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1 nothing of the sort
nothing of the sortnada disso.————————nothing of the sortnada disso. nothing venture, nothing have quem não arrisca não petisca. -
2 nothing
1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nada2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) zero3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) nada- 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* * *noth.ing[n'∧θiŋ] n 1 nada, coisa nenhuma. 2 bagatela, nonada, ninharia. 3 nulidade, zero. • adv de modo algum, absolutamente. for nothing de graça, em vão. good for nothing imprestável. mere nothings coisas sem importância. next to nothing quase nada. nothing at all de forma alguma. nothing but apenas, só. nothing doing nada feito, não pode ser. nothing else nada mais, apenas isto, só. nothing of the sort nada disso. nothing venture, nothing have quem não arrisca não petisca. that is nothing to me isto não me toca. to come to nothing falhar, resultar em nada. to make nothing of a) não compreender. b) deixar de usar ou fazer. c) tratar com menosprezo. -
3 venture
['ven ə] 1. noun(an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) aventura2. verb1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) aventurar-se2) (to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)): He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.) atrever-se3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) arriscar* * *ven.ture[v'entʃə] n 1 aventura, risco, perigo. 2 especulação (comercial), empreendimento que envolve risco. 3 acaso, chance. 4 parada: quantidade que se aposta. • vt+vi 1 aventurar(-se), arriscar(-se), pôr em jogo. 2 ousar, enfrentar. at a venture a esmo, ao acaso. nothing ventured, nothing gained quem não arrisca não petisca. to venture at empreender, tentar, arriscar-se em algum empreendimento. to venture down arriscar-se a descer. to venture in arriscar-se, aventurar-se a entrar. -
4 at a venture
at a venturea esmo, ao acaso. nothing ventured, nothing gained quem não arrisca não petisca.
См. также в других словарях:
nothing venture, nothing gain — A variant of the next proverb (nothing venture, nothing have). Cf. late 14th cent. Fr. qui onques rien n’enprist riens n’achieva, he who never undertook anything never achieved anything; 1481 CAXTON Reynard (1880) xii. He that will wynne he muste … Proverbs new dictionary
nothing venture, nothing have — c 1385 CHAUCER Troilus & Criseyde II. 807 He which that nothing undertaketh, Nothing n’acheveth, be hym looth or deere [be it hateful or pleasing to him]. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. xi. E1 Noght venter noght haue. 1559 T. COOPER… … Proverbs new dictionary
nothing — see nothing comes of nothing nothing for nothing nothing is certain but death and taxes nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is for ever there is nothing new under the sun … Proverbs new dictionary
venture — see nothing venture, nothing gain nothing venture, nothing have … Proverbs new dictionary
venture — ► NOUN 1) a risky or daring journey or undertaking. 2) a business enterprise involving considerable risk. ► VERB 1) dare to do something dangerous or risky. 2) dare to say something that may be considered audacious. ● nothing ventured, nothing… … English terms dictionary
Nothing to Lose (1997 film) — Nothing to Lose The movie poster for Nothing to Lose. Directed by Steve Oedekerk Produced by … Wikipedia
nothing ventured, nothing gained — ► nothing ventured, nothing gained proverb you can t expect to achieve anything if you never take any risks. Main Entry: ↑venture … English terms dictionary
nothing ventured (nothing gained) — spoken phrase used for saying that it is worth trying to do something, even if success is unlikely Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: venture … Useful english dictionary
venture — ven|ture1 [ˈventʃə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: adventure] a new business activity that involves taking risks business/commercial venture joint venture (=when two companies do something together) venture 2 venture2 v 1.) [I always +… … Dictionary of contemporary English
venture — I UK [ˈventʃə(r)] / US [ˈventʃər] noun [countable] Word forms venture : singular venture plural ventures * a new business or activity a new/profitable venture a joint venture: a joint venture between the British and Italian authorities II UK… … English dictionary
venture — ven|ture1 [ ventʃər ] noun count * a new business or activity: a new/profitable venture a joint venture: a joint venture between British and Italian authorities venture ven|ture 2 [ ventʃər ] verb 1. ) intransitive to go somewhere unpleasant,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
