don nadie in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for don nadie in the Spanish»English Dictionary

don nadie N mf

don nadie

nobody

¡y no se va a casar con un don nadie como tú!

and she's not going to marry a nobody like you!

¡y no se va a casar con un don nadie como tú!

and she's not going to marry a walking zero like you! Am inf

Translations for don nadie in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to be (a) nobody

ser un don nadie

Translations for don nadie in the Spanish»English Dictionary

nadie PRON

nadie

nobody

nadie

no-one

nadie me ayudó o no me ayudó nadie

nobody helped me

no vi a nadie

I didn't see anybody

no hay nadie

there's nobody at home o nobody in

se fue sin que nadie se diera cuenta

he left without anyone noticing

toca el arpa como nadie

he's a brilliant harpist

See also don², don¹, don/doña

don² N m don/doña

1.1. don (tratamiento de cortesía) (usado con el nombre de pila):

desde que se fue don Miguel

since Mr López left

¿le sirvo un café, don Miguel?

would you like some coffee, Mr López?

Sr Don Miguel López (en correspondencia)

Mr M López

Sr Don Miguel López (en correspondencia)

Miguel López Esq. form

1.2. don inf (en motes):

don

Mr

ese es don dificultades

that's Mr 'No can do' o Mr Negative

a don puntualidad no le va a caer nada bien que llegues tarde

Mr Punctuality isn't going to think much of you showing up late inf

2. don LatAm (en el uso popular):

¿qué le vendo, don?

what can I do for you, buddy? Am inf

¿qué le vendo, don?

what can I do for you, guv? Brit inf

don¹ N m

1. don liter (dádiva):

don

gift

2. don (talento):

don

talent

don

gift

tiene un don para la música

she has a talent o gift for music

tiene un don para la música

she is a talented o gifted musician

el don de la palabra/razón

the gift of speech/reason

tiene el don de meter siempre la pata iron

she has a real talent for putting her foot in it at every available opportunity iron

tiene el don de meter siempre la pata iron

she has a real knack of putting her foot in it at every available opportunity inf, iron

don/doña Info

don/doña

The words don, for men, and doña, for women, are courtesy titles used before someone's name, when they are being spoken or written to. They are used for someone who is senior professionally, in age or socially. Doña is usually used only for married or widowed women, except in official documents, when it refers to any woman.
Don and doña always precede a person's first name. "¿Se va ya, don Juan?" When talking about a third person you can use don and doña before their first name, which is followed by their surname: "Don Juan Montesinos". In correspondence, don and doña can be abbreviated to D. and Dn., or Dña. and Da , respectively, and can be preceded by the appropriate title señor or señora: "Sr. Dn. Juan Montesinos"; "Sra. Dña. Ana Castellón".

don¹ N m

1. don liter (dádiva):

don

gift

2. don (talento):

don

talent

don

gift

tiene un don para la música

she has a talent o gift for music

tiene un don para la música

she is a talented o gifted musician

el don de la palabra/razón

the gift of speech/reason

tiene el don de meter siempre la pata iron

she has a real talent for putting her foot in it at every available opportunity iron

tiene el don de meter siempre la pata iron

she has a real knack of putting her foot in it at every available opportunity inf, iron

don² N m don/doña

1.1. don (tratamiento de cortesía) (usado con el nombre de pila):

desde que se fue don Miguel

since Mr López left

¿le sirvo un café, don Miguel?

would you like some coffee, Mr López?

Sr Don Miguel López (en correspondencia)

Mr M López

Sr Don Miguel López (en correspondencia)

Miguel López Esq. form

1.2. don inf (en motes):

don

Mr

ese es don dificultades

that's Mr 'No can do' o Mr Negative

a don puntualidad no le va a caer nada bien que llegues tarde

Mr Punctuality isn't going to think much of you showing up late inf

2. don LatAm (en el uso popular):

¿qué le vendo, don?

what can I do for you, buddy? Am inf

¿qué le vendo, don?

what can I do for you, guv? Brit inf

See also don/doña, donjuán

don/doña Info

don/doña

The words don, for men, and doña, for women, are courtesy titles used before someone's name, when they are being spoken or written to. They are used for someone who is senior professionally, in age or socially. Doña is usually used only for married or widowed women, except in official documents, when it refers to any woman.
Don and doña always precede a person's first name. "¿Se va ya, don Juan?" When talking about a third person you can use don and doña before their first name, which is followed by their surname: "Don Juan Montesinos". In correspondence, don and doña can be abbreviated to D. and Dn., or Dña. and Da , respectively, and can be preceded by the appropriate title señor or señora: "Sr. Dn. Juan Montesinos"; "Sra. Dña. Ana Castellón".

donjuán N m

1. donjuán BOT → dondiego

2. donjuán (tenorio):

donjuán

womanizer

donjuán

Casanova

donjuán

Don Juan

don/doña Info

don/doña

The words don, for men, and doña, for women, are courtesy titles used before someone's name, when they are being spoken or written to. They are used for someone who is senior professionally, in age or socially. Doña is usually used only for married or widowed women, except in official documents, when it refers to any woman.
Don and doña always precede a person's first name. "¿Se va ya, don Juan?" When talking about a third person you can use don and doña before their first name, which is followed by their surname: "Don Juan Montesinos". In correspondence, don and doña can be abbreviated to D. and Dn., or Dña. and Da , respectively, and can be preceded by the appropriate title señor or señora: "Sr. Dn. Juan Montesinos"; "Sra. Dña. Ana Castellón".

don nadie in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for don nadie in the Spanish»English Dictionary

un don nadie

a nobody

Translations for don nadie in the English»Spanish Dictionary

nothing

don nadie m

nobody

don nadie m

Translations for don nadie in the Spanish»English Dictionary

nadie PRON indef

nadie

nobody

nadie

anybody

nadie

no one

no vi a nadie

I didn't see anybody

no vi a nadie

I saw nobody

no vino nadie

nobody came

tú no eres nadie para decir...

who are you to say ...?

un don nadie

a nobody

tierra de nadie

no man's land

don (doña) N m (f)

don (doña)

≈ Mr m

don (doña)

Mrs f Brit

don (doña)

≈ Mr. m

don (doña)

≈ Mrs. f Am (used in combination with the forename)

don N m

don

gift

tener don de gentes

to have a way with people

tener el don de palabra

to have a way with words