nothing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nothing in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] PRON

1. nothing:

nothing (no item, event, idea)
nothing (as object of verb)
nerien
nothing (as subject of verb)
rienne
she says nothing
I knew nothing about it
we saw nothing
we can do nothing (about it)
nothing can alter the fact that
can nothing be done to help?
nothing happened
there's nothing to drink
I've got nothing to wear
you have nothing to lose
we've had nothing to eat
you did nothing at all to stop them
next to nothing
nothing much
there's nothing much on TV
nothing much happens here
I've nothing much to tell
nothing more
we ask for nothing more
is there nothing more you can do?
nothing else
there's nothing else for us
nothing else matters
if nothing else it will be a change for us
to have nothing against sb/sth
it had nothing to do with safety
I had nothing to do with it!
that's got nothing to do with it!
it's nothing to do with us
to come to nothing
to stop at nothing
to have nothing on (no clothes)
you've got nothing on me inf! (to incriminate)
he's got nothing on you inf! (to rival)
Paris has nothing on this inf!

2. nothing (emphasizing insignificance):

nothing
a fuss about nothing
to get upset over nothing
to count for nothing
he means or is nothing to me
it meant nothing to him
the names meant nothing to him
he cares nothing for convention form
to think nothing of doing (not baulk at)
think nothing of it!
there' s really nothing to it!

5. nothing (emphatic: setting up comparisons):

it's nothing like that at all!
there's nothing like it!
I can think of nothing worse than
to say nothing of

II.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] ADV

III.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] ADJ

IV.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] N

VIII.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ]

See also sweet

I.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit] N

II.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit] ADJ

III.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit] ADV

IV.sweet [Brit swiːt, Am swit]

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

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

Translations for nothing in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

nothing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nothing in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ] indef pron, sing

See also something, anything

I.something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] indef pron, sing

III.something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] ADV (about)

anything [ˈenɪθɪŋ] indef pron, sing

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nothing daunted Brit

Translations for nothing in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

nothing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on a hiding to nothing
nothing ventured, nothing gained prov
nothing ventured, nothing gained prov
nothing ventured, nothing gained prov
the wine is good, nothing more nothing less
to have nothing to do with it
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The worst thing for a company is to go to great lengths to solicit employee feedback, and then do nothing with it.
www.inc.com
Those who had nothing to climb onto quickly succumbed to hypothermia.
en.wikipedia.org
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.
www.smh.com.au
All the catchy slogans and mighty ideas of humanity and compassion seem nothing but claptrap.
nation.com.pk
As such, it has nothing in common with neighboring languages except some loanwords absorbed as a result of linguistic contact.
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Nothing in this location is good or evil.
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He climbed a high rock to reconnoiter, but could see nothing but some smoke rising from the ground.
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If nothing else, that reply gives a good idea of the brush-off householders can expect to receive if they complain when the tariff rates they were promised are cut.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
It has lost nothing of its force, its strong emotional impact of indignation and compassion.
en.wikipedia.org
One thing that the granting of pardon in both instances proved to all of us is nothing but the unbearable lightness of pardons.
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