صيغ مركبة:
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| all or nothing n | (no compromise) | لا مجال للتسوية |
| all-or-nothing adj | (no compromise) | لا تسوية فيه |
| | (مضاف إليه) | الكلِّ أو لا شيء |
| avail [sb] nothing v expr | literary (be of no use to [sb]) | لا يفيد شخصًا بشيء |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | أفضل من لا شيء |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| care nothing for [sb] v expr | (feel no affection) | لا يكترث لشخص |
| | | لا يحبّ شخصًا، لا يعجبه شخص |
| care nothing for [sth] v expr | (not think important) | لا يكترث لشيء، لا يهمّه شيء |
| | | لا يحبّ شيئًا |
| come to nothing v expr | (plan, idea: fail) | يفشل |
| | He felt that all his efforts had come to nothing. |
| cost nothing v expr | (be free of charge) | لا يكلف شيئًا |
| | If they say it costs nothing, it must be a scam of some kind. |
| cost nothing v expr | figurative (require no effort) | لا يتطلب جهدًا |
| | (مجازي) | لا يكلف شيئًا |
| | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (fail to act) | لا يحرّك ساكنًا |
| | | مكتوف اليدين |
| | How can you sit there and do nothing while your son sits in jail? |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (have no occupation) | لا يعمل |
| do-nothing adj | informal (politics: no action) | عدم اتخاذ إجراء |
| do-nothing n | informal (person: takes no action) | لا يفعل شيئًا |
| | He has great ideas, but when it's time to act on them he's a do-nothing. |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) | ضعف الرهان أو لا شيء، ضعف أو لا شيء |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | بطريقة ضعف الرهان أو لا شيء |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| for next to nothing expr | (very cheaply) | بسعر رخيص جدًّا |
| | When we were first married, we bought an old couch for next to nothing. |
| | At a yard sale you can buy anything you want for next to nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (freely, free) | مجانًا، بدون مقابل |
| | Billy's helping old Mrs.Thomas with her yard work for nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (without achieving goal) | عبثًا، سدًى |
| | I put in all that effort for nothing! |
| for nothing adv | (without good reason) | بلا سبب |
| | The little boy came up from behind and hit me for nothing. |
| good-for-nothing n | slang (person: lazy) | فاشل |
| | In my opinion, Jake is nothing but a lazy good-for-nothing. |
| good-for-nothing adj | informal (person: lazy) | فاشل، كسول |
| | My brother's a good-for-nothing scrounger. |
| good-for-nothing adj | informal (useless) (مجازي) | فارغ، تافه، غير مفيد |
| | My Dad thinks I wasted 4 years of college on a good-for-nothing Philosophy degree. |
| have nothing in common v expr | (have no similarities or shared interests) | لا يوجد لديه امور مشتركة مع |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| have nothing on v expr | informal (be naked) | يكون عارياً |
| | Don't come in! I've got nothing on! |
| have nothing on [sb/sth] v expr | slang (be inferior) (تعبير عامي) | يصبح متدنياً |
| | Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother. |
| have nothing on [sb] v expr | informal (have no evidence against) | لا لبس فيه |
| | The police can't arrest me. They've got nothing on me! |
| have nothing to do v expr | (be idle) | لا شيء لفعله |
| have nothing to lose v expr | (risk nothing) | لن يخسر شيئا |
| | You have nothing to lose by applying to the university. |
| have nothing to prove v expr | (not need to justify) | ليس مضطرًّا للتبرير |
| hear nothing vtr + pron | (receive no news of [sb], [sth]) | لا يسمع شيئًا عن |
| | Since Mark moved to London, I have heard nothing from him. |
| if nothing else expr | (at least) | على الأقلّ |
| | It's a long flight, but if nothing else, you can finish reading that novel. |
| | الرحلة طويلة، ولكن يمكنك على الأقلّ إنهاء قراءة هذه الرواية. |
| in nothing flat expr | (extremely quickly) | في وقت قصير جدًّا |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) | لا شيء، لا شيء مهمّ |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| know nothing vtr + pron | (be ignorant) | لا يعرف شيئًا |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know nothing of [sth] v expr | (be ignorant of) | لا يعرف شيئًا عن شيء، يجهل شيئًا |
| | I'm ashamed to say I know nothing of American literature. |
| know nothing of [sth] vtr | (have no experience of) (مجازي) | لا يعرف شيئًا عن شيء |
| | | لا خبرة لديه في شيء |
| | It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | أكثر من أي شيء آخر |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | تجربة فريدة |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
| much ado about nothing n | (fuss for little reason) | أسمع جعجعة ولا أرى طحنًا، جعجعة بلا طحن |
| ملاحظة: From the title of a play by William Shakespeare. |
| Much Ado About Nothing n | (Shakespeare play) (من مسرحيات شكسبير) | جعجعة بلا طحن |
| next to nothing n | (very little) | لا شيء تقريبًا |
| | After paying that huge telephone bill, I have next to nothing left in the bank. |
| | She managed to prepare a sumptuous meal from next to nothing. |
| | بعد أن سددت فاتورة الهاتف الضخمة هذه، لم يتبقَّ شيئًا تقريبًا في حسابي المصرفي. |
| nothing at all pron | (not anything) | لا شيء على الإطلاق |
| | I've got nothing at all suitable to wear for the party! |
| nothing but adv | (only) | ليس إلا، لا... إلا |
| | I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages. |
| nothing but trouble n | informal (continual cause of annoyance) | لا يكف عن التسبب بالمشاكل |
| | This washing machine is nothing but trouble. |
| Nothing doing! interj | informal (refusal: certainly not) | بالطبع لا! |
| be nothing doing expr | informal (no activity) | لا شيء مهمًّا يجري |
| | Pete went to the bar, but there was nothing doing there, so he headed home. |
| nothing else pron | (not anything more) | لا شيء آخر |
| | When I'm in the mood for ice cream, nothing else will do. |
| | There is nothing else to say. |
| nothing else but prep | (only, solely) | فقط، وحده |
| | Nothing else but violin is needed to complete this orchestration. |
| nothing in particular pron | (not anything specific) | لا شيء بالتحديد |
| | Nothing in particular is needed to complete this decor. |
| nothing like expr | (completely unlike) | مختلف تمامًا، مختلف كليًّا |
| | Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp. |
| nothing more pron | (not any additional thing) | لا... أكثر من هذا |
| | There's nothing more the doctors can to do to help Jim. |
| | لا يستطيع الأطباء مساعدة جيم أكثر من هذا. |
| nothing more than expr | (merely, solely) | ليس... إلا |
| | Sympathy is nothing more than the understanding of someone else's feelings. |
| nothing much n | (not a lot) | لا شيء يُذكر |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| nothing of the kind n | (not that) | بعيد عن الحقيقة |
| | They thought we were coming for a visit, but we had planned nothing of the kind. |
| nothing of the sort n | (not at all as described) | لا... هذا بتاتًا |
| | I've done nothing of the sort! |
| nothing of the sort interj | (not at all) | مستحيل! |
| | "I heard that you borrowed Jane's car without asking her." "Nothing of the sort!" |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | لا شيء في العالم، لا شيء إطلاقًا |
| | Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| | Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
| | لا شيء في العالم يبعدني عن الرجل الذي أحب. |
| nothing other than expr | (actually, in fact) | في الحقيقة، في الواقع |
| | Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with noun: only) | فقط، وحده |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | في منتهى |
| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
| nothing special n | (no unusual thing) | لا شيء مميزًا |
| | Nothing special happened that day. |
| nothing special n | (not very good) | ليس مميزًا، يكون عاديًّا |
| | The film was nothing special. |
be nothing to do with [sb],
have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not concern [sb]) | لا علاقة لشخص بشيء/بشخص |
| | Stop listening in to our conversation; this is nothing to do with you. |
be nothing to do with [sth/sb],
have nothing to do with [sth/sb] v expr | (be unrelated) | لا علاقة له بشيء/بشخص |
| | You would think that volcanoes have nothing to do with the weather, but they do. |
| | My bad mood today has nothing to do with the weather. |
| have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not get involved) | لا يشارك في شيء |
| | I'll have nothing to do with your plan to steal gold from Fort Knox. |
| have nothing to do with [sb] v expr | (not associate with) | لا يتعاطى مع شخص |
| | I've had nothing to do with my ex-husband since our divorce. |
| nothing to say about [sth] prep | (no information or opinion about) | ليس لديه شيء ليقوله عن شيء |
| | When the reporter asked about his alleged affair, he answered "I have nothing to say about that." |
| nothing to write home about expr | figurative, informal (unremarkable) | يكون عاديًّا، ليس مميزًا |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| nothing whatsoever pron | (not anything) | لا شيء على الإطلاق |
| | I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful! |
| nothing out of the ordinary n | ([sth] unremarkable) | لا شيء لافتًا، لا شيء مميزًا |
| | It's not a bad restaurant but it's nothing out of the ordinary. |
| regret nothing vtr + pron | (feel no remorse) | ليس نادمًا على شيء، لا يشعر بأي ذنب |
| say nothing v expr | (remain silent) | يلزم الصمت |
| | A defendant has the right to say nothing in a court of law. |
| say nothing of [sth] v expr | (not mention) | لا يذكر شيئًا، لا يأتي على ذكر شيء |
| | She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it! |
| | لم تأتِ على ذكر عمليتها الجراحية المقبلة لكيلا تثير قلق أسرتها. |
think nothing of [sth],
think nothing of doing [sth] v expr | (regard as insignificant) | لا يقيم اعتبارًا لشيء |
| to say nothing of [sth/sb] expr | (not to mention) | هذا عدا شيء/شخص |