nothing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.nothing [Am ˈnəθɪŋ, Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ] PRON

1. nothing:

nothing
nada
nothing has changed
nada ha cambiado
he gave us nothing
no nos dio nada
she said nothing to me
a mí no me dijo nada
she said nothing else
no dijo nada más
we achieved absolutely nothing
no logramos absolutamente nada
you're hurt — it's nothing
te has hecho daño — no es nada
it's soup or nothing, I'm afraid
lo siento, pero hay sopa o nada
it's better than nothing, I suppose
hombre, peor es nada
I thought a clerk's job was better than nothing
pensé que trabajar de oficinista era mejor que nada
there's nothing worse
no hay nada peor
there's nothing to eat
no hay nada de comer
I have nothing more to say
no tengo nada más que decir
there's nothing we can do
no podemos hacer nada
there's really nothing of the genius about him
en realidad no tiene nada de genio
nothing doing!
¡de eso nada!
there's nothing for it
no hay más remedio
there was nothing for it but to trust them
no había más remedio que confiar en ellos
there's nothing in it there's nothing in it, they're just friends
no hay nada entre ellos, son solo amigos
there's nothing in it as they come around the final bend
van muy igualados al llegar a la curva final
this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really
puede que este cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima
there's nothing to it (it's easy)
es muy fácil
there's nothing to it (it's easy)
no tiene ningún secreto
there's nothing to it (it's groundless)
no es cierto

2. nothing in phrases:

for nothing she gave it to me for nothing
me lo dio gratis
it was all for nothing
todo fue en vano
I'd been worrying constantly: all for nothing
tanto preocuparme para nada
all her precautions went for nothing
todas sus precauciones fueron en vano
not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible
no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible
if nothing else
al menos
if nothing else
por lo menos
nothing but he reads nothing but science fiction
no lee más que ciencia ficción
I've heard nothing but good about her
todo lo que me han dicho de ella ha sido bueno
she's caused nothing but trouble
no ha causado (nada) más que problemas
he's nothing but a pompous old fool
no es más que un pedante imbécil
nothing if not he's nothing if not reliable
es totalmente de fiar
they treated us nothing if not fairly
nos trataron con total justicia
nothing less than it's nothing less than scandalous/a disgrace
es verdaderamente escandaloso/una verdadera vergüenza
nothing like there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up
no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse
there's nothing like it
es lo mejor que hay
she's nothing like her mother
no se parece en nada a su madre
I'm sure it cost her nothing like $500
estoy seguro de que no le costó 500 dólares ni mucho menos
nothing more than, it's nothing more than a scratch
no es más que un rasguño
nothing much nothing much happened
no pasó gran cosa
there was nothing much I could say
no pude decir gran cosa
nothing short of the idea's nothing short of absurd
la idea cae de lleno en lo absurdo
the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous
las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas

II.nothing [Am ˈnəθɪŋ, Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ] N

know-nothing [Am ˈnoʊˌnəθɪŋ, Brit ˈnəʊnʌθɪŋ] N inf

I.good-for-nothing [Am ˈɡʊd fər ˌnəθɪŋ, Brit ɡʊdfəˈnʌθɪŋ] N

II.good-for-nothing [Am ˈɡʊd fər ˌnəθɪŋ, Brit ɡʊdfəˈnʌθɪŋ] ADJ

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nothing in the PONS Dictionary

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I.nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ] PRON indef, sing

I.good-for-nothing [ˈgʊdfəˌnʌθɪŋ, Am -fɚˌ-] N

II.good-for-nothing [ˈgʊdfəˌnʌθɪŋ, Am -fɚˌ-] ADJ

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
nothing/something noteworthy
nada/algo digno de atención
nothing daunted Brit
sin inmutarse
nothing besides
nada más

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nothing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

this is nothing to write home about
esto no es nada del otro mundo
it's a lot of fuss about nothing
mucho ruido y pocas nueces
to hear/say nothing of the kind
no haber oído/dicho nada parecido
you look like nothing (else) on earth
estás espantoso
nothing ventured, nothing gained prov
quien no se arriesga, no pasa la mar prov
to be on a hiding to nothing
tener todas las de perder
it is nothing out of this world
no es nada del otro mundo
you'll get nothing out of him/her
no sacarás partido de él
to have nothing whatsoever to do with sth
no tener arte ni parte en algo
I've got nothing to do with this
yo en eso no entro [o ni entro ni salgo] inf
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It has lost nothing of its force, its strong emotional impact of indignation and compassion.
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He and his father possess nothing but a single loincloth.
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The plot is largely a retread of the original movie - nothing wrong with that - but it feels strangely dated, derivative rather than a fresh re-interpretation.
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It also appears as if information can't be reflected at the event horizon as there is nothing special about it locally.
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What makes the millennials great is that, through technology, they have forged careers from nothing.
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In reality, he is an unapologetic, hothead who always thinks he's in the right and obsesses about nothing making his magazine number one.
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All the catchy slogans and mighty ideas of humanity and compassion seem nothing but claptrap.
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As such, it has nothing in common with neighboring languages except some loanwords absorbed as a result of linguistic contact.
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It might be slightly slower-paced than its horseback equivalent, but there's nothing sedate about these polo pachyderms.
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We had a beefsteak ill-dressed and had nothing to drink but thick muddy beer.
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