Nada in english

Nothing

pronunciation: nʌθɪŋ part of speech: noun
In gestures

nada = anything ; nothing ; nil ; zero + Nombre ; naught ; nothingness ; nowt ; zilch ; diddly-squat ; the least bit ; zippo ; zip. 

Example: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.Example: Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.Example: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.Example: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.Example: Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.Example: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.Example: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's 'nowt' as controversial as that.Example: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.Example: But you ain't getting' diddly-squat 'cause you really screwed up this year.Example: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.Example: I googled that problem last night and got zippo for answers.Example: Talk about a spirit killer, I put all that work in and got zip for it except a pat on the back.

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» absolutamente nadabugger all .

Example: And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.

» a cambio de nadafor nothingwith no strings attached .

Example: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.

Example: The author shows the social benefit inherent in giving private collections to institutions -- or at least selling them intact to institutions with no strings attached.

» a nadie le importa nadanobody + gives a damn .

Example: Nobody outside of the acquisitions department gives a damn about the prices of books.

» andar rodando por la casa sin hacer nadalie about/(a)round + the house .

Example: Retirement is the time of life when you stop lying about your age and start lying about the house.

» antes de nadabefore longbefore + Pronombre + know what + happenbefore + Pronombre + know it .

Example: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Example: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.

Example: And, before I knew it, she had shoved her whole head in my coffee cup and taken a big slurp of my coffee!.

» antes que nadafirst of allbefore anything elsefirst offabove all thingsfirst and foremostfirst up .

Example: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.

Example: But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity.

Example: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.

Example: Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.

Example: First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.

Example: First up, to make a change, you must enrol to vote.

» aparecer de la nadacome out of + nowherecome from + nowhereappear from (out of) + nowhere .

Example: Photons come out of nowhere, they cannot be stored, they can barely be pinned down in time, and they have no home in space whatsoever.

Example: As I turned a cyclist came from nowhere and I was inches from knocking him over and if not for a slam on the brakes, I'd have taken him down.

Example: So a very odd red mark has appeared from nowhere on my face and I'm trying to figure out what it is and how to get rid of it.

» a propósito de nadafor no specific reasonfor no particular reason .

Example: On February 20, 2000, she was arrested at home by police for no specific reason and illegally detained for fifteen days.

Example: Nearly a third of internet users go online on a typical day for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass the time.

» caer en la nadafall into + the voidfall into + (empty) space .

Example: In the commotion, Jehan Baig lost his footing and fell into the void.

Example: People thought that the world was flat and one would fall into space if you sailed over the horizon.

» casi nadanext to nothing .

Example: But the cost of living in Southern Europe was next to nothing in those days and my parents funded a good deal of my wandering.

» como si nadabe (as) right as rainunfazed .

Example: Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.

Example: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.

» comprar casi por nadabuy + Nombre + for a song .

Example: Most of them had been foreclosed, and she bought them for a song, often just for the unpaid taxes.

» conseguir casi por nadaget + Nombre + for a song .

Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.

» contar para nadacount + for nothing .

Example: That this is a statement of fact may count for nothing: in effect, the librarian may be obliged lay evidence before the enquirer, accompanied by a convincing explanation.

» costar casi nadacost + next to nothingpay + Nombre + peanutspay + Nombre + next to nothing .

Example: Desk research is information that costs next to nothing.

Example: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.

Example: Workers are paid next to nothing with wages as low as $39 dollars a month.

» costar nadacost + nothing .

Example: This muff took me less than 2 hours to make and cost me nothing, because I used an old coat too ugly and stained to donate, and a scrap of fabric I had lying around.

» cruzarse de brazos y no hacer nadasit back and do nothing .

Example: We offer a relaxing place to vacation where you can fish, canoe, hike or just plain sit back and do nothing for a change.

» decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdadto tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth .

Example: The speaker advises administrators to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

» de eso nada, monadano way Jose .

Example: I said no way Jose and a women called me a racist -- since when is this racist?.

» de la nadafrom nowhereout of nowhereout of thin air .

Example: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.

Example: Mark has become a really good actor who kind of shot to stardom out of nowhere.

Example: It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but a British company has developed a process to make tank-ready fuel literally out of thin air.

» del año de la nadafrom the year dot .

Example: This rather fat book gives a readable account of the history of mathematics from the year dot up to the last century.

» echarse aquí y allá sin hacer nadalie about/(a)round .

Example: Next, we come across some wild dogs -- six or eight of them -- lying about lazily on the dried-up flash-flood river bed.

» el mundo no + Pronombre + debe nadathe world doesn't owe + Pronombre + anythingthe world doesn't owe + Pronombre + a living .

Example: The world doesn't owe you anything and the sooner you get that through your thick skull, the less it'll hurt.

Example: Once you realise that the world doesn't owe you a living and adopt an attitude of looking out for yourself, things will begin to improve.

» en apenas nadain no time at allin next to no timein no time .

Example: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.

Example: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.

Example: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.

» en casi nadain no time at allin next to no timein no time .

Example: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.

Example: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.

Example: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.

» en el medio de la nadain the middle of nowherein the back of beyondout in the sticks .

Example: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss.

Example: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed.

Example: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.

» en mitad de la nadain the middle of nowhere .

Example: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss.

» en nada de tiempoat a moment's noticein next to no timein no time at allin no time .

Example: Be sure any mechanical equipment required (tape machines, film projectors, etc.) does actually work, can be replaced at a moment's notice if it breaks down, and is handled by a competent operator.

Example: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.

Example: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.

Example: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.

» esperar sin nada que hacerkick + Posesivo + heels .

Example: Very recently, after spending most of the season kicking his heels on the bench at Barcelona, Bojan Krkic finally got the opportunity to start a match.

» estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nadahang out on + the street .

Example: Fighting among adolescents was tested for association with alcohol/drug use & out-of-home activities without adult control (such as 'hanging out' on the streets).

» estar de aquí para allá sin hacer nadalie about/(a)round .

Example: Next, we come across some wild dogs -- six or eight of them -- lying about lazily on the dried-up flash-flood river bed.

» estar rodando por la casa sin hacerlie about/(a)round + the house .

Example: Retirement is the time of life when you stop lying about your age and start lying about the house.

» estar sin hacer nadasit + idlestand + idletwiddle + Posesivo + thumbsbe at a loose end [En inglés americano es más común usar be at loose ends]be at loose ends [En inglés británico es más común usar be at a loose end] .

Example: Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.

Example: A single companionship of this sort would often have three or four works in production at the same time in a busy house, so that its members rarely stood idle for want of copy.

Example: We don't want people to sit around twiddling their thumbs -- it's not good for their thumbs and it's not good for our community = No queremos a gente que se cruce de brazos sin hacer nada; no es nada bueno ni para sus brazos ni para nuestra comunidad.

Example: Being goal driven most of my life and now retired, I seem to be at a loose end and dont know what to do with myself for the next 20 years.

Example: Abigail was at loose ends after Nabal died -- she was unable to imagine what would happen to her as a widow.

» estar sin nada que hacerbe at a loose end [En inglés americano es más común usar be at loose ends]be at loose ends [En inglés británico es más común usar be at a loose end] .

Example: Being goal driven most of my life and now retired, I seem to be at a loose end and dont know what to do with myself for the next 20 years.

Example: Abigail was at loose ends after Nabal died -- she was unable to imagine what would happen to her as a widow.

» hablar mucho y no hacer nadabe all talk (,/and/but) no action .

Example: She strikes me as someone who is all talk, no action.

» hablar sin decir nadawaffle .

Example: In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.

» hacer como si nadaplay it + cool .

Example: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.

» llorar por nadacry over + nothing .

Example: And while you may be weepier than usual before your period, you shouldn't be concerned unless you are regularly crying over nothing.

» más que nadamore than anything else .

Example: But more than anything else, I'd like to thank him for humbling me, for talking to me and showing me the world through a different lens.

» mirar a la nadastare + vacantly into spacestare into + spacegaze into + spacegaze + vacantly into spacestare + vacantlygaze + vacantlygaze + blanklystare + blankly .

Example: Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space.

Example: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.

Example: As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!.

Example: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open.

Example: Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular.

Example: Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet.

Example: Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand.

Example: Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.

» nada abrumadorunderwhelming .

Example: Her days of underwhelming performances on clay courts are behind her after winning the Stuttgart and Rome tournaments.

» nada apetecibleunappetising [unappetizing, -USA] .

Example: If you aren't a fan of the gamy taste of venison and other game, there are a number of ways to prepare the meat to reduce this often unappetizing quality.

» nada apetitosounappetising [unappetizing, -USA] .

Example: If you aren't a fan of the gamy taste of venison and other game, there are a number of ways to prepare the meat to reduce this often unappetizing quality.

» nada asombrosounderwhelming .

Example: Her days of underwhelming performances on clay courts are behind her after winning the Stuttgart and Rome tournaments.

» nada bonitounlovely .

Example: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.

» nada cariñosounloving .

Example: Today was hard, today I missed it by a mile -- I was impatient, indignant, proud, unloving, abrupt, lazy, resentful, jealous and so much more.

» nada clarounclearuncleared .

Example: Ambiguous words, and terms whose meaning is otherwise unclear, should be avoided.

Example: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.

» nada convencidounimpressed .

Example: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.

» nada convencionalunorthodox .

Example: Librarians are being urged to become more imaginative and less afraid of unorthodox ideas.

» ¡nada de eso!no dice! .

Example: Six weeks before the wedding I said no dice!.

» nada de importancianothing in particularnothing major .

Example: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.

Example: The cooling fan is a bit loud, but nothing major.

» nada del otro mundojust a stroll in/through/across the park .

Example: The nearest Earth-like planet is probably 13 light-years away; astronomically speaking, that's just a stroll across the park.

» nada de nadazilchbugger alldiddly-squatnot a sausagezippozip .

Example: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.

Example: And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.

Example: But you ain't getting' diddly-squat 'cause you really screwed up this year.

Example: A long long long long time ago more than 15 billion years ago scientists believe there was nothing not a sausage.

Example: I googled that problem last night and got zippo for answers.

Example: Talk about a spirit killer, I put all that work in and got zip for it except a pat on the back.

» nada desdeñablenot inconsiderable .

Example: The number of outstanding young authors who are writing in spite of rather than because of classroom education is not inconsiderable.

» nada despreciablenot inconsiderable .

Example: The number of outstanding young authors who are writing in spite of rather than because of classroom education is not inconsiderable.

» nada en absolutonot at allnothing whatsoever .

Example: There's a big difference between returning a book late and not at all.

Example: Many leisure activities result in the development of personal skills that have nothing whatsoever to do with a person's work.

» nada en la vida es gratuitoyou cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs .

Example: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.

» nada envidiableunenviable .

Example: Collection and preservation of records is an expensive pursuit and the task of persuading cost conscious business firms that they ought to preserve their records is an unenviable one.

» nada es gratisnothing comes without a cost .

Example: Whilst Indigenous peoples might welcome the elevation of status that comes with increased recognition of their Knowledge systems after centuries of dismissal and disintegration, nothing comes without a cost.

» nada es gratis en la viña del Señorthere is no such thing as a free lunchthere is no such thing as a free ride .

Example: So for any of you thinking of using this program do be aware there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Example: Economists constantly remind us that there is no such thing as a free ride, and the analogy can easily be applied to our transportation systems.

» nada es mejor quenothing beats... .

Example: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.

» nada + estar + más apartado de la realidadnothing + can + be further from the truth .

Example: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth= Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".

» nada + estar + más apartado de la verdadnothing + can + be further from the truth .

Example: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth= Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".

» nada + estar + más lejos de la realidadnothing + can + be further from the truth .

Example: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth= Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".

» nada + estar + más lejos de la verdadnothing + can + be further from the truth .

Example: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth= Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".

» nada extraordinariounremarkableunderwhelming .

Example: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.

Example: Her days of underwhelming performances on clay courts are behind her after winning the Stuttgart and Rome tournaments.

» nada importantenothing major .

Example: The cooling fan is a bit loud, but nothing major.

» nada impresionadounimpressed .

Example: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.

» nada instintivocounter-intuitive [counterintuitive] .

Example: Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.

» nada intuitivocounter-intuitive [counterintuitive] .

Example: Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.

» nada lógicocounter-intuitive [counterintuitive] .

Example: Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.

» nada másanything else [En frase positiva "algo más", en frase negativa "nada más"]nothing else .

Example: His work is criticized for its triviality and quantity (the argument goes that children need never and might never read anything else= En frase positiva "algo más", en frase negativa "nada más".

Example: This was the classical expression of the ideology of the finding catalog; the view that the catalog was a simple list designed to help one find a particular book in the library and nothing else.

» nada más y (nada) menos quenone other thannone less than .

Example: His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.

Example: The opening ceremony was attended by none less than Emperor Francis Joseph himself = A la ceremonia de apertura asistió nada más y nada menos que el mismo Emperador Francisco José.

» nada más y nada menosas much as + Expresión Numérica .

Example: When I first joined the staff at Yale, I was told that sometime around 1980 or 1970 the library collected as much as five percent of the world's publication output = Cuando empecé a trabajar en Yale, me dijeron que en torno a 1980 ó 1970 la biblioteca contaba nada más y nada menos con el cinco porciento de todo lo publicado en el mundo.

» nada más y nada menos quein the order of + Cantidadnothing less than .

Example: A backing store such as cassette tape might hold something in the order of 200K characters per '30 minutes' of tape.

Example: We had charged him with nothing less than outlining a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Le habíamos encargado nada más y nada menos que esbozara un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.

» nada más y (nada) menos quenone other than .

Example: His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.

» nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidadto the tune of + Cantidad .

Example: The cheapness however is not primarily because the book is a paperback, it is because the book has been printed to the tune of perhaps hundreds of thousands of copies.

» nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporalfrom as far back as + Expresión Temporal .

Example: In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.

» nada más y nada menos que + Númeroas many as + Número .

Example: Plantin, who may have owned as many as 22 or 23 presses in the middle of his career, abruptly reduced the number in use to 3 in 1576.

» nada materialistaunworldly .

Example: Love, by its very nature, is unworldly, and it is for this reason rather than its rarity that it is not only apolitical but anti-political.

» nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + comono less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than .

Example: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

» nada puede estar más alejado de la realidadnothing can be further from the truth .

Example: Nothing could be further from the truth, for Balzac had accomplished miracles since he arrived in Rolling Ridge six years ago.

» nada puede estar más apartado de la realidadnothing can be further from the truth .

Example: Nothing could be further from the truth, for Balzac had accomplished miracles since he arrived in Rolling Ridge six years ago.

» nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgadonothing tastes as good as thin feels .

Example: She has been accused of encouraging anorexia in teenagers after telling a fashion website she lives by the maxim 'nothing tastes as good as thin feels'.

» nada se acaba hasta que no se acabanothing is done until it's done .

Example: And yes, I know that nothing is done until it's done and there's all sorts of things that can go wrong between now and the closing date.

» nada sorprendenteunsurprising .

Example: It is thus unsurprising that this task has traditionally been performed manually.

» nada supera anothing beats... .

Example: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.

» no andar en nada buenobe up to no goodget up to + no good .

Example: His mom could always tell when he was up to no good -- it must have been that sixth sense mothers have.

Example: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.

» no augurar nada buenoaugur + illbode + ill .

Example: Many argue that computers are a blessing in our present world, yet others insist reliance on it augurs ill for the world, and is in fact, a curse.

Example: Greenhouse gases bode ill for the fate of animal species as the global temperatures continue to rise to levels similar to those seen during the Permian Period.

» no conducir a nadabe exercises in + futility .

Example: The library's goals statements are exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.

» no conocer a Alguien de nadanot know + Pronombre + from Adamnot know + Pronombre + from a hole in the wall .

Example: But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.

Example: Although my father 'didn't know her from a hole in the wall,' he walked into a bank and vouched for her creditworthiness.

» no conocer a Alguien para nadanot know + Pronombre + from Adamnot know + Pronombre + from a hole in the wall .

Example: But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.

Example: Although my father 'didn't know her from a hole in the wall,' he walked into a bank and vouched for her creditworthiness.

» no conseguir nadaachieve + nothing .

Example: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

» no deber nadapay + Posesivo + dues .

Example: And we cannot undo the past and she has paid her dues to society and it is wrong of us to keep her in prison any longer.

» no decir nadakeep + quietstay + quiet .

Example: How to know when to keep quiet is an art.

Example: The lady alleged that he threatened her to stay quiet or else she would be killed.

» no decir nada a nadielips + seal .

Example: He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.

» no decir nada nuevomuch to do about nothing .

Example: She described the controversy as 'much to do about nothing' and vowed that she would not resign.

» no decir nada sobrebe mum about .

Example: They have been mum about their wedding plans, including when and where they will exchange their vows.

» no dejarse nada en el tinteroleave + nothing unsaid .

Example: He spent the final day of his life pouring out his heart, leaving nothing unsaid.

» no encontrar nada + Adjetivofind far from + Adjetivo .

Example: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.

» no estar nada + Adjetivobe anything but + Adjetivobe far from + Adjetivo .

Example: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Example: Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.

» no estar nada clarobe far from clear .

Example: It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.

» no estar (nada) malbe not (half) bad .

Example: It is not half bad for a band who've only played in London once before, and who didn't even really exist until a few months ago.

» no estar para nada + Adjetivobe far from + Adjetivo .

Example: Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.

» no estar para nada clarobe far from clear .

Example: It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.

» no + haber + nada comothere + be + nothing like .

Example: There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

» no haber nada de verdad enthere + be + any/no truth to .

Example: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.

» no + haber + nada fácilthere + be + no free ride .

Example: My father always said that there's no free ride -- you've got to make a sacrifice.

» no + haber + nada gratisthere + be + no free ride .

Example: My father always said that there's no free ride -- you've got to make a sacrifice.

» no + haber + nada gratuitothere + be + no free ride .

Example: My father always said that there's no free ride -- you've got to make a sacrifice.

» no + haber + nada malo enthere + be + nothing wrong in/with .

Example: There is nothing wrong in teaching the values of sharing and playing fair among sibblings.

» no hacer nadavegetateveg out [Generalmente se duplica la "g" final en el pasado vegged y en el participio vegging ]not do squatsit on + Posesivo + handspush around + bits of papernot + move + a muscledo + nothing .

Example: There are people who like to vegetate in front of the TV but who, in retrospect, wish they had done something productive with that time.

Example: Some people like to be active at the weekend while others prefer to veg out.

Example: I'm a born righty -- I can't do squat with my left except shoot a firearm and move along the fret of a guitar.

Example: She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.

Example: Managers always tell me about the time they spend pushing around bits of paper, and attending meetings that seem to go nowhere.

Example: But in the end, neither team moved a muscle, as the two battled to a scoreless tie.

Example: It is worth doing nothing and having a rest; in spite of all the difficulty.

» no hacer nada al respectoleave + unchecked .

Example: Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.

» no hacer nada de particulardo + nothing in particular .

Example: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.

» no hacer nada malodo + nothing wrong .

Example: The passenger removed from the Dallas-bound US Airways flight did nothing wrong and was the victim of a pretty nasty trick.

» no hay nada comonothing beats... .

Example: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.

» no hay nada como la experienciathere's no substitute for experienceexperience is the best teacher .

Example: The old axiom 'there's no substitute for experience' still rings true.

Example: Experience is the best teacher and none can deny it.

» no hay nada como ser limpiocleanliness is next to godliness .

Example: The woman responded, 'Well, you know the Bible teaches that 'cleanliness is next to godliness', and my husband was a very dirty man'.

» no hay nada imposibleall bets are off .

Example: When it comes to independent comics from small presses, or from larger publishers who specialize in alternative comics, all bets are off = Cuando se trata de los comics independientes de pequeñas editoriales, o de grandes editoriales especializadas en tebeos alternativos, todo es posible.

» no hay nada mejor quenothing beats... .

Example: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.

» no hay nada ocultowhat you see is what you get .

Example: Andrew is a musician truly doing it for the love of it, what you see is what you get.

» no importar nadanot give a shitnot give a fucknot give a/two hoot(s)not give a darnnot give a monkey'snot give (an/one/single) iota [Las combinaciones normales son not give an iota, not give one iota, not give a single iota y not give one single iota]not care a/two hoot(s)not care a rapnot care a damnnot give a rap .

Example: She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit.

Example: But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help.

Example: My sister and I see absolutely no point in graduation ceremonies, like we just do not give a hoot.

Example: What this says to me is that the company does not give a darn about their customers.

Example: I love going into the centre of London because people don't give a monkey's about you or who you are.

Example: We all work, essentially, for corporations that do not give one iota about us.

Example: Doctors are now making fat salaries and in my opinion couldn't care a hoot about patients.

Example: He drinks too much, gambles too much, fights too much, and doesn't care a rap for society or its strictures.

Example: The people who are elected are elected as public servants, but they are acting as if they don't care a damn about us.

Example: If I appeared to be making an effort it was only to please someone else; at bottom I didn't give a rap.

» no llevar casi nada puestowear + next to nothing .

Example: It's just a bunch of women wearing next to nothing for a calendar which will raise lots of money for charity.

» no necesitar nada másbe (all) set .

Example: I think we like to complicate things when it is really quite simple; find what makes you happy and who it is that makes you happy and you're set.

» no + ocurrírsele + nadathink of + nothing .

Example: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.

» no parecerse en nada abe nothing like .

Example: Hernandez soon discovered that Rolling Ridge was not, by any stretch of the imagination, anything like the suburban bedroom community of Colony Park.

» no pasa nadathat's fine .

Example:  That's fine , you did not know she had been arrested for stealing jewelry = No pasa nada, no sabías que ella había sido arrestada por robar joyas.

» no perderse nadabe no great loss .

Example: The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.

» no poder hacer nadahave + Posesivo + hands tied .

Example: Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.

» no presagiar nada buenoaugur + illbode + ill .

Example: Many argue that computers are a blessing in our present world, yet others insist reliance on it augurs ill for the world, and is in fact, a curse.

Example: Greenhouse gases bode ill for the fate of animal species as the global temperatures continue to rise to levels similar to those seen during the Permian Period.

» no querer saber más nada dedrop + Nombre + like a hot potatodrop + Nombre + like a hot brick .

Example: People were just curious, and once they slaked their thirst for this new product, they dropped it like a hot potato.

Example: The public is equally quick to worship a winner as to drop a loser like a hot brick.

» no querer saber nada dewant + nothing to do withhave + no truck with .

Example: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.

Example: We believe in telling the truth and obeying the law, and have no truck with bribery or corruption.

» no querer tener nada que ver con Algo/Alguienwould not touch/trust + Nombre + with a barge pole [El uso de trust por touch es mucho menos común] .

Example: The Education Secretary says there are some secondary schools in England she 'would not touch with a barge pole'.

» no querer tener nada que ver conwant + nothing to do withhave + no truck withwant no + truck with .

Example: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.

Example: We believe in telling the truth and obeying the law, and have no truck with bribery or corruption.

Example: Clearly, the newly established United States of America was a democratic nation that wanted no truck with titles of nobility or, by extension, with any class-based society ruled by an aristocracy.

» no querer (tener) ningún trato conhave + no truck withwant + nothing to do withwant no + truck with .

Example: We believe in telling the truth and obeying the law, and have no truck with bribery or corruption.

Example: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.

Example: Clearly, the newly established United States of America was a democratic nation that wanted no truck with titles of nobility or, by extension, with any class-based society ruled by an aristocracy.

» no revelar nada a nadielips + seal .

Example: He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.

» no ser nadaadd up to + nothingbe (just) chicken feed .

Example: This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.

Example: $2.5 million may be chicken feed to you, but here in the real world it is a big deal.

» no ser nada + Adjetivobe anything but + Adjetivo .

Example: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

» no ser nada al compararlodwindle by + comparison .

Example: While there is some pollution from previous mining activities, it dwindles by comparison to what this project will bring.

» no ser nada de lo que valga la pena hablarbe nothing to speak of .

Example: The restaurant itself is nothing to speak of but the food is fabulous.

» no ser nada del otro mundobe no great shakesbe nothing to shout aboutbe nothing to write home (to mom) aboutbe not much cop .

Example: My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.

Example: The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.

Example: He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.

Example: They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.

» no ser nada digno de menciónbe nothing to speak of .

Example: The restaurant itself is nothing to speak of but the food is fabulous.

» no ser nada especialbe nothing to shout aboutbe no great shakesbe nothing to write home (to mom) aboutbe not much cop .

Example: The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.

Example: My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.

Example: He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing

Nada synonyms

zero in spanish: cero, pronunciation: zɪroʊ part of speech: noun, verb, adjective cipher in spanish: cifrar, pronunciation: saɪfɜr part of speech: noun aught in spanish: algo, pronunciation: ɔt part of speech: noun nix in spanish: nada, pronunciation: nɪks part of speech: noun nil in spanish: nulo, pronunciation: nɪl part of speech: noun zip in spanish: cremallera, pronunciation: zɪp part of speech: noun naught in spanish: nada, pronunciation: nɔt part of speech: noun nada in spanish: nada, pronunciation: nɑdə part of speech: noun cypher in spanish: cifrar, pronunciation: saɪfɜr part of speech: noun zilch in spanish: zilch, pronunciation: zɪltʃ part of speech: noun goose egg in spanish: huevo de ganso, pronunciation: guseg part of speech: noun
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