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there is no trace (left) of X

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1 trace

trace [tʀas]

feminine noun

   a. ( = marque) mark ; [de sang] trace

• traces de freinage brake marks

• traces d'effraction signs of a break-in

• il n'y avait pas de trace écrite nothing had been put down in writing

• la victime portait des traces de coups au visage there were bruises on the victim's face

• le corps ne présentait aucune trace de violence there were no signs of violence on the body

   b. ( = empreinte) tracks

• traces de doigt (sur disque, meuble) finger marks

• traces de pas footprints

• traces de pneus tyre tracks

• disparaître sans laisser de traces [personne] to disappear without trace ; [tache] to disappear completely without leaving a mark

• être sur les traces de [+ fugitif] to be on the trail of

• perdre la trace d'un fugitif to lose track of a fugitive

• retrouver la trace d'un fugitif to pick up the trail of a fugitive again

• marcher sur or suivre les traces de qn (figurative) to follow in sb's footsteps

• suivre à la trace [+ gibier, fugitif] to track

• les journalistes la suivaient à la trace reporters followed her wherever she went

   c. ( = indice) trace

• on ne trouve pas trace de cet événement dans les journaux there's no trace of this event to be found in the papers

• on voyait encore les traces de son passage there was still evidence that he had recently passed by

   d. ( = chemin frayé) track

• faire la trace (Mountaineering, skiing) to be the first to ski (or walk etc) on new snow

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tʀas
nom féminin

1) ( piste) trail

perdre la trace d'un animal — to lose an animal's tracks

retrouver la trace d'un voleur — to pick up the trail of a thief

suivre quelqu'un à la trace — lit to track somebody; fig to follow somebody's trail

2) ( empreinte)

traces — tracks

traces de pas — footprints, footmarks

3) ( marque) ( de brûlure) mark; ( cicatrice) scar; ( de peinture) mark; (de sang, d'humidité) trace

traces de freinage — skidmarks

traces de doigts — fingermarks

traces de coups — ( bleus) bruises

l'aventure avait laissé des traces profondes en lui — the experience had marked him deeply

4) ( indice) ( d'activité) sign; (de passage, présence) trace

des traces d'effraction — signs of a break-in

disparaître sans laisser de traces — to disappear without trace

5) ( quantité infime)

des traces de mercure — traces of mercury

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tʀas nf
1) (= empreintes) tracks pl

traces de pas — footprints

suivre à la trace — to track

2) (= marque) mark

des traces de doigts — finger marks

3) (= indice) trace

Le voleur n'a pas laissé de traces. — The thief left no traces.

trace écrite — written trace

ne pas trouver trace de qch — to find no trace of sth

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trace nf

1 ( piste) trail; perdre la trace d'un animal to lose an animal's tracks; retrouver la trace d'un voleur/des tableaux volés to pick up the trail of a thief/of the stolen paintings; suivre qn à la trace lit to track sb; fig to follow sb's trail; faire la trace ( au ski) to blaze the ou a trail; skier dans la trace de qn to ski in sb's tracks;

2 ( empreinte) traces tracks; traces d'ours/de ski bear's/ski tracks; traces de pneus tyre GB ou tire US tracks; traces de pas footprints, footmarks; repartir sur ses traces lit, fig to retrace one's steps; marcher sur or suivre les traces de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps; un itinéraire touristique sur les traces de Van Gogh fig a tourist route following in the steps of Van Gogh;

3 ( marque) ( de brûlure) mark; ( cicatrice) scar; ( de peinture) mark; (de sang, d'humidité) trace; traces de freinage skidmarks; traces de doigts fingermarks; traces de coups ( bleus) bruises; l'enfant a des traces suspectes the child has some suspicious marks ou bruises; traces de fatigue sur le visage signs of tiredness on the face; les traces indélébiles d'une enfance malheureuse fig the indelible scars of an unhappy childhood; l'aventure avait laissé des traces profondes en lui the experience had marked him deeply;

4 ( indice) ( d'activité) sign; (de passage, présence) trace; des traces d'effraction signs of a break-in; il n'y avait aucune trace du conducteur there was no trace ou sign of the driver; disparaître sans laisser de traces to disappear without a trace; les archéologues ont trouvé de nombreuses traces de cette civilisation archaeologists have found many traces of this civilization;

5 ( quantité infime) des traces de mercure traces of mercury; ‘lipides: traces’ ‘lipids: trace’; sa déclaration ne comportait pas la moindre trace d'humour/d'ironie his/her pronouncement bore not the slightest trace of humour^GB/of irony.

[tras] nom féminin

1. [empreinte - d'un animal] track, trail, spoor ; [ - d'un fugitif] trail

des traces de pas footprints, footmarks

des traces de pneus tyre ou wheel marks

suivre la trace ou les traces de quelqu'un, marcher sur les traces de quelqu'un (figuré) to follow in somebody's footsteps

2. [d'un coup, de brûlures, d'une maladie] mark

il portait des traces de coups his body showed signs of having been beaten

3. [marque, indice] trace, smear

il y a des traces de doigts sur la vitre there are fingermarks on the window pane

sans laisser de traces without (a) trace

pas la moindre trace d'effraction no sign ou evidence ou trace of a break-in

elle a laissé des traces de son passage you can see she's been here

il n'y a pas trace d'elle ou aucune trace d'elle no sign of her (anywhere)

on ne trouve pas trace de votre dossier your file cannot be traced, there's no trace of your file

4. [quantité infime] trace

elle parle sans la moindre trace d'accent she speaks without the slightest trace ou hint of an accent

5. [vestige] trace

on y a retrouvé les traces d'une civilisation très ancienne traces of a very ancient civilization have been discovered there

6. [marque psychique] mark

une telle épreuve laisse forcément des traces such an ordeal is bound to take its toll

7. MATHÉMATIQUES & PSYCHOLOGIE trace

8. SPORT trail

faire la trace to break a trail

trace directe straight running

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à la trace locution adverbiale

1. [d'après les empreintes]

suivre à la trace [fuyard, gibier] to track (down)

2. (familier & figuré)

on peut le suivre à la trace, il sème ses stylos partout he's easy to track down, he leaves his pens lying around all over the place

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sur la trace de locution prépositionnelle

[à la recherche de] on the trail of ou track of

ils sont sur la trace du bandit/d'un manuscrit they are on the bandit's trail/tracking down a manuscript

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > trace
2 tracé

trace [tʀas]

feminine noun

   a. ( = marque) mark ; [de sang] trace

• traces de freinage brake marks

• traces d'effraction signs of a break-in

• il n'y avait pas de trace écrite nothing had been put down in writing

• la victime portait des traces de coups au visage there were bruises on the victim's face

• le corps ne présentait aucune trace de violence there were no signs of violence on the body

   b. ( = empreinte) tracks

• traces de doigt (sur disque, meuble) finger marks

• traces de pas footprints

• traces de pneus tyre tracks

• disparaître sans laisser de traces [personne] to disappear without trace ; [tache] to disappear completely without leaving a mark

• être sur les traces de [+ fugitif] to be on the trail of

• perdre la trace d'un fugitif to lose track of a fugitive

• retrouver la trace d'un fugitif to pick up the trail of a fugitive again

• marcher sur or suivre les traces de qn (figurative) to follow in sb's footsteps

• suivre à la trace [+ gibier, fugitif] to track

• les journalistes la suivaient à la trace reporters followed her wherever she went

   c. ( = indice) trace

• on ne trouve pas trace de cet événement dans les journaux there's no trace of this event to be found in the papers

• on voyait encore les traces de son passage there was still evidence that he had recently passed by

   d. ( = chemin frayé) track

• faire la trace (Mountaineering, skiing) to be the first to ski (or walk etc) on new snow

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tʀas
nom féminin

1) ( piste) trail

perdre la trace d'un animal — to lose an animal's tracks

retrouver la trace d'un voleur — to pick up the trail of a thief

suivre quelqu'un à la trace — lit to track somebody; fig to follow somebody's trail

2) ( empreinte)

traces — tracks

traces de pas — footprints, footmarks

3) ( marque) ( de brûlure) mark; ( cicatrice) scar; ( de peinture) mark; (de sang, d'humidité) trace

traces de freinage — skidmarks

traces de doigts — fingermarks

traces de coups — ( bleus) bruises

l'aventure avait laissé des traces profondes en lui — the experience had marked him deeply

4) ( indice) ( d'activité) sign; (de passage, présence) trace

des traces d'effraction — signs of a break-in

disparaître sans laisser de traces — to disappear without trace

5) ( quantité infime)

des traces de mercure — traces of mercury

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tʀas nf
1) (= empreintes) tracks pl

traces de pas — footprints

suivre à la trace — to track

2) (= marque) mark

des traces de doigts — finger marks

3) (= indice) trace

Le voleur n'a pas laissé de traces. — The thief left no traces.

trace écrite — written trace

ne pas trouver trace de qch — to find no trace of sth

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trace nf

1 ( piste) trail; perdre la trace d'un animal to lose an animal's tracks; retrouver la trace d'un voleur/des tableaux volés to pick up the trail of a thief/of the stolen paintings; suivre qn à la trace lit to track sb; fig to follow sb's trail; faire la trace ( au ski) to blaze the ou a trail; skier dans la trace de qn to ski in sb's tracks;

2 ( empreinte) traces tracks; traces d'ours/de ski bear's/ski tracks; traces de pneus tyre GB ou tire US tracks; traces de pas footprints, footmarks; repartir sur ses traces lit, fig to retrace one's steps; marcher sur or suivre les traces de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps; un itinéraire touristique sur les traces de Van Gogh fig a tourist route following in the steps of Van Gogh;

3 ( marque) ( de brûlure) mark; ( cicatrice) scar; ( de peinture) mark; (de sang, d'humidité) trace; traces de freinage skidmarks; traces de doigts fingermarks; traces de coups ( bleus) bruises; l'enfant a des traces suspectes the child has some suspicious marks ou bruises; traces de fatigue sur le visage signs of tiredness on the face; les traces indélébiles d'une enfance malheureuse fig the indelible scars of an unhappy childhood; l'aventure avait laissé des traces profondes en lui the experience had marked him deeply;

4 ( indice) ( d'activité) sign; (de passage, présence) trace; des traces d'effraction signs of a break-in; il n'y avait aucune trace du conducteur there was no trace ou sign of the driver; disparaître sans laisser de traces to disappear without a trace; les archéologues ont trouvé de nombreuses traces de cette civilisation archaeologists have found many traces of this civilization;

5 ( quantité infime) des traces de mercure traces of mercury; ‘lipides: traces’ ‘lipids: trace’; sa déclaration ne comportait pas la moindre trace d'humour/d'ironie his/her pronouncement bore not the slightest trace of humour^GB/of irony.

[trase] nom masculin

1. [représentation - d'une ville, d'un réseau] layout, plan

faire le tracé d'une route to lay out ou to plan a road (on paper)

2. [chemin suivi - par un fleuve] course ; [ - par une voie] route

3. [ligne - dans un graphique] line ; [ - dans un dessin] stroke, line

[contour - d'un littoral] outline

4. TRAVAUX PUBLICS tracing, marking out (on site)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tracé
3 trace

أَثَر \ effect: to result: His troubles had a bad effect on his health. Scientists study the causes and effects of a disease, the feeling that sth. gives to those who see or hear it: The colours of the sunset produced a wonderful effect. impression: an effect on the mind: I formed a bad impression of his work. She made a good impression on me. influence: sb. or sth. that has an effect on sb. or sth. else; effect. mark: any sign that one object has been touched by another: a dirty mark on the wall; a footmark in the sand. relic: sth. that has been left behind from a past time: relics of the war, like ruined buildings and old guns; relics of the ancient Egyptian kings. tinge: a slight sign or amount: a tinge of colour; a tinge of sadness in her voice. tint: a shade of a colour: Sunglasses have a dark tint. trace: a sign or mark that shows where sth. had been: There were traces of blood on the floor. trail: a track left by sb. or sth.: The storm left a trail of destruction. The police were on his trail (were following signs, in search of him). vestige: a slight mark, track, etc., remaining of sth. that is now gone or has been destroyed. wake: the track on the water by a ship. \ See Also تأثير (تَأْثير)، انطباع (اِنْطِباع)، علامة (عَلامَة)‏

Arabic-English glossary > trace
4 trace

[treɪs]
1. noun

1) a mark or sign left by something:

There were traces of egg on the plate

There's still no trace of the missing child.
أَثَر، عَلامَه
2) a small amount:

Traces of poison were found in the cup.
مِقْدار ضَئيل
2. verb

1) to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc:

The police have traced him to London

The source of the infection has not yet been traced.
يَتَتَبَّع آثار
2) to make a copy of (a picture etc ) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc:

I traced the map.
يَرْسُم، يَنْسَخ صورَه

Arabic-English dictionary > trace
5 Б-252

как he бывало кого-чего coll VP subj / gen: more often inanim Invar fixed WO
(a person or thing) disappeared, went away completely: Х-а как не бывало = x vanished (without a trace)
there is no trace (left) of x it is as if x had never existed (been) thing x is completely gone.
Молодецким движением Борис вскинул на плечо посылку, взял в руки чемодан. Усталости его как не бывало (Рыбаков 2). Boris swung the parcel up onto his shoulder with a spirited gesture and picked up his own suitcase. His fatigue had vanished (2a).

Раздался треск и грохот... Через несколько минут крайней избы как не бывало... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). There came а resounding crack and a crash....In a few moments the hut on the end was completely gone... (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Б-252
6 как не бывало

• КАК НЕ БЫВАЛО кого-чего coll

[VP; subj/ gen: more often inanim; Invar; fixed WO]

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⇒ (a person or thing) disappeared, went away completely:

- X-a как не бывало≈ X vanished (without a trace);

- there is no trace (left) of X;

- it is as if X had never existed < been>;

- thing X is completely gone.

♦ Молодецким движением Борис вскинул на плечо посылку, взял в руки чемодан. Усталости его как не бывало (Рыбаков 2). Boris swung the parcel up onto his shoulder with a spirited gesture and picked up his own suitcase. His fatigue had vanished (2a).

♦ Раздался треск и грохот... Через несколько минут крайней избы как не бывало... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). There came a resounding crack and a crash....In a few moments the hut on the end was completely gone... (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как не бывало
7 asar

(Arabic) sign, trace; work of art; written work. asar qil to affect. asar(i) ur to influence. asari qolmadi There is no trace left. asar qoldir to leave a mark

Uzbek-English dictionary > asar
8 hatz

iz.

1. ( eskuari d.) finger; \hatz erakusle index finger; \hatz lodi thumb; \hatz luze middle finger; \hatz nagi ring finger; \hatz txiki little finger | pinkie

b. ( oro.) digit

c. [ izenen aurrean ] \hatz-aztarna finger print

2. ( aztarna) vestige, trace, mark; \hatzik ez da ageri there's no trace left

3. ( hazkanahia) itch

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > hatz
9 zaginąć

impf ⇒ zagiąć
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(-am, -asz); perf zagiąć; vt

1) ( kartkę) to fold; ( drut) to bend

2) (pot) ( osobę) to confuse

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zaginąć

pf.

go missing, disappear; chłopak zaginął trzy dni temu the boy has been missing for three days; ślad po l. słuch o niej zaginął there is no trace left of her.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zaginąć
10 Spur

f; -, -en

1. im Sand, Schnee etc.: track(s Pl.); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark; eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail; seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks; keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence); vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it; immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl); die Spur führt nach... the trail leads ( oder takes us) to...; jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto s.o.’s trail ( oder track); einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto s.th.; (finden) track s.th. down; jemandem auf der Spur sein be on s.o.’s trail ( oder track), be after s.o.; auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track; jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) s.o. off the scent; jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put s.o. on the right track; auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in s.o.’s tracks

2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s Pl.); einer Loipe: track; linke / rechte Spur MOT. left-hand / right-hand lane; die Spur halten keep in lane; die Spur wechseln switch lanes; in der Spur sein / aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in / leave the track(s)

3. (Spurweite) EISENB. ga(u)ge; MOT. track; die Spur kontrollieren / einstellen MOT. check / adjust the track

4. des Tonbands, EDV: track

5. (Fahrtlinie) Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line; aus der Spur geraten / ausbrechen swerve off course

6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR. touch; man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found; eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic; eine Spur zu stark / süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong / sweet; nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels / Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt / suspicion; keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc. not a scrap of decency etc.; keine Spur! umg. not at all!, no way!

7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; Pl. (Überreste) remains; Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war; Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization; Spuren des Alters signs of old age; seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc.: leave its marks; heiß

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die Spur

(Abdruck) rut;

(Anzeichen) trace; suspicion;

(Fahrbahn) lane;

(Fährte) track; scent; spoor; trail;

(Rückstand) vestige;

(Spurweite) gauge; gage;

(Tonspur) track;

(kleine Menge) tinge; dash

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[ʃpuːɐ]
f -, -en

1) (= Abdruck im Boden etc) track; (HUNT) track, spoor no pl; (= hinterlassenes Zeichen) trace, sign; (= Bremsspur) skidmarks pl; (= Blutspur, Schleimspur etc, Fährte zur Verfolgung) trail

von den Tätern fehlt jede Spúr — there is no clue as to the whereabouts of the persons responsible

der Täter hat keine Spúren hinterlassen — the culprit left no traces or marks

jds Spúr aufnehmen — to take up sb's trail

auf der richtigen/falschen Spúr sein (lit, fig) — to be on the right/wrong track

jdn auf jds Spúr bringen — to put sb onto sb's trail or onto sb

jdn auf die richtige Spúr bringen (fig) — to put sb on(to) the right track

jdm/einer Sache auf der Spúr sein/auf die Spúr kommen — to be/get onto sb/sth

die Polizei ist ihm jetzt auf der Spúr — the police are onto him now

auf or in jds Spúren wandeln (fig) — to follow in sb's footsteps

(seine) Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave its mark

Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave one's/its mark

ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to have no effect on sb

nicht ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to leave its mark on sb

2) (fig = kleine Menge, Überrest) trace; (von Pfeffer, Paprika etc) touch, soupçon; (von Vernunft, Anstand, Talent etc) scrap, ounce

von Anstand/Takt keine Spúr (inf) — no decency/tact at all

von Liebe keine Spúr (inf) — love doesn't/didn't come into it

keine Spúr! (inf) — not at all

keine Spúr davon ist wahr (inf) — there's not a scrap or an ounce of truth in it

wir hatten nicht die Spúr einer Chance — we didn't have a ghost of a chance (inf)

eine Spúr zu laut/grell — a shade or a touch too loud/garish

3) (= Fahrbahn) lane

auf der linken Spúr fahren — to drive in the left-hand lane

in der Spúr bleiben — to keep in lane

die Spúr wechseln — to change lanes

4) (AUT = gerade Fahrtrichtung) tracking

Spúr halten (beim Bremsen etc) — to hold its course; (nach Unfall) to track properly

aus der Spúr geraten or kommen (durch Seitenwind etc) — to go off course; (beim Bremsen etc) to skid

5) (= Spurweite) (RAIL) gauge; (AUT) track

6) (COMPUT) track

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die

1) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grain

2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) lick

3) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) shade

4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) shadow

5) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) streak

6) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) suggestion

7) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) suspicion

8) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) trace

9) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) trace

10) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) trail

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Spur

<-, -en>

[ʃpu:ɐ̯]

f

1. (hinterlassenes Anzeichen) trace; Verbrecher a. clue

\Spuren hinterlassen to leave traces; Verbrecher a. to leave clues

keine \Spuren hinterlassen to leave no trace

der Täter hat keine \Spuren hinterlassen the culprit has left no traces [or marks]

\Spuren einer Hochkultur remnants of an advanced civilization

\Spuren des Krieges scars of the war

seine \Spuren verwischen to cover up one's tracks

\Spuren der Verwüstung signs [or marks] of devastation

2. (Reihe von Hinweisen, Fährte) trail no pl; (Abdrücke) track[s pl]; JAGD scent

dieses Beweisstück brachte die Polizei auf die \Spur des Täters this piece of evidence helped the police [to] trace [or track down] the culprit pl

die \Spur aufnehmen to pick up the trail

andere \Spuren verfolgen to follow up other leads

3. (kleine Menge) trace; Knoblauch, Pfeffer touch, soupçon a. hum

\Spuren von Blut traces of blood

4. (Fünkchen) scrap, shred

hätte er nur eine \Spur mehr Verstand gehabt, wäre dies nicht geschehen if he'd had just an ounce more common sense this wouldn't have happened

keine \Spur von Anstand not a scrap of decency

5. (ein wenig)

eine \Spur zu laut a touch too load

eine \Spur salziger/süßer a touch saltier/sweeter

die Suppe könnte eine \Spur salziger sein this soup could do with a touch more salt

eine \Spur zu salzig/süß a touch too salty/sweet

6. (Fahrstreifen) lane

die linke/rechte \Spur the left-hand/right-hand lane

aus der \Spur geraten to move [or swerve] out of lane

\Spur halten to keep in lane

die \Spur wechseln to switch lanes

7. AUTO (Spurweite) track [or AM tread] width; (Radstellung) tracking no pl, no indef art

\Spur halten (Fahreigenschaft) to keep track

8. TECH, INFORM track

das Tonbandgerät hat acht \Spuren the tape recorder has eight tracks, this is an 8-track tape recorder

9. SKI course, track

10.

▶ auf der falschen \Spur sein to be on the wrong track [or barking up the wrong tree]

▶ eine heiße \Spur a firm lead

▶ etw hat seine \Spuren hinterlassen Schicksal sth has left its marks

▶ keine [o nicht die] \Spur (fam) not at all

▶ jdm/einer Sache auf die \Spur kommen to get onto sb/something

▶ jdn auf die richtige \Spur bringen to put sb on[to] the right track [or the scent]

▶ auf der richtigen \Spur sein to be on the right track

▶ jdm auf der \Spur sein to be on sb's trail [or the trail of sb]

▶ auf jds \Spuren wandeln to follow in sb's tracks

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die; Spur, Spuren

1) (Abdruck im Boden) track; (Folge von Abdrücken) tracks pl.; (BlutSpur, SchleimSpur usw.) trail

von dem Vermissten fehlt jede Spur — there is no trace of the missing person

eine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail

jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something

2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)

3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) trace

da fehlt noch eine Spur Paprika — it needs just a touch of paprika

von Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence

keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest

4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lane

die Spur wechseln — change lanes

in od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane

5) (Fahrlinie)

[die] Spur halten — stay on its line

6) (Elektrot., DV) track

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Spur f; -, -en

1. im Sand, Schnee etc: track(s pl); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark;

eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail;

seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks;

keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence);

vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it;

immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl);

die Spur führt nach … the trail leads ( oder takes us) to …;

jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto sb’s trail ( oder track);

einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto sth; (finden) track sth down;

jemandem auf der Spur sein be on sb’s trail ( oder track), be after sb;

auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track;

jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) sb off the scent;

jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put sb on the right track;

auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in sb’s tracks

2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s pl); einer Loipe: track;

linke/rechte Spur AUTO left-hand/right-hand lane;

die Spur halten keep in lane;

die Spur wechseln switch lanes;

in der Spur sein/aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in/leave the track(s)

3. (Spurweite) BAHN ga(u)ge; AUTO track;

die Spur kontrollieren/einstellen AUTO check/adjust the track

4. des Tonbands, IT track

5. (Fahrtlinie)

Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line;

aus der Spur geraten/ausbrechen swerve off course

6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR touch;

man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found;

eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic;

eine Spur zu stark/süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong/sweet;

nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels/Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt/suspicion;

keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc not a scrap of decency etc;

keine Spur! umg not at all!, no way!

7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; pl (Überreste) remains;

Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war;

Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization;

Spuren des Alters signs of old age;

seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc: leave its marks; → heiß

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die; Spur, Spuren

1) (Abdruck im Boden) track; (Folge von Abdrücken) tracks pl.; (BlutSpur, SchleimSpur usw.) trail

von dem Vermissten fehlt jede Spur — there is no trace of the missing person

eine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail

jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something

2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)

3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) trace

da fehlt noch eine Spur Paprika — it needs just a touch of paprika

von Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence

keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest

4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lane

die Spur wechseln — change lanes

in od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane

5) (Fahrlinie)

[die] Spur halten — stay on its line

6) (Elektrot., DV) track

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-en (Mathematik) f.

trace n. -en (beim Auto) f.

toe n. -en f.

groove n.

soupcon n.

spoor n.

trace n.

track n.

vestige n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Spur
11 spur

f; -, -en

1. im Sand, Schnee etc.: track(s Pl.); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark; eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail; seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks; keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence); vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it; immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl); die Spur führt nach... the trail leads ( oder takes us) to...; jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto s.o.’s trail ( oder track); einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto s.th.; (finden) track s.th. down; jemandem auf der Spur sein be on s.o.’s trail ( oder track), be after s.o.; auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track; jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) s.o. off the scent; jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put s.o. on the right track; auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in s.o.’s tracks

2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s Pl.); einer Loipe: track; linke / rechte Spur MOT. left-hand / right-hand lane; die Spur halten keep in lane; die Spur wechseln switch lanes; in der Spur sein / aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in / leave the track(s)

3. (Spurweite) EISENB. ga(u)ge; MOT. track; die Spur kontrollieren / einstellen MOT. check / adjust the track

4. des Tonbands, EDV: track

5. (Fahrtlinie) Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line; aus der Spur geraten / ausbrechen swerve off course

6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR. touch; man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found; eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic; eine Spur zu stark / süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong / sweet; nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels / Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt / suspicion; keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc. not a scrap of decency etc.; keine Spur! umg. not at all!, no way!

7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; Pl. (Überreste) remains; Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war; Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization; Spuren des Alters signs of old age; seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc.: leave its marks; heiß

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die Spur

(Abdruck) rut;

(Anzeichen) trace; suspicion;

(Fahrbahn) lane;

(Fährte) track; scent; spoor; trail;

(Rückstand) vestige;

(Spurweite) gauge; gage;

(Tonspur) track;

(kleine Menge) tinge; dash

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[ʃpuːɐ]
f -, -en

1) (= Abdruck im Boden etc) track; (HUNT) track, spoor no pl; (= hinterlassenes Zeichen) trace, sign; (= Bremsspur) skidmarks pl; (= Blutspur, Schleimspur etc, Fährte zur Verfolgung) trail

von den Tätern fehlt jede Spúr — there is no clue as to the whereabouts of the persons responsible

der Täter hat keine Spúren hinterlassen — the culprit left no traces or marks

jds Spúr aufnehmen — to take up sb's trail

auf der richtigen/falschen Spúr sein (lit, fig) — to be on the right/wrong track

jdn auf jds Spúr bringen — to put sb onto sb's trail or onto sb

jdn auf die richtige Spúr bringen (fig) — to put sb on(to) the right track

jdm/einer Sache auf der Spúr sein/auf die Spúr kommen — to be/get onto sb/sth

die Polizei ist ihm jetzt auf der Spúr — the police are onto him now

auf or in jds Spúren wandeln (fig) — to follow in sb's footsteps

(seine) Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave its mark

Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave one's/its mark

ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to have no effect on sb

nicht ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to leave its mark on sb

2) (fig = kleine Menge, Überrest) trace; (von Pfeffer, Paprika etc) touch, soupçon; (von Vernunft, Anstand, Talent etc) scrap, ounce

von Anstand/Takt keine Spúr (inf) — no decency/tact at all

von Liebe keine Spúr (inf) — love doesn't/didn't come into it

keine Spúr! (inf) — not at all

keine Spúr davon ist wahr (inf) — there's not a scrap or an ounce of truth in it

wir hatten nicht die Spúr einer Chance — we didn't have a ghost of a chance (inf)

eine Spúr zu laut/grell — a shade or a touch too loud/garish

3) (= Fahrbahn) lane

auf der linken Spúr fahren — to drive in the left-hand lane

in der Spúr bleiben — to keep in lane

die Spúr wechseln — to change lanes

4) (AUT = gerade Fahrtrichtung) tracking

Spúr halten (beim Bremsen etc) — to hold its course; (nach Unfall) to track properly

aus der Spúr geraten or kommen (durch Seitenwind etc) — to go off course; (beim Bremsen etc) to skid

5) (= Spurweite) (RAIL) gauge; (AUT) track

6) (COMPUT) track

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die

1) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grain

2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) lick

3) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) shade

4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) shadow

5) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) streak

6) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) suggestion

7) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) suspicion

8) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) trace

9) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) trace

10) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) trail

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Spur

<-, -en>

[ʃpu:ɐ̯]

f

1. (hinterlassenes Anzeichen) trace; Verbrecher a. clue

\Spuren hinterlassen to leave traces; Verbrecher a. to leave clues

keine \Spuren hinterlassen to leave no trace

der Täter hat keine \Spuren hinterlassen the culprit has left no traces [or marks]

\Spuren einer Hochkultur remnants of an advanced civilization

\Spuren des Krieges scars of the war

seine \Spuren verwischen to cover up one's tracks

\Spuren der Verwüstung signs [or marks] of devastation

2. (Reihe von Hinweisen, Fährte) trail no pl; (Abdrücke) track[s pl]; JAGD scent

dieses Beweisstück brachte die Polizei auf die \Spur des Täters this piece of evidence helped the police [to] trace [or track down] the culprit pl

die \Spur aufnehmen to pick up the trail

andere \Spuren verfolgen to follow up other leads

3. (kleine Menge) trace; Knoblauch, Pfeffer touch, soupçon a. hum

\Spuren von Blut traces of blood

4. (Fünkchen) scrap, shred

hätte er nur eine \Spur mehr Verstand gehabt, wäre dies nicht geschehen if he'd had just an ounce more common sense this wouldn't have happened

keine \Spur von Anstand not a scrap of decency

5. (ein wenig)

eine \Spur zu laut a touch too load

eine \Spur salziger/süßer a touch saltier/sweeter

die Suppe könnte eine \Spur salziger sein this soup could do with a touch more salt

eine \Spur zu salzig/süß a touch too salty/sweet

6. (Fahrstreifen) lane

die linke/rechte \Spur the left-hand/right-hand lane

aus der \Spur geraten to move [or swerve] out of lane

\Spur halten to keep in lane

die \Spur wechseln to switch lanes

7. AUTO (Spurweite) track [or AM tread] width; (Radstellung) tracking no pl, no indef art

\Spur halten (Fahreigenschaft) to keep track

8. TECH, INFORM track

das Tonbandgerät hat acht \Spuren the tape recorder has eight tracks, this is an 8-track tape recorder

9. SKI course, track

10.

▶ auf der falschen \Spur sein to be on the wrong track [or barking up the wrong tree]

▶ eine heiße \Spur a firm lead

▶ etw hat seine \Spuren hinterlassen Schicksal sth has left its marks

▶ keine [o nicht die] \Spur (fam) not at all

▶ jdm/einer Sache auf die \Spur kommen to get onto sb/something

▶ jdn auf die richtige \Spur bringen to put sb on[to] the right track [or the scent]

▶ auf der richtigen \Spur sein to be on the right track

▶ jdm auf der \Spur sein to be on sb's trail [or the trail of sb]

▶ auf jds \Spuren wandeln to follow in sb's tracks

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die; Spur, Spuren

1) (Abdruck im Boden) track; (Folge von Abdrücken) tracks pl.; (BlutSpur, SchleimSpur usw.) trail

von dem Vermissten fehlt jede Spur — there is no trace of the missing person

eine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail

jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something

2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)

3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) trace

da fehlt noch eine Spur Paprika — it needs just a touch of paprika

von Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence

keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest

4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lane

die Spur wechseln — change lanes

in od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane

5) (Fahrlinie)

[die] Spur halten — stay on its line

6) (Elektrot., DV) track

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…spur f im subst

1.

Fuchsspur fox’s scent;

Reifenspur tyre mark, US tire track;

Ölspur trail of oil

2.

Langlaufspur cross-country ski track

3.

Mittelspur centre (US -er) lane

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die; Spur, Spuren

1) (Abdruck im Boden) track; (Folge von Abdrücken) tracks pl.; (BlutSpur, SchleimSpur usw.) trail

von dem Vermissten fehlt jede Spur — there is no trace of the missing person

eine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail

jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something

2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)

3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) trace

da fehlt noch eine Spur Paprika — it needs just a touch of paprika

von Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence

keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest

4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lane

die Spur wechseln — change lanes

in od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane

5) (Fahrlinie)

[die] Spur halten — stay on its line

6) (Elektrot., DV) track

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-en (Mathematik) f.

trace n. -en (beim Auto) f.

toe n. -en f.

groove n.

soupcon n.

spoor n.

trace n.

track n.

vestige n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > spur
12 rastro

m.

1 trail (pista).

seguir el rastro de alguien to trail somebody

perder el rastro de alguien to lose track of somebody

2 trace (vestigio).

sin dejar rastro without trace

no hay o queda ni rastro de él there's no sign of him

cuando llegamos no había ni rastro de cerveza when we got there there wasn't a drop of beer left

3 flea market (mercado).

4 slaughtering house.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rastrar.

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rastro

► nombre masculino

1 (instrumento) rake

2 (señal) trace, track, sign; (olor) scent

■ ni rastro de sangre not a trace of blood

3 (vestigio) vestige

4 (mercado) flea market

■ el Rastro the Madrid flea market

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

perder el rastro de alguien to lose somebody's trail

seguir el rastro de alguien to follow somebody's trail

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noun m.

1) trace

2) track, trail

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SM

1) (=pista) trail; (=olor) scent

la policía ha seguido el rastro a o de los atracadores — the police have followed the robbers' trail

los perros le perdieron el rastro — the dogs lost his scent

2) (=señal) trace

quedaban rastros de sangre en el suelo — there were traces of blood on the floor

desaparecer sin dejar rastro — to vanish without trace

ni rastro: no ha quedado ni rastro del jamón — there isn't a scrap of ham left

3) (Agr) (=rastrillo) rake; (=grada) harrow

4) (=mercadillo) fleamarket

el Rastro — fleamarket in Madrid

5) † (=matadero) slaughterhouse

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masculino

1) (pista, huella) trail; (señal, vestigio) trace, sign

no dejaron ni rastro de la comida — they ate every last bit of the food

sin dejar rastro — without (a) trace

2) ( mercado) flea market

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masculino

1) (pista, huella) trail; (señal, vestigio) trace, sign

no dejaron ni rastro de la comida — they ate every last bit of the food

sin dejar rastro — without (a) trace

2) ( mercado) flea market

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rastro¹

¹ = trace.

Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.

* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

rastro²

² = flea market.

Ex: Libraries should think carefully before rejecting 'the literature of the flea-market', for which there may be popular demand and without which serious study will be handicapped.

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rastro

masculine

rastro (↑ rastro a1)

A

1 (pista, huella) trail

seguimos el rastro del ladrón we are following o we are on the thief's trail

2 (señal, vestigio) trace, sign

del dinero no quedó ni rastro there was no sign of the money

no dejaron ni rastro de la comida they ate every last bit of the food, they didn't leave a single scrap of food

no demostró el menor rastro de egoísmo she displayed no trace of selfishness

no le quedaba ni rastro de maquillaje en el rostro not a trace of makeup was left on her face

desapareció sin dejar rastro she disappeared without (a) trace

B (mercado) flea market

C ( Méx) slaughter house

CULTURAL NOTE

rastro

In some parts of Spain, the name given to a weekly open-air flea market, where all kinds of items are sold. The name El Rastro as such refers to a very big market of this type held in Madrid at weekends.

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rastro sustantivo masculino
1 (pista, huella) trail;
(señal, vestigio) trace, sign;
◊ sin dejar rastro without (a) trace

2 ( mercado) flea market
rastro sustantivo masculino
1 (de un animal, etc) trail, track
2 (vestigio) trace, sign
sin dejar rastro, without a trace
3 (mercado callejero) flea market
' rastro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huella
- olfatear
- parar
- pista
- reguero
- regusto
- resabio
- seguir
English:
cold
- flea market
- market
- self-pity
- sign
- trace
- track
- trail
- vanish
- flea
- scent

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rastro nm

1. [pista] trail;

seguir el rastro de alguien to trail sb;

perder el rastro de alguien to lose track of sb

2. [vestigio] trace;

desapareció sin dejar rastro he vanished without trace;

no hay o [m5] queda ni rastro de él there's no sign of him;

cuando llegamos no había ni rastro de cerveza when we got there there wasn't a drop of beer left

3. [mercado] flea market

4. Méx [matadero] abattoir, slaughterhouse

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rastro

m

1 street market

2 ( huella) trace;

desaparecer sin dejar rastro vanish without trace;

seguir el rastro a alguien follow s.o.’s trail

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rastro nm

1) pista: trail, track

2) vestigio: trace, sign

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rastro n

1. (pista) trail

los perros siguieron el rastro del fugitivo the dogs followed the fugitive's trail

2. (señal, vestigio) trace / sign

no había ni rastro de ella there was no sign of her

3. (mercadillo) flea market

Spanish-English dictionary > rastro
13 huella

f.

1 footprint.

seguir las huellas de alguien (figurative) to follow in somebody's footsteps

huella digital o dactilar fingerprint

huella genética genetic fingerprint

2 trace (vestigio).

3 mark.

dejar huella to leave one's mark

4 step.

pres.indicat.

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

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huella

► nombre femenino

1 (de pie) footprint; (de ruedas) track

2 figurado (vestigio) trace, sign

■ las huellas del tiempo the traces of time

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar huella to leave one's mark (en, on)

no quedar ni huella not to be a trace

seguir las huellas de alguien figurado to follow in somebody's footsteps

huella dactilar fingerprint

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noun f.

1) footprint

2) fingerprint

3) track

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SF

1) [en el suelo] (=pisada) footprint, footstep; [de coche, animal] track

seguir las huellas de algn — to follow in sb's footsteps

huella dactilar, huella digital — fingerprint

huella ecológica — carbon footprint

huella genética — genetic fingerprint

2) (=rastro) trace

sin dejar huella — without leaving a trace, leaving no sign

se le notaban las huellas del sufrimiento — you could see the signs of her suffering

3) (=impronta)

el presidente dejó huella inconfundible en el partido — the president left his unmistakable mark o stamp on the party

aquello dejó una huella imborrable — it left an indelible memory

4) (=acto) tread, treading

5) [de escalera] tread

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femenino

a) ( pisada - de persona) footprint, footstep; (- de rueda) track

las huellas del animal — the animal's tracks o pawprints (o hoofmarks etc)

b) ( vestigio) mark

la huella islámica en nuestra literatura — the Islamic influence on our literature

sin dejar huella — without (a) trace

c) ( de escalón) tread

- huellas dactilares or digitales

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= trace, footprint, imprint, footprint, footprint, track, print.

Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.

Ex. Such compact drives are attractive devices for laptop computers and for internal installation in desktop computers with compact footprints.

Ex. Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.

Ex. In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The Information footprint: a satellite-based information service'.

Ex. Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.

Ex. Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.

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* borrar + Posesivo + huellas = cover up + Posesivo + tracks.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* huella dactilar = fingerprint [finger-print].

* huella de carbono = carbon imprint, carbon footprint.

* huella dejada por el pulgar = thumb-mark.

* huella ecológica = ecological imprint, ecological footprint.

* huellas = set of tracks.

* identificación mediante las huellas dactilares = finger-print identification.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

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femenino

a) ( pisada - de persona) footprint, footstep; (- de rueda) track

las huellas del animal — the animal's tracks o pawprints (o hoofmarks etc)

b) ( vestigio) mark

la huella islámica en nuestra literatura — the Islamic influence on our literature

sin dejar huella — without (a) trace

c) ( de escalón) tread

- huellas dactilares or digitales

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= trace, footprint, imprint, footprint, footprint, track, print.

Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.

Ex: Such compact drives are attractive devices for laptop computers and for internal installation in desktop computers with compact footprints.

Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.

Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The Information footprint: a satellite-based information service'.

Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.

Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.

* borrar + Posesivo + huellas = cover up + Posesivo + tracks.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* huella dactilar = fingerprint [finger-print].

* huella de carbono = carbon imprint, carbon footprint.

* huella dejada por el pulgar = thumb-mark.

* huella ecológica = ecological imprint, ecological footprint.

* huellas = set of tracks.

* identificación mediante las huellas dactilares = finger-print identification.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* * *

huella

feminine

1 (pisada — de una persona) footprint, footstep; (— de un animal) pawprint ( o hoofmark etc)

siguieron las huellas del animal they followed the animal's tracks o pawprints ( o hoofmarks etc)

2 (vestigio) mark

la huella islámica en la literatura española the Islamic influence on Spanish literature

en su rostro se veía la huella del tiempo time had left its mark on his face ( liter)

desaparecieron sin dejar huella they disappeared without (a) trace

3 (de un escalón) tread

Compuestos:

● huella de carbono

carbon footprint

● huella ecológica

ecological footprint

● huella genética

genetic fingerprint

● huellas dactilares or digitales

fpl fingerprints (pl)

● huella social

social impact; social footprint

* * *

Del verbo hollar: ( conjugate hollar)

huella es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
hollar
huella
huella sustantivo femenino
a) ( pisada — de persona) footprint, footstep;

(— de rueda) track;
◊ las huellas del animal the animal's tracks o pawprints (o hoofmarks etc);

huellas dactilares fingerprints
b) ( vestigio) mark;

◊ sin dejar huella without (a) trace

huella sustantivo femenino
1 (pisada) footprint
(de vehículo, animal) track
huella dactilar o digital, fingerprint
2 fig (rastro, señal) trace, sign
dejar la huella, to leave one's mark: dejó una huella en el cristal, it left a mark on the glass
' huella' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dactilar
- estampar
- imprimir
- marca
- pisada
- seña
- señal
- señalar
- dejar
- impacto
- indicio
- marcar
- mordida
- perro
- rastro
- reciente
- resquicio
English:
fingerprint
- footprint
- impression
- imprint
- mark
- print
- sign
- skidmark
- suspicion
- track
- finger
- foot

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huella

♦ ver hollar

♦ nf

1. [de persona] footprint;
[de animal, rueda] track;
Comp

seguir las huellas de alguien to follow in sb's footsteps

Comp
huella dactilar fingerprint;
huella digital fingerprint;

huella genética genetic fingerprint

2. [vestigio] trace;

todavía no han desaparecido las huellas de las inundaciones you can still see the signs of the flooding

3. [impresión profunda] mark;

su rostro reflejaba las huellas del esfuerzo her face showed signs of the effort she was putting in;

Comp

dejar huella: desaparecieron sin dejar huella they vanished without trace;

un estilo de componer que ha dejado huella a style of composing that has been very influential;

sus enseñanzas dejaron huella en sus discípulos her teachings influenced her followers

4. [de escalón] tread

* * *

huella

f mark; de animal track;

seguir las huellas de alguien follow in s.o.’s footsteps

* * *

huella, etc. hollar

huella nf

1) : footprint

seguir las huellas de alguien: to follow in someone's footsteps

2) : mark, impact

dejar huella: to leave one's mark

sin dejar huella: without a trace

3)

huella digital or

huella dactilar : fingerprint

* * *

huella n

1. (de persona) footprint

siguió las huellas del ladrón he followed the thief's footprints

2. (de animal, vehículo) track

seguimos las huellas del oso we followed the bear's tracks

sin dejar huella without trace

huella dactilar fingerprint

huella digital fingerprint

Spanish-English dictionary > huella
14 помен

1. memorial service, commemoration

2. (споменаване) mentioning, mention

няма и помен от there is no trace of, there is nothing left of

ни помен от not the slightest trace of

за чудо и помен never to be forgotten

* * *

по̀мен,

м., -и, (два) по̀мена 1. memorial service, commemoration;

2. ( споменаване) mentioning, mention; • за чудо и \помен never to be forgotten; ни \помен от not the slightest trace of, not a rag/vestige of; няма и \помен от there is no trace of, there is nothing left of.

* * *
1. (споменаване) mentioning, mention 2. memorial service, commemoration 3. за чудо и ПОМЕН never to be forgotten 4. ни ПОМЕН от not the slightest trace of 5. няма и ПОМЕН от there is no trace of, there is nothing left of

Български-английски речник > помен
15 aztarna

iz. [from hatz + ?]

1. ( zantzua) sign, indication; Jainkoak Salomoni hitz horiek esan eta berehala hasi ziren bete zirelako \aztarnak immediately after God said those words to Solomon there began to be signs that they would be fulfilled

2. ( zerbaitek edo norbaitek utzitakoa)

a. ( arrastoa) trace, vestige; haren urrats eta aztarnei jarraituz following his steps and tracks | {following || dogging} his tracks; zer izan ziren \aztarnarik ere utzi gabe without leaving behind any trace of what they were; etxetik ez da \aztarnarik gelditzen there was no trace of the house left; hemen zegoen jauregitik ez da \aztarnarik gelditu not a trace of the palace that was here is to be seen |there' s not a trace left of the palace that stood here; \aztarnaak atera to investigate

b. ( animaliak) track

c. ( gizakiek utzitakoa) footprint, track

d. ( lapurrak, hiltzaileak utzitakoa) clue, piece of evidence

e. \aztarna arkeologikoak archaeological remains

f. (irud.) hori esan dizunak hemengo gorabeheren \aztarnarik ez daki the one that told you that doesn' t have clue about the problems here

3. (Biol.) rudiment, vestige

4. Inform. trace

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > aztarna
16 nada

adv.

1 at all.

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

no es nada extraño it's not at all strange

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

2 a little, a bit (poco).

no hace nada que salió he left just a minute ago

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

4 anything.

intj.

nothing at all.

pron.

1 nothing.

no pasó nada nothing happened

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

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

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

nada más nothing else, nothing more

no quiero nada más I don't want anything else

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

no es nada it's nothing serious

esto no es nada that's nothing

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

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

casi nada almost nothing

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

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

dentro de nada any second now

¡nada de eso! absolutely not!

No quiero nada I don't want any.

2 love (en tenis). (peninsular Spanish)

f.

1 nothing, bugger all.

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

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

nada

► pronombre

1 nothing

■ no quiero nada I don't want anything

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

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

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

► adverbio

1 (not) at all

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

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

► nombre femenino

1 nothingness

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

antes de nada first of all

como si nada just like that

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

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

■ es una tontería de nada it's nothing much

dentro de nada in a moment

nada de eso not at all, nothing of the kind

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

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

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

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

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

nada menos que no less than

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

por nada for no reason at all

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

¡y nada de...! and don't...!

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

* * *
1. noun f.
1) nothingness

2) naught
2. adv.
not at all

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

* * *

1. PRON

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¡nada de eso! — not a bit of it!

¡nada de marcharse! — forget about leaving!

nada de nada — absolutely nothing, nothing at all

- ¡de eso nada, monada!

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

a) [con verbo]

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

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

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

• hace nada — just a moment ago

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

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

• no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing

• no servir para nada — to be utterly useless

no sirves para nada — you're utterly useless

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

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

b) [con preposición, adverbio]

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

se fue antes de nada — she left almost at once

• a cada nada — LAm * constantly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• dentro de nada — very soon

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

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

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

quiero uno nada más — I only want one

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• ni nada — or anything

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

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

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

• para nada — at all

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

por menos de nada — for two pins

3) [como coletilla]

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

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

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

4) (Tenis) love

treinta-nada — thirty-love

2.

ADV not at all, by no means

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

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

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

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

3.

SF

la nada — the void

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

* * *
I
pronombre

1)

a) nothing

es mejor que nada — it's better than nothing

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

antes que or de nada — first of all

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

no quiere nada — he doesn't want anything

no sirves para nada! — you're useless

no se hizo nada — he wasn't hurt

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

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

sin decir nada — without a word

nadie me dio nada — nobody gave me anything

sin nada de azúcar — without any sugar at all

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

b) (en locs)

de nada — you're welcome

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

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

2)

a) ( ninguna cosa)

antes de que digas nada — before you say anything

b) ( muy poco)

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

en nada de tiempo — in no time at all

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

llora por nada — she cries at the slightest little thing

dentro de nada — very soon

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

c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)

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

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

3) (Esp) ( en tenis) love

quince-nada — fifteen-love
II
adverbio

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

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

1) (Fil)

la nada — nothing

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

surgió de la nada — it came out of nowhere

2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)

una nada de sal — a tiny pinch of salt

una nada de agua — a tiny drop of water

* * *

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

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

Ex. Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

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

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

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

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

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

* casi nada = next to nothing.

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

* contar para nada = count + for nothing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.

* más que nada = more than anything else.

* nada bonito = unlovely.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* nada convencido = unimpressed.

* nada convencional = unorthodox.

* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.

* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.

* nada de nada = zilch.

* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.

* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.

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

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

* nada envidiable = unenviable.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

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

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

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

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

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

* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.

* nada impresionado = unimpressed.

* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada más = anything else, nothing else.

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

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

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

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

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

* nada materialista = unworldly.

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

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

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

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

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

* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

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

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

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

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

* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

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

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

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

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

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

* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.

* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.

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

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

* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.

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

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

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

* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

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

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

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

* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

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

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

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

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

* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

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

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

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

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

* o nada en absoluto = if at all.

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

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

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

* por nada = for nothing.

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

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

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

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

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

* primero que nada = first off.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

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

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

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

* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.

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

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

* servir para nada = count + for nothing.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

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

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

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

* * *
I
pronombre

1)

a) nothing

es mejor que nada — it's better than nothing

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

antes que or de nada — first of all

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

no quiere nada — he doesn't want anything

no sirves para nada! — you're useless

no se hizo nada — he wasn't hurt

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

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

sin decir nada — without a word

nadie me dio nada — nobody gave me anything

sin nada de azúcar — without any sugar at all

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

b) (en locs)

de nada — you're welcome

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

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

2)

a) ( ninguna cosa)

antes de que digas nada — before you say anything

b) ( muy poco)

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

en nada de tiempo — in no time at all

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

llora por nada — she cries at the slightest little thing

dentro de nada — very soon

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

c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)

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

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

3) (Esp) ( en tenis) love

quince-nada — fifteen-love
II
adverbio

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

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

1) (Fil)

la nada — nothing

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

surgió de la nada — it came out of nowhere

2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)

una nada de sal — a tiny pinch of salt

una nada de agua — a tiny drop of water

* * *

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

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

Ex: Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

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

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

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

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

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

* casi nada = next to nothing.

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

* contar para nada = count + for nothing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.

* más que nada = more than anything else.

* nada bonito = unlovely.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* nada convencido = unimpressed.

* nada convencional = unorthodox.

* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.

* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.

* nada de nada = zilch.

* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.

* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.

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

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

* nada envidiable = unenviable.

* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.

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

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

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

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

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

* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.

* nada impresionado = unimpressed.

* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

* nada más = anything else, nothing else.

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

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

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

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

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

* nada materialista = unworldly.

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

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

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

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

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

* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

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

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

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

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

* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

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

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

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

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

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

* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.

* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.

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

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

* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.

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

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

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

* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

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

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

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

* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

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

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

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

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

* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

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

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

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

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

* o nada en absoluto = if at all.

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

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

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

* por nada = for nothing.

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

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

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

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

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

* primero que nada = first off.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

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

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

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

* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.

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

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

* servir para nada = count + for nothing.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

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

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

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

* * *

nada¹

pronoun

A

1 nothing

es mejor que nada it's better than nothing

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

antes que or de nada first of all

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

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

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

¡no sirves para nada! you're useless

no se hizo nada he wasn't hurt

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

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

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

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

se fue sin decir nada she left without a word

nadie me dio nada nobody gave me anything

nada DE algo:

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

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

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

2 ( en locs):

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

nada de nada ( fam); not a thing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

para nada not … at all

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B

1

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

antes de que digas nada before you say anything

2

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

fue un golpe de nada it was only a little bump

en nada de tiempo in no time at all

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

dentro de nada very soon, in no time at all

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

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

3 ( fam)

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

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

C ( Esp) (en tenis) love

quince-nada fifteen-love

nada²

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

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

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

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

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

nada³

feminine

A ( Fil):

la nada nothing

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

surgió de la nada it came out of nowhere

B

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

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

ganó por una nada he won by a whisker

* * *

Del verbo nadar: ( conjugate nadar)

nada es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

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

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

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

◊ de nada you're welcome;

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

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

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

◊ ¿sabes nada? can you swim?;

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

c)

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

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

* * *

nada

♦ pron

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

no pasó nada nothing happened;

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

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

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

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

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

casi nada almost nothing;

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

esto no es nada that's nothing;

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

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

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

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

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

nada más nothing else, nothing more;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dentro de nada any second now;

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

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

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

3. Esp [en tenis] love;

treinta nada thirty love

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

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

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

5. Comp

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

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

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

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

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

♦ adv

1. [en absoluto] at all;

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

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

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

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

no está nada mal it's not at all bad;

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

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

♦ nf

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

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

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

♦ de nada loc adj

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

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

♦ nada más loc adv

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

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

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

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

* * *

nada

I pron nothing;

no hay nada there isn’t anything;

no es nada it’s nothing;

nada más nothing else;

nada menos que no less than;

nada de nada nothing at all;

para nada not at all;

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

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

más que nada more than anything;

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

por menos de nada for no reason at all;

nada más llegar as soon as I arrived;

antes de nada first of all;

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

¡casi nada! peanuts!;

¡de nada! you’re welcome, not at all;

pues nada, … well, …

II adv not at all;

no ha llovido nada it hasn’t rained;

no estoy nada contento I’m not at all happy

III f nothingness

* * *

nada adv

: not at all, not in the least

no estamos nada cansados: we are not at all tired

nada nf

1) : nothingness

2) : smidgen, bit

una nada le disgusta: the slightest thing upsets him

nada pron

1) : nothing

no estoy haciendo nada: I'm not doing anything

2)

casi nada : next to nothing

3)

de nada : you're welcome

4)

dentro de nada : very soon, in no time

5)

nada más : nothing else, nothing more

* * *

nada¹ adv at all

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

nada² pron

1. nothing / not... anything

Con el verbo en afirmativo se utiliza nothing

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

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

Con el verbo en negativo se utiliza anything

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

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

2. (en tenis) love

quince nada fifteen love

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

un retraso de nada a slight delay

nada de no / any

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

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

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

era estúpido nada más he was just stupid

nada más... as soon as...

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

Spanish-English dictionary > nada
17 resto

m.

1 return (of serve).

al resto, Jiménez Jiménez to return

2 rest, remain, remnant, leftover.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: restar.

* * *

resto

► nombre masculino

1 remainder, rest

2 MATEMÁTICAS remainder

3 DEPORTE return

► nombre masculino plural restos

1 (gen) remains; (ruinas) ruins

2 (de comida) leftovers

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

echar el resto familiar to give something all one has got, go all out

restos mortales mortal remains

* * *

noun m.

remainder

- restos

* * *

SM

1) (=lo que queda) rest; (Mat) remainder

yo haré el resto — I'll do the rest

no hace falta que te cuente el resto — I don't need to tell you the rest

para los restos * —

yo me quedo aquí para los restos — I'm staying here for good

2) pl restos [de edificio, muralla] remains; [de comida] leftovers, scraps; [de avión, naufragio] wreckage sing ; (=escombros) debris sing, rubble sing

restos de edición — remainders

restos de serie — leftovers, remainders

restos humanos — human remains

restos mortales — (mortal) remains

3) (Dep) (=devolución de pelota) return (of service); (=jugador) receiver

estar al resto — to receive

4) (=apuesta) stake

echar el resto — * (=apostar) to stake all one's money; (=esforzarse al máximo) to do one's utmost

echar el resto por hacer algo — to go all out to do sth, do one's utmost to do sth

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (lo demás, lo que queda)

el resto — the rest

el resto del dinero — the rest o the remainder of the money

el resto de sus días — the rest of his days

¿qué importa lo que haga el resto (de la gente)? — what does it matter what everybody else does?

b) (Mat) remainder

2) restos masculino plural

a) ( despojos) remains (pl)

restos arqueológicos — archaeological remains

los restos del avión siniestrado — the wreckage of the airplane

b) ( de comida) leftovers (pl)

- restos mortales

3) (Esp) (Dep) return (of service)

4) (Col, Méx fam) ( montón)

falta un resto para llegar — we won't be there for ages (colloq)

un resto de gente — loads of people (colloq)

* * *

= deposit, residue, trace, remnant, residuum, remainder, hangover [hang-over], holdover.

Ex. Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.

Ex. I have noted elsewhere that structure is the residue of function.

Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.

Ex. What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.

Ex. Any representative sample, any cross-section, any week's harvest of queries in a busy library is sure to include a residuum that does not fit into any of the categories so far outlined.

Ex. The article 'Bargains or bummers? remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.

Ex. English's dominant role is a hangover from colonialism.

Ex. As I've said before, these conventions are antiquated -- they are holdovers from an older era.

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* el resto = rest, the.

* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).

* en el resto = everywhere else.

* en el resto de = elsewhere.

* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (lo demás, lo que queda)

el resto — the rest

el resto del dinero — the rest o the remainder of the money

el resto de sus días — the rest of his days

¿qué importa lo que haga el resto (de la gente)? — what does it matter what everybody else does?

b) (Mat) remainder

2) restos masculino plural

a) ( despojos) remains (pl)

restos arqueológicos — archaeological remains

los restos del avión siniestrado — the wreckage of the airplane

b) ( de comida) leftovers (pl)

- restos mortales

3) (Esp) (Dep) return (of service)

4) (Col, Méx fam) ( montón)

falta un resto para llegar — we won't be there for ages (colloq)

un resto de gente — loads of people (colloq)

* * *

= deposit, residue, trace, remnant, residuum, remainder, hangover [hang-over], holdover.

Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.

Ex: I have noted elsewhere that structure is the residue of function.

Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.

Ex: What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.

Ex: Any representative sample, any cross-section, any week's harvest of queries in a busy library is sure to include a residuum that does not fit into any of the categories so far outlined.

Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.

Ex: English's dominant role is a hangover from colonialism.

Ex: As I've said before, these conventions are antiquated -- they are holdovers from an older era.

* el resto = rest, the.

* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).

* en el resto = everywhere else.

* en el resto de = elsewhere.

* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

* * *

resto

masculine

A

1

(lo demás, lo que queda): el resto the rest

el resto del dinero the rest o the remainder of the money, the remaining money

el resto ya lo conoces you already know the rest

quiere vivir aquí el resto de sus días he wants to spend the rest of his days here

¿qué importa lo que haga el resto (de la gente)? what does it matter what everybody else does?

echar el resto ( Esp fam); to go all out ( colloq)

para los restos ( Esp); for good, forever, for keeps ( colloq)

2 ( Mat) remainder

B restos mpl

1 (despojos, residuos) remains (pl)

restos arqueológicos archaeological remains

los restos del avión siniestrado the wreckage of the airplane

2 (de comida) leftovers (pl)

Compuestos:

● restos de serie

mpl end-of-line goods (pl)

● restos de temporada

mpl end-of-season goods (pl)

● restos mortales

mpl ( frml); mortal remains (pl) ( frml)

C ( Esp) ( Dep) return, return of service o serve

D

( Col fam) (montón): todavía falta un resto para llegar there's a long way to go yet, we won't be there for ages yet ( colloq)

había un resto de gente there were loads of people ( colloq)

* * *

Del verbo restar: ( conjugate restar)

resto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

restó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
restar
resto
restar ( conjugate restar) verbo transitivo
a) (Mat) ‹ número› to subtract, take away;

resto algo DE algo to take (away) o subtract sth from sth
b) ‹gastos/cantidad› to deduct, take away

c) ( quitar):

◊ restole importancia a algo to minimize o play down the importance of sth

verbo intransitivo
1 (Mat) to subtract, take away
2 (Esp) (Dep) to return (service)
resto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (lo demás, lo que queda)

◊ el resto the rest

b) (Mat) remainder

2
◊ restos sustantivo masculino plural (humanos, arqueológicos) remains (pl);

(de avión, barco siniestrado) wreckage;
( de comida) leftovers (pl)
3 (Esp) (Dep) return (of service)
restar
I verbo transitivo
1 Mat to subtract, take away
2 (quitar) to minimize: me estáis restando autoridad, you are undermining my authority
le restó importancia, she played down its importance
3 (en tenis) to return
II vi (quedar) to be left, remain: solo me resta decir..., it only remains for me to say...
¿Cómo se dice 8 - 2 = 6?
Two from eight leaves/is six.
Eight take away two leaves/is six.
What's two from eight?
What's eight minus two?
resto sustantivo masculino
1 rest, remainder: el resto de mi familia vive en Segovia, the rest of my family lives in Segovia
2 Mat remainder
3 Tenis return 4 restos, remains
Arqueol remains
restos mortales, mortal remains
(de alimento) leftovers
♦ Locuciones: echar el resto, to go for broke
' resto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
eclipsar
- honda
- protagonismo
- remanente
- rescoldo
- restar
- saldo
- vitalicia
- vitalicio
- diferencia
- pucho
- resquicio
English:
remainder
- remnant
- rest
- apart
- balance
- catch
- end
- just
- off
- unaccounted for

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resto nm

1.
el resto [lo que queda] the rest;

el resto se fue a bailar the rest (of them) went dancing;

me da igual lo que opine el resto I don't care what the rest of them think o what the others think;

… y el resto de la historia ya la sabes … and you already know the rest of the story;

Comp
Fam
echar el resto: tenemos que echar el resto we have to give it our all

2. Mat
el resto the remainder

3.
restos [sobras] leftovers;
[cadáver] remains; [ruinas] ruins;
encontraron los cuerpos entre los restos del naufragio the bodies were found amidst the wreckage of the ship

Comp
restos mortales (mortal) remains
4. [en tenis] return (of serve);

al resto, Jiménez Jiménez to receive

* * *

resto

m rest, remainder;

los restos mortales the (mortal) remains;

echar el resto go all out

* * *

resto nm

1) : rest, remainder

2) restos nmpl

: remains

restos de comida: leftovers

restos arqueológicos: archeological ruins

3)

restos mortales : mortal remains

* * *

resto n

1. (lo que queda) rest

ya te contaré el resto otro día I'll tell you the rest another day

el resto se fue a pasear the rest went for a walk

2. (en matemáticas) remainder

el resto de diez menos seis es cuatro the remainder of ten minus six is four

Spanish-English dictionary > resto
18 reste

reste [ʀεst]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = l'autre partie) le reste the rest

• le reste de sa vie/du temps the rest of his life/of the time

• préparez les bagages, je m'occupe du reste get the luggage ready and I'll see to the rest

• avec la grève, la neige et (tout) le reste, ils ne peuvent pas venir what with the strike, the snow and everything else, they can't come

• pour le reste nous verrons bien as for the rest we'll have to see

► du reste besides

• du reste, nous la connaissons très peu besides, we hardly know her at all

   b. ( = ce qui est en trop) il y a un reste de fromage/de tissu there's some cheese/material left over

• ce reste de poulet ne suffira pas this left-over chicken won't be enough

   c. (Mathematics) remainder

2. plural masculine noun

restes ( = nourriture) leftovers ; (formal = dépouille mortelle) mortal remains

• les restes de the remains of

• donner les restes au chien to give the leftovers to the dog

• elle a de beaux restes (humorous) she's still a fine-looking woman

3. compounds

► reste à vivre disposable income household income after payment of all fixed charges

* * *
ʀɛst
1.

nom masculin

1) ( ce qui subsiste)

le reste — gén the rest (de of); Mathématique the remainder

s'il y a un reste de lait — if there is any milk left

un reste de tissu — some left-over material

il a un reste d'affection pour elle — he still feels a bit of affection for her

2) (ce qui est encore à dire, faire etc)

le reste — the rest

le loyer, les assurances et (tout) le reste — (colloq) the rent, the insurance and everything else

je te souhaite santé, bonheur et tout le reste — (colloq) I wish you health, happiness and all the rest

au reste, du reste — besides

2.

restes nom masculin pluriel

1) (de fortune, bâtiment, d'armée) remains (de of)

2) ( de repas) leftovers

les restes d'un gigot — the remains of a joint

3) ( cadavre)

les restes de quelqu'un — the remains of somebody

••

elle a encore de beaux restes — (colloq) hum she's still well preserved

sans demander or attendre son reste — without further ado

être or demeurer en reste avec quelqu'un — to feel indebted to somebody

pour ne pas être en reste — so as not to be outdone

* * *
ʀɛst
1. nm

1)

le reste — the rest

le reste de — the rest of

le reste du temps — the rest of the time

pour le reste; quant au reste — as for the rest

2)

un reste; un reste de poulet — some leftover chicken

Il y a un reste de peinture. — There's some paint left.

3) (= vestige)

un reste de — a remnant of, a last trace of

4) MATHÉMATIQUE (d'une opération) remainder

5) (autres locutions)

avoir du temps de reste — to have time to spare

ne pas vouloir être en reste — not to want to be outdone

partir sans demander son reste; partir sans attendre son reste fig — to leave without further ado

du reste; au reste — besides, moreover

2. restes nmpl

1) (nourriture en trop) leftovers

accommoder les restes — to use up leftovers

2)

avoir de beaux restes — to be well-preserved

3) (= dépouille, vestiges) remains

* * *

reste

A nm

1 ( ce qui subsiste) le reste the rest (de of); ( argent) the balance; Math the remainder; le reste du monde/du temps/des livres the rest of the world/of the time/of the books; payer un tiers d'avance, le reste (de la somme) à la fin des travaux to pay a third in advance and the balance on completion of the work; s'il y a un reste de lait/quiche if there is a bit of milk/quiche left; il m'a proposé un reste de poulet he offered me some left-over chicken; avec le reste, je ferai une salade I'll make a salad out of what's left; faire une ceinture avec un reste de tissu to make a belt out of some left-over material; il a un reste d'affection pour elle he still feels a bit of affection for her; conserver un reste de dignité/lucidité to preserve a vestige of dignity/lucidity;

2 (ce qui est encore à dire, faire etc) le reste the rest; tu imagines le reste you can imagine the rest; prépare le repas, je me charge du reste you get the meal ready, leave the rest to me; avec le loyer, les assurances et (tout) le reste○, je ne m'en sors pas with the rent, the insurance and everything else, I just can't manage; je te souhaite santé, bonheur et tout le reste○ I wish you health, happiness and all the rest; pour le reste, quant au reste (as) for the rest; au reste liter, du reste besides; du reste, c'est trop cher besides, it's too expensive; avoir du temps/de l'argent de reste to have time/money to spare.

B restes nmpl

1 (de fortune, bâtiment, d'armée) remains (de of);

2 Culin les restes the leftovers; l'art d'accommoder les restes how to use leftovers; les restes d'un gigot the remains of a joint; je ne veux pas de tes restes lit, fig I don't want your leftovers;

3 ( cadavre) les restes de qn the remains of sb.

Idiomes

elle a encore de beaux restes○ hum she's still well preserved; partir sans demander or attendre son reste to leave without further ado; être or demeurer en reste avec qn to feel indebted to sb; pour ne pas être en reste so as not to be outdone; je ne voulais pas être en reste, alors j'ai acheté le gâteau not wanting to be outdone, I bought the cake.

[rɛst] nom masculin

1. [suite, fin] rest

si vous êtes sages, je vous raconterai le reste demain if you're good, I'll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow

et (tout) le reste! and so on (and so forth)!

tout le reste n'est que littérature/qu'illusion everything else is just insignificant/an illusion

sans attendre ou demander son reste without (any) further ado

être ou demeurer en reste to be outdone, to be at a loss

2. [résidu - de nourriture] food left over, leftovers (of food) ; [ - de boisson] drink left over ; [ - de tissu, de papier] remnant, scrap

CINÉMA out-takes

un reste de jour ou de lumière a glimmer of daylight

un reste de sa gloire passée a vestige ou remnant of his past glory

3. MATHÉMATIQUES remainder

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restes nom masculin pluriel

1. [d'un repas] leftovers

on mangera les restes ce soir we'll have the leftovers tonight

2. [vestiges] remains

3. [ossements] (last) remains

4. (familier & locution)

elle a de beaux restes she's still beautiful despite her age

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au reste

→ link=dudu reste

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de reste locution adjectivale

surplus (modificateur), spare

passez me voir demain, j'aurai du temps de reste come and see me tomorrow, I'll have some spare time

il a de la patience de reste he has patience to spare

————————

du reste locution adverbiale

besides, furthermore, moreover

inutile de discuter, du reste, ça ne dépend pas de moi there's no point in arguing and, besides, it's not up to me to decide

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > reste
19 С-254

НЕТ И СЛЕДА (от) чего НЕ ОСТАЛОСЬ И СЛЕДА от чего VP'y'J it is as if sth. never existed or was present sth. is entirely absent: (от) X-a нет и следа = there is no (not a) trace (left) of X X has vanished without a trace X no longer exists.
...Кутузов обратился к князю Андрею. На лице его не было и следа волнения. Он с тонкою насмешливостью расспрашивал князя Андрея о подробностях его свидания с императором... (Толстой 4)....He (KutuzovJ turned to Prince Andrei. There was not a trace of agitation on his face. With delicate irony he questioned him about the details of his interview with the Emperor... (4a).

(Астров:) Переходим к третьей части: картина уезда в настоящем... От прежних выселков, хуторков, скитов, мельниц и следа нет (Чехов 3). (А.:) Now let's go to the third section: a map of the district as it is today....There's not a trace of the settlements, farms, hermitages, water mills (3a). (A.:) Now let's move on to part three, a picture of the district as it is today....The old hamlets, farmsteads, hermitages and mills have vanished without a trace (3c).

Теперь от прошлой Юзовки не осталось следа. На ее месте вырос благоустроенный город (Паустовский 1). The Yuzovka I knew no longer exists. Today there is a prosperous industrial city in its place (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-254
20 не осталось и следа

• НЕТ И СЛЕДА (от) чего; НЕ ОСТАЛОСЬ И СЛЕДА от чего

[VPsubj]

=====

⇒ it is as if sth. never existed or was present; sth. is entirely absent:

- (от) X-a нет и следа≈ there is no < not a> trace (left) of X;

- X has vanished without a trace;

- X no longer exists.

     ♦...Кутузов обратился к князю Андрею. На лице его не было и следа волнения. Он с тонкою насмешливостью расспрашивал князя Андрея о подробностях его свидания с императором... (Толстой 4).... Не [Kutuzov] turned to Prince Andrei. There was not a trace of agitation on his face. With delicate irony he questioned him about the details of his interview with the Emperor... (4a).

     ♦ [Астров:) Переходим к третьей части: картина уезда в настоящем... От прежних выселков, хуторков, скитов, мельниц и следа нет (Чехов 3). [ А.:] Now let's go to the third section: a map of the district as it is today....There's not a trace of the settlements, farms, hermitages, water mills (3a). [A.:] Now let's move on to part three, a picture of the district as it is today....The old hamlets, farmsteads, hermitages and mills have vanished without a trace (3c).

     ♦ Теперь от прошлой Юзовки не осталось следа. На её месте вырос благоустроенный город (Паустовский 1). The Yuzovka I knew no longer exists. Today there is a prosperous industrial city in its place (1a).

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