nowhere (redirected from getting nowhere)

no·where  (nhwâr, -wâr)

adv.

1. Not anywhere.

2. To no place or result: protested the ruling but got nowhere.

n.

1. A remote or unknown place: a cabin in the middle of nowhere.

2. A state of nonexistence: an idea that came out of nowhere.

Idioms:

miles from nowhere

In a very remote place.

nowhere near

Not nearly: has nowhere near enough money to buy a house.

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nowhere [ˈnəʊˌwɛə]

adv

1. in, at, or to no place; not anywhere

get nowhere (fast) Informal to fail completely to make any progress

nowhere near far from; not nearly

n

1. a nonexistent or insignificant place

middle of nowhere a completely isolated, featureless, or insignificant place

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nowhere - an insignificant place; "he came out of nowhere" obscurity - an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"
Adv.	1.	nowhere - not anywhere; in or at or to no place; "I am going nowhere"

Translations

nowhere [ˈnəʊwɛəʳ] ADV

1. (lit) [be] → en ninguna parte; [go] → a ninguna parte
you're going nowhere → no vas a ninguna parte
they have nowhere to go → no tienen dónde ir
there was nowhere to hide → no había dónde esconderse
there is nowhere more romantic than Paris → no hay lugar más romántico que París
it's nowhere you know → no es ningún sitio que conoces
it's nowhere you'll ever find it → está en un sitio donde no lo encontrarás nunca
nowhere else → en/a ninguna otra parte
she had nowhere else to go → no tenía otro lugar a donde ir
from nowhere → de la nada
nowhere in Europe → en ninguna parte de Europa
he was nowhere to be seen, he was nowhere in sight → no se le veía por ninguna parte

2. (fig) without me he would be nowhere → sin mí no habría llegado a ninguna parte
he came from nowhere to take the lead in the race → pasó de ir muy a la zaga a tomar la delantera en la carrera
the party came from nowhere to win the election → el partido surgió de la nada y ganó las elecciones
we're getting nowhere → no estamos consiguiendo nada
I'm getting nowhere with this analysis → no estoy logrando nada con este análisis
he got nowhere with her → no consiguió nada con ella
this is getting us nowhere → esto no nos lleva
flattery will get you nowhere → con halagos no vas a conseguir nada
a fiver goes nowhere these days → cinco libras no se hace nada hoy en día
it's nowhere near as big → no es tan grande ni con mucho
it's nowhere near as good → no es tan bueno ni con mucho, dista mucho de ser tan bueno
£10 is nowhere near enough → 10 libras no bastan, ni mucho menos

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nowhere [ˈnəʊ^hwɛə^r] adv → nulle part
nowhere else → nulle part ailleurs
This kind of forest exists nowhere else in the world → Cette sorte de forêt n'existe nulle part ailleurs.
I have nowhere else to go
BUT Je n'ai pas d'autre endroit où aller.
there's nowhere to do sth → il n'y a aucun endroit où faire qch
There's nowhere to go in the evenings → Il n'y a aucun endroit où aller le soir.
there's nowhere quite like ...
There's nowhere quite like Barcelona → Il n'y a aucun endroit qui vaille Barcelone.
to come out of nowhere, to come from nowhere → apparaître comme par enchantement
to get sb nowhere → ne mener qn à rien
This is getting us nowhere → Ça ne nous mène à rien.
to get nowhere → piétiner
We're getting nowhere → Nous piétinons.
in the middle of nowhere (in the middle of the countryside) → en pleine campagne
At dusk we pitched camp in the middle of nowhere → A la tombée de la nuit, nous avons monté nos tentes en pleine campagne.
a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere
BUT une ferme perdue.
nowhere near ...
It's nowhere near enough → C'est loin d'être suffisant.
It was nowhere near as hard as I expected → C'était bien moins difficile que ce à quoi je m'attendais., C'était loin d'être aussi difficile que ce à quoi je m'attendais.
He's nowhere near recovered yet from his experiences → Il est loin de s'être remis de ses aventures.

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nowhere

adv → nirgendwo, nirgends; (with verbs of motion) → nirgendwohin; nowhere special → irgendwo; (with motion) → irgendwohin; nowhere is or there is nowhere more romantic than Paris → nirgends ist es romantischer als in Paris; there’s nowhere I’d rather be → nirgends wäre ich lieber; it’s nowhere you know → du kennst den Ort nicht; it’s nowhere you’ll ever find it → es ist an einem Platz, wo du es bestimmt nicht findest; they have nowhere (else) to go → sie können (sonst) nirgends unterkommen; (fig: = have no escape) → es gibt für sie (sonst) keinen Ausweg; there was nowhere to hide → man konnte sich nirgends verstecken; there was nowhere to hide from the wind → es gab keinen Schutz vor dem Wind; to have nowhere to live → kein Zuhause or keine Bleibe haben; to appear from or out of nowhere → ganz plötzlich or aus heiterem Himmel auftauchen; to come nowhere (Sport) → unter „ferner liefen“ kommen or enden; to come from nowhere and win (Sport) → überraschend siegen; we’re getting nowhere (fast) → wir machen keine Fortschritte, wir kommen nicht weiter; rudeness will get you nowhere → Grobheit bringt dir gar nichts ein, mit Grobheit bringst du es auch nicht weiter; a pound goes nowhere these days → mit einem Pfund kommt man heute nicht mehr weit ? near 1 d

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nowhere [ˈnəʊˌwɛəʳ] adv → in nessun posto or luogo, da nessuna parte
I went nowhere → non sono andato in nessun posto or da nessuna parte
nowhere in Italy → in nessuna parte d'Italia, da nessuna parte in Italia
nowhere else → in nessun altro posto
it/he is nowhere to be found → non si riesce a trovarlo da nessuna parte
we're getting nowhere → non stiamo concludendo nulla
that will get you nowhere → ciò non le servirà a nulla
he appeared from nowhere → è saltato fuori da chissà dove
Paul is nowhere near as tall as John → Paul non è neanche lontanamente alto come John
it's nowhere near as good → non vale neanche la metà
nowhere near enough → ben lontano dall'essere sufficiente

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nowhere [ˈnəʊˌwɛəʳ] adv → in nessun posto or luogo, da nessuna parte
I went nowhere → non sono andato in nessun posto or da nessuna parte
nowhere in Italy → in nessuna parte d'Italia, da nessuna parte in Italia
nowhere else → in nessun altro posto
it/he is nowhere to be found → non si riesce a trovarlo da nessuna parte
we're getting nowhere → non stiamo concludendo nulla
that will get you nowhere → ciò non le servirà a nulla
he appeared from nowhere → è saltato fuori da chissà dove
Paul is nowhere near as tall as John → Paul non è neanche lontanamente alto come John
it's nowhere near as good → non vale neanche la metà
nowhere near enough → ben lontano dall'essere sufficiente

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nowhere

adv nowhere [ˈnəuweə]

in or to no place; not anywhere It was nowhere to be found; Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.' nêrens لَيسَ في أي مَكان никъде nikde intetsteds; ingen steder nirgendwo πουθενά en ninguna parte, en ningún sitio, en ningún lugar mitte kuskil هیچ جا ei missään nulle part שוּם מָקוֹם कहीं नहीं nigdje sehol; sehova tidak di mana pun hvergi da nessuna parte, in nessun luogo どこにも～ない 아무데도 …없다 niekur nekur tidak ada tempat nergens ingen steder, ikke noe sted nigdzie em parte nenhuma nicăieri нигде; некуда; никуда nikde nikjer nigde ingenstans, inte någonstans ไม่มีที่ไหน hiçbir yer(e/de) 無處 ніде کہيں نہيں không nơi đâu 无处

nowhere near

not nearly We've nowhere near enough money to buy a car. glad nie تَقْريباً никуде наоколо zdaleka ne langt fra; ikke nær nicht annähernd ούτε κατά διάνοια muy lejos de mitte ligilähedaltki نسبتا دور؛ دور ei läheskään loin de לא קָרוֹב आस-पास कहीं नहीं ni blizu,ni izdaleka távolról sem jauh ekki nærri því per niente, neanche lontanamente 全く～でない 전혀 …아니다 toli gražu ne ne tuvu, nepavisam ne tiada yang dekat lang niet genoeg ikke på langt nær ani w przybliżeniu de modo nenhum nici pe departe нисколько; далеко не zďaleka nie še zdaleč ne nigde u blizini inte i närheten av เกิอบจะไม่ çok daha az 離...很遠 зовсім не قريب نہيں، دور còn lâu 离...很远

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nowhere → ليس في أي مكان nikde ingen steder nirgendwo πουθενά ningún otro sitio ei missään nulle part nigdje da nessuna parte どこにも･･･ない 아무데도 … 없다(않다) nergens ingen steder nigdzie em nenhum lugar нигде ingenstans เดี๋ยวนี้ hiçbir yerde không nơi nào 到处都无