nothing (redirected from thinking nothing of it)

noth·ing  (nthng)

pron.

1. No thing; not anything: The box contained nothing. I've heard nothing about it.

2. No part; no portion: Nothing remains of the old house but the cellar hole.

3. One of no consequence, significance, or interest: The new nonsmoking policy is nothing to me.

n.

1. Something that has no existence.

2. Something that has no quantitative value; zero: a score of two to nothing.

3. One that has no substance or importance; a nonentity: "A nothing is a dreadful thing to hold onto" (Edna O'Brien).

adj.

Insignificant or worthless: "the utterly nothing role of a wealthy suitor" (Bosley Crowther).

adv.

In no way or degree; not at all: She looks nothing like her sister.

Idioms:

for nothing

1. Free of charge.

2. To no avail: all that trouble for nothing.

3. For no reason: fired him for nothing.

in nothing flat

In very little time; very quickly.

nothing doing Informal

Certainly not.

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[Middle English, from Old English nthing : n, no; see no² + thing, thing; see thing.]

Usage Note: According to the traditional rule, nothing is invariably treated as a singular, even when followed by an exception phrase containing a plural noun: Nothing except your fears stands (not stand) in your way. Nothing but roses meets (not meet) the eye. See Usage Note at none.

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nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

pron

1. (indefinite) no thing; not anything, as of an implied or specified class of things I can give you nothing

2. no part or share to have nothing to do with this crime

3. a matter of no importance or significance it doesn't matter, it's nothing

4. indicating the absence of anything perceptible; nothingness

5. indicating the absence of meaning, value, worth, etc. to amount to nothing

6. zero quantity; nought

be nothing to

a.  not to concern or be significant to (someone)

b.  to be not nearly as good as

have or be nothing to do with to have no connection with

have (got) nothing on

a.  to have no engagements to keep

b.  to be undressed or naked

c.  Informal to compare unfavourably with

in nothing flat Informal in almost no time; very quickly or soon

nothing but not something other than; only

nothing doing Informal an expression of dismissal, disapproval, lack of compliance with a request, etc.

nothing if not at the very least; certainly

nothing less than or nothing short of downright; truly

(there's) nothing for it (there's) no choice; no other course

there's nothing like a general expression of praise there's nothing like a good cup of tea

there's nothing to it it is very simple, easy, etc.

think nothing of

a.  to regard as routine, easy, or natural

b.  to have no compunction or hesitation about

c.  to have a very low opinion of

to say nothing of as well as; even disregarding he was warmly dressed in a shirt and heavy jumper, to say nothing of his thick overcoat

stop at nothing to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless

adv

in no way; not at all he looked nothing like his brother

n

1. Informal a person or thing of no importance or significance

sweet nothings words of endearment or affection

[Old English nāthing, nān thing, from nān none¹ + thing¹]

Usage: Nothing normally takes a singular verb, but when nothing but is followed by a plural form of a noun, a plural verb is usually used: it was a large room where nothing but souvenirs were sold

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nothing - a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo, aught, cypher, cipher relative quantity - a quantity relative to some purpose nihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet" bugger all, Fanny Adams, fuck all, sweet Fanny Adams - little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery"
Adv.	1.	nothing - in no respect; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father"

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nothing

noun

1. nought, zero, nil, naught, not a thing, zilch (slang), bugger all (slang), fuck all (taboo slang), sod all (slang), damn all (slang), zip (U.S. slang) I know nothing of these matters.

2. a trifle, no big deal, a mere bagatelle `Thanks for all your help.' `It was nothing.'

3. nobody, cipher, nonentity, non-person I went from being a complete nothing to all of a sudden having people calling me the new star of the Nineties.

4. void, emptiness, nothingness, nullity, nonexistence philosophical ideas of the void, the nothing and the `un-thought'

be or have nothing to do with something or someone

5. be unconnected with, be irrelevant to, have no connection with, be unrelated to Both sides say the deal has nothing to do with the freeing of the hostages.

6. avoid, shun, steer clear of, keep away from, cold-shoulder, body-swerve (Scot.) He's a villain - I'd have nothing to do with him if I were you.

for nothing free, for free, without charge, at no cost, gratis He said he'd do the repairs for nothing.

nothing but just, only, simply, merely All that money brought us nothing but misery.

Quotations
"Nothing, like something, happens anywhere" [Philip Larkin I Remember, I Remember]
"Nothing can be created out of nothing" [Lucretius De Rerum Natura]
"Nothing will come of nothing" [William Shakespeare King Lear]

Translations

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

A. 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 (comparison) → no le llega ni a la suela del zapato
see also all B4
see also do with, kind B1
see also like B1
see also next B4.5
see also short A3
see also sort A1 ZERO

B. 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
see also less B

C. N a mere nothing → una friolera, una bagatela
to her he was a nothing → para ella él no tenía ningún valor
to whisper sweet nothings to sb → decir ternezas a los oídos de algn

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nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

pron

(gen) → rien
"What's wrong?" - "Nothing." → "Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?" - "Rien."
nothing at all → rien du tout
nothing but ... → ne ... que
She did nothing but complain about him → Elle n'a fait que se plaindre de lui.
to mean nothing to sb → n'être rien pour qn
a fuss about nothing → beaucoup d'histoires pour rien
over nothing → pour une bêtise
a fight that started over nothing → une dispute qui a éclaté pour une bêtise
it's nothing to worry about → il n'y a pas de quoi s'inquiéter
to be worth nothing → n'avoir aucune valeur
for nothing (= free) → pour rien, gratuitement (= for no reason) → pour rien; [die] → en vain
nothing if not ...
He's nothing if not well-organized → C'est quelqu'un de très organisé.
nothing less than ...
It's nothing less than outrageous! → C'est un véritable scandale!
He's nothing less than a thief! → C'est tout bonnement un voleur!
it was nothing of the sort, it was nothing of the kind → ce n'était absolument pas le cas
it's all or nothing → c'est tout ou rien
better than nothing → mieux que rien
nothing doing (= no way) → pas question
there's nothing for it (but to ...) (British)
There is nothing for it but to carry on → Il n'y a plus qu'à continuer.
I didn't know anything about her. There was nothing for it. I had to go and see Esther myself → Je ne savais rien d'elle. Il ne me restait plus qu'à aller voir Esther moi-même.
there's nothing in it (= it's not true) → il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans (= it's very close) → c'est très serré
there's nothing to it (= it's not true) → il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans (= it's easy) → ça n'a rien de compliqué

(as object of verb) → ne ... rien
He does nothing → Il ne fait rien.
He ate nothing for breakfast → Il n'a rien mangé au petit-déjeuner.
I had nothing else to do → Je n'avais rien d'autre à faire.

(as subject of verb) → rien ne ...
Nothing is open on Sundays → Rien n'est ouvert le dimanche.
Nothing else matters → Rien d'autre ne compte.
Nothing much was happening there at the time → Il ne s'y passait pas grand-chose à cette époque.

(+ adjective) → rien de
nothing new → rien de nouveau
nothing special → rien de particulier

(+ comparative adjective) → rien de
There's nothing more important → Il n'y a rien de plus important.
nothing better than ...
There's nothing better than a good cup of hot coffee → Rien ne vaut une bonne tasse de café bien chaud.

n → rien m

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nothing

n, pron, adv

→ nichts; nothing pleases him → nichts gefällt ihm, ihm gefällt nichts; 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

(with vb) → nichts; she is or means nothing to him → sie bedeutet ihm nichts; £500 is nothing to her → £ 500 sind für sie gar nichts; 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 → keine Ursache!; 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

(with prep) all his fame stood or counted for nothing (liter) → sein Ruhm galt nichts; for nothing (= free, in vain) → umsonst; 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); there’s nothing in the rumour (Brit) 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; (= isn’t important) → das kümmert or berührt dich nicht, das ist dir egal; there’s nothing to it (inf) → das ist kinderleicht (inf)

(with adj, adv) nothing but → nur; 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

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)

n

(Math) → Null f

(= thing, person of no value) → Nichts nt; it’s a mere nothing compared to what he spent last year → im Vergleich zu dem, was er letztes Jahr ausgegeben hat, ist das gar nichts; 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 somebody → jdm Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern

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nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

1. n

a. → niente m, nulla m (Math, Sport) → zero
nothing happened → non è successo niente or nulla
I've eaten nothing → non ho mangiato niente or nulla
there is nothing to eat → non c'è niente or nulla da mangiare

b. (in phrases) as if nothing had happened → come se niente fosse
nothing at all → proprio niente
nothing else → nient'altro
nothing much/new → niente di speciale/nuovo
nothing but → nient'altro che
she does nothing but sleep → non fa altro che dormire
there is nothing for it but to go → non c'è altra scelta che andare
there is nothing in it (not true) → non c'è niente di vero (not interesting) → non è per niente interessante (nearly the same) → non c'è una grande differenza
there's nothing in it for us → non ci guadagniamo niente
there's nothing to it! (it's easy) → è una cosa da niente!
to have nothing on (naked) → non aver niente addosso (not busy) → non aver niente in programma
for nothing (free, unpaid) → per niente, gratis (in vain) → per niente, inutilmente (for no reason) → senza ragione
he is nothing if not careful → è soprattutto attento
I can do nothing about it → non posso farci nulla
to come to nothing → finire in nulla
to say nothing of ... → per non parlare di...
to think nothing of doing sth → non farsi nessun problema nel fare qc
think nothing of it! → s'immagini!, si figuri!
I can make nothing of it → non ci capisco niente
a mere nothing → una cosa da nulla or da niente
to whisper sweet nothings to sb → sussurrare tenerezze a qn
nothing doing! (fam) → niente da fare!

2. adv → per niente, niente affatto
it was nothing like as expensive as we thought → era molto meno caro di quanto credessimo

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nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

1. n

a. → niente m, nulla m (Math, Sport) → zero
nothing happened → non è successo niente or nulla
I've eaten nothing → non ho mangiato niente or nulla
there is nothing to eat → non c'è niente or nulla da mangiare

b. (in phrases) as if nothing had happened → come se niente fosse
nothing at all → proprio niente
nothing else → nient'altro
nothing much/new → niente di speciale/nuovo
nothing but → nient'altro che
she does nothing but sleep → non fa altro che dormire
there is nothing for it but to go → non c'è altra scelta che andare
there is nothing in it (not true) → non c'è niente di vero (not interesting) → non è per niente interessante (nearly the same) → non c'è una grande differenza
there's nothing in it for us → non ci guadagniamo niente
there's nothing to it! (it's easy) → è una cosa da niente!
to have nothing on (naked) → non aver niente addosso (not busy) → non aver niente in programma
for nothing (free, unpaid) → per niente, gratis (in vain) → per niente, inutilmente (for no reason) → senza ragione
he is nothing if not careful → è soprattutto attento
I can do nothing about it → non posso farci nulla
to come to nothing → finire in nulla
to say nothing of ... → per non parlare di...
to think nothing of doing sth → non farsi nessun problema nel fare qc
think nothing of it! → s'immagini!, si figuri!
I can make nothing of it → non ci capisco niente
a mere nothing → una cosa da nulla or da niente
to whisper sweet nothings to sb → sussurrare tenerezze a qn
nothing doing! (fam) → niente da fare!

2. adv → per niente, niente affatto
it was nothing like as expensive as we thought → era molto meno caro di quanto credessimo

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nothing

pron nothing [ˈnaθiŋ]

no thing; not anything There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say. niks لا شَيء нищо nic ingenting; ikke noget; intet nichts τίποτα nada mitte midagi هیچی ei mitään rien שום דָבַר कुछ नहीं ništa semmi tidak ada apa-apa ekkert niente 何も～ない 아무것도 …아니다 niekas nekas tiada apa niets ingenting, ikke noe, intet nic nada nimic ничто; ничего nič nič ništa inget, ingenting ไม่มีอะไร hiçbir şey 沒有東西 ніщо, нічого کچھ نہيں، کچھ بھي نہيں không có gì 没有东西

n

the number 0; nought The final score was five – nothing (= 5 – 0). nul صَفر нула nula nul die Null μηδέν cero null صفر nolla zéro אֶפֶס शून्य nula nulla nol, kosong núll zero ゼロ 영, 제로 nulis nulle tidak satu apa pun nul null zero zero zero ноль; ничто nula ničla nula noll ศูนย์ sıfır 零 нуль صفر số không 零

adv

not at all He's nothing like his father. glad nie صَفْر въобще не vůbec ne slet ikke keineswegs καθόλου de ningún modo, de ninguna manera mitte sugugi ابدا ei ollenkaan kuin en rien בִּכלָל לֹא बिलकुल नहीं, तनिक भी नहीं ni najmanje egyáltalán nem sama sekali tidak alls ekki per nulla/niente, non affatto 少しも～ない 전혀 ...아니다 visai ne nemaz, nepavisam tidak sama sekali helemaal niet slett ikke, ikke det spor zupełnie nie nada deloc нисколько, совсем нет vôbec ne- sploh ne ni nalik inte alls ไม่มีอะไร hiç, hiçbir şekilde, asla 一點也不 ніскільки بالکل نہيں không có gì 一点也不

n nothingness

the state of being nothing or of not existing; emptiness. niet لا شَيْئِيَّه небитие nicota; prázdnota intethed; intet; tomhed die Nichtigkeit ανυπαρξία, κενότητα nada, vacío olematus هيچ بودن؛ ناچيزى tyhjyys néant חוֹסֶר עֵרֶך अनवस्था ništa,nepostojanje semmi, űr kekosongan tóm, ekkert nulla 無 무(의 상태), 없음 niekas, tuštuma nekas; tukšums; nebūtība tidak wujud niets tomhet, intethet nicość nada neant ничтожность; ничто ničota ničnost ništavilo intighet, intet ความไม่สำคัญ yokluk, hiçlik 無 ніщо; неістотність نيستي، عدميت tình trạng không tồn tại 无

come to nothing

to fail His plans came to nothing. niks يُخْفِق، يَفْشَل، لا يُسْفِرُ عن نَتيجَه провалям се přijít nazmar, selhat ikke blive til noget sich zerschlagen αποτυγχάνω, ναυαγώ (μτφ.) fracasar, venirse abajo nurjuma هيچ شدن valua tyhjiin ne pas aboutir נִכשָׁל निष्फल सिद्ध (होना) nema ništa od toga,izjalovit će se meghiúsul gagal verða að engu, mistakast finire in niente/nulla, sfumare, andare a vuoto 失敗に終わる 실패로 끝나다 žlugti, nepasisekti neizdoties; nepiepildīties sia-sia tot niets komen ikke bli noe av wziąć w łeb dar em nada a eşua кончиться ничем zlyhať izjaloviti se propasti inte bli något med, bli ingenting av ล้มเหลว başarısızlığa uğramak 失敗，無結果 закінчитися нічим ناکام ہونا thất bại 失败，无结果

for nothing

1 free; without payment I'll do that job for you for nothing. verniet مَجّانا، بِدون مُقابِل за без пари zadarmo gratis; uden betaling umsonst τζάμπα gratis tasuta مفت veloituksetta pour rien בְּחִינָם मुफ्त में besplatno, badave ingyen cuma-cuma ókeypis gratis ただで 무료로 dykai, nemokamai par brīvu, bez maksas percuma gratis gratis za darmo de graça gratis даром, бесплатно zadarmo zastonj besplatno gratis ไม่มีค่าตอบแทน bedava, parasız 不拿報酬 безкоштовно مفت miễn phí 不拿报酬

2 without result; in vain I've been working on this book for six years, and all for nothing! verniet بِدون نَتيجَه، عَبَثا напразно nadarmo forgæves umsonst μάταια, για το τίποτα en vano, en balde asjata بی نتیجه turhaan inutilement לַשָווא व्यर्थ ही za ništa, uzalud hiába sia-sia til einskis per niente むだに 헛되이 perniek velti tiada sebarang keputusan voor niets for ingenting, til ingen nytte na nic para nada degeaba зря, напрасно nadarmo zaman uzalud förgäves, till ingen nytta ไม่มีผล boşu boşuna, boş yere 無結果 даремно بيکار không được gì 无结果

have nothing to do with

1 to avoid completely After he came out of prison, many of his friends would have nothing to do with him. niks met hom te doen يَتَجَنَّب избягвам vyhýbat se ikke have noget at gøre med nichts zu tun haben mit αποφεύγω ignorar ei käi läbi به طور کامل دوری کردن olla missään tekemisissä ignorer אֵין שוּם קֶשֶר אִיתוֹ संबंधित न होना izbjegavati nincs kapcsolatban vmivel, vkivel menghindari forðast með öllu, virða að vettugi non avere niente/nulla a che fare con ～と関係しない 절교하다 neturėti nieko bendra su nebūt nekam kopējam ar; nebiedroties ar tidak ada kena mengena niets te maken hebben met ikke ha noe å gjøre med nie mieć nic wspólnego z não querer saber de a evita, a nu avea de-a face cu не иметь ничего общего с vyhýbať sa ignorirati izbegavati inte ha någonting med [] att göra หลีกเลี่ยงอย่างเสร็จสมบูรณ์ kaçınmak 和...不來住 повністю уникати سروکار نہ رکھنا không dính dáng với 和...不来住

2 (also be nothing to do with) to be something that a person ought not to be interested in This letter has/is nothing to do with you. niks met jou uit te waai لا عُلاقَةَ له няма(м) нищо общо netýkat se ikke have noget at gøre med nichts zu tun haben mit δεν έχω καμία σχέση με no tener nada que ver con ei ole mingit pistmist علاقه نداشتن به انجام کاری olla mitään tekemistä n'avoir rien à voir avec אֵין שוּם קֶשֶר עִם काई सरोकार न रखना, किसी समाज या किसी व्यवहार से अपने को अलग रखना ne imati ništa s nekim ili nečim semmi köze vmihez, vkihez tidak ada hubungannya snertir ekki (á nokkurn hátt) non avere niente/nulla a che fare con ～と関係がない …와는 아무런 관계가 없다 neturėti jokio ryšio neattiekties uz tidak berkaitan niets te maken hebben met ikke ha noe å gjøre med nie mieć nic wspólnego z não ter nada a ver com a nu avea nimic de-a face cu не касаться, не иметь никакого отношения к netýkať sa ne imeti nič opraviti z ne ticati se inte ha någonting med [] att göra ไม่สนใจ ilgisi olmamak 與...無關 не мати нічого спільного з کوئي لينا دينا نہ ہونا không liên quan tới 与...无关

make nothing of

not to understand I can make nothing of this letter. nie verstaan nie لا يَفْهَم не разбирам nerozumět (nic z) ikke forstå nicht klug werden aus δεν καταλαβαίνω no entender nada ei suuda mõista هيچ پنداشتن ymmärtää lainkaan ne rien comprendre à לא מְבִין मैं इसे नहीं समझ सकता ne shvaćati nem ért vmit tidak memahami skilja hvorki upp né niður í non capire niente di わからない ...을 전혀 이해하지 못하다 nieko nesuprasti neko nesaprast tidak memahami niets begrijpen van ikke bli klok på, ikke forstå nic nie rozumieć não perceber nada de a nu pricepe nimic не понимать nerozumieť nič razumeti ne razumeti förstå (få ut) ingenting av ไม่เข้าใจ anlamamak 不理解 нічого не зрозуміти نہ سمجھ پانا không hiểu 不理解

mean nothing to

not to be understandable to These mathematical figures mean nothing to me. onverstaanbaar لا يَهُمُّ не знача нищо nic neříkat (komu) ikke sige noget nichtssagend sein für είμαι ακαταλαβίστικος no significar nada ei ütle midagi غیر قابل فهم sano mitään ne rien vouloir dire לא מוּבָן नहीं समझ में आने वाला nemati nikakve važnosti érthetetlen sulit dipahami vera óskiljanlegur non voler dire niente 理解できない ...에게 아무런 의미가 없다 nieko nesakyti neko neizteikt (kādam) tidak boleh difahami onbegrijpelijk zijn voor ikke forstå (poenget med) nic nie znaczyć dla não significar nada a nu însemna nimic быть непонятным nič nehovoriť (komu) nič pomeniti ne biti razumljiv inte säga [] någonting ไม่ทำความเข้าใจ anlaşılmaz olmak 不能理解 незрозумілий کوئي معني نہ رکھنا không thể hiểu được 不能理解

next to nothing

almost nothing The child was wearing next to nothing. byna niks تَقْريبا لا شيء почти нищо takřka nic næsten ingenting fast nichts σχεδόν τίποτα casi nada peaaegu mitte midagi تقریبا هیچی lähes mitään presque rien כִּמעָט כְּלוּם नहीं के बराबर gotovo ništa szinte semmi hampir tidak ada apa pun næstum ekkert quasi niente ほとんど何も 없는 것과 다름없는 beveik nieko gandrīz nekas hampir tiada apa-apa bijna niets nesten ingenting prawie nic quase nada aproape nimic почти ничего skoro nič skoraj nič skoro ništa nästan ingenting ไม่มีอะไร hemen hemen hiç 幾乎什麼也沒有 майже нічого تقريباً نہ کے برابر gần như không có gì 几乎什么也没有

nothing but

just; only The fellow's nothing but a fool! maar net لا شَيْء سِوى أنّه нищо друго освен nic než intet andet end nichts als μόνο únicamente, sólo tühipaljas هیچی بجز on pelkkä rien que כְּלוּם מִלבָד केवल, मात्र jednostavno csak hanya ekkert nema, bara solo, niente altro che ただの 단지 tiktai, tiesiog nekas cits kā hanyalah niets anders dan bare, ikke annet enn tylko apenas nimic (altceva) decât только, ничто кроме; просто-напросто nič iné len samo samo inget annat än, bara เท่านั้น sadece, yalnızca 僅是 лише; всього-навсього صرف، فقط chỉ 仅是

nothing doing!

an expression used to show a strong or emphatic refusal Would you like to go to the meeting instead of me?' `Nothing doing!' glad nie تَعبير يُسْتَعْمَل عَن الرَّفْض البات абсурд nepřichází v úvahu ikke på nogen måde nichts zu machen με τίποτα, αποκλείεται ni hablar mitte mingi hinna eest! کار خوابيده است ei missään tapauksessa pas question! לא בָּא בְּחֶשבּוֹן इनकार की अभिव्यक्ति ništa od toga nem megy sama sekali tidak algjörlega útilokað!, kemur ekki til greina! (neanche per sogno!) とんでもない！ 안돼! jokiu būdu! nieko neišeis! nekas nesanāks!; tas neies cauri! tidak mahu 't zal niet gaan ikke tale om!; ellers takk! Nic z tego! nem por isso Nici vorbă! ничего не выйдет!, номер не пройдёт! neprichádzať do úvahy ni govora nikako inte en chans! ไม่ทำอะไรเลย katiyen olmaz, bana ne, yağma yok 不行 нічого не вийде!, цей номер не пройде! بالکل نہيں cụm từ để cập đến sự từ chối thẳng thừng 不行

there is nothing to it

it is easy You'll soon see how to do this job – there's nothing to it! baie maklik سَهْل лесна работа nic na tom není det er så let som ingenting das ist eine Kleinigkeit είναι παιχνιδάκι es facilísimo käkitegu خیلی ساده است helppoa kuin heinänteko c'est facile (comme tout) אֵין בְּזֶה כְּלוּם, קַלֵי קָלוּת आसान lako, jednostavno könnyű mudah, gampang eins og að drekka vatn (è facile) 簡単な 달리 어쩔 수가 없다 tai labai lengva, nieko ypatinga tīrais nieks; nieka lieta tiada masalah, mudah er is niets aan det er så lett som ingenting! nie ma w tym nic nadzwyczajnego não ter nada de especial e uşor это просто nič na tom nie je čisto preprosto lako det är inget [] ง่ายมาก çok kolay 這容易 це легко يہ آسان ہے، کوئي مشکل نہيں chẳng có gì (khó khăn, phức tạp) 这容易

think nothing of

not to consider difficult, unusual etc My father thought nothing of walking 8 kilometres to school when he was a boy. nie geskroom nie لا يعْتَبِر الأمْر صَعْبا أو غَيْر عادي струва ми се дреболия brát za samozřejmost tænke ikke videre over sichts nichts denken bei δεν το έχω σε τίποτα να tener en poco ei näe mingit kunsti هيچ پنداشتن pitää lastenleikkinä trouver (tout) naturel de לא יִיחֵס חָשִיבוּת कठिन नहीं ne pridavati važnost meg se kottyan menganggap enteng finnast ekki tiltökumál að (trovare del tutto naturale) なんとも思わない ...을 아무렇지도 않게 생각하다 (kam) nieko nereikšti uzskatīt par sīkumu mudah het niets vinden ikke regne for noe uważać za normalne não achar difícil a i se părea uşor/normal не останавливаться перед; считать пустяковым делом považovať za samozrejmé ne zdeti se nič posebnega smatrati jednostavnim tycka att det är väl inget ไม่ยาก aldırmamak, kolay/önemsiz saymak 視...為平常 (комусь) нічого не коштує مشکل نہ سمجھنا làm gì dễ dàng 视...为平常

to say nothing of

as well as; and in addition When her mother comes to stay with us, she brings all her clothes with her, to say nothing of her three dogs. om nie eers te praat van كذلك، أيْضا без да споменаваме nemluvě o for ikke at tale om nicht zu reden von χώρια, άσε πια por no hablar de rääkimata به علاوه puhumattakaan sans parler de לא לְדַבֵּר עַל साथ में da ne govorimo nem is szólva ... demikian pula auk þess; svo ekki sé minnst á per non parlare di ～は言うに及ばず ...은 말할 것도 없이 jau nekalbant apie nemaz nerunājot par tidak dapat dielakkan om niet te noemen for ikke å nevne nie mówiąc już o sem falar em ca să nu mai vorbim de не говоря уже о nehovoriac o da ne govorimo o da ne pominjem för att inte tala om อย่างเท่ากัน ...bir yana, ...-den başka, ayrıca 更不必說 не кажучи вже про بشمول، کے ساتھ ساتھ cùng với 更不必说

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nothing → شيء غير موجود, لا شيء nic, nula ligegyldighed, nul Nichts, Null μηδέν, τίποτα cero, nada mitättömyys, nolla néant, rien ništa, nula niente, zero 何も･･･ない, 零 아무것 아닌 것, 영 niets, nul ingenting, null nic nada ничто, ноль ingenting, noll ไม่มีอะไร, ศูนย์ hiçbir şey, sıfır không, người/vật tầm thường 无, 零