Nihil in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Nihil in the English»Spanish Dictionary

DPhil [Am diˈfɪl, Brit diːˈfɪl] N Brit

DPhil → Doctor of Philosophy, → Ph.D.

See also Ph.D.

Ph.D., PhD N

Ph.D. (award)

doctorado m

Ph.D. (person)

Dr. m / Dra. f

John Smith, Ph.D.

Dr. John Smith

I've got a Ph.D. in history

tengo un doctorado or soy doctor en historia

I.chill [Am tʃɪl, Brit tʃɪl] N

1. chill U (coldness):

chill (of weather)

frío m

chill (of weather)

fresco m

chill (of manner)

frialdad f

there's a chill in the air

hace frío or fresco

to take the chill off/out of sth

templar or calentar algo

the boycott cast a chill over bilateral relations

el boicot enfrió las relaciones bilaterales

2. chill C MED:

chill

enfriamiento m

chill

resfriado m

to catch a chill

resfriarse

3. chill (shiver):

chill

escalofrío m

II.chill [Am tʃɪl, Brit tʃɪl] VB trans

chill

enfriar

chill wine/food

poner a enfriar

“serve chilled”

“sírvase frío”

we were chilled to the bone

estábamos congelados (de frío)

the scream chilled his blood

al oír el grito se le heló la sangre en las venas

III.chill [Am tʃɪl, Brit tʃɪl] ADJ liter

chill

gélido liter

I.while [Am (h)waɪl, Brit wʌɪl] CONJ

1. while (in time):

while

mientras

they like to sing while they work

les gusta cantar mientras trabajan

“keys cut while you wait”

“se hacen llaves al momento”

they don't drink while on duty

no beben cuando or mientras están de guardia

while I live, you need not worry about …

mientras viva or mientras yo esté, no tendrás que preocuparte de …

2. while (though):

while

aunque

while he's not exactly brilliant, he's a good student

aunque no es lo que se dice brillante, es buen estudiante

the situation, while tense, seems unlikely to lead to war

la situación aunque tensa, no es probable que lleve a una guerra

one must encourage them, while not raising their hopes unrealistically

hay que animarlos, pero sin crearles expectativas falsas

3. while (whereas):

while

mientras que

while

en tanto que form

I'm Catholic, while Debbie is Jewish

soy católico, mientras que Debbie es judía

I'm Catholic, while Debbie is Jewish

soy católico, en tanto que Debbie es judía form

II.while [Am (h)waɪl, Brit wʌɪl] N

1. while (period of time):

wait a while (a few days, weeks)

espera un tiempo

wait a while (a few minutes, hours)

espera un rato

wait a while (a very short period)

espera un ratito or un momentito

it's a while since we had any news

hace tiempo que no tenemos noticias

a little while later he was back

al ratito or al poco rato estaba de vuelta

it's been a good while since we had any rain

hace bastante (tiempo) que no llueve

he was here a little while ago

hace un ratito estaba aquí

it happened a long while ago

pasó hace mucho (tiempo)

it took us quite a while to find it

tardamos bastante tiempo or un buen rato en encontrarlo

after a while she realized

después de or al cabo de un rato se dio cuenta

she knew all the while that he was dead

supo desde el principio que estaba muerto

I've been waiting all this while

hace tanto rato que estoy esperando

they lived in Spain for a while

vivieron un tiempo en España

sit down for a while

siéntate un rato or ratito

I'm just going out for a little while

voy a salir un ratito or momentito

for a while there, you had me really worried

me tuviste realmente preocupada un rato

I'll be back in a little while

enseguida vuelvo

she'll be here in a short while

llegará dentro de un ratito

I haven't tasted caviar in a very long while

hace mucho tiempo que no pruebo caviar

it's the first time in a long while that she's missed a meeting

es la primera vez en mucho tiempo que falta a una reunión

2. while in phrases:

(every) once in a while

de vez en cuando

(all) the while liter, arch, he told us endless lies, smiling (all) the while

nos dijo una mentira tras otra al tiempo que or mientras sonreía

See also worth

I.worth [Am wərθ, Brit wəːθ] ADJ pred

1. worth (equal in value to):

to be worth

valer

it's worth a lot more than I paid for it

vale mucho más de lo que pagué por él

it's a nice coat, but it isn't worth the money

el abrigo es bonito, pero no como para pagar ese precio

goods worth £5, 000 were stolen

robaron mercancías por valor de 5.000 libras

she must be worth millions

debe ser millonaria

he was worth $20 million when he died

cuando murió tenía una fortuna de 20 millones de dólares

how much is it worth for me to keep quiet about it?

¿cuánto me dan por no decir nada?

it's more than my job's worth to let you in

estoy arriesgando el puesto si te dejo entrar

she's worth ten of you

vale diez veces más que tú

it's worth nothing to me

para mí no vale nada

they ran for all they were worth

corrieron con todas sus fuerzas or a más no poder

for what it's worth

por si sirve de algo

this is my opinion, for what it's worth

esta es mi opinión, si es que a alguien le interesa

2. worth (worthy of):

the museum is worth a visit

vale or merece la pena visitar el museo

it's worth a try

vale or merece la pena intentarlo

it's well worth the risk

bien vale or merece la pena correr el riesgo

I don't think it's worth waiting for her any longer

creo que no vale la pena esperarla más

it might be worth checking whether they've received it

convendría comprobar si lo han recibido

it's not worth the trouble or the effort

no vale or no merece la pena molestarse

that's worth knowing

es bueno saberlo

don't argue with them, it isn't worth it

no discutas con ellos, no vale or no merece la pena

don't let him upset you, he isn't worth it

no te amargues por él, no vale la pena

it's not worth my while going into town for that

no me vale la pena or me compensa ir al centro para eso

it could be worth your while to make a friend of him

te convendría hacerte amigo suyo

you keep an eye on him, and I'll make it worth your while

tú vigílalo, que yo ya te compensaré

it doesn't make the trip worth his while

no le vale la pena or no le compensa hacer el viaje

if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well

si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bien

II.worth [Am wərθ, Brit wəːθ] N U

1. worth (equivalent):

$2, 000 dollars' worth of furniture

muebles por valor de 2.000 dólares

three years' worth of hard work

tres años de duro trabajo

2. worth:

worth (of thing)

valor m

worth (of person)

valía f

to prove one's worth

demostrar su (or mi etc.) valía

the car proved its worth on the long journey

en ese largo viaje nos dimos cuenta de lo bueno que era el coche

I.chill-out [ˈtʃɪlˌaʊt] ADJ inf attr

chill-out area/room:

chill-out

de descanso

chill-out

de chill-out inf

chill-out music

música f chill out

II.chill-out [ˈtʃɪlˌaʊt] N U inf

chill-out

chill out m inf

chill-out

relajación f

chill-out

descanso m

flower child N HISTORY

flower child

hippy mf

hilt [Am hɪlt, Brit hɪlt] N

hilt

empuñadura f

hilt

puño m

(up) to the hilt , they were mortgaged up to the hilt

estaban hipotecados hasta el cuello inf

to back sb (up) to the hilt

respaldar a alguien incondicionalmente or pase lo que pase

hilly <hillier hilliest> [Am ˈhɪli, Brit ˈhɪli] ADJ

hilly terrain/countryside

accidentado

hilly road/path

empinado

hill station N

hill station

estación f de montaña

latchkey child N

latchkey child

niño cuyos padres trabajan y está solo en casa al regresar del colegio

Pennine Hills [Am ˌpɛnaɪn ˈhɪlz, Brit ˈpɛnʌɪn], Pennine Chain, the Pennines [ˈpenaɪnz] N npl

Pennine Hills

Montes mpl Peninos

Nihil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Nihil in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chill [tʃɪl] N

1. chill (coldness):

chill

frío m

to catch a chill

resfriarse

to take the chill off of something

calentar algo un poco

2. chill (shiver):

chill

escalofrío m

to send a chill down someone's spine

hacer entrar escalofríos a alguien

II.chill [tʃɪl] ADJ

chill (cold)

frío, -a

chill (frightening)

estremecedor(a)

III.chill [tʃɪl] VB trans

chill

enfriar

to be chilled to the bone

estar como un témpano (de hielo)

I.while [hwaɪl] N

while

rato m

a short while

un ratito

quite a while

bastante tiempo

after a while

después de un tiempo

for a while

durante un rato

once in a while

de vez en cuando

II.while [hwaɪl] CONJ

1. while (during which time):

while

mientras

I did it while he was sleeping

lo hice mientras él dormía

while I'm alive

mientras (que yo) viva

2. while (although):

while

aunque

while I like it, I won't buy it

aunque me guste, no lo compraré

while I know it's true...

a pesar de que sé que es verdad...

problem child N

problem child

niño (-a) m (f) difícil [o problemático, -a]

child support N

child support

subsidio m de maternidad

child <children> [tʃaɪld] pl N

1. child (person who's not fully grown):

child

niño(-a) m (f)

unborn child

feto m

2. child (offspring):

child

hijo(-a) m (f)

illegitimate child

hijo bastardo

to be a child of the eighties fig

ser un producto de los (años) ochenta

Phrases:

spare the rod and spoil the child prov

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar prov

foster child N

foster child

hijo (-a) m (f) acogido, -a

latchkey child N

latchkey child

niño que está solo en casa después del colegio porque sus padres trabajan

child-resistant ADJ form

child-resistant

a prueba de niños

chili <-es> [ˈtʃɪl·i] N

chili

chile m

chili

ají m (picante) AmS, Ant

Chile [ˈtʃɪl·i] N

Chile

Chile m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some philosophers have associated the principle of sufficient reason with "ex nihilo nihil fit".

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