anybody

an·y·bod·y  (n-bd, -bd)

pron.

Any person; anyone.

n.

A person of consequence: Everybody who is anybody was at the reception. See Usage Notes at anyone, every, he¹.

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anybody [ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ -bədɪ]

pron

1. any person; anyone

2. (usually used with a negative or a question) a person of any importance he isn't anybody in this town

n pl -bodies

(often preceded by just) any person at random; no matter who

Thesaurus

anybody see anyone

Translations

anybody [ˈenɪbɒdɪ] PRON

1. (in questions, conditional constructions) → alguien
did you see anybody? → ¿viste a alguien?
has anybody got a pen? → ¿tiene alguien un bolígrafo?
is this anybody's seat? → ¿es de alguien or alguno este asiento?, ¿está or hay alguien sentado aquí?
is there anybody else I can talk to? → ¿hay alguien más con quien pueda hablar?
if anybody calls, I'm not in → si llama alguien, no estoy
if anybody can do it, he can → si alguien lo puede hacer, es él

2. (with negative, implied negative) → nadie
I can't see anybody → no veo a nadie
she doesn't like anybody contradicting her → no le gusta que nadie la contradiga
I didn't ask anybody else → no se le pregunté a nadie más
hardly anybody came → apenas vino nadie
there was hardly anybody there → casi no había nadie

3. (= no matter who) → cualquiera
I need a volunteer, anybody will do → necesito un voluntario, cualquier persona or cualquiera sirve
anybody will tell you the same → cualquiera te diría lo mismo, todos te dirán lo mismo
anybody would have thought he had lost! → cualquiera habría pensado que había perdido
it's anybody's race → esta carrera la podría ganar cualquiera
it would have defeated anybody but Jane → habría desanimado a cualquiera or a todos menos a Jane
anybody else would have laughed → cualquier otro se hubiera reído
that's anybody's guess → ¡quién sabe!
it's not available to just anybody → no está a disposición de cualquier persona or cualquiera
I'm not going to marry just anybody → yo no me caso con cualquiera
he's not just anybody, he's the boss → no es cualquiera, es el jefe
bring anybody you like → trae a quien quieras
anybody who or that wants to go back should go now → si alguno quiere volver, que lo haga ahora
I'll shoot anybody who or that moves → al primero que se mueva le disparo
anybody who or that invests in this → todo el que invierta en esto
anybody with any sense would know that! → ¡cualquiera con(algo de)sentido común sabría eso!

4. (= person of importance) → alguien
she knows everybody who's anybody → conoce a todo el mundo que es alguien or importante

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anybody [ˈɛnibɒdi ˈɛnibədi] pron anyone [ˈɛniwʌn ˈɛniwən]

(= no matter who) → n'importe qui
Anybody can learn to swim → N'importe qui peut apprendre à nager.
without anybody seeing him → sans que personne le voie, sans que personne ne le voie
anybody who is anybody → tout le gratin

(in questions) → quelqu'un
Has anybody got a pen? → Est-ce que quelqu'un a un stylo?
Did anybody see you? → Est-ce que quelqu'un t'a vu?
Was anybody there?; Was there anybody there? → Est-ce qu'il y avait quelqu'un?

(in negative sentences) → personne
I don't see anybody.; I can't see anybody → Je ne vois personne.

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anybody

pron

→ (irgend)jemand, (irgend)eine(r); not … anybody → niemand, keine(r); is anybody there? → ist (irgend)jemand da?; (does) anybody want my book? → will jemand or einer mein Buch?; I can’t see anybody → ich kann niemand(en) or keinen sehen; don’t tell anybody → erzähl das niemand(em) or keinem

(= no matter who) → jede(r); anybody will tell you the same → jeder wird dir dasselbe sagen; anybody with any sense → jeder halbwegs vernünftige Mensch; it’s anybody’s game/race → das Spiel/Rennen kann von jedem gewonnen werden; anybody but him, anybody else → jeder außer ihm, jeder andere; is there anybody else I can talk to? → gibt es sonst jemand(en), mit dem ich sprechen kann?; I don’t want to see anybody else → ich möchte niemand anderen sehen

n (= person of importance) → jemand, wer (inf); she’ll never be anybody → sie wird nie wer sein (inf); he’s not just anybody → er ist nicht einfach irgendwer or irgendjemand; everybody who is anybody was there → alles, was Rang und Namen hat, war dort; he wasn’t anybody before she married him → er war niemand, bevor sie ihn geheiratet hat; Lucy was anybody’s last night (Brit inf) → Lucy hat gestern Abend mit jedem rumgemacht (inf)

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anybody [ˈɛnɪbɒdɪ] pron

a. (in interrogative sentences) → qualcuno, nessuno
did you see anybody → hai visto qualcuno or nessuno?

b. (in negative sentences) → nessuno
I can't or don't see anybody → non vedo nessuno
without anybody seeing him → senza che nessuno lo vedesse, senza esser visto da nessuno

c. (no matter who) → chiunque, qualsiasi persona
anybody will tell you the same → chiunque ti dirà la stessa cosa
anybody else would have laughed → chiunque altro avrebbe riso
she's not going to marry just anybody → non sposerà il primo che le capita or uno qualunque

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anybody → شخص někdo nogen irgendjemand καθένας alguien kuka tahansa n’importe qui itko nessuno 誰でも 아무도 iemand noen ktoś qualquer pessoa кто-нибудь någon ใครก็ได้ herhangi biri bất cứ ai 任何人