Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| all-or-nothing adj | (no compromise) | Alles-oder-nichts- Präf |
| | | alles oder nichts Rdw |
| | (Handlung) | ganz oder gar nicht Rdw |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | besser als nichts Rdw |
| | | wenigstens etwas Adv + Pron |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| come to nothing v expr | (plan, idea: fail) | nichts bringen Pron + Vt |
| | | ins Leere laufen Rdw |
| | | zu nichts führen Rdw |
| | He felt that all his efforts had come to nothing. |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (fail to act) | nichts tun, nichts machen Pron + Vt |
| | | nichts unternehmen Pron + Vt, fix |
| | How can you sit there and do nothing while your son sits in jail? |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (have no occupation) | nichts tun, nichts machen Pron + Vt |
| | | keine Arbeit haben Rdw |
| | | arbeitslos sein Adj + Vt |
| do-nothing adj | informal (politics: no action) | tatenlos Adj |
| do-nothing n | informal (person: takes no action) | Taugenichts Nm |
| | | Nichtsnutz Nm |
| | 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) | Alles oder nichts Rdw |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | Alles oder nichts Rdw |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| for next to nothing expr | (very cheaply) | für einen Apfel und ein Ei Rdw |
| | | fast geschenkt Adv + V Part Perf |
| | 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) | freiwillig Adj als Adv |
| | | ohne Geld dafür zu verlangen VP |
| | | unentgeltlich Adj als Adv |
| | Billy's helping old Mrs.Thomas with her yard work for nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (without achieving goal) | für nichts Präp + Pron |
| | | umsonst Adj als Adv |
| | I put in all that effort for nothing! |
| for nothing adv | (without good reason) | ohne Grund Präp + Nm |
| | | grundlos Adj als Adv |
| | (verbal) | einfach so Rdw |
| | The little boy came up from behind and hit me for nothing. |
| good-for-nothing n | slang (person: lazy) | Faulenzer, Faulpelz Nm |
| | (kränkend) | Nichtsnutz Nm |
| | In my opinion, Jake is nothing but a lazy good-for-nothing. |
| good-for-nothing adj | informal (person: lazy) | faul Adj |
| | | bequem Adj |
| | My brother's a good-for-nothing scrounger. |
| | Mein Bruder ist ein fauler Schmarotzer. |
| good-for-nothing adj | informal (useless) | unnütz, nutzlos Adj |
| | | überflüssig Adj |
| | | unbrauchbar Adj |
| | 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) | nichts gemeinsam haben Rdw |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| have nothing on v expr | informal (be naked) (umgangssprachlich) | nichts anhaben Adv + Vt, sepa |
| | | nackt sein Adj + Vt |
| | Don't come in! I've got nothing on! |
| have nothing on [sb/sth] v expr | slang (be inferior) (informell) | nichts sein gegen Rdw |
| | | nicht mithalten können Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | nicht das Wasser reichen können Rdw |
| | Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother. |
| | Richard ist echt lieb, aber er ist nichts gegen seinen Bruder. |
| have nothing on [sb] v expr | informal (have no evidence against) | nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben Rdw |
| | The police can't arrest me. They've got nothing on me! |
| have nothing to do v expr | (be idle) | nichts zu tun haben VP |
| if nothing else expr | (at least) | wenigstens Adv |
| | | immerhin Adv |
| | It's a long flight, but if nothing else, you can finish reading that novel. |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) | es ist nichts Rdw |
| | | passt schon Int |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| know nothing vtr + pron | (be ignorant) | Nichts wissen Pron + Vt |
| | | nichts über etwas wissen Rdw |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know nothing of [sth] v expr | (be ignorant of) | nichts über etwas wissen Rdw |
| | I'm ashamed to say I know nothing of American literature. |
| know nothing of [sth] vtr | (have no experience of) | nichts über etwas wissen Rdw |
| | | keine Erfahrung in etwas haben Rdw |
| | It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | wie nichts anderes Rdw |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | unvergleichlich Adj |
| | | einzigartig Adj |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
like nothing else on earth,
like nothing on earth expr | (very strange) | wie nichts anderes auf der Welt Rdw |
| | | sehr komisch Adv + Adj |
| | | sehr merkwürdig Adv + Adj |
| next to nothing n | (very little) | fast nichts Adv + Pron |
| | | kaum noch etwas Rdw |
| | | sehr wenig Adv + Adj |
| | 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. |
| nothing at all pron | (not anything) | gar nichts Adv + Pron |
| | | überhaupts nichts Adv + Pron |
| | I've got nothing at all suitable to wear for the party! |
| nothing but adv | (only) | nur Adv |
| | (formell) | ausschließlich Adv |
| | I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages. |
| nothing else pron | (not anything more) (ugs) | nichts anderes Adv + Pron |
| | When I'm in the mood for ice cream, nothing else will do. |
| | There is nothing else to say. |
| nothing in particular pron | (not anything specific) | nichts Bestimmtes Pron + Nn |
| | | nichts Spezielles Pron + Nn |
| | Nothing in particular is needed to complete this decor. |
| nothing like expr | (completely unlike) | total anders als Rdw |
| | | überhaupt nicht wie Rdw |
| | Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp. |
| nothing more pron | (not any additional thing) | nichts mehr Pron |
| | There's nothing more the doctors can to do to help Jim. |
| nothing more than expr | (merely, solely) | nichts anderes als Rdw |
| | (verbal) | einfach nur Adj + Adv |
| | Sympathy is nothing more than the understanding of someone else's feelings. |
| nothing much n | (not a lot) | nicht viel Adv + Adj |
| | | nicht gerade viel Rdw |
| | | kaum etwas Adv + Pron |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| nothing of the kind n | (not that) | nichts dergleichen Pron + Pron |
| | | nichts derartiges Pron + Pron |
| | 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) | nichts dergleichen Pron + Pron |
| | | nichts derartiges Pron + Pron |
| | I've done nothing of the sort! |
| nothing of the sort interj | (not at all) | gar nicht wahr Rdw |
| | | das stimmt nicht Rdw |
| | "I heard that you borrowed Jane's car without asking her." "Nothing of the sort!" |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | nichts Pron |
| | (informell: betont) | nichts, aber auch gar nichts Rdw |
| | | nichts auf der Welt Rdw |
| | Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| | Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
| nothing other than expr | (actually, in fact) | nichts anderes als Rdw |
| | | genau das Gleiche wie Rdw |
| | 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) | nur etwas Adv |
| | | nichts anderes als etwas Rdw |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | nichts weiter als etwas Rdw |
| | | sehr Adv |
| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
be nothing to do with [sb],
have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not concern [sb]) (ugs) | jemanden nichts angehen Rdw |
| | (Slang, übertragen) | Das ist nicht dein Bier! Int |
| | 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) | nichts mit etwas zu tun haben Rdw |
| | | nicht im Verhältnis zu etwas stehen Rdw |
| | 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. |
| | Man würde meinen, dass Vulkane nichts mit dem Wetter zu tun haben, doch das tun sie. // Meine schlechte Stimmung heute hat nichts mit dem Wetter zu tun. |
| have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not get involved) | nichts mit etwas zu tun haben wollen Rdw |
| | 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) | nichts mit jemandem zu tun haben Rdw |
| | I've had nothing to do with my ex-husband since our divorce. |
| nothing to say about [sth] prep | (no information or opinion about) | nichts zu etwas zu sagen haben Rdw |
| | | keine Stellung zu etwas beziehen Rdw |
| | 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) | nicht der Rede wert Rdw |
| | | nichts besonderes Rdw |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| nothing whatsoever pron | (not anything) | nichts Pron |
| | | gar nichts Adv + Pron |
| | | überhaupt nichts Adv + Pron |
| | I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful! |
| nothing out of the ordinary n | ([sth] unremarkable) | nichts Besonderes Adv + Nn |
| | It's not a bad restaurant but it's nothing out of the ordinary. |
| say nothing of [sth] v expr | (not mention) | nicht über etwas sagen Rdw |
| | | mit keinem Wort erwähnen Rdw |
| | | kein Wort über etwas verlieren Rdw |
| | She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it! |