Nada in english
pronunciation: nʌθɪŋ part of speech: noun
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.more:
» absolutamente nada = bugger 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 nada = for nothing ; with 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 nada = nobody + 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 nada = lie 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 nada = before long ; before + Pronombre + know what + happen ; before + 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 nada = first of all ; before anything else ; first off ; above all things ; first and foremost ; first 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 nada = come out of + nowhere ; come from + nowhere ; appear 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 nada = for no specific reason ; for 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 nada = fall into + the void ; fall 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 nada = next 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 nada = be (as) right as rain ; unfazed .
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 nada = buy + 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 nada = get + Nombre + for a song .
Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.» contar para nada = count + 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 nada = cost + next to nothing ; pay + Nombre + peanuts ; pay + 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 nada = cost + 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 nada = sit 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 verdad = to 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, monada = no way Jose .
Example: I said no way Jose and a women called me a racist -- since when is this racist?.» de la nada = from nowhere ; out of nowhere ; out 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 nada = from 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 nada = lie 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 nada = the world doesn't owe + Pronombre + anything ; the 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 nada = in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in 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 nada = in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in 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 nada = in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out 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 nada = in 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 tiempo = at a moment's notice ; in next to no time ; in no time at all ; in 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 hacer = kick + 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 nada = hang 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 nada = lie 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 hacer = lie 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 nada = sit + idle ; stand + idle ; twiddle + Posesivo + thumbs ; be 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 hacer = be 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 nada = be all talk (,/and/but) no action .
Example: She strikes me as someone who is all talk, no action.» hablar sin decir nada = waffle .
Example: In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.» hacer como si nada = play 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 nada = cry 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 nada = more 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 nada = stare + vacantly into space ; stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + 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 abrumador = underwhelming .
Example: Her days of underwhelming performances on clay courts are behind her after winning the Stuttgart and Rome tournaments.» nada apetecible = unappetising [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 apetitoso = unappetising [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 asombroso = underwhelming .
Example: Her days of underwhelming performances on clay courts are behind her after winning the Stuttgart and Rome tournaments.» nada bonito = unlovely .
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 cariñoso = unloving .
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 claro = unclear ; uncleared .
Example: Ambiguous words, and terms whose meaning is otherwise unclear, should be avoided. Example: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.» nada convencido = unimpressed .
Example: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.» nada convencional = unorthodox .
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 importancia = nothing in particular ; nothing 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 mundo = just 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 nada = zilch ; bugger all ; diddly-squat ; not a sausage ; zippo ; zip .
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 desdeñable = not inconsiderable .
Example: The number of outstanding young authors who are writing in spite of rather than because of classroom education is not inconsiderable.» nada despreciable = not 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 absoluto = not at all ; nothing 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 gratuito = you 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 envidiable = unenviable .
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 gratis = nothing 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 Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch ; there 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 que = nothing beats... .
Example: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.» nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + 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 verdad = nothing + 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 realidad = nothing + 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 verdad = nothing + 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 extraordinario = unremarkable ; underwhelming .
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 importante = nothing major .
Example: The cooling fan is a bit loud, but nothing major.» nada impresionado = unimpressed .
Example: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.» nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive] .
Example: Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.» nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive] .
Example: Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.» nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive] .
Example: Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.» nada más = anything 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 que = none other than ; none 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 menos = as 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 que = in the order of + Cantidad ; nothing 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 que = none 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 + Cantidad = to 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 Temporal = from 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 + Número = as 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 materialista = unworldly .
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 + como = no 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 realidad = nothing 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 realidad = nothing 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 delgado = nothing 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 acaba = nothing 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 sorprendente = unsurprising .
Example: It is thus unsurprising that this task has traditionally been performed manually.» nada supera a = nothing beats... .
Example: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.» no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good ; get 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 bueno = augur + ill ; bode + 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 nada = be exercises in + futility .
Example: The library's goals statements are exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.» no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam ; not 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 nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam ; not 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 nada = achieve + 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 nada = pay + 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 nada = keep + quiet ; stay + 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 nadie = lips + seal .
Example: He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.» no decir nada nuevo = much 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 sobre = be 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 tintero = leave + nothing unsaid .
Example: He spent the final day of his life pouring out his heart, leaving nothing unsaid.» no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo .
Example: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.» no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo ; be 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 claro = be far from clear .
Example: It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.» no estar (nada) mal = be 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 + Adjetivo = be 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 claro = be far from clear .
Example: It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.» no + haber + nada como = there + 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 en = there + 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 fácil = there + 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 gratis = there + 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 gratuito = there + 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 en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with .
Example: There is nothing wrong in teaching the values of sharing and playing fair among sibblings.» no hacer nada = vegetate ; veg out [Generalmente se duplica la "g" final en el pasado vegged y en el participio vegging ] ; not do squat ; sit on + Posesivo + hands ; push around + bits of paper ; not + move + a muscle ; do + 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 respecto = leave + 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 particular = do + 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 malo = do + 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 como = nothing beats... .
Example: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.» no hay nada como la experiencia = there's no substitute for experience ; experience 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 limpio = cleanliness 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 imposible = all 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 que = nothing beats... .
Example: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.» no hay nada oculto = what 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 nada = not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoot(s) ; not give a darn ; not give a monkey's ; not 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 rap ; not care a damn ; not 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 puesto = wear + 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 más = be (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 + nada = think of + nothing .
Example: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.» no parecerse en nada a = be 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 nada = that'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 nada = be no great loss .
Example: The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.» no poder hacer nada = have + 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 bueno = augur + ill ; bode + 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 de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato ; drop + 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 de = want + nothing to do with ; have + 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/Alguien = would 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 con = want + nothing to do with ; have + no truck with ; want 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 con = have + no truck with ; want + nothing to do with ; want 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 nadie = lips + seal .
Example: He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.» no ser nada = add up to + nothing ; be (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 + Adjetivo = be 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 compararlo = dwindle 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 hablar = be nothing to speak of .
Example: The restaurant itself is nothing to speak of but the food is fabulous.» no ser nada del otro mundo = be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about ; be 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 mención = be nothing to speak of .
Example: The restaurant itself is nothing to speak of but the food is fabulous.» no ser nada especial = be nothing to shout about ; be no great shakes ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about ; be 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