| Principal Translations |
| none pron | (not any, not one) | ninguno pron |
| Note: Used with a singular or plural verb |
| | None of these apples is ripe. |
| | Ninguna de estas manzanas está madura. |
| none pron | formal (nobody) | nadie pron |
| Note: Used with a singular or plural verb |
| | The knight raised his sword, declaring, "None shall pass". |
| | El caballero alzó su espada, exclamando, "Nadie pasará". |
| none adv | (not at all) | para nada, en absoluto loc adv |
| | After that interview, I'm none the wiser as to what the job entails. |
| | Después de la entrevista, no soy para nada (or: en absoluto) el más cualificado para lo que implica el trabajo. |
Compound Forms:
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| half a loaf is better than none expr | figurative (something is better than nothing) | peor es nada expr |
It's none too soon,
it is none too soon expr | informal (it is overdue) (informal) | ya era hora expr |
| | It seems like spring has finally arrived, and it is none too soon for me. |
| | Parece que ha llegado la primavera, ¡ya era hora! |
jack of all trades,
jack-of-all-trades,
jack of all trades,
master of none;
jack of all trades but master of none n | pejorative, informal (shallow skill in many things) (ES) | manitas n común |
| | | milusos n común |
| | (CL) | mentolato n común |
| | Ken can do a bit of lots of things, but he's not very good at any of it; he's a jack of all trades, master of none. |
| none at all pron | (not a single one) | ni uno, ni una loc pron |
| | | ninguno, ninguna pron |
| | The doctors tried to save the lives of the crash victims, but none at all survived. |
| | Los doctores intentaron salvar a las víctimas del choque, pero ni una sobrevivió. |
| none at all pron | (not even the slightest amount) | ni un poco loc pron |
| | | nada de nada loc pron |
| | They tried to make their own wine, but none at all was drinkable. |
| | Trataron de hacer vino casero, pero no era ni un poco tomable. |
| none but adv | (only) | nada salvo, nada excepto pron + conj |
| | (persona) | nadie salvo, nadie excepto pron + conj |
| | Finally, there was none but I to deal with the problem. |
| | Al final, no había nadie salvo yo para solucionar el problema. |
| none of [sb]'s business expr | informal (does not concern [sb]) | no es asunto tuyo expr |
| | | no es de tu incumbencia expr |
| | What I do with my time off is none of your business. |
| | Lo que hago con mi tiempo libre no es asunto tuyo. |
none of your business,
that's none of your business interj | informal (it isn't your concern) (coloquial) | ¡qué te importa! interj |
| | How much do I earn? None of your business! |
| | ¿Qué cuánto gano? ¡Qué te importa! |
| | | no es cosa tuya loc adv |
| | ¿Qué cuánto gano? ¡No es cosa tuya! |
| | | no es asunto tuyo loc adv |
| | ¿Qué cuánto gano? ¡No es asunto tuyo! |
| | | no te concierne interj |
| | ¿Qué cuánto gano? ¡No te concierne! |
| | | no es de tu incumbencia interj |
| | ¿Qué cuánto gano? ¡No es de tu incumbencia! |
| none other than [sb] expr | ([sb] well known) | el mismísimo loc nom m |
| | We have with us today a man we all know, none other than the champion racer of the entire league. |
| | Tenemos hoy con nosotros a alguien a quien todos conocemos, el mismísimo campeón de la liga. |
none the wiser,
(not) any the wiser expr | (still not understanding) (coloquial) | todavía sin enterarse expr |
| | | todavía sin entender expr |
| | Aaron's attempts to explain left his listeners none the wiser. |
| | None of us were any the wiser after reading the instructions. |
none the wiser,
(not) any the wiser expr | (not aware) | sin darse cuenta expr |
| | I reckon, if we go this way, we can get in and out without the security guards being any the wiser. |
| | Stephanie made it home before her parents woke up and they were none the wiser about what she'd been up to that night. |
| second to none adj | (the best) (coloquial) | lo máximo loc adj |
| | He's a brilliant footballer: his passing ability is second to none. |
| | Es un gran futbolista. Pasando balones es lo máximo. |
| | | insuperable adj |
| | Es un gran futbolista. Pasando balones es insuperable. |