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there's nothing much on TV

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1 there is nothing much to sing about

Общая лексика: тут нечем хвалиться, тут нечем хвастаться

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there is nothing much to sing about
2 there is not much in it

( there is not (или nothing) much in it)

в этом нет ничего интересного; это не представляет ценности

Large English-Russian phrasebook > there is not much in it
3 nothing much

разг.

так себе, ничего особенного; ≈ серединка на половинку

‘Are you feeling ill, old man?’ ‘No. Why?’ ‘Oh, nothing much. Only the last few days we've been thinking you look seedy and very worried about something.’ (R. Aldington, ‘Roads to Glory’, ‘The Case of Lieutenant Hall’) — - Ты не заболел, старина? - Нет. А что? - Да не волнуйся, ничего особенного. Просто ты последние дни неважно выглядишь и очень озабочен чем-то.

The first round there was nothing much in it. In the second round Angus... punched Mansfield round the ring. (‘The Observer’, OED) — В первом раунде не было ничего интересного. Во втором же Ангус... атаковал Мансфилда по всему рингу.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > nothing much
4 nothing much

   paзг.

   ничeгo ocoбeннoгo, ничeгo интepecнoгo, тaк ceбe, cpeднe; нeчeм пoxвacтaтьcя

    'Are you feeling ill, old man?' 'No. Why?' 'Oh, nothing much. Only the last few days we've been thinking you look seedy and very worried about something' (R. Aldington). The first round there was nothing much in it. In the second round Angus... punched Mansfield round the ring (The Observer)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > nothing much
5 (there is) nothing to choose between them

   пpeнeбp.

   oдин дpугoгo cтoит; двa caпoгa пapa, oднoгo пoля ягoдa, oдним лыкoм шиты; xpeн peдьки нe cлaщe

    'I've been asking myself for the last five-and-twenty years whether the average fool of a woman is a greater fool than the average fool of a man.' 'Well, upon my word, I don't think there's much to choose between them' (W. S. Maugham)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (there is) nothing to choose between them
6 nothing

nothing ⇒ Usage note: nothing

A pron

1 (no item, event, idea) rien ; ( as object of verb) ne…rien ; ( as subject of verb) rien…ne ; she says nothing elle ne dit rien ; I knew nothing about it je n'en savais rien ; we saw nothing nous n'avons rien vu ; we can do nothing (about it) nous n'y pouvons rien ; there's nothing in the fridge il n'y a rien dans le frigidaire® ; nothing can alter the fact that rien ne peut changer le fait que ; nothing could be further from the truth rien n'est plus faux ; can nothing be done to help? est-ce qu'on ne peut rien faire pour aider? ; nothing happened il ne s'est rien passé ; they behaved as if nothing had happened ils ont fait comme si de rien n'était ; there's nothing to drink il n'y a rien à boire ; I've got nothing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre ; you have nothing to lose vous n'avez rien à perdre ; there's nothing to stop you leaving rien ne t'empêche de partir ; we've had nothing to eat nous n'avons rien mangé ; you did nothing at all to stop them tu n'as absolument rien fait pour les arrêter ; next to nothing presque rien ; nothing much pas grand-chose ; there's nothing much on TV il n'y a pas grand-chose à la télé ○ ; nothing much happens here il ne se passe pas grand-chose ici ; I've nothing much to tell je n'ai pas grand-chose à raconter ; nothing more rien de plus ; we ask for nothing more nous ne demandons rien de plus ; is there nothing more you can do? vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus? ; she's just a friend, nothing more or less c'est une amie, c'est tout ; nothing else rien d'autre ; there's nothing else for us il n'y a rien d'autre pour nous ; nothing else matters rien d'autre ne compte, il n'y a que ça qui compte ; she thinks about nothing else elle ne pense à rien d'autre, elle ne pense qu'à cela ; there's nothing else one can say il n'y a rien d'autre à dire ; if nothing else it will be a change for us au moins ça nous changera les idées ; to have nothing against sb/sth ne rien avoir contre qn/qch ; to have nothing to do with ( no connection) ne rien avoir à voir avec ; (no dealings, involvement) ne rien avoir à faire avec ; the drop in sales has nothing to do with the scandal la baisse des ventes n'a rien à voir avec le scandale ; it had nothing to do with safety ça n'avait rien à voir avec la sécurité ; he had nothing to do with the murder il n'avait rien à voir avec le meurtre, il n'était pour rien dans le meurtre ; I had nothing to do with it! je n'y étais pour rien! ; that's got nothing to do with it! ça n'a rien à voir! ; she will have ou she wants nothing to do with it/us elle ne veut rien avoir à faire avec ça/nous ; it's nothing to do with us ça ne nous regarde pas ; she acts as though it had nothing to do with her elle fait comme si ça ne la concernait pas ; to come to nothing n'aboutir à rien ; to stop at nothing ne reculer devant rien (to do pour faire) ; to have nothing on ( no clothes) être nu ; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu ; you've got nothing on me ○ ! ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi! ; he's got nothing on you ○ ! ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville ○ ! ; Paris has nothing on this ○ ! Paris ne peut pas rivaliser avec ça! ;

2 ( emphasizing insignificance) rien ; a fuss about nothing une histoire pour (un) rien ; to get upset over nothing s'énerver pour (un) rien ; we were talking about nothing much nous parlions de tout et de rien ; to count for nothing ne compter pour rien ; he means ou is nothing to me il n'est rien pour moi ; so all this effort means nothing to you? alors tout ce travail t'est complètement égal? ; it meant nothing to him ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj) ; the names meant nothing to him les noms ne lui disaient rien ; he cares nothing for convention sout il se moque des conventions ; to think nothing of doing ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire ; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire ; I thought nothing of it until the next day ça m'a paru tout à fait normal jusqu'au lendemain ; think nothing of it! ce n'est rien! ; it was nothing to them to walk miles to school ils trouvaient tout à fait normal de faire des kilomètres à pied pour aller à l'école ; there's nothing to driving a truck ce n'est rien de conduire un camion ; there' s really nothing to it! c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile! ;

3 ( very little indeed) lit, fig rien ; she's four foot nothing ≈ elle ne fait pas plus d'un mètre vingt, elle fait un mètre vingt à tout casser ○ ; it costs next to nothing ça ne coûte presque rien ; for nothing ( for free) gratuitement, gratis ○ ; ( pointlessly) pour rien ; it's money for nothing c'est de l'argent vite gagné ; all this work for nothing tout ce travail pour rien ; they aren't called skyscrapers for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on appelle ça des gratte-ciel ; not for nothing is he known as… ce n'est pas pour rien qu'il est connu comme… ; I'm not English for nothing! hum je ne suis pas anglais pour rien! ;

4 (indicating absence of trait, quality) nothing serious/useful rien de grave/d'utile ; nothing too fancy rien de très compliqué ; nothing interesting, nothing of any interest rien d'intéressant ; nothing new to report rien de nouveau à signaler ; have they nothing cheaper? est-ce qu'ils n'ont rien de moins cher? ; there's nothing unusual about doing il n'y a rien d'extraordinaire à faire ; there's nothing unusual about it ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire ; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien ; nothing of the kind should ever happen again une chose pareille ne devrait jamais se reproduire ; you'll do nothing of the sort! tu n'en feras rien! ;

5 (emphatic: setting up comparisons) it's nothing like that at all! ce n'est pas ça du tout! ; there's nothing like the sea air for doing il n'y a rien de tel que l'air marin pour faire ; there's nothing like seeing old friends revoir de vieux amis, il n'y a rien de tel ; there's nothing like it! il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux! ; there's nothing so embarrassing as doing il n'y a rien d'aussi gênant que de faire ; I can think of nothing worse than je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que ; there's nothing more ridiculous than il n'y a rien de plus ridicule que ; that's nothing to what he'll do if he finds out that ce n'est rien comparé à or à côté de ce qu'il fera quand il découvrira que ; the hive resembles nothing so much as a business la ruche ressemble tout à fait à une entreprise ; to say nothing of sans parler de ; detested by his colleagues to say nothing of the students détesté par ses collègues sans parler des étudiants ;

6 (no element, part) to know nothing of ne rien savoir de [truth, events, plans] ; he knows nothing of the skill involved il n'imagine pas la technique que cela implique ; we heard nothing of what was said nous n'avons rien entendu de ce qui s'est dit ; he has nothing of the aristocrat about him il n'a rien d'un aristocrate ; there was nothing of the exotic in the place l'endroit n'avait rien d'exotique ;

7 (no truth, value, use) you get nothing out of it ça ne rapporte rien ; there's nothing in it for me ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi ; there's nothing in it (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans ; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt.

B adv

1 ( in no way) it is nothing like as important/difficult as c'est loin d'être aussi important/difficile que ; it's nothing like enough! c'est loin d'être suffisant! ; the portrait looks nothing like her le portrait ne lui ressemble pas du tout ; she is nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur ; the city is nothing like what it was la ville n'est plus du tout ce qu'elle était ;

2 (emphatic: totally, only) it's nothing short of brilliant/disgraceful c'est tout à fait génial/scandaleux ; nothing short of a miracle can save them il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver ;

3 (emphatic: decidedly) she's nothing if not original in her dress le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est qu'elle s'habille de façon originale ; I'm nothing if not stubborn! le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!

C adj to be nothing without sb/sth ne rien être sans qn/qch ; he's nothing without you/his career il n'est rien sans toi/sa carrière.

D n

1 ( nothingness) néant m ;

2 ( trivial matter) it's a mere nothing compared to ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à ; ⇒ sweet.

E nothing but adv phr he's nothing but a coward ce n'est qu'un lâche ; they've done nothing but moan ○ ils n'ont fait que râler ○ ; it' s caused me nothing but trouble ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis ; nothing but the best for me! je ne veux que ce qu'il y a de meilleur! ; she has nothing but praise for them elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux.

F nothing less than adv phr it's nothing less than a betrayal c'est une véritable trahison ; they want nothing less than reunification ils ne seront satisfaits que quand il y aura la réunification ; nothing less than real saffron will do il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire.

G nothing more than adv phr it's nothing more than a strategy to do ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire ; the stories are nothing more than gossip ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots ; they'd like nothing more than to do ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire.

Idioms

nothing doing ○ ! ( outright refusal) pas question ○ ! ; ( no chance of success) pas moyen ○ ! ; there's nothing doing at the office ○ il ne se passe rien au bureau ; there was nothing for it but to call the doctor GB il ne restait plus qu'à faire venir le médecin ; there's nothing for it! GB il n'y a rien à faire ; you get nothing for nothing on n'a rien sans rien.

Big English-French dictionary > nothing
7 ♦ nothing

♦ nothing (1) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/
pron. indef. e n.

1 niente; nulla: I have nothing to say, non ho niente da dire; Nothing pleased him, niente gli andava a genio; That's nothing to what followed, questo è niente a confronto di quel che è venuto dopo

2 (seguito da un agg.) nessuna cosa; nessuna impresa: Nothing great is easy, nessuna grande impresa è facile NOTA D'USO: - niente di…-

3 (con l'art. indeterm.) nullità; nessuno (fig.); persona di nessun conto: He would be a mere nothing without his money, senza il suo denaro, non sarebbe nessuno (o sarebbe una nullità)

4 (mat.) zero: Take ten from ten, and the result is nothing, sottrai dieci da dieci e il risultato è zero

5 bazzecola; bagatella; inezia; quisquilia; cosa di nessuna importanza: the little nothings of life, le cose senza importanza della vita quotidiana

● nothing broken, niente di rotto: I fell off a ladder: nothing broken luckily, sono caduto da una scala a pioli: per fortuna, niente di rotto □ nothing but, nient'altro che: This is nothing but the truth, questa non è (nient'altro) che la verità; He did nothing but smoke, non faceva (altro) che fumare □ nothing else, nient'altro □ nothing less than (o nothing short of), nulla di inferiore a; ( anche) nient'altro che; addirittura: It's nothing less than monstrous, ma è addirittura mostruoso! □ nothing like, niente di meglio che (o di): There's nothing like doing things at once, non c'è niente di meglio che fare le cose subito; There's nothing like beer, non c'è niente di meglio della birra! □ nothing much, poco o nulla; quasi niente □ nothing of the sort, niente del genere; niente di simile □ to come to nothing, finire in nulla; fallire; andare in fumo □ to dance on nothing, pendere dalla forca; essere impiccato □ for nothing, per niente; gratis o quasi; senza scopo; invano □ I got this recorder for nothing, ho avuto questo registratore per niente □ His efforts to pass the exam were (o went) for nothing, i suoi sforzi di superare l'esame furono vani □ to have nothing to do with sb., non avere nulla a che fare con q. □ to have nothing on, non avere nulla indosso, essere nudo; (fig.) non avere impegni, essere libero □ (fam.) to have nothing on sb., non essere da più di q.; ( anche) non avere prove (o niente in mano) contro q. □ to hear nothing of sb., non avere (o non ricevere) notizie di q. □ (fam.) like nothing on earth, (in modo) orribile, atroce, pessimo: The food is like nothing on earth in some Soho pasta joints, il cibo è pessimo in talune trattorie italiane di Soho □ to make nothing of, non capire niente di; non far caso a, non dar peso a; non trarre profitto da: I can make nothing of this book, in questo libro non ci capisco niente; questo libro, per me, non ha né capo né coda; He makes nothing of his mistakes, non dà peso ai suoi errori; You've made nothing of your good chance, non hai saputo trarre alcun profitto dalla tua buona fortuna □ to make nothing of doing st., non pensarci su due volte (a fare qc.); fare come se nulla fosse: He makes nothing of walking ten miles, per lui è cosa da nulla fare dieci miglia a piedi □ ( anche fig.) to mean nothing, non significare nulla □ a mere nothing, un bel niente; proprio nulla; nulla di nulla □ next to nothing, quasi niente □ (fam.) no nothing, nulla di nulla; proprio niente □ to say nothing of, per non parlare di; a prescindere da □ to stop at nothing, essere senza scrupoli □ sweet nothings, paroline dolci; coccole; tenerezze □ to think nothing of, non far caso a; non dar peso a: He thinks nothing of driving 20 miles a day to work and back, fa in auto 20 miglia al giorno per andare al lavoro, senza farci caso □ There's nothing in it!, non c'è niente di vero, è tutto falso!; ( anche) non c'è niente da scegliere!; è imprevedibile! □ ( formula di cortesia) Think nothing of it!, ma prego; ma Le pare! □ (fam.) Nothing doing!, niente da fare!; non ci sto! (non ci sta, ecc.); no e poi no! (fam.); ( anche) è (era, ecc.) proibito □ She has nothing in her, non c'è niente di buono in lei; è una nullità; è una donna insignificante, inconcludente □ That has nothing to do with me, ciò non mi tocca, non mi riguarda; non è affar mio □ That is nothing to you, ciò non ti tocca, non ti riguarda; non è affar tuo □ There is nothing for it but to go home, non c'è altro da fare che andare a casa □ There is nothing much the matter, non c'è niente di grave □ There's nothing to riding a moped, non ci vuole niente ad (o è facile) andare in ciclomotore □ (prov.) Nothing venture, nothing have, chi non risica non rosica.
nothing (2) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/
avv.

niente affatto, non affatto; per nulla; in nessun modo: nothing like (o nothing near) neanche un po'; nemmeno per sogno; no davvero; ma no!; It's nothing like what it used to be, non è per nulla com'era prima.
nothing (3) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/
a.

( slang) da niente; che non vale niente; senza prospettive: That was a nothing job, era un lavoro senza prospettive.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ nothing
8 nothing

1. pronoun
(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nada

2. noun
(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).)

3. adverb
(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) de ningún modo, de ninguna manera

- nothingness
- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of

nothing pron nada

I have nothing to say no tengo nada que decir

for nothing gratis

nothing

tr['nʌɵɪŋ]

noun

1 nada

■ there's nothing left no queda nada

■ it's nothing special no es nada del otro jueves

■ it's nothing more than a cold no es más que un resfriado

■ it's nothing to be ashamed of no es para avergonzarse

■ he's nothing if not cheerful antes que nada es alegre

■ it's nothing short of brilliant es sencillamente brillante

■ there's nothing (else) for it but to leave no me queda más remedio que marchar

■ Magic Johnson's got nothing on you a tu lado Magic Johnson no es nadie

■ the police have got nothing on me la policía no tiene nada contra mí

adverb

1 de ningún modo, de ninguna manera

■ it's nothing like a pheasant no se parece en nada a un faisán

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for nothing familiar gratis

nothing but... únicamente..., solo...

nothing doing familiar ni hablar

nothing else nada más

nothing much nada de interés

there's nothing to it es facilísimo

to say nothing of... por no hablar de...

nothing ['nʌɵɪŋ] adv

1) : de ninguna manera

nothing daunted, we carried on: sin amilanarnos, seguimos adelante

2)

nothing like : no...en nada

he's nothing like his brother: no se parece en nada a su hermano

nothing n

1) nothingness: nada f

2) zero: cero m

3) : persona f de poca importancia, cero m

4) trifle: nimiedad f

nothing pron

: nada

there's nothing better: no hay nada mejor

nothing else: nada más

nothing but: solamente

they mean nothing to me: ellos me son indiferentes

nothing

adv.

• de ninguna manera adv.

• en absoluto adv.

• nada adv.

n.

• cero s.m.

• nada s.f.

• nadería s.f.

pron.

• nada pron.

I 'nʌθɪŋ
pronoun

1) nada

nothing has changed — nada ha cambiado

he gave us nothing — no nos dio nada

she said nothing else — no dijo nada más

it's better than nothing, I suppose — hombre, peor es nada

there's nothing to eat — no hay nada de comer

I have nothing more to say — no tengo nada más que decir

there's nothing we can do — no podemos hacer nada

nothing doing! — de eso nada!

there's nothing for it — no hay más remedio

there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto

2) (in phrases)

for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas

II

noun

1) ( Math) cero m

2) ( worthless thing)

this is a mere nothing to what they spend on food and drink — esto no es nada comparado con lo que gastan en comida y bebida

to whisper sweet nothings — susurrar palabras de amor

he whispered sweet nothings in her ear — le susurraba palabras de amor al oído

['nʌθɪŋ]
1.

PRON nada f; (=nought) cero m

I have nothing to give you — no tengo nada que darte

to have nothing to do with — no tener nada que ver con

there's nothing mean about him — no tiene nada de tacaño

• nothing but — solamente

• to come to nothing — parar en nada, quedarse en aguas de borraja

• nothing doing! — ¡de ninguna manera!, ¡ni hablar!

• nothing else — nada más

• there's nothing to fear — no hay de qué tener miedo

• for nothing — (=free) gratis; (=unpaid) sin sueldo; (=in vain) en vano, en balde

it is not for nothing that... — no es sin motivo que..., por algo será que...

• there was nothing for it but to pay — no había más remedio or (LAm) no nos quedaba otra que pagar

• to build up a business from nothing — crear un negocio de la nada

• he is nothing if not careful — es de lo más cauteloso

• there is nothing in the rumours — los rumores no tienen nada de verdad

there's nothing in it for us — de esto no vamos a sacar ningún provecho

there's nothing in it — (in race) van muy iguales

• I could make nothing of what he said — no entendí nada or no pude sacar nada en claro de lo que dijo

• a mere nothing — una nimiedad

• it's nothing more than a rumour — es simplemente un rumor

• nothing much — poco, no mucho

there's nothing much to be said — poco hay que decir

• next to nothing — casi nada

• I'm nothing of a swimmer — yo nado bastante mal

• to have nothing on — (=naked) estar desnudo; (=not busy) estar libre

• it's nothing to be proud of — no es motivo para enorgullecerse

• to say nothing of... — sin mencionar..., amén de...

• to get something for nothing — obtener algo gratis

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

• to stop at nothing — no pararse en barras

to stop at nothing to do sth — emplear sin escrúpulo todos los medios para hacer algo

• to think nothing of — tener en poco

he thinks nothing of walking 30km — para él no tiene importancia or no es nada recorrer 30km a pie

think nothing of it! — ¡no hay de qué!, ¡no tiene cuidado! (LAm)

• there's nothing to it! — ¡es facilísimo!

she is nothing to him — ella le es indiferente

it's nothing to me whether he comes or not — no me importa que venga o no

- he has nothing on her
all 2., 4), do with, kind 2., 1), like I, 2., 1), next 2., 4), e), short 1., 3), sort 1., 1)
See:

see cultural note ZERO in zero in on

2.

ADV

• nothing daunted — sin inmutarse

• it's nothing like him — el retrato no se le parece en nada

it was nothing like as expensive as we thought — era mucho menos caro de lo que nos imaginábamos
less 2.
3.

N

a mere nothing — una friolera, una bagatela

to her he was a nothing — para ella él no tenía ningún valor

- whisper sweet nothings to sb

* * *

I ['nʌθɪŋ]
pronoun

1) nada

nothing has changed — nada ha cambiado

he gave us nothing — no nos dio nada

she said nothing else — no dijo nada más

it's better than nothing, I suppose — hombre, peor es nada

there's nothing to eat — no hay nada de comer

I have nothing more to say — no tengo nada más que decir

there's nothing we can do — no podemos hacer nada

nothing doing! — de eso nada!

there's nothing for it — no hay más remedio

there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto

2) (in phrases)

for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas

II

noun

1) ( Math) cero m

2) ( worthless thing)

this is a mere nothing to what they spend on food and drink — esto no es nada comparado con lo que gastan en comida y bebida

to whisper sweet nothings — susurrar palabras de amor

he whispered sweet nothings in her ear — le susurraba palabras de amor al oído

English-spanish dictionary > nothing
9 nothing to someone or something

adj infml

There's nothing to him and the little beggar goes and wins the world championship — Ты смотри, дурак дураком, а взял и выиграл чемпионат мира

There's nothing much to them — Смотреть-то не на что

This is nothing to what it might be — Это пустяки по сравнению с тем, что могло бы быть

But if they were joyful, it wasn't nothing to what I was — И хоть они очень радовались, но все-таки по сравнению с моей радостью это были сущие пустяки

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > nothing to someone or something
10 much

much [mʌt∫]

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1. pronoun

2. adjective

3. adverb

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► compar more, superl most

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1. pronoun

   a. ( = a lot) much has happened since then beaucoup de choses se sont passées depuis

• we have much to be thankful for nous avons tout lieu d'être reconnaissants

• does it cost much? est-ce que ça coûte cher ?

• is it worth much? est-ce que ça a de la valeur ?

► much of ( = a large part of) une bonne partie de

• much of what you say une bonne partie de ce que vous dites► to make much of sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch

• he made too much of it il y attachait trop d'importance

   b. (in negative sentences)

► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup

• I haven't got much left il ne m'en reste pas beaucoup

• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose

• he hadn't much to say about it il n'avait pas grand-chose à en dire

• there's not much anyone can do about it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

• we don't see much of each other nous ne nous voyons pas beaucoup

• it isn't up to much (inf) ce n'est pas terrible (inf)

• she won but there wasn't much in it elle a gagné mais de justesse

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► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.

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• I don't think much of that film à mon avis ce film ne vaut pas grand-chose

• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut

2. adjective

beaucoup de

• much money beaucoup d'argent

• much crime goes unreported beaucoup de crimes ne sont pas signalés

• without much money avec peu d'argent

• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !

3. adverb

   a. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup

• he hasn't changed much il n'a pas beaucoup changé

• she doesn't go out much elle ne sort pas beaucoup

• much bigger beaucoup plus grand

• much more easily beaucoup plus facilement

• it doesn't much matter ça n'a pas grande importance

• much to my amazement à ma grande stupéfaction

► very much

• thank you very much merci beaucoup

• I very much hope that... j'espère de tout cœur que...

   b. ( = more or less) it's much the same c'est quasiment la même chose

• the town is much the same as it was ten years ago la ville n'a pas beaucoup changé en dix ans

   c. (set structures)

► as much

• as much again encore autant

• twice as much deux fois plus

• half as much again la moitié de plus

• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !

• as much as possible autant que possible

• as much time as... autant de temps que...

• I need it as much as you do j'en ai autant besoin que toi

• I love him as much as ever je l'aime toujours autant

• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...

• I didn't enjoy it as much as all that je ne l'ai pas aimé tant que ça

• you could pay as much as $200 for that ça peut te coûter jusqu'à 200 dollars► however much

• however much you like him... quelle que soit votre affection pour lui,...► how much? combien ?

• how much does it cost? combien ça coûte ?► much as

• much as I dislike doing this,... bien que je n'aime pas du tout faire cela,...► much less ( = and even less)

he couldn't understand the question, much less answer it il ne pouvait pas comprendre la question et encore moins y répondre► not much of a (inf) ( = not a great)

he is not much of a writer ce n'est pas un très bon écrivain

• I'm not much of a drinker je ne bois pas beaucoup► so much ( = a lot) tellement

• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...

• so much of what he says is untrue il y a tellement de mensonges dans ce qu'il dit

• he beat me by so much il m'a battu de ça

• so much so that... à tel point que...

• so much for his help! c'est ça qu'il appelle aider !

• so much for that! tant pis !

• so much the better! tant mieux !► not so much... as

• I think of her not so much as a doctor but as a friend je la considère plus comme une amie que comme un médecin► this/that much

• this much? (ça ira) comme ça ?

• he was at least this much taller than me il était plus grand que moi d'au moins ça

• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...

• this much is certain... un point est acquis...

• this much is true... ce qui est sûr, c'est que...► too much trop

• I've eaten too much j'ai trop mangé

• he talks too much il parle trop

• that was too much for me c'en était trop pour moi

• too much sugar trop de sucre

• the stress was too much for me je n'arrivais plus à supporter le stress

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Note: When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup

For particular usages, see I below

When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent

For particular usages see III below
[mʌtʃ] 1.
adverb

1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup

much smaller — beaucoup plus petit

the film is much better — le film est bien meilleur

it's much better organized — c'est beaucoup mieux organisé

she doesn't worry much about it — ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup

we'd much rather stay here — nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici

they are much to be pitied — ils sont bien à plaindre

much loved by her friends — très aimée de ses amis

your comments would be much appreciated — tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus

he's not much good at doing — il n'est pas très doué pour faire

does it hurt much? — est-ce que ça fait très mal?

she's much the best teacher here — elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici

much to my surprise — à ma grande surprise

2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent

we don't go out much — nous ne sortons pas beaucoup

do you go to concerts much? — est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert?

3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près

it's much the same — c'est à peu près pareil (as que)

it's pretty much like driving a car — c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture

in much the same way — à peu près de la même façon (as que)

much the same is true of China — la situation est à peu près la même en Chine

4) ( specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — trop

very much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait

he misses you very much — tu lui manques beaucoup

it's very much the norm — c'est tout à fait la norme

I feel very much the foreigner — je me sens tout à fait étranger

so much — tellement

as much — autant (as que)

I like them as much as you (do) — je les aime autant que toi

they hated each other as much as ever — ils se détestaient toujours autant

I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais

however much — même si

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord

5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
2.
pronoun

1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose

do you have much left? — est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup?

we didn't eat much — nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose

there isn't much to do — il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

he doesn't have much to complain about — il n'a pas à se plaindre

it leaves much to be desired — ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer

there's much to be said for it — ça présente des avantages

much of — une grande partie de

much of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...

I don't see much of them now — je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant

to make much of something — ( focus on) insister sur quelque chose; ( understand) comprendre quelque chose

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — tellement, tant

we'd eaten so much that — nous avions tellement mangé que

so much of her work is gloomy — une si grande partie de son œuvre est sombre

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience

too much — trop

it costs too much — c'est trop cher

it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!

she was too much of an egotist to do — elle était trop égoïste pour faire

the heat was too much for them — ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur

he was too much for his opponent — il était trop fort pour son adversaire

he's read this much already — il a déjà lu tout ça

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix

twice as much — deux fois plus

if we had half as much as you — si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as

as much as possible — autant que possible

it can cost as much as £50 — ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

as much as to say... — d'un air de dire...

how much? — combien?

tell them how much you won — dis-leur combien tu as gagné

do you know how much this means to me? — est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not ou nothing much — ce n'est pas grand-chose

it's not up to much — GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose

he's not much to look at — il n'est pas très beau

she doesn't think much of him — elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui

I'm not much of a reader — je n'aime pas beaucoup lire

it wasn't much of a life — ce n'était pas une vie

I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
3.
quantifier beaucoup de

I haven't got (very) much time — je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps

she didn't speak much English — elle ne connaissait que quelques mots d'anglais

to spend too much money — dépenser trop d'argent

we don't have too much time — nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps

don't use so much salt — ne mets pas tant de sel

we paid twice as much money — nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent

how much time have we got left? — combien de temps nous reste-t-il?
4.
much+ combining form

much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté

much-maligned — tant décrié

much-needed — indispensable
5.
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix
6.
much less conjunctional phrase encore moins

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler
7.
so much as adverbial phrase

without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser

if you so much as move — si tu fais le moindre mouvement

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there isn't much in GB ou to US it — (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près

there isn't much in it for us — ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose

she's late again? that's a bit much! — elle est encore en retard? elle exagère!

they're much of a muchness — il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre eux

English-French dictionary > much
11 nothing

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

1. pronoun

   a. rien

• I saw nothing je n'ai rien vu

• nothing happened il n'est rien arrivé

• to eat nothing ne rien manger

• nothing to eat/read rien à manger/à lire

• he's had nothing to eat yet il n'a encore rien mangé

• nothing could be easier rien de plus simple

• nothing pleases him rien ne le satisfait

► nothing + adjective rien de

• nothing new/interesting rien de nouveau/d'intéressant

   b. (set phrases) as if nothing had happened comme si de rien n'était

• fit for nothing bon à rien

• to say nothing of... sans parler de...

• I can do nothing about it je n'y peux rien

• nothing of the kind! absolument pas !

• to think nothing of doing sth ( = consider normal) trouver naturel de faire qch ; ( = do without thinking) faire qch sans y penser ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch

• think nothing of it! ( = don't thank me) mais je vous en prie !

• don't apologize, it's nothing ne vous excusez pas, ce n'est rien

• £500 is nothing to her 500 livres, ce n'est rien pour elle

• she means nothing to him elle n'est rien pour lui

• it means nothing to me whether he comes or not il m'est indifférent qu'il vienne ou non

• that's nothing to what is to come ce n'est rien à côté de ce qui nous attend

• I can make nothing of it je n'y comprends rien

• to come to nothing ne rien donner

• to be reduced to nothing être réduit à néant

• there is nothing to laugh at il n'y a pas de quoi rire

• he had nothing to say for himself ( = no explanation) il n'avait aucune excuse ; ( = no conversation) il n'avait pas de conversation

• I have nothing against him/the idea je n'ai rien contre lui/cette idée

• there's nothing to it (inf) c'est facile (comme tout (inf)) (PROV) nothing ventured nothing gained(PROV) qui ne risque rien n'a rien

► for nothing pour rien

• he was working for nothing il travaillait gratuitement

• all his fame counted for nothing toute sa gloire ne comptait pour rien► nothing in...

• there's nothing in it ( = not interesting) c'est sans intérêt ; ( = not true) ce n'est absolument pas vrai ; ( = no difference) c'est du pareil au même ; (in contest = very close) c'est très serré

• there's nothing in these rumours il n'y a rien de vrai dans ces rumeurs

• there's nothing in it for us (inf) nous n'avons rien à y gagner

• Oxford is leading, but there's nothing in it Oxford est en tête, mais c'est très serré

2. noun

   a. ( = zero) zéro m

   b. ( = worthless person) nullité f ; ( = worthless thing) rien m

• it's a mere nothing compared with what he spent last year ça n'est rien en comparaison de ce qu'il a dépensé l'an dernier

3. adverb

• nothing less than rien moins que

• it was nothing like as big as we thought c'était loin d'être aussi grand qu'on avait cru

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['nʌθɪŋ] 1.
pronoun rien; ( as object of verb) ne...rien; ( as subject of verb) rien...ne

I knew nothing about it — je n'en savais rien

we can do nothing (about it) — nous n'y pouvons rien

next to nothing — presque rien

nothing much — pas grand-chose

nothing more — rien de plus

is there nothing more you can do? — vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — c'est une amie, c'est tout

nothing else — rien d'autre

if nothing else it will be a change for us — au moins ça nous changera les idées

I had nothing to do with it! — je n'y étais pour rien!

it's nothing to do with us — ça ne nous regarde pas

to come to nothing — n'aboutir à rien

to stop at nothing — ne reculer devant rien ( to do pour faire)

to have nothing on — ( no clothes) être nu; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu

you've got nothing on me! — (colloq) ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi!

he's got nothing on you! — (colloq) ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville! (colloq)

we were talking about nothing much — nous parlions de tout et de rien

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

it meant nothing to him — ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj)

the names meant nothing to him — les noms ne lui disaient rien

he cares nothing for convention — il se moque des conventions

to think nothing of doing — ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire

think nothing of it! — ce n'est rien!

there's really nothing to it — c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile

it costs next to nothing — ça ne coûte presque rien

for nothing — ( for free) gratuitement; ( pointlessly) pour rien

it's money for nothing — c'est de l'argent vite gagné

it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind — cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien

you'll do nothing of the sort! — tu n'en feras rien!

there's nothing like it! — il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux!

I can think of nothing worse than — je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que

to say nothing of — sans parler de

you get nothing out of it — ça ne rapporte rien

there's nothing in it for me — ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt
2.
adverb

it is nothing like as difficult as — c'est loin d'être aussi difficile que

she is or looks nothing like her sister — elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur

it's nothing short of brilliant — c'est tout à fait génial

nothing short of a miracle can save them — il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!
3.
adjective

to be nothing without somebody/something — ne rien être sans quelqu'un/quelque chose
4.
noun néant m

it's a mere nothing compared to — ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à; sweet
5.
nothing but adverbial phrase

he's nothing but a coward — ce n'est qu'un lâche

they've done nothing but moan — (colloq) ils n'ont fait que râler (colloq)

it's caused me nothing but trouble — ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis

she has nothing but praise for them — elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux
6.
nothing less than adverbial phrase

it's nothing less than a betrayal — c'est une véritable trahison

nothing less than real saffron will do — il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire
7.
nothing more than adverbial phrase

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire

the stories are nothing more than gossip — ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots

they'd like nothing more than to do — ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire

English-French dictionary > nothing
12 nothing

nothing ['nʌθɪŋ]

1 pronoun

ne… rien;

∎ she forgets nothing elle n'oublie rien;

∎ nothing has been decided rien n'a été décidé;

∎ nothing can beat French cooking il n'y a rien de mieux que la cuisine française;

∎ I have nothing to drink je n'ai rien à boire;

∎ what are you doing? - nothing que faites-vous? - rien;

∎ it's better than nothing c'est mieux que rien;

∎ to have nothing to do with sb/sth n'avoir rien à voir avec qn/qch;

∎ it's got nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne absolument pas;

∎ I told them nothing at all je ne leur ai rien dit du tout;

∎ I have nothing else to say je n'ai rien d'autre à dire;

∎ it looks like nothing on earth c'est ridicule;

∎ nothing serious rien de grave;

∎ that's nothing new ce n'est pas nouveau;

∎ that's nothing unusual cela n'a rien d'anormal;

∎ there's nothing exceptional about him arriving late il n'y a rien d'exceptionnel à ce qu'il arrive en retard;

∎ nothing much pas grand-chose;

∎ there is nothing more to be said il n'y a plus rien à dire;

∎ nothing could be simpler rien de plus simple, c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus simple;

∎ they're always fighting over nothing ils passent leur temps à se disputer pour des broutilles ou des riens;

∎ she gets angry about nothing elle se fâche pour un rien;

∎ reduced to nothing réduit à néant;

∎ you can't live on nothing on ne peut pas vivre de rien;

∎ there's nothing to cry/worry about il n'y a pas de quoi pleurer/s'inquiéter;

∎ there's nothing for it but to start again il n'y a plus qu'à recommencer;

∎ there's nothing in it (no difference) il n'y a aucune différence; (in choosing between two candidates) ils se valent, il n'y a aucune différence entre eux; (in race) ils sont à égalité;

∎ there's nothing in or to these rumours ces rumeurs sont dénuées de tout fondement;

∎ there's nothing to it! (it's easy) c'est simple (comme bonjour)!;

∎ there's nothing like a nice hot bath rien de tel qu'un bon bain chaud;

∎ she says he's nothing or he means nothing to her elle dit qu'il n'est rien pour elle;

∎ the name means nothing to me le nom ne me dit rien;

∎ a thousand pounds is nothing to her mille livres, ce n'est rien pour elle;

∎ it's nothing to me either way cela m'est égal;

∎ that's nothing to what mum will say ce n'est rien par rapport à ce que maman va dire;

∎ in those days it was nothing to see… en ce temps-là on voyait facilement…;

∎ to think nothing of doing sth (not hesitate to do) ne pas hésiter à faire qch;

∎ she thinks nothing of walking 10 kilometres pour elle 10 kilomètres à pied, ce n'est rien;

∎ I can make nothing of it je n'y comprends rien du tout;

∎ I'll take what's due to me, nothing more, nothing less je prendrai mon dû, ni plus ni moins;

∎ to have nothing on (no engagement) être libre; (no clothes) être tout nu;

∎ familiar what a physique! Charles Atlas has got nothing on you! quel physique! tu n'as rien à envier à Charles Atlas ou Charles Atlas peut aller se rhabiller!;

∎ literary our sacrifices were as nothing compared to his nos sacrifices ne furent rien auprès des siens;

∎ familiar nothing doing! pas question!

2 noun

(a) (trifle) rien m, vétille f;

∎ $500 may be a mere nothing to you 500 dollars ne représentent peut-être pas grand-chose pour vous

(b) familiar (person) nullité f, zéro m

(c) Mathematics zéro m

3 adjective

familiar (worthless) nul;

∎ it's a nothing play! c'est une pièce nulle!

4 for nothing adverb

(a) (gratis) pour rien;

∎ I got it for nothing at the flea market je l'ai eu pour (trois fois) rien aux puces

(b) (for no purpose) pour rien;

∎ all that work for nothing! tout ce travail pour rien ou en pure perte!;

∎ are you telling me I gave up my day off for nothing? est-ce que tu veux dire que j'ai sacrifié ma journée de vacances pour rien?;

∎ to count for nothing ne compter pour rien

(c) (for no good reason) pour rien;

∎ the police say they don't arrest people for nothing la police dit qu'elle n'arrête personne sans raison;

∎ it's not for nothing that… ce n'est pas pour rien que…;

∎ they don't call him Einstein for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on le surnomme Einstein

5 nothing but adverb

∎ that car's been nothing but trouble cette voiture ne m'a attiré que des ennuis;

∎ nothing but a miracle can save us seul un miracle pourrait nous sauver;

∎ she wants nothing but the best elle ne veut que ce qu'il y a de meilleur;

∎ they do nothing but sleep ils ne font que dormir

6 nothing if not adverb

rien de moins que;

∎ she's nothing if not honest elle n'est rien de moins qu'honnête

7 nothing less than adverb

(a) (undoubtedly) rien de moins que, tout bonnement;

∎ it was nothing less than miraculous/a miracle c'était tout simplement miraculeux/un miracle;

∎ he was nothing less than overjoyed at the news il fut absolument ravi de la nouvelle

(b) (only) seul;

∎ nothing less than outright victory would satisfy him seule une victoire écrasante le satisferait

8 nothing like

1 preposition

(a) (completely unlike)

∎ she's nothing like her mother elle ne ressemble en rien à sa mère

(b) (nothing as good as)

∎ there's nothing like a nice cup of tea! rien de tel qu'une bonne tasse de thé!;

∎ there's nothing like a cold shower for freshening or to freshen you up rien de tel qu'une douche froide pour se rafraîchir

2 adverb

familiar (nowhere near)

∎ this box is nothing like big enough cette boîte est beaucoup trop ou bien trop petite^□ ;

∎ nothing like as big loin d'être aussi grand^□ ;

∎ London is nothing like as near as that Londres est bien plus loin que ça^□

9 nothing more than adverb

∎ I want nothing more than a word of thanks from time to time tout ce que je demande, c'est un petit mot de remerciement de temps à autre;

∎ he's nothing more than a petty crook il n'est rien d'autre qu'un vulgaire escroc

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > nothing
13 nothing

nothing [ˊnʌθɪŋ]

1. pron neg. ничто́, ничего́;

nothing but то́лько; ничего́ кро́ме
;

nothing but the truth ничего́, кро́ме пра́вды
;

nothing else than не что́ ино́е, как
;

all to nothing всё ни к чему́
;

to come to nothing ко́нчиться ниче́м; не име́ть после́дствий
;

for nothing зря, без по́льзы; да́ром; из-за пустяка́
;

to get smth. for nothing получи́ть что-л. да́ром
;

nothing to ничто́ по сравне́нию с
;

my losses are nothing to yours вы потеря́ли гора́здо бо́льше, чем я
;

to have nothing to do with не каса́ться, не име́ть никако́го отноше́ния к; не име́ть ничего́ о́бщего с
;

to make nothing of smth.

а) ника́к не испо́льзовать что-л.;

б) не поня́ть чего́-л.;

в) пренебрега́ть чем-л., легко́ относи́ться к чему́-л.;

to have nothing on smb.

а) не име́ть преиму́ществ пе́ред кем-л.;

б) не име́ть прете́нзий к кому́-л.;

в) не име́ть компрома́та на кого́-л.;

next to nothing почти́ ничего́; о́чень ма́ло

◊
to say nothing of не говоря́ уже́ о
;

nothing to it ( или in it)

а) неве́рно или несуще́ственно;

б) про́сто, легко́ ( сделать и т.п.);

в) ничу́ть не лу́чше;

nothing very much ничего́ осо́бенного
;

no nothing реши́тельно ничего́
;

nothing doing ничего́ не вы́йдет, но́мер не пройдёт
;

to be for nothing in не игра́ть никако́й ро́ли в; не ока́зывать никако́го влия́ния на
;

there is nothing for it but ничего́ друго́го (не остаётся), как
;

there was nothing for it but to tell the truth пришло́сь сказа́ть пра́вду
;

nothing venture nothing have посл. ≅ волко́в боя́ться — в лес не ходи́ть; кто не риску́ет, тот ничего́ не добива́ется

2. n

1) пустяки́, ме́лочи;

a mere nothing пустя́к
;

the little nothings of life ме́лочи жи́зни

2) небытие́, нереа́льность

3) ноль; пусто́е ме́сто

4) мат. ноль

3. adv ниско́лько, совсе́м нет;

it differs nothing from э́то ниско́лько не отлича́ется от
;

nothing less than пря́мо-таки; про́сто-на́просто

◊
there is nothing like нет ничего́ лу́чше
;

there is nothing like a good rest са́мое лу́чшее — хорошо́ отдохну́ть

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > nothing
14 much

much

❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.

For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.

For particular usages see C below.

A adv

1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;

2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;

3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;

4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;

5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.

B pron

1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;

2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;

3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.

C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?

D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.

E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.

F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.

G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.

Idioms

much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? that's a bit much! elle est encore en retard? elle exagère! ; ⇒ so.

Big English-French dictionary > much
15 ♦ much

♦ much /mʌtʃ/
A a. e n. (compar. more, superl. relat. most; pl. many)

molto: much noise, molto rumore; There isn't much wine left, non c'è rimasto molto vino; There isn't much to look at, non c'è molto (o gran che) da guardare; I have stood much, ho sopportato molto (o molte cose) NOTA D'USO: - molto- NOTA D'USO: - much, many o a lot of?-

B avv.

1 molto; assai; di molto; di gran lunga: He doesn't eat much, non mangia molto; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 2- Do you read much?, leggi molto?; I wasn't much surprised, non sono rimasto molto sorpreso; You must walk much faster, devi camminare assai più in fretta; I feel much better today, sto molto meglio oggi; This letter is much the best, questa lettera è di gran lunga la migliore NOTA D'USO: - really o much?-

2 a lungo; molto; per lungo tempo: He hasn't lived here much, non ci abita molto qua

3 spesso: Do you see him much ( o much of him)?, lo vedi spesso?

4 quasi; circa; pressappoco; più o meno: It was ( very) much what I expected, era pressappoco quello che mi aspettavo; much the same, quasi alla pari; simile: The two students are much the same in Latin, i due studenti sono quasi alla pari (o più o meno si equivalgono) in latino

● ( di un prodotto) much-heralded, decantato, pubblicizzato, strombazzato con grande anticipo □ much-maligned, tanto biasimato □ much of a height, quasi della stessa altezza □ much of a size, quasi delle stesse dimensioni; quasi della stessa grandezza □ much to…, con (mio, tuo, ecc.) grande…: much to my surprise, con mia grande sorpresa □ as much again, altrettanto; il doppio ( nel complesso): I want as much again, ne voglio altrettanto; voglio il doppio di quel che ho avuto □ as much as, (tanto)… quanto: Take as much as you like, prendine (tanto) quanto ne vuoi □ how much, quanto: How much are eggs today?, quanto costano (o a quanto stanno) le uova oggi? □ to make (o to think) much of, dare grande importanza a; tenere in grande considerazione □ nothing much, niente d'importante □ so much as, (tanto)… quanto: I don't have so much money as people think, non ho tanto denaro quanto crede la gente □ so much the better, tanto meglio □ so much more that…, tanto più che… □ so much the worse, tanto peggio □ to think much of oneself, essere pieno di sé □ this (o that) much, tanto (così); questo (o quel) tanto: I only want this much, ne voglio solo tanto così; He has only done that much so far, ha fatto soltanto questo finora; è arrivato solo fino a questo punto □ too much, troppo: Don't give him too much money, non dargli troppo denaro □ He isn't much of a skier, come sciatore, non è gran che □ I thought as much!, me l'aspettavo! □ So much for that!, basta così!; chiudiamo l'argomento!
NOTA D'USO: - very much-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ much
16 nothing

1. noun
1) nichts

nothing interesting — nichts Interessantes

nothing much — nichts Besonderes

nothing more than — nur

nothing more, nothing less — nicht mehr, nicht weniger

I should like nothing more than something/to do something — ich würde etwas nur zu gern haben/tun

next to nothing — so gut wie nichts

it's nothing less than suicidal to do this — es ist reiner od. glatter Selbstmord, dies zu tun

nothing else than, nothing [else] but — nur

there was nothing [else] for it but to do something — es blieb nichts anderes übrig, als etwas zu tun

he is nothing if not active — wenn er eins ist, dann [ist er] aktiv

there is nothing in it — (in race etc.) es ist noch nichts entschieden; (it is untrue) es ist nichts daran wahr

there is nothing to it — es ist kinderleicht (fam.)

nothing ventured nothing gained — (prov.) wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt (Spr.)

£300 is nothing to him — 300 Pfund sind ein Klacks für ihn (ugs.)

have [got] or be nothing to do with somebody/something — (not concern) nichts zu tun haben mit jemandem/etwas

have nothing to do with somebody/something — (avoid) jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

[not] for nothing — [nicht] umsonst

count or go for nothing — (be unappreciated) [Person:] nicht zählen; (be profitless) [Arbeit, Bemühung:] umsonst od. vergebens sein

have [got] nothing on somebody/something — (be inferior to) nicht mit jemandem/etwas zu vergleichen sein

have [got] nothing on somebody — (know nothing bad about) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben

have nothing on — (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no engagements) nichts vorhaben

make nothing of something — (make light of) keine große Sache aus etwas machen; (not understand) mit etwas nichts anfangen [können]

it means nothing to me — (is not understood) ich werde nicht klug daraus; (is not loved) es bedeutet mir nichts

to say nothing of — ganz zu schweigen von

2) (zero)

multiply by nothing — mit null multiplizieren

3) (trifling event) Nichtigkeit, die; (trifling person) Nichts, das; Niemand, der

soft or sweet nothings — Zärtlichkeiten Pl.
2. adverb
keineswegs

nothing near so bad as... — nicht annähernd so schlecht wie...

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1. pronoun
(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nichts
2. noun
(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) die Null
3. adverb
(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) keineswegs

- academic.ru/50559/nothingness">nothingness
- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing! - there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of
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noth·ing

[ˈnʌθɪŋ]

I. pron indef

1. (not anything) nichts

there is \nothing like a good cup of coffee es geht nichts über eine gute Tasse Kaffee

he's \nothing if not charming wenn er eines ist, dann charmant

all or \nothing alles oder nichts

▪ \nothing but nur, nichts als

\nothing but lies nichts als Lügen

\nothing of the kind [or sort] nichts dergleichen

\nothing interesting/new/special nichts Interessantes/Neues/Besonderes

to do/say \nothing nichts tun/sagen

to count [or stand] for \nothing nichts gelten

to gain \nothing by sth durch etw akk nichts erreichen

to know \nothing about sth über etw akk nichts wissen

to make \nothing of doing sth nichts für etw akk tun

\nothing else nichts weiter

there's \nothing else we can do to help es gibt nichts mehr, was wir tun können

to have \nothing on (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no plans) nichts vorhaben

I have \nothing on for Thursday ich habe am Donnerstag noch nichts vor

with \nothing on unbekleidet, nackt, SCHWEIZ a. fam blutt

to sleep with \nothing on nackt [o SCHWEIZ a. fam blutt] schlafen

2. (of no importance) nichts

what are you laughing at? — oh, \nothing, sir worüber lachen Sie? — oh nichts, Sir

\nothing much nicht viel

to be [or mean] \nothing to sb jdm nichts bedeuten

money means \nothing to him Geld bedeutet ihm nichts

it's [or it was] \nothing ( fam) nicht der Rede wert

to be [or have] \nothing to do with sb/sth nichts mit jdm/etw zu tun haben

it's \nothing to do with me das hat nichts mit mir zu tun

3. (zero) Null f

thirty minus thirty is \nothing dreißig minus dreißig ist null

to weigh 60 kg \nothing genau 60 kg wiegen

4. AM SPORT (no points) null

the score so far is Yankees eighteen, Red Sox \nothing die Yankees haben bisher achtzehn Punkte, die Red Sox null

5.

▶ come to \nothing sich akk zerschlagen

▶ \nothing doing ( fam: no way) nichts zu machen fam; (not happening) nichts passiert

▶ like \nothing [else] on earth einfach schrecklich

to look like \nothing [else] on earth einfach unmöglich aussehen

▶ in \nothing flat ( fam) in null Komma nichts fam

▶ [all] for \nothing [vollkommen] umsonst

▶ not for \nothing nicht umsonst

▶ there's \nothing for it but to do sth BRIT es bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als etw zu tun

there's \nothing for it but to get some extra help es bleibt keine andere Wahl, als zusätzliche Hilfe anzufordern

▶ you ain't heard/seen \nothing yet ( fam) das hast du noch nicht gehört/gesehen

▶ there's \nothing in it es ist nichts dran

I heard the rumour, but there's \nothing in it ich habe das Gerücht gehört, aber das ist völlig aus der Luft gegriffen

▶ to be \nothing less/more than... nichts Geringeres/weiter sein, als...

their goal was \nothing less than creating a revolutionary new technology ihr Ziel war kein geringeres, als eine revolutionäre neue Technologie zu entwickeln

he is \nothing more than an amateur er ist bloß ein Amateur

▶ \nothing like sth alles andere als etw

▶ think \nothing of it keine Ursache!

▶ there's \nothing to it (easy) dazu gehört [o SCHWEIZ das braucht] nicht viel; (not true) da ist nichts dran fam

windsurfing is easy — there's \nothing to it Windsurfen ist einfach — da gehört nichts dazu

II. adj attr, inv ( fam) persons, activities belanglose(r, s)

III. n ( fam)

1. (person) Niemand m

he's a \nothing er ist ein Niemand

2. (thing) Unwichtigkeit f

that was a mere \nothing das war doch nur eine Kleinigkeit

3.

▶ to whisper sweet \nothings jdm Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern

IV. adv inv

1. (not) überhaupt nicht

to care \nothing for others sich akk überhaupt nicht um andere scheren fam

to look \nothing like sb/sth jdm/etw nicht ähnlich sehen

to look \nothing like the others nicht wie die anderen aussehen

2. after n AM ( fam: emphatically not) wahrlich nicht

3.

▶ \nothing daunted esp BRIT unverzagt

▶ to be \nothing short of sth ganz genau auf etw akk zutreffen

the party was \nothing short of a disaster die Party war ein völliges Desaster

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['nʌɵɪŋ]
1. n, pron, adv

1) nichts

nothing pleases him —

nothing could be easier — nichts wäre einfacher

it was reduced to nothing — es blieb nichts davon übrig

she is five foot nothing (inf) — sie ist genau fünf Fuß

it was all or nothing — es ging um alles oder nichts

2) (with vb) nichts

she is or means nothing to him — sie bedeutet ihm nichts

£500 is nothing to her —

she is nothing (compared) to her sister — sie ist nichts im Vergleich zu ihrer Schwester

that's nothing to what is to come — das ist noch gar nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was noch kommen wird

it came to nothing — da ist nichts draus geworden

I can make nothing of it — das sagt mir nichts, ich werde daraus nicht schlau

he thinks nothing of doing that — er findet nichts dabei(, das zu tun)

think nothing of it —

will you come? – nothing doing! (inf) — kommst du? – ausgeschlossen! or kein Gedanke (inf)

there was nothing doing at the club (inf) — im Klub war nichts los

I tried, but there's nothing doing (inf) — ich habs versucht, aber keine Chance (inf) or aber da ist nichts zu machen

3)

(with prep) all his fame stood or counted for nothing (liter) — sein Ruhm galt nichts

it's not for nothing that he's called X — er heißt nicht umsonst or ohne Grund X

there's nothing (else) for it but to leave — da bleibt einem nichts übrig als zu gehen

there's nothing (else) for it, we'll have to... — da hilft alles nichts, wir müssen...

there was nothing in it for me — das hat sich für mich nicht gelohnt, ich hatte nichts davon; (financially also) dabei sprang nichts für mich heraus (inf)

or rumor (US) — das Gerücht ist völlig unfundiert or aus der Luft gegriffen, an dem Gerücht ist nichts (Wahres)

that is nothing to you — für dich ist das doch gar nichts

there's nothing to it (inf) — das ist kinderleicht (inf)

4)

(with adj, adv) nothing but —

he does nothing but eat — er isst nur or ständig, er tut nichts anderes als essen

nothing else — sonst nichts

nothing more — sonst nichts

I'd like nothing more than that — ich möchte nichts lieber als das

I'd like nothing more than to go to Canada — ich würde (nur) zu gern nach Kanada gehen

nothing much — nicht viel

nothing less than — nur

nothing if not polite — äußerst or überaus höflich

nothing new — nichts Neues

it was nothing like as big as we thought — es war lange nicht so groß, wie wir dachten

5)

in nothing flat (US inf) — in null Komma nichts (inf)

you don't know from nothing (US inf) — du hast (überhaupt) keine Ahnung (inf)

he has nothing on her (inf) — er kann ihr nicht das Wasser reichen (inf)

2. n

1) (MATH) Null f

2) (= thing, person of no value) Nichts nt

it's a mere nothing compared to what he spent last year —

it was a mere nothing — das war doch nicht der Rede wert, das war doch nur eine winzige Kleinigkeit

thank you – it was nothing — danke – das war doch selbstverständlich

don't apologize, it's nothing — entschuldige dich nicht, es ist nicht der Rede wert

what's wrong with you? – (it's) nothing — was ist mit dir los? – nichts

to whisper sweet nothings to sb — jdm Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern

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nothing [ˈnʌθıŋ]

A pron nichts (of von):

as if nothing had happened als ob nichts passiert sei;

nothing much nicht (sehr) viel, nichts Bedeutendes

B s

1. Nichts n:

nothing zu oder in nichts;

for nothing umsonst:

a) kostenlos

b) grundlos

c) vergeblich; → Bes Redew

2. fig Nichts n, Unwichtigkeit f

3. Kleinigkeit f, Nichts n

4. pl Nichtigkeiten pl, leere Redensarten pl:

say sweet ( oder soft) nothings Süßholz raspeln umg

5. Null f (auch Person)

C adv umg durchaus nicht, keineswegs:

nothing like so bad as bei Weitem nicht so schlecht wie;

nothing like complete alles andere als oder längst nicht vollständig

D int (in Antworten) umg nichts dergleichen!, keine Spur!, Unsinn!Besondere Redewendungen: good for nothing zu nichts zu gebrauchen;

nothing additional nichts weiter;

nothing doing umg

a) das kommt nicht infrage!,

b) nichts zu machen! nothing but nichts als, nur;

nothing if not courageous sehr mutig;

not for nothing nicht umsonst, nicht ohne Grund;

(in) nothing flat umg im Handumdrehen;

that’s nothing

a) das ist oder macht oder bedeutet gar nichts,

b) das gilt nicht that’s nothing to das ist nichts im Vergleich zu;

that is nothing to what we have seen das ist nichts gegen das, was wir gesehen haben;

that’s nothing to me das bedeutet mir nichts;

that is nothing to you das geht dich nichts an;

he is nothing to me er bedeutet mir nichts, er ist mir gleichgültig;

there is nothing to ( oder in) it

a) da ist nichts dabei, das ist ganz einfach,

b) an der Sache ist nichts dran there is nothing like es geht nichts über (akk);

end in nothing sich in nichts auflösen;

feel like nothing on earth umg sich hundeelend fühlen;

make nothing of sth

a) nicht viel Wesens von etwas machen,

b) sich nichts aus etwas machen I can make nothing of him (it) ich kann mit ihm (damit) nichts anfangen, ich werde aus ihm (daraus) nicht schlau;

say nothing of (Redew) ganz zu schweigen von;

think nothing of nichts halten von, sich nichts machen aus;

think nothing of doing sth nichts dabei finden, etwas zu tun; → daunt 1, go¹ C 23, have Bes Redew, kind¹ 1

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1. noun
1) nichts

nothing interesting — nichts Interessantes

nothing much — nichts Besonderes

nothing more than — nur

nothing more, nothing less — nicht mehr, nicht weniger

I should like nothing more than something/to do something — ich würde etwas nur zu gern haben/tun

next to nothing — so gut wie nichts

it's nothing less than suicidal to do this — es ist reiner od. glatter Selbstmord, dies zu tun

nothing else than, nothing [else] but — nur

there was nothing [else] for it but to do something — es blieb nichts anderes übrig, als etwas zu tun

he is nothing if not active — wenn er eins ist, dann [ist er] aktiv

there is nothing in it — (in race etc.) es ist noch nichts entschieden; (it is untrue) es ist nichts daran wahr

there is nothing to it — es ist kinderleicht (fam.)

nothing ventured nothing gained — (prov.) wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt (Spr.)

£300 is nothing to him — 300 Pfund sind ein Klacks für ihn (ugs.)

have [got] or be nothing to do with somebody/something — (not concern) nichts zu tun haben mit jemandem/etwas

have nothing to do with somebody/something — (avoid) jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

[not] for nothing — [nicht] umsonst

count or go for nothing — (be unappreciated) [Person:] nicht zählen; (be profitless) [Arbeit, Bemühung:] umsonst od. vergebens sein

have [got] nothing on somebody/something — (be inferior to) nicht mit jemandem/etwas zu vergleichen sein

have [got] nothing on somebody — (know nothing bad about) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben

have nothing on — (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no engagements) nichts vorhaben

make nothing of something — (make light of) keine große Sache aus etwas machen; (not understand) mit etwas nichts anfangen [können]

it means nothing to me — (is not understood) ich werde nicht klug daraus; (is not loved) es bedeutet mir nichts

to say nothing of — ganz zu schweigen von

2) (zero)

multiply by nothing — mit null multiplizieren

3) (trifling event) Nichtigkeit, die; (trifling person) Nichts, das; Niemand, der

soft or sweet nothings — Zärtlichkeiten Pl.
2. adverb
keineswegs

nothing near so bad as... — nicht annähernd so schlecht wie...

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adv.

nichts adv. n.

Null -en f.

English-german dictionary > nothing
17 nothing

I 1. ['nʌθɪŋ]
pronome

1) (no item, event, idea) niente, nulla

there's nothing to drink — non c'è niente da bere

I knew nothing about it — non ne sapevo nulla

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

they behaved as if nothing had happened — si sono comportati come se niente fosse

next to nothing — quasi niente

nothing much happens here — non succede molto qui

nothing more — niente di più

is there nothing more you can do? — non potete fare niente di più?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — è un'amica e nient'altro

nothing else — nient'altro

if nothing else it will be a change for us — se non altro sarà un cambiamento per noi

to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con

to come to nothing — non portare a nulla

to stop at nothing — non fermarsi di fronte a nulla

to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni

you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!

he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!

2) (emphasizing insignificance) niente, nulla

to get upset over nothing — preoccuparsi per niente

we were talking about nothing much — parlavamo del più e del meno

he means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!

3) (very little indeed)

it costs next to nothing — costa praticamente nulla

for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente

it's money for nothing — sono soldi regalati

4) (indicating absence of trait, quality)

nothing interesting o of any interest niente di interessante; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind sembra facile ma non è così; you'll do nothing of the sort! — non farai una cosa del genere!

5) (emphatic: setting up comparisons)

there's nothing like it! — non c'è niente di meglio!

I can think of nothing worse than — non riesco a immaginare niente di peggio che

to say nothing of — per non parlare di

6) (no truth, value, use)

you get nothing out of it — non ci ricavi niente

there's nothing in it for me — non c'è niente di interessante per me

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante

7) nothing but

he's nothing but a coward — non è (altro) che un vigliacco

they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi

it's caused me nothing but trouble — mi ha dato solo problemi

he has nothing but praise for them — non ha che elogi per loro

8) nothing less than

it's nothing less than a betrayal — è un vero tradimento

nothing less than real saffron will do — solamente lo zafferano può andare bene

9) nothing more than

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — è soltanto una strategia per fare

the stories are nothing more than gossip — le storie sono niente più che pettegolezzi

they'd like nothing more than to do — non chiedono di meglio che fare
2.
aggettivo

he's nothing without you — non è niente senza di te
3.
nome

1) (nothingness) niente m., nulla m.

2) (trivial matter)

it's a mere nothing compared to — è niente paragonato a

••

nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!

there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!
II ['nʌθɪŋ]
avverbio

1) (in no way)

it is nothing like as difficult as — è lungi dall'essere difficile quanto

she is nothing like her sister — non assomiglia per niente a sua sorella

2) (emphatic: totally, only)

it's nothing short of brilliant — è veramente splendido

nothing short of a miracle can save them — soltanto un miracolo può salvarli

3) (emphatic: decidedly)

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — sono a dir poco testardo!

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1. pronoun
(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) niente
2. noun
(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).)
3. adverb
(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) per nulla/niente, non affatto

- nothingness
- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of
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I 1. ['nʌθɪŋ]
pronome

1) (no item, event, idea) niente, nulla

there's nothing to drink — non c'è niente da bere

I knew nothing about it — non ne sapevo nulla

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

they behaved as if nothing had happened — si sono comportati come se niente fosse

next to nothing — quasi niente

nothing much happens here — non succede molto qui

nothing more — niente di più

is there nothing more you can do? — non potete fare niente di più?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — è un'amica e nient'altro

nothing else — nient'altro

if nothing else it will be a change for us — se non altro sarà un cambiamento per noi

to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con

to come to nothing — non portare a nulla

to stop at nothing — non fermarsi di fronte a nulla

to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni

you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!

he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!

2) (emphasizing insignificance) niente, nulla

to get upset over nothing — preoccuparsi per niente

we were talking about nothing much — parlavamo del più e del meno

he means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!

3) (very little indeed)

it costs next to nothing — costa praticamente nulla

for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente

it's money for nothing — sono soldi regalati

4) (indicating absence of trait, quality)

nothing interesting o of any interest niente di interessante; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind sembra facile ma non è così; you'll do nothing of the sort! — non farai una cosa del genere!

5) (emphatic: setting up comparisons)

there's nothing like it! — non c'è niente di meglio!

I can think of nothing worse than — non riesco a immaginare niente di peggio che

to say nothing of — per non parlare di

6) (no truth, value, use)

you get nothing out of it — non ci ricavi niente

there's nothing in it for me — non c'è niente di interessante per me

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante

7) nothing but

he's nothing but a coward — non è (altro) che un vigliacco

they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi

it's caused me nothing but trouble — mi ha dato solo problemi

he has nothing but praise for them — non ha che elogi per loro

8) nothing less than

it's nothing less than a betrayal — è un vero tradimento

nothing less than real saffron will do — solamente lo zafferano può andare bene

9) nothing more than

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — è soltanto una strategia per fare

the stories are nothing more than gossip — le storie sono niente più che pettegolezzi

they'd like nothing more than to do — non chiedono di meglio che fare
2.
aggettivo

he's nothing without you — non è niente senza di te
3.
nome

1) (nothingness) niente m., nulla m.

2) (trivial matter)

it's a mere nothing compared to — è niente paragonato a

••

nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!

there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!
II ['nʌθɪŋ]
avverbio

1) (in no way)

it is nothing like as difficult as — è lungi dall'essere difficile quanto

she is nothing like her sister — non assomiglia per niente a sua sorella

2) (emphatic: totally, only)

it's nothing short of brilliant — è veramente splendido

nothing short of a miracle can save them — soltanto un miracolo può salvarli

3) (emphatic: decidedly)

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — sono a dir poco testardo!

English-Italian dictionary > nothing
18 nothing

ˈnʌθɪŋ
1. мест.;
отр. ничего, ничто It's nothing to what I saw in Paris. ≈ Это ничто по сравнению с тем, что я видел в Париже. to come to nothing ≈ кончиться ничем;
не иметь последствий to get for nothing ≈ получить даром next to nothing ≈ почти ничего;
очень мало nothing but ≈ только;
ничего кроме all to nothing ≈ все ни к чему for nothing ≈ зря, без пользы;
даром;
из-за пустяка nothing to ≈ ничто по сравнению с have nothing on smb./smth. make nothing of nothing very much разг. ≈ ничего особенного nothing venture nothing have посл. ≈ волков бояться - в лес не ходить;
кто не рискует, тот не выигрывает nothing great is easy посл. ≈ все великое дается нелегко no nothing ≈ решительно ничего
2. сущ.
1) мелочи, пустяки mere nothing ≈ пустяк little nothings of life ≈ мелочи жизни
2) небытие, нереальность;
отсутствие чего-л., пустота Syn: unreality, non-existence
3) ноль;
пустое место;
ничтожество;
никчемный человек
4) мат. ноль
3. нареч. нисколько, совсем нет пустяк, мелочь - a mere * пустяк - sweet *s нежности. сладкие слова, любовные уверения - gay *s шуточки - the little * s of life мелочи жизни ноль - he is five feet * его рост ровно пять футов - the score was three to * (спортивное) счет был три - ноль нуль, ничтожесто, пустое место( о человеке) - he is a real * он ничего собой не представляет отсутствие (чего-л) ;
пустота - one cannot live on * без денег жить нельзя - you can live here for next to * здесь можно жить очень дешево небытие, нереальность;
полное исчезновение - to fade away into * растерять;
постепенно исчезнуть - the conversation dropped to * беседа сошла на нет( церковное) атеист, безбожник - Catholics, Protestants and people who are * католики. протестанты и неверующие нисколько, совсем нет, ни в малейшей степени - * near so далеко не так - * like so good совсем не такой хороший - to be * the worse for smth. ни в малейшей степени не пострадать от чего-л - it differs * from это нисколько не отличается (от чего-л.) - it helps us * это ничуть нам не помогает - it is * like it used to be совсем не похоже на то, что было;
узнать нельзя, ничего похожего - is * near so extensive отнюдь не является таким обширным > * like нет ничего лучше > there is * like doing things at once самое лучшее ничего не откладывать > * like leather всяк свое хвалит ничего - no * решительно ничего - to come to * кончиться ничем - * pleases him ему ничего не нравится - he said * он ничего не сказал - he had * to say ему было нечего сказать - * was heard of him о нем ничего не было слышно - it was all to * все это было ни к чему - there is * in it (разговорное) это несущественно;
не стоит об этом говорить;
в этом нет ни слова правды, это выдумка - there is * in these rumours это пустые слухи - to have * to do with не иметь никакого отношения к - it has * to do with me это меня не касается, это не мое дело - is it gold? - Gold * - it's pinchbeck это золото? - Какое там золото! Это подделка - little or *, next to * почти ничего - there is little or * the matter with him ничего серьезного у него нет - to say * of не говоря уже - apropos of * ни с того ни с сего - he has * to say for himself он не умее тсебя поставить;
он не умеет постоять за себя - * very mach гничего особенного;
ничего собой не представляет ничего (по сравнению с кем-л., чем-л.) - * to smth. ничто по сравнению с чем-л. - that's * to what followеd это ничто по сравнению с тем, что было дальше - learning is * to genius ученость перед гениальностью - ничто ничто (для кого-л.) that is * to him это его не касается - this is * to you это не ваше дело - she is * to him она его не интересует, она не существует для него - it is * to me whether he comes or not мне совершенно безразлично, придет он или нет ничего от, ни в малейшей степени не - * of the kind ничего подобного - * more to be said не о чем больше говорить - he has * of his father in him в нем нет ничего отцовского - he is * of a scholar в нем нет ничего от ученого в сочетаниях: - * but только, ничто кроме - * else than не что иное как, просто-напросто;
только;
ничто кроме - * but force, * else than force тлько сила;
ничто кроме силы;
не что иное, как сила - * for it but ничего другого как;
нет иного выхода кроме - there is * for it but to go ничего не поделаешь, придется уходить - there was * for it but to submit оставалось только подчиниться;
пришлось уступить - you walked back? - There was * else for it вы возвращались пешком? - Больше ничего не оставалось делать - * if not прежде всего;
крайне, в высшей степени - * if not discreet в высшей степени осторожен - I am * if not critical я не хвалить привык. а придираться - * doing в ответ на просьбу, вопрос: нет;
нельзя;
не согласен;
ничего нет (о работе и т. п.) ;
ничего подобного;
номер не пройдет;
ничего не получилось;
неудача!;
ничего не попишешь - to make * of после can: не понять, не разобраться;
перед существительным: пренебрегать;
перед существительным: не использовать;
преим. перед герундием: не задумываться, не останавливаться( перед чем-л), относиться как к (чему-л.) обычному - I could make * of his letter я совершенно не понял его письма - I can make * of him я в нем не разобрался, не возьму в толк, что он за человек;
- to make * of one's illness не обращать внимания на свою болезнь - he made * of his opportunities он не использовал своих возможностей - he makes * of walking 20 miles пройти 20 миль для него пустяки - * on earth ничто на свете;
никуда негодный - I feel like * on earth я чувствую себя из рук вон плохо - his hat looked like * on earth его шляпа была ни на что не похожа > for * даром, бесплатно;
без оснований > they quarrelled for * они поссорились из-за пустяка;
зря, напрасно > we had all our trouble for * мы напрасно так старались > it was not for * that he read Plato недаром он читал Платона > to dance on * (сленг) умереть на виселице (букв. сплясать на пустом месте) > to have * on не иметь преимущества (перед чем-л., кем-л.) ;
(сленг) не иметь претензий (к кому-л.), жалоб (на кого-л.) ;
не иметь сведений, особ. компрометирующих > the pictures in the Louvre have * on those in the National Gallery картины Национальной галереи ни в чем не уступят картинам Лувра > we have * on him у нас на него никакого материала нет > to think * of smth. пренебрегать чем-л.;
не останавливаться перед чем-л > he thinks * of a lie ему ничего не стоит солгать > we think * of this steep ascent этот крутой подъем для нас - пустяки > * great is easy (пословица) все великое дается нелегко > * venture, * win (пословица) без риска нет победы;
волков бояться, в лес не ходить > * new under the sun ничто не ново под луной all to ~ все ни к чему;
to come to nothing кончиться ничем;
не иметь последствий to be for ~ in не играть никакой роли в;
не оказывать никакаго влияния на all to ~ все ни к чему;
to come to nothing кончиться ничем;
не иметь последствий for ~ зря, без пользы;
даром;
из-за пустяка;
to get (smth.) for nothing получить (что-л.) даром;
nothing to ничто по сравнению с for ~ зря, без пользы;
даром;
из-за пустяка;
to get (smth.) for nothing получить (что-л.) даром;
nothing to ничто по сравнению с to have ~ to do with не касаться, не иметь никакого отношения к;
не иметь ничего общего с ~ нисколько, совсем нет;
it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от;
nothing less than прямо-таки;
просто-напросто it's ~ to what I saw in Leningrad это ничто по сравнению с тем, что я видел в Ленинграде ~ пустяки, мелочи;
a mere nothing пустяк;
the little nothings of life мелочи жизни ~ пустяки, мелочи;
a mere nothing пустяк;
the little nothings of life мелочи жизни ~ very much разг. ничего особенного;
no nothing решительно ничего;
nothing doing ничего не выйдет, номер не пройдет nothing небытие, нереальность ~ нисколько, совсем нет;
it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от;
nothing less than прямо-таки;
просто-напросто ~ ничего ~ pron neg. ничто, ничего;
nothing but только;
ничего кроме ~ ничто ~ мат. ноль ~ ноль;
пустое место ~ отсутствие ~ пустяки, мелочи;
a mere nothing пустяк;
the little nothings of life мелочи жизни ~ pron neg. ничто, ничего;
nothing but только;
ничего кроме ~ but the truth ничего, кроме правды;
nothing else than не что иное, как ~ very much разг. ничего особенного;
no nothing решительно ничего;
nothing doing ничего не выйдет, номер не пройдет ~ but the truth ничего, кроме правды;
nothing else than не что иное, как ~ нисколько, совсем нет;
it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от;
nothing less than прямо-таки;
просто-напросто ~ great is easy посл. все великое дается нелегко ~ нисколько, совсем нет;
it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от;
nothing less than прямо-таки;
просто-напросто for ~ зря, без пользы;
даром;
из-за пустяка;
to get (smth.) for nothing получить (что-л.) даром;
nothing to ничто по сравнению с ~ venture ~ have посл. = волков бояться - в лес не ходить;
кто не рискует, тот ничего не добивается ~ very much разг. ничего особенного;
no nothing решительно ничего;
nothing doing ничего не выйдет, номер не пройдет there is ~ for it but ничего другого (не остается), как txere is ~ like нет ничего лучше;
there is nothing like a good rest самое лучшее - хорошо отдохнуть there was ~ for it but to tell the truth пришлось сказать правду txere is ~ like нет ничего лучше;
there is nothing like a good rest самое лучшее - хорошо отдохнуть

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > nothing
19 nothing

1. pronoun
(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) ingenting, ikke noe, intet
2. noun
(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) null
3. adverb
(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) slett ikke, ikke det spor

- nothingness
- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of

ingenting
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I
subst. \/ˈnʌθɪŋ\/

1) intethet

2) ubetydelighet, bagatell

3) ( om person) null

no nothing ( hverdagslig) ingenting i det hele tatt

• there were no pictures, no lamps, no nothing

det var ingen bilder der, ingen lamper - ingenting i det hele tatt

start with nothing begynne med to tomme hender

sweet nothings små søte ord

• he whispered sweet nothings in her ear
II
adv. \/ˈnʌθɪŋ\/

slett ikke, på ingen måte, ikke i det hele tatt, aldeles ikke, ikke det spor, ikke det grann

differ nothing from ( litterært) på ingen måte skille seg fra

nothing near eller nothing like ikke tilnærmingsvis, ikke på langt nær

• these apples are nothing near as good as those we bought yesterday
III
pron. \/ˈnʌθɪŋ\/

ingenting, ikke noe, ikke noen ting, intet

• oh, that's nothing

å, det var ingenting \/ å, det var da så lite

be nothing in it ikke være noe i det, ikke være noe sant i det

• there's nothing in it

det ligger ikke noe i det

ikke ha noen betydning ikke være noen kunst

be nothing to være ingenting mot

• it's nothing to what I've seen

det er ingenting mot det jeg har sett

be nothing to somebody ikke gjøre noen noe, ikke ha noe med noen å gjøre, ikke angå noen

• it's nothing to me if he'll be there

det angår ikke meg at han kommer

være en bagatell for noen

• it's nothing to me to climb over the fence

det er lett for meg å klatre over gjerdet

come to nothing renne ut i sanden, mislykkes

for nothing gratis

• he did it for nothing

uten årsak, om ingenting, for ingenting

• they quarrelled for nothing

forgjeves, til ingen nytte

• they had suffered for nothing

• it all went for nothing

det var til ingen nytte \/ det ble til ingen nytte

have nothing for it but to ikke vite annen råd enn å, ikke ha noe annet valg enn å

have nothing on somebody ikke ha noe på noen, ikke ha noe ufordelaktig å si om noen

have nothing on something ikke være noe mot noe, ikke komme opp mot noe

• his collection has nothing on mine

samlingen hans er ingenting mot min

have nothing to do with ikke ha noe å gjøre med

• it has nothing to do with you

det har ingenting med deg å gjøre, det er ingenting som angår deg

make nothing of ta (ganske) lett på, bagatellisere

• she made nothing of her illness

ikke få noe ut av, ikke utnytte

• he made nothing of his opportunities

• I can make nothing of it

jeg får ikke noe ut av det

no nothing ( hverdagslig) ingen verdens ting, null og niks

• there's no bread here, no eggs, noe butter, no nothing!

not for nothing ikke for ingenting

• he was not born in London for nothing

det var ikke for ingenting at han var født i London

nothing but eller nothing else than eller nothing else but ingenting annet enn, bare

• he did nothing but complain

han gjorde ikke annet enn å klage

nothing doing! ( hverdagslig) forsøk deg ikke!, aldri i livet!

(be) nothing for it but to ikke være noe annet å gjøre enn å

• there is nothing for it but to give up

det er bare å gi opp

(be) nothing if not virkelig være

• he is nothing if not persistent

om det er noe han virkelig er, så er det hårdnakket

nothing less det minste, ikke mindre, minst

• I could no nothing less

det var det minste jeg kunne gjøre

• it's nothing less than a scandal

det var rene skandalen

nothing much ikke så mye, ikke så stort

• I had nothing much to complain about

jeg hadde ikke stort å klage over

nothing short of ingenting mindre enn, rett og slett

• it's nothing short of a miracle

det er rene mirakelet

nothing so much as mest av alt

• it resembles nothing so much as a cave

det ligner mest av alt på en hule

thank you for nothing! ( ironisk) takk for ingenting!, tusen hjertelig takk!

there's nothing to it det er ingen kunst, det var ingen kunst det ligger ingenting i det, det ligger ingen sannhet i det

think nothing of ikke synes om, ikke like, ikke sette pris på

to say nothing of for ikke å snakke om, for ikke å nevne

with nothing on uten noenting på seg

you ain't seen nothing yet ( hverdagslig) og det er\/var bare begynnelsen

English-Norwegian dictionary > nothing
20 nothing

[ˈnʌθɪŋ]

all to nothing все ни к чему; to come to nothing кончиться ничем; не иметь последствий to be for nothing in не играть никакой роли в; не оказывать никакаго влияния на all to nothing все ни к чему; to come to nothing кончиться ничем; не иметь последствий for nothing зря, без пользы; даром; из-за пустяка; to get (smth.) for nothing получить (что-л.) даром; nothing to ничто по сравнению с for nothing зря, без пользы; даром; из-за пустяка; to get (smth.) for nothing получить (что-л.) даром; nothing to ничто по сравнению с to have nothing to do with не касаться, не иметь никакого отношения к; не иметь ничего общего с nothing нисколько, совсем нет; it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от; nothing less than прямо-таки; просто-напросто it's nothing to what I saw in Leningrad это ничто по сравнению с тем, что я видел в Ленинграде nothing пустяки, мелочи; a mere nothing пустяк; the little nothings of life мелочи жизни nothing пустяки, мелочи; a mere nothing пустяк; the little nothings of life мелочи жизни nothing very much разг. ничего особенного; no nothing решительно ничего; nothing doing ничего не выйдет, номер не пройдет nothing небытие, нереальность nothing нисколько, совсем нет; it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от; nothing less than прямо-таки; просто-напросто nothing ничего nothing pron neg. ничто, ничего; nothing but только; ничего кроме nothing ничто nothing мат. ноль nothing ноль; пустое место nothing отсутствие nothing пустяки, мелочи; a mere nothing пустяк; the little nothings of life мелочи жизни nothing pron neg. ничто, ничего; nothing but только; ничего кроме nothing but the truth ничего, кроме правды; nothing else than не что иное, как nothing very much разг. ничего особенного; no nothing решительно ничего; nothing doing ничего не выйдет, номер не пройдет nothing but the truth ничего, кроме правды; nothing else than не что иное, как nothing нисколько, совсем нет; it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от; nothing less than прямо-таки; просто-напросто nothing great is easy посл. все великое дается нелегко nothing нисколько, совсем нет; it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от; nothing less than прямо-таки; просто-напросто for nothing зря, без пользы; даром; из-за пустяка; to get (smth.) for nothing получить (что-л.) даром; nothing to ничто по сравнению с nothing venture nothing have посл. = волков бояться - в лес не ходить; кто не рискует, тот ничего не добивается nothing very much разг. ничего особенного; no nothing решительно ничего; nothing doing ничего не выйдет, номер не пройдет there is nothing for it but ничего другого (не остается), как txere is nothing like нет ничего лучше; there is nothing like a good rest самое лучшее - хорошо отдохнуть there was nothing for it but to tell the truth пришлось сказать правду txere is nothing like нет ничего лучше; there is nothing like a good rest самое лучшее - хорошо отдохнуть

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