1 beautiful, fine; (spec. di donna) beautiful; ( di uomo) handsome; good-looking; ( di bambino) lovely: ci sono palazzi bellissimi in questa città, there are some very fine buildings in this town; Pamela è proprio bella, Pamela's really beautiful; Tony è un bell'uomo, Tony's a handsome man; quei due bambini sono molto belli, those two children are really lovely; aveva un bel paio di gambe, she had a fine (o good o shapely) pair of legs; ha bellissimi occhi blu, he's got lovely (o beautiful) blue eyes; un bel film, libro, a fine (o good) film, book; abitano in una bella villa in collina, they live in a fine (o lovely) house on the hills // che bello!, how nice (o lovely)! // Belle Arti, Fine Arts // Belle Lettere, Literature // (mus.) bel canto, bel canto // bella ( copia), fair copy // un bel gioco, ( a carte) a good hand // un bello spirito, a wit // nei miei begli anni, in my youth // ai suoi bei giorni, in his day // è un'esponente del bel sesso, she belongs to the fair sex // ha una bella intelligenza, he's pretty clever // non è bello ciò che è bello, è bello ciò che piace, there's no accounting for taste // (st.) Filippo il Bello, Philip the Fair

2 ( elegante) smart: un bel tailleur, a smart suit; come sei bello!, you do look smart! // mettersi l'abito bello, to wear one's Sunday best // belle maniere, good manners // il bel mondo, the jet-set; high society // farsi bello, to spruce up // farsi bello di qlco., (fig.) to brag about sthg.

3 ( gentile) kind, fine: un bel gesto, a kind gesture // non è bello ciò che fai, that's not kind of you

4 ( nobile) fine: bei sentimenti, fine feelings

5 ( importante, considerevole) fine, good: ha un bel posto in banca, he's got a good job with a bank: farsi un bel nome, to make a name for oneself // è una bella cifra!, that's a lot of money!

6 ( piacevole) nice, pleasant: una bella gita, a nice outing (o trip); Tom ha un gran bel carattere, Tom has a very nice character (o is very easy going)

7 ( sereno) fine, nice: è una bella giornata, it's a fine (o nice) day; un bel cielo, a clear sky // fa bello, it's fine.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: bel bello, slowly, unhurriedly // bell'e fatto, ( di vestiti), ready-made // è bell'è fatta!, that's that! // bell'e morto, as dead as a door nail // bell'e pronto, nice and ready // bell'e vestito, fully dressed // alla bell'e meglio, any old how; ( appena appena) by the skin of one's teeth // sei bell'e sistemato!, that's settled that! // sei un mascalzone bell'e buono, you're a thorough rascal (o rogue) // una bella età, a ripe (old) age // un bel giorno, one fine day // ti darò un bel niente, I'll give you absolutely nothing // una bella paura, an awful fright // un bel pasticcio, a pretty mess // a bella posta, on purpose // bella roba!, (iron.) congratulations! // bel vantaggio!, (scherz.) a fine advantage indeed! // nel bel mezzo, right in the middle // hai un bel correre: non lo prenderai, you can run as fast as you like, you won't catch him // hai un bel dire, in spite of what you say // hai un bel parlare, you can talk till you're blue in the face // ebbi un bel cercare, non trovai niente, hard as I searched I found nothing // scamparla bella, to have a narrow escape (o a close shave) // questa è bella!, that's funny! (o that's a good one!) // oh bella!, non lo sapevo, well, I never! I didn't know.

bello s.m.

1 the beautiful; ( bellezza) beauty; il bello della vita, the beauty of life; il bello piace a tutti, everybody likes beautiful things

2 ( bel tempo) nice weather, fine weather: speriamo che domani faccia bello, let's hope the weather is nice (o fine) tomorrow; speriamo che torni il bello, let's hope it clears up

3 ( innamorato) boyfriend, sweetheart; ( di bambino) baby: come sta il tuo bello?, how's your boyfriend?; fai la nanna, bello, go to sleep, baby.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: sul più bello, (iron.) at the most awkward moment // che si fa di bello?, what are we going to do? // dove vai di bello?, where are you going? // ci volle del bello e del buono per convincerlo, it took a lot to persuade him (o he wasn't easily persuaded) // e ora viene il bello, and now you'll hear the best bit; (iron.) now the fat's in the fire // ne ha fatte delle belle!, the things he's been up to! // ne ha raccontate delle belle!, he's been telling some good ones!

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['bɛllo] bello (-a)
1. agg davanti sm bel + consonante, bell' + vocale, bello + s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, y, z, pl bei + consonante, begli + s impura ecc o vocale

1) (oggetto, donna, paesaggio) beautiful, lovely, (uomo) handsome, good-looking

le Belle Arti — fine arts

che bello! — how lovely!

è una gran bella donna — she's a very good-looking woman

belle maniere — elegant manners

il bel mondo — high society

una bella pettinatura — a nice hairstyle

2) (tempo) fine, beautiful, lovely

fa bello — the weather's lovely o beautiful

è una bella giornata — it's a lovely o beautiful day

fa bel tempo — it's lovely weather

3) (quantità) considerable

una bella cifra — a considerable sum of money

ha avuto un bel coraggio — he was very brave, iro he had a nerve

ce n'è rimasto un bel pezzo — there's still a good bit left

4) (buono) good, fine

una bella azione — a good deed

fare una bella dormita — to have a nice long sleep

una bella idea — a good o nice idea

un bel lavoro — a good job

un bel pensiero — a kind thought

una bella tazza di tè — a nice cup of tea

5)

(rafforzativo) è una truffa bella e buona! — it's a real con!

è bell'e fatto — it's done now

sei un bel matto — you're absolutely crazy

nel bel mezzo di — right in the middle of

non mi ha dato un bel niente — he gave me absolutely nothing

6)

(fraseologia) dirne delle belle — to tell some whoppers

farne delle belle — to get up to mischief

farsi (più) bello — to get better looking

è andata a farsi bella — she's gone to make herself beautiful

farsi bello di qc — (vantarsi) to show off about sth

alla bell'e meglio — somehow or other

oh bella!; questa è bella! iro — that's nice!

fare la bella vita — to lead an easy life

2. sm

1)

il bello — the beautiful, beauty

amare il bello — to love beauty o beautiful things

il bello è che... — the best bit about it is that...

adesso viene il bello iro — now comes the best bit

che fai di bello stasera? — what are you doing this evening?

proprio sul più bello — at that very moment

2)

(tempo) si sta mettendo al bello — the weather is clearing up

3. sm/f

(fidanzato) sweetheart

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['bɛllo] 1.
( bel, bell'; pl. begli, bei, belle; the form bell' is used only before a vowel; the masculine plural form is bei before a consonant followed by a vowel and before f, p, t, c, v, b, d, g followed by l or r; in all other cases belli or begli; today, the plural form belli is used only when it follows a noun or does not immediately precede it) aggettivo

1) (esteticamente) [donna, bambino, viso, cosa] beautiful, lovely, pretty; [ uomo] good-looking, handsome; [portamento, gambe, denti] good

farsi bello — to do o spruce oneself up

2) (piacevole) [vacanza, serata, luogo] nice, pleasant; [ voce] good

è bello essere di nuovo a casa — it's good to be back home

3) (sereno, buono) [ tempo] fine, fair, good, nice

fa bello — it's o the weather's fine

4) (buono) [voti, lavoro] good

non è stato molto bello da parte tua — it wasn't very nice of you

bell'amico che sei! — iron. a fine friend you are!

5) (lieto, felice)

i bei tempi — the good times

nei bei tempi andati — in the good old days

6) (grande, notevole) [ somma] goodly attrib., handsome

una -a fetta di torta — a good slice of cake

ci vuole un bel coraggio — iron. it really takes some cheek

prendersi un bel raffreddore — to catch a nasty cold

7) (con tono di sorpresa)

oh -a! — how amazing!

- a roba! — big deal!

che bello! — how nice o beautiful!

8) (con valore rafforzativo)

un bel giorno — one fine day

non vedo un bel niente — I can't see a damn(ed) thing

hai un bel dire! — that's easy for you to say!

nel bel mezzo di — right in the middle of

bello caldo — nice and warm

9) alla bell'e meglio

l'ha fatto alla bell'e meglio — he bungled it

aggiustare alla bell'e meglio — to repair carelessly, to fix loosely

10) bel bello

camminare bel bello — to walk slowly o unhurriedly

11) bell'e

bell'e finito — well and truly over

egoismo bell'e buono — outright egoism

è una bugia bell'e buona — that's a downright lie
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (cose interessanti)

cos'hai fatto di bello? — what have you been up to?

questo è il bello — that's the beauty of it, that's the business colloq.

il bello (della faccenda) è — the best of it is

2) (innamorato) sweetheart, boyfriend

3) filos.

il bello — beauty

4) meteor.

il tempo si è messo al bello — the weather is set fair

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sul più bello — in the thick of it

ci vuole del bello e del buono — it takes some doing

adesso viene il bello! — now comes the best of it!

l'hai fatta -a! — you've made a fine mess of it!

scamparla -a — to have a narrow o lucky escape, to have a close shave

è troppo bello per essere vero — it's too good to be true

il Bel Paese — = Italy

la -a vita — the good o high life

darsi alla -a vita — to frolic, to live it up

il bel mondo — the beautiful people, the smart o fashionable set

non è bello quel che è bello, ma è bello quel che piace — prov. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

ne vedremo delle -e! — that'll make the fur o feathers fly!

ne ha passate delle -e — she's gone through a lot

farsi bello di qcs. — to boast about sth

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bello

/'bεllo/ ( bel, bell'; pl. begli, bei, belle; the form bell' is used only before a vowel; the masculine plural form is bei before a consonant followed by a vowel and before f, p, t, c, v, b, d, g followed by l or r; in all other cases belli or begli; today, the plural form belli is used only when it follows a noun or does not immediately precede it)

I aggettivo

1 (esteticamente) [donna, bambino, viso, cosa] beautiful, lovely, pretty; [ uomo] good-looking, handsome; [portamento, gambe, denti] good; farsi bello to do o spruce oneself up

2 (piacevole) [vacanza, serata, luogo] nice, pleasant; [ voce] good; è bello essere di nuovo a casa it's good to be back home

3 (sereno, buono) [ tempo] fine, fair, good, nice; fa bello it's o the weather's fine

4 (buono) [voti, lavoro] good; non è stato molto bello da parte tua it wasn't very nice of you; bell'amico che sei! iron. a fine friend you are!

5 (lieto, felice) i bei tempi the good times; nei bei tempi andati in the good old days

6 (grande, notevole) [ somma] goodly attrib., handsome; una -a fetta di torta a good slice of cake; ci vuole un bel coraggio iron. it really takes some cheek; prendersi un bel raffreddore to catch a nasty cold

7 (con tono di sorpresa) oh -a! how amazing! -a roba! big deal! che bello! how nice o beautiful!

8 (con valore rafforzativo) un bel giorno one fine day; non vedo un bel niente I can't see a damn(ed) thing; hai un bel dire! that's easy for you to say! nel bel mezzo di right in the middle of; bello caldo nice and warm

9 alla bell'e meglio l'ha fatto alla bell'e meglio he bungled it; aggiustare alla bell'e meglio to repair carelessly, to fix loosely

10 bel bello camminare bel bello to walk slowly o unhurriedly

11 bell'e... bell'e finito well and truly over; egoismo bell'e buono outright egoism; è una bugia bell'e buona that's a downright lie

II sostantivo maschile

1 (cose interessanti) cos'hai fatto di bello? what have you been up to? questo è il bello that's the beauty of it, that's the business colloq.; il bello (della faccenda) è the best of it is

2 (innamorato) sweetheart, boyfriend

3 filos. il bello beauty

4 meteor. il tempo si è messo al bello the weather is set fair

IDIOMS

sul più bello in the thick of it; ci vuole del bello e del buono it takes some doing; adesso viene il bello! now comes the best of it! l'hai fatta -a! you've made a fine mess of it! scamparla -a to have a narrow o lucky escape, to have a close shave; è troppo bello per essere vero it's too good to be true; il Bel Paese = Italy; la -a vita the good o high life; darsi alla -a vita to frolic, to live it up; il bel mondo the beautiful people, the smart o fashionable set; non è bello quel che è bello, ma è bello quel che piace prov. beauty is in the eye of the beholder; ne vedremo delle -e! that'll make the fur o feathers fly! ne ha passate delle -e she's gone through a lot; farsi bello di qcs. to boast about sth.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > bello

14 Ч-104

НИ ЧЕРТА НИ ХРЕНА НИ ФИГА all highly coll NP gen these forms only)
1. \Ч-104 не знать, не понимать, не получать, не получаться, не делать, не делаться и т. п. Also: НИ ШУТА
НИ ЛЁШЕГО both highly coll (obj or subj / gen) (to know, understand, receive, do etc) absolutely nothing not (to be done, work out, be understood etc) at all
not (know (understand, do etc)) a damn (damned, goddamn, frigging) thing
not (understand sth. etc) one damned bit (in limited contexts) not be able to make any goddamn sense of sth.
«Не нужно нам никакой квартиры, - сказал Дмитриев задыхающимся голосом. - Не нужно, понятно тебе? Во всяком случае, мне не нужно. Мне, мне! Ни черта мне не нужно, абсолютно ни черта» (Трифонов 4). "We don't need any apartment at all," said Dmitriev in a choked voice. "We don't need it, you understand? In any case / don't need it. I, me! I don't need a damn thing, absolutely not a damn thing" (4a).

«...Лётчик (он) был первоклассный, в воздухе ни хрена не боялся!» (Искандер 5). u...He was a first class pilot. In the air, he wasn't afraid of a frigging thing" (5a).

Владимир Семенович, а как всё это с вашим писательством согласуется?» - «Как согласуется? Никак не согласуется! Ни хрена не согласуется...» (Аржак 1). "But Vladimir Semyonovich, how does all this fit in with your job as a writer?" "How does it fit in? It doesn't. Not one damned bit" (1a).

«Кто это?» — на чистом русском языке спросил высокий. «Пленный, товарищ генерал... Капитан гестапо»... - «При чём здесь гестапо?» - заспорил Ревкин и дал краткие разъяснения по поводу личности капитана. «Но я же его допрашивал... Он сказал, что расстреливал коммунистов и беспартийных». - «Ни хрена понять не могу», - запутался вконец (генерал) Дрынов (Войнович 2). "Who is this," asked the tall one in perfect Russian. "The prisoner, Comrade General....A captain in the Gestapo."..."What are you talking about, Gestapo?" objected Revkin and offered a brief explanation concerning the person of Captain Milyaga. "But it was me who questioned him....He told me he had shot Communists and non-Party members." "I can't make any goddamn sense of it," said (General) Drinov, thoroughly confused (2a).

2. ( impers predic
often used as indep. clause) sth. does not have any (negative) effect on s.o. at all, in no way reflects on s.o.: it doesn't harm (affect etc) s.o. one damn bit it's nothing for s.o.
Ты посмотри на него! Пять километров пробежал и - ни черта, даже не устал. Just look at him! He ran five kilometers and it didn't affect him one damn bit, he isn't even tired.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ч-104

15 ни лешего

• НИ ЧЕРТА; НИ ХРЕНА; НИ ФИГА all highly coll

[NPgen; these forms only]

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1. ни лешего не знать, не понимать, не получать, не получаться, не делать, не делаться и т.п. Also: НИ ШУТА; НИ ЛЕШЕГО both highly coll [obj or subj/ gen]

⇒ (to know, understand, receive, do etc) absolutely nothing; not (to be done, work out, be understood etc) at all:

- not (know <understand, do etc>) a damn <damned, goddamn, frigging> thing;

- not (understand sth. etc) one damned bit;

- [in limited contexts] not be able to make any goddamn sense of sth.

     ♦ "Не нужно нам никакой квартиры, - сказал Дмитриев задыхающимся голосом. - Не нужно, понятно тебе? Во всяком случае, мне не нужно. Мне, мне! Ни черта мне не нужно, абсолютно ни черта" (Трифонов 4). "We don't need any apartment at all," said Dmitriev in a choked voice. "We don't need it, you understand? In any case I don't need it. I, me! I don't need a damn thing, absolutely not a damn thing" (4a).

     ♦ "...Лётчик [он] был первоклассный, в воздухе ни хрена не боялся!" (Искандер 5). "...He was a first class pilot. In the air, he wasn't afraid of a frigging thing" (5a).

     ♦ Владимир Семенович, а как всё это с вашим писательством согласуется?" - "Как согласуется? Никак не согласуется! Ни хрена не согласуется..." (Аржак 1). "But Vladimir Semyonovich, how does all this fit in with your job as a writer?" "How does it fit in? It doesn't. Not one damned bit" (1a).

     ♦ "Кто это?" - на чистом русском языке спросил высокий. "Пленный, товарищ генерал... Капитан гестапо"... - "При чём здесь гестапо?" - заспорил Ревкин и дал краткие разъяснения по поводу личности капитана. "Но я же его допрашивал... Он сказал, что расстреливал коммунистов и беспартийных". - "Ни хрена понять не могу", - запутался вконец [ генерал] Дрынов (Войнович 2). "Who is this," asked the tall one in perfect Russian. "The prisoner, Comrade General....A captain in the Gestapo."..."What are you talking about, Gestapo?" objected Revkin and offered a brief explanation concerning the person of Captain Milyaga. "But it was me who questioned him....He told me he had shot Communists and non-Party members." "I can't make any goddamn sense of it," said [General] Drinov, thoroughly confused (2a).

2. [impers predic; often used as indep. clause]

⇒ sth. does not have any (negative) effect on s.o. at all, in no way reflects on s.o.:

- it doesn't harm <affect etc> s.o. one damn bit;

- it's nothing for s.o.

     ♦ Ты посмотри на него! Пять километров пробежал и - ни черта, даже не устал. Just look at him! He ran five kilometers and it didn't affect him one damn bit, he isn't even tired.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни лешего

16 ни фига

• НИ ЧЕРТА; НИ ХРЕНА; НИ ФИГА all highly coll

[NPgen; these forms only]

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1. ни фига не знать, не понимать, не получать, не получаться, не делать, не делаться и т.п. Also: НИ ШУТА; НИ ЛЕШЕГО both highly coll [obj or subj/ gen]

⇒ (to know, understand, receive, do etc) absolutely nothing; not (to be done, work out, be understood etc) at all:

- not (know <understand, do etc>) a damn <damned, goddamn, frigging> thing;

- not (understand sth. etc) one damned bit;

- [in limited contexts] not be able to make any goddamn sense of sth.

     ♦ "Не нужно нам никакой квартиры, - сказал Дмитриев задыхающимся голосом. - Не нужно, понятно тебе? Во всяком случае, мне не нужно. Мне, мне! Ни черта мне не нужно, абсолютно ни черта" (Трифонов 4). "We don't need any apartment at all," said Dmitriev in a choked voice. "We don't need it, you understand? In any case I don't need it. I, me! I don't need a damn thing, absolutely not a damn thing" (4a).

     ♦ "...Лётчик [он] был первоклассный, в воздухе ни хрена не боялся!" (Искандер 5). "...He was a first class pilot. In the air, he wasn't afraid of a frigging thing" (5a).

     ♦ Владимир Семенович, а как всё это с вашим писательством согласуется?" - "Как согласуется? Никак не согласуется! Ни хрена не согласуется..." (Аржак 1). "But Vladimir Semyonovich, how does all this fit in with your job as a writer?" "How does it fit in? It doesn't. Not one damned bit" (1a).

     ♦ "Кто это?" - на чистом русском языке спросил высокий. "Пленный, товарищ генерал... Капитан гестапо"... - "При чём здесь гестапо?" - заспорил Ревкин и дал краткие разъяснения по поводу личности капитана. "Но я же его допрашивал... Он сказал, что расстреливал коммунистов и беспартийных". - "Ни хрена понять не могу", - запутался вконец [ генерал] Дрынов (Войнович 2). "Who is this," asked the tall one in perfect Russian. "The prisoner, Comrade General....A captain in the Gestapo."..."What are you talking about, Gestapo?" objected Revkin and offered a brief explanation concerning the person of Captain Milyaga. "But it was me who questioned him....He told me he had shot Communists and non-Party members." "I can't make any goddamn sense of it," said [General] Drinov, thoroughly confused (2a).

2. [impers predic; often used as indep. clause]

⇒ sth. does not have any (negative) effect on s.o. at all, in no way reflects on s.o.:

- it doesn't harm <affect etc> s.o. one damn bit;

- it's nothing for s.o.

     ♦ Ты посмотри на него! Пять километров пробежал и - ни черта, даже не устал. Just look at him! He ran five kilometers and it didn't affect him one damn bit, he isn't even tired.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни фига

17 ни хрена

• НИ ЧЕРТА; НИ ХРЕНА; НИ ФИГА all highly coll

[NPgen; these forms only]

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1. ни хрена не знать, не понимать, не получать, не получаться, не делать, не делаться и т.п. Also: НИ ШУТА; НИ ЛЕШЕГО both highly coll [obj or subj/ gen]

⇒ (to know, understand, receive, do etc) absolutely nothing; not (to be done, work out, be understood etc) at all:

- not (know <understand, do etc>) a damn <damned, goddamn, frigging> thing;

- not (understand sth. etc) one damned bit;

- [in limited contexts] not be able to make any goddamn sense of sth.

     ♦ "Не нужно нам никакой квартиры, - сказал Дмитриев задыхающимся голосом. - Не нужно, понятно тебе? Во всяком случае, мне не нужно. Мне, мне! Ни черта мне не нужно, абсолютно ни черта" (Трифонов 4). "We don't need any apartment at all," said Dmitriev in a choked voice. "We don't need it, you understand? In any case I don't need it. I, me! I don't need a damn thing, absolutely not a damn thing" (4a).

     ♦ "...Лётчик [он] был первоклассный, в воздухе ни хрена не боялся!" (Искандер 5). "...He was a first class pilot. In the air, he wasn't afraid of a frigging thing" (5a).

     ♦ Владимир Семенович, а как всё это с вашим писательством согласуется?" - "Как согласуется? Никак не согласуется! Ни хрена не согласуется..." (Аржак 1). "But Vladimir Semyonovich, how does all this fit in with your job as a writer?" "How does it fit in? It doesn't. Not one damned bit" (1a).

     ♦ "Кто это?" - на чистом русском языке спросил высокий. "Пленный, товарищ генерал... Капитан гестапо"... - "При чём здесь гестапо?" - заспорил Ревкин и дал краткие разъяснения по поводу личности капитана. "Но я же его допрашивал... Он сказал, что расстреливал коммунистов и беспартийных". - "Ни хрена понять не могу", - запутался вконец [ генерал] Дрынов (Войнович 2). "Who is this," asked the tall one in perfect Russian. "The prisoner, Comrade General....A captain in the Gestapo."..."What are you talking about, Gestapo?" objected Revkin and offered a brief explanation concerning the person of Captain Milyaga. "But it was me who questioned him....He told me he had shot Communists and non-Party members." "I can't make any goddamn sense of it," said [General] Drinov, thoroughly confused (2a).

2. [impers predic; often used as indep. clause]

⇒ sth. does not have any (negative) effect on s.o. at all, in no way reflects on s.o.:

- it doesn't harm <affect etc> s.o. one damn bit;

- it's nothing for s.o.

     ♦ Ты посмотри на него! Пять километров пробежал и - ни черта, даже не устал. Just look at him! He ran five kilometers and it didn't affect him one damn bit, he isn't even tired.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни хрена

18 ни черта

• НИ ЧЕРТА; НИ ХРЕНА; НИ ФИГА all highly coll

[NPgen; these forms only]

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1. ни черта не знать, не понимать, не получать, не получаться, не делать, не делаться и т.п. Also: НИ ШУТА; НИ ЛЕШЕГО both highly coll [obj or subj/ gen]

⇒ (to know, understand, receive, do etc) absolutely nothing; not (to be done, work out, be understood etc) at all:

- not (know <understand, do etc>) a damn <damned, goddamn, frigging> thing;

- not (understand sth. etc) one damned bit;

- [in limited contexts] not be able to make any goddamn sense of sth.

     ♦ "Не нужно нам никакой квартиры, - сказал Дмитриев задыхающимся голосом. - Не нужно, понятно тебе? Во всяком случае, мне не нужно. Мне, мне! Ни черта мне не нужно, абсолютно ни черта" (Трифонов 4). "We don't need any apartment at all," said Dmitriev in a choked voice. "We don't need it, you understand? In any case I don't need it. I, me! I don't need a damn thing, absolutely not a damn thing" (4a).

     ♦ "...Лётчик [он] был первоклассный, в воздухе ни хрена не боялся!" (Искандер 5). "...He was a first class pilot. In the air, he wasn't afraid of a frigging thing" (5a).

     ♦ Владимир Семенович, а как всё это с вашим писательством согласуется?" - "Как согласуется? Никак не согласуется! Ни хрена не согласуется..." (Аржак 1). "But Vladimir Semyonovich, how does all this fit in with your job as a writer?" "How does it fit in? It doesn't. Not one damned bit" (1a).

     ♦ "Кто это?" - на чистом русском языке спросил высокий. "Пленный, товарищ генерал... Капитан гестапо"... - "При чём здесь гестапо?" - заспорил Ревкин и дал краткие разъяснения по поводу личности капитана. "Но я же его допрашивал... Он сказал, что расстреливал коммунистов и беспартийных". - "Ни хрена понять не могу", - запутался вконец [ генерал] Дрынов (Войнович 2). "Who is this," asked the tall one in perfect Russian. "The prisoner, Comrade General....A captain in the Gestapo."..."What are you talking about, Gestapo?" objected Revkin and offered a brief explanation concerning the person of Captain Milyaga. "But it was me who questioned him....He told me he had shot Communists and non-Party members." "I can't make any goddamn sense of it," said [General] Drinov, thoroughly confused (2a).

2. [impers predic; often used as indep. clause]

⇒ sth. does not have any (negative) effect on s.o. at all, in no way reflects on s.o.:

- it doesn't harm <affect etc> s.o. one damn bit;

- it's nothing for s.o.

     ♦ Ты посмотри на него! Пять километров пробежал и - ни черта, даже не устал. Just look at him! He ran five kilometers and it didn't affect him one damn bit, he isn't even tired.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни черта

19 ни шута

• НИ ЧЕРТА; НИ ХРЕНА; НИ ФИГА all highly coll

[NPgen; these forms only]

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1. ни шута не знать, не понимать, не получать, не получаться, не делать, не делаться и т.п. Also: НИ ШУТА; НИ ЛЕШЕГО both highly coll [obj or subj/ gen]

⇒ (to know, understand, receive, do etc) absolutely nothing; not (to be done, work out, be understood etc) at all:

- not (know <understand, do etc>) a damn <damned, goddamn, frigging> thing;

- not (understand sth. etc) one damned bit;

- [in limited contexts] not be able to make any goddamn sense of sth.

     ♦ "Не нужно нам никакой квартиры, - сказал Дмитриев задыхающимся голосом. - Не нужно, понятно тебе? Во всяком случае, мне не нужно. Мне, мне! Ни черта мне не нужно, абсолютно ни черта" (Трифонов 4). "We don't need any apartment at all," said Dmitriev in a choked voice. "We don't need it, you understand? In any case I don't need it. I, me! I don't need a damn thing, absolutely not a damn thing" (4a).

     ♦ "...Лётчик [он] был первоклассный, в воздухе ни хрена не боялся!" (Искандер 5). "...He was a first class pilot. In the air, he wasn't afraid of a frigging thing" (5a).

     ♦ Владимир Семенович, а как всё это с вашим писательством согласуется?" - "Как согласуется? Никак не согласуется! Ни хрена не согласуется..." (Аржак 1). "But Vladimir Semyonovich, how does all this fit in with your job as a writer?" "How does it fit in? It doesn't. Not one damned bit" (1a).

     ♦ "Кто это?" - на чистом русском языке спросил высокий. "Пленный, товарищ генерал... Капитан гестапо"... - "При чём здесь гестапо?" - заспорил Ревкин и дал краткие разъяснения по поводу личности капитана. "Но я же его допрашивал... Он сказал, что расстреливал коммунистов и беспартийных". - "Ни хрена понять не могу", - запутался вконец [ генерал] Дрынов (Войнович 2). "Who is this," asked the tall one in perfect Russian. "The prisoner, Comrade General....A captain in the Gestapo."..."What are you talking about, Gestapo?" objected Revkin and offered a brief explanation concerning the person of Captain Milyaga. "But it was me who questioned him....He told me he had shot Communists and non-Party members." "I can't make any goddamn sense of it," said [General] Drinov, thoroughly confused (2a).

2. [impers predic; often used as indep. clause]

⇒ sth. does not have any (negative) effect on s.o. at all, in no way reflects on s.o.:

- it doesn't harm <affect etc> s.o. one damn bit;

- it's nothing for s.o.

     ♦ Ты посмотри на него! Пять километров пробежал и - ни черта, даже не устал. Just look at him! He ran five kilometers and it didn't affect him one damn bit, he isn't even tired.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни шута

20 nic

Ⅰ pron. nothing; (w pytaniu) anything
- nic się nie zmieniło nothing has changed

- nic a. niczego nam nie brakuje we have everything we need

- nic a. niczego nie zapomniałeś? have you forgotten anything?

- nie dostał nic a. niczego do zjedzenia he wasn’t given anything to eat

- niczym się nie przejmował he didn’t worry about a thing

- nie znalazła nic, co mogłoby ją zainteresować she didn’t find anything that might be of interest to her

- nic nowego/szczególnego nothing new/special

- nic ważnego się nie stało nothing important happened

- nic podobnego nothing of the kind a. sort

- nic dziwnego, że… it’s no wonder that…, no wonder…

- nie ma nic łatwiejszego nothing could be simpler a. easier

- błagałem go, a on nic I begged him, but he didn’t say a word

- szukaliśmy cały dzień, i nic we were searching all day, all for nothing

- nic ci/mu do mnie a. do moich spraw it’s got nothing to do with you/him

- nic mi po takim starym rowerze an old bike like that is no use to me pot.

- nic tu po tobie you have no business being here

- nic innego nothing else

- to nic innego jak gra na zwłokę it’s just playing for time, it’s nothing other than playing for time

- nic takiego nothing important/serious

- to nic takiego, zwykłe przeziębienie it’s nothing serious, just an ordinary cold

- nic takiego się nie stało nothing really happened

- to nic never mind, it doesn’t matter

- to nic, nie martw się it’s nothing, don’t worry

- nic, nic, to tylko lekkie zadrapanie it’s nothing (at all), just a scratch

- mieć kogoś/coś za nic to not care about sb/sth

- zrobić coś z niczego to make something out of nothing

- on w niczym nie potrafi jej dorównać she outshines a. surpasses książk. him in any way

- Anna w niczym nie przypomina swojej siostry Anna is quite a. totally unlike her sister

- z niczym [przyjść, odejść] empty-handed

- odprawiono go z niczym he was sent back empty-handed
Ⅱ part. (wcale) not a bit, not at all
- nic nie lepszy/gorszy not a bit better/worse

- „boisz się?” – „nic a nic” a. „nic, ale to nic” ‘are you afraid?’ – ‘not a bit’ a. ‘not at all’

- całą noc nic nie spał he didn’t sleep at all the whole night

- czemu ty nic nie tańczysz? why aren’t you dancing at all?

- łzy nic tu nie pomogą it’s no use crying
Ⅲ n pejor. (o osobie) nobody; (o rzeczy) nothing
- być niczym to be a nobody

- takie nic, a śmie mnie pouczać a nonentity like him telling me what to do!

- twoje dochody to kompletne nic what you earn is absolutely nothing
Ⅳ inter. nothing!
- „co?” – „nic, nieważne” ‘what?’ – ‘nothing, it doesn’t matter a. it’s not important’

■ być do niczego pot. [osoba] (o samopoczuciu) to be under the weather pot.; (o umiejętnościach) to be hopeless a. lousy GB pot., to be useless pot.; [film, książka] to be hopeless GB pot.; [pomysł, projekt] to be half-baked pot.

- jak nic pot. (na pewno) (as) sure as anything pot.

- jak nic się spóźni he’s bound a. sure to be late

- na nic (zbędny, niepotrzebny) fit for nothing pot.

- cała robota na nic all that work for nothing a. down the drain pot.

- „smaczne, prawda?” – „nic dodać, nic ująć” ‘tasty, isn’t it?’ – ‘you’re right there’

- mieszkanie duże, jasne, nic dodać, nic ująć a large, bright flat – just right a. perfect

- wokół nic, tylko lasy there’s nothing but forest all around

- ona nic, tylko narzeka she does nothing but complain

- nic, tylko płakać it’s enough to make you weep

- nic z tego (nie uda się) it’s no use; (nie ma mowy) nothing doing! pot., no way! pot.

- nic z tego, telefon zepsuty nothing doing, the phone’s out of order

- „chcę iść do kina” – „nic z tego, musisz odrobić lekcje” ‘I want to go to the cinema’ – ‘nothing doing, you’ve got (your) homework to do’

- niczego sobie pot. not bad (at all)

- niczego sobie facet not a bad-looking guy pot.

- niczego sobie piwo not bad beer; pretty good beer pot.

- za nic not for anything

- za nic na a. w świecie not for (all) the world; not for all the tea in China pot.

* * *

- ci; -ci; instr pl; - ćmi; f

thread

grubymi nićmi szyty — (przen) thinly disguised

* * *

nic

pron.

Gen. niczego Dat. niczemu Loc. i Ins. niczym

1. (= żadna rzecz) nothing; ( z innym wyrazem przeczącym) anything; nic dobrego ( o człowieku) no good, good for nothing; nic dziwnego no wonder; nic podobnego! nothing of the sort l. kind!, no way!; nic takiego nothing really; niczego sobie pot. (= całkiem niezły) not bad (at all); nic z tego (nie będzie) it's no use, nothing doing; to nic nie pomoże it's not going to help; nic ci do tego! it's none of your business!, mind your own business!; nic tu po nas we won't help here, we won't be of any use here; to nic, że przegraliśmy never mind that we lost; być do niczego be useless, be no good, be good for nothing; nic nie szkodzi never mind, it's nothing; być niczym be worthless; nic mi nie jest I'm alright, I'm O.K.; nic mu nie będzie he'll be fine l. alright l. O.K.; nic a nic not a thing; mieć kogoś/coś za nic not think much of sb/sth; nie mieć nic do powiedzenia have nothing to say; nie mieć nic do stracenia have nothing to lose; nie mieć nic przeciw komuś/czemuś have nothing against sb/sth; zrobić coś z niczego make sth out of nothing.

2. (= wcale, w najmniejszym stopniu) nothing at all, not at all; jak nic (= na pewno) for sure; (= bez trudu) without any effort, like nothing; wszystko na nic (all) for nothing; za nic (w świecie) not for anything (in the world); to nie ma nic do rzeczy that is immaterial l. irrelevant; na nic się (nie) zdać be useless; jakby l. jak gdyby (nigdy) nic as if nothing happened; nie miałem nic w ustach od tygodnia I haven't eaten for a week.

n.

indecl. nothing; wielkie nic big (fat) zero; zupa nic kulin. milk soup with egg yolk, sugar and vanilla.

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