-
1 none
adv. op geen enkele manier; in het geheel niet--------pron. niet een; in het geheel niet; nietsnone1[ nun] 〈 voornaamwoord〉1 geen (enkele) ⇒ niemand, niets♦voorbeelden:none but the best is good enough • alleen het beste is goed genoegI'll have none of your tricks • ik moet niets hebben van jouw strekenthere is none left • er is niets meer overI want none of him • ik wil met hem niets te maken hebbennone other than the President • niemand anders dan de presidentnone of the students • niemand van de studentena leaking roof is better than none • een lekkend dak is beter dan helemaal geen dak————————none2〈 bijwoord〉1 helemaal niet ⇒ niet erg, niet veel♦voorbeelden:1 she was none the wiser • ze was er niets wijzer op/van gewordenshe's none too bright • ze is niet al te slimthey were none too rich • ze waren helemaal niet rijk→ nonetheless nonetheless/ -
2 than
conj. dan--------prep. dan2 〈 voegwoord〉of ⇒ dan, en, toen♦voorbeelden:easier said than done • gemakkelijker gezegd dan gedaanhe would sooner die than give in • hij zou eerder sterven dan toegevennone other than Joe • niemand anders dan Joe2 hardly had she finished than the bell rang • ze was nauwelijks klaar of/toen de bel ging
См. также в других словарях:
none other than — used to emphasize the surprising identity of a person or thing her first customer was none other than Henry du Pont * * * none other than used to show that you are surprised or impressed by the person or thing you are about to mention It turns… … Useful english dictionary
none other than someone — none other than (someone/something) the very famous or important person or thing. The speech was given by none other than the vice president. The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company s own legal… … New idioms dictionary
none other than something — none other than (someone/something) the very famous or important person or thing. The speech was given by none other than the vice president. The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company s own legal… … New idioms dictionary
none other than — (someone/something) the very famous or important person or thing. The speech was given by none other than the vice president. The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company s own legal department.… … New idioms dictionary
other — oth|er W1S1 [ˈʌðə US ˈʌðər] determiner, adj, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(the second of two)¦ 2¦(the rest)¦ 3¦(additional)¦ 4¦(different)¦ 5¦(opposite)¦ 6 other than 7 none other than somebody 8 the other way around/round 9 the other day/morning/week etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
other — [[t]ʌ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦ others (When other follows the determiner an, it is written as one word: see another.) 1) ADJ: det ADJ, ADJ n You use other to refer to an additional thing or person of the same type as one that has been mentioned or is known… … English dictionary
other — determiner, adjective, pronoun 1 used when there are two people, things etc to mean the one that is not being used, the one that you do not already have etc: the other: She was driving the car with one hand and wiping the window with the other. | … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
none — [ nʌn ] function word, quantifier *** None can be used in the following ways: as a pronoun: I asked for some more cake, but there was none left. (followed by of ): None of my friends will help me. as an adverb: She pushed him none too gently back … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are … Catholic encyclopedia
than — [than] conj. [ME than, thene, thonne < OE thenne, thanne, thonne, orig., then: for IE base see THAT] 1. introducing the second element in a comparison, following an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree: if the first element is a… … English World dictionary
none — 1 /nVn/ pronoun 1 not any of something: I was going to offer you some cake but there s none left. | none of: Everyone was talking about it it did not matter to them that none of it was true. | She had inherited none of her mother s beauty. | none … Longman dictionary of contemporary English