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1 next to nothing
(almost nothing: The child was wearing next to nothing.) tuskin mitään -
2 nothing
• nolla• tyhjä• ei mikään• ei ensinkään• ei mitään• ei lainkaan• vähäpätöinen asia* * *1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) ei mitään2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).)3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) ei lainkaan- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of -
3 rival
• vastustaja• vetää vertoja• kilpahakija• kilpatoveri• kilpailla• kilpakumppani• kilpailija• kilpakosija• kilpaileva* * *1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) kilpailija2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) vetää vertoja- rivalry -
4 world
• sivistysmaailma• sivistysmaa• maailma• ääretön joukko• luomakunta* * *wə:ld1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) maailma2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) maailma3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) maailmankaikkeus4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) elämä5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) maailma6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) valtavan7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) maailmanmeno•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world
См. также в других словарях:
next to nothing — {n. phr.} Very little; almost nothing. * /They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one./ * /When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
next to nothing — {n. phr.} Very little; almost nothing. * /They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one./ * /When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
next to nothing — Almost nothing at all • • • Main Entry: ↑next next to nothing Almost nothing • • • Main Entry: ↑nothing … Useful english dictionary
next\ to\ nothing — n. phr. Very little; almost nothing. They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one. When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing … Словарь американских идиом
next to nothing — The term next to nothing means a very small amount or almost nothing. My boots didn t cost much. I bought them for next to nothing in the sales … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
next to nothing — very little. She knows next to nothing about politics. The town has done next to nothing about the parking problem … New idioms dictionary
next to nothing — noun Very little. I got it for next to nothing in the January sales … Wiktionary
next to nothing — almost nothing, nearly nothing … English contemporary dictionary
next to nothing — Hardly anything … A concise dictionary of English slang
next to — prep 1.) very close to someone or something, with nothing in between = ↑beside ▪ There was a little girl sitting next to him. 2.) next to nothing very little ▪ He knows next to nothing about antiques. 3.) used to give a list of things you like,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
next — [ nekst ] function word *** Next is used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): I ll see you next week. as an adjective: I m leaving town on the next train. I didn t realize what had happened until the next day. as a pronoun … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
