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nobody

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no·bod·y  (nbd, -bd, -b-d)
pron.
No person; not anyone: Nobody told you to go.
n. pl. no·bod·ies
A person of no importance or influence.

nobody [ˈnəʊbədɪ]
pron
no person; no-one
n pl -bodies
an insignificant person
Usage: See at everyone
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nobody - a person of no influence
common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title
pip-squeak, small fry, squirt - someone who is small and insignificant
jackanapes, whippersnapper, lightweight - someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

nobody
pronoun
no-one They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear
noun
nonentity, nothing (informal), lightweight (informal), non-person, zero, cipher A man in my position has nothing to fear from a nobody like you.
nonentity star, celebrity, superstar, big name, celeb (informal), big shot (slang), personage, megastar (informal), big noise (informal), V.I.P.
Translations
nobody [ˈnəʊbədɪ]
A. PRONnadie
nobody spokenadie habló, no habló nadie
nobody has more right to it than she hasnadie tiene más derecho a ello que ella
B. N a mere nobodyun don nadie
I knew him when he was nobodylo conocí cuando no era nadie

nobody [ˈnəʊbədi]
pron
(used without a verb)personne
Who's going with you? - Nobody → Qui t'accompagne? - Personne.
(used with a verb)personne used with "ne"
There was nobody in the office → Il n'y avait personne au bureau.
Nobody likes him → Personne ne l'aime.
n (= nonentity) → moins mf que rien
He's a nobody → C'est un moins que rien.
no-claims bonus nbonus m

nobody
pronniemand, keiner; who saw him? — nobodywer hat ihn gesehen? — niemand; nobody knows better than Iniemand or keiner weiß besser als ich; there was nobody elseda war niemand anderes or sonst niemand; nobody else could have done ites kann niemand anders or kein anderer gewesen sein; nobody else but you can do itnur du kannst das, außer dir kann das niemand; nobody else offered to give them moneysonst hat sich keiner or niemand angeboten, ihnen Geld zu geben; like nobody’s businesswie nichts; he’s nobody’s fooler ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen
nNiemand m no pl, → Nichts nt no pl; he’s a mere nobodyer ist überhaupt nichts, er ist doch ein Niemand or Nichts; to marry a nobodyjdn heiraten, der nichts ist und nichts hat; they are nobodiessie sind doch niemand; I worked with him when he was (a) nobodyich habe mit ihm gearbeitet, als er noch ein Niemand war

nobody [ˈnəʊbdɪ]
1. pronnessuno
I saw nobody → non ho visto nessuno
nobody spoke → nessuno ha parlato, non ha parlato nessuno
nobody else → nessun altro/nessun'altra
2. n he's a nobodyè una nullità

nobody [ˈnəʊbdɪ]
1. pronnessuno
I saw nobody → non ho visto nessuno
nobody spoke → nessuno ha parlato, non ha parlato nessuno
nobody else → nessun altro/nessun'altra
2. n he's a nobodyè una nullità

nobody no
nobody لا أحد nikdo ingen keiner κανένας nadie ei kukaan personne nitko nessuno 誰も・・・ない 아무도 … 않다 niemand ingen nikt ninguém никто inte någon ไม่มีใคร hiç kimse không ai 谁也不


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Nobody thought of her, nobody wanted her, and strange things happened of which she knew nothing.
He said dey ain't nobody kin save his own self-- can't do it by faith, can't do it by works, can't do it no way at all.
Nobody could bargain with greater obstinacy, and as for cleanliness, the lustre on her brass sauce-pans was the envy and despair of other servants.
 
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