nought

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɔːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/nɔt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nôt)

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En esta página: nought, naught, zero
'nought' tiene referencia cruzada con 'naught', 'zero'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'nought' is cross-referenced with 'naught', 'zero'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
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nought n mainly UK (zero, 0)cero nm
 If the sum is a negative number, enter a nought in the box.
 Si la suma es un número negativo, pon un cero en el casillero.
nought n mainly UK (nothing)nada pron
 There was nought anyone could do about it.
the noughts,
the noughties
npl
UK, informal (decade: 2000 to 2009) (informal)los 2000, los años 2000 loc nom mpl
  la década de los 2000 loc nom f
 Lady Gaga was one of the best-selling singers of the noughts.
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naught n US, UK archaic (zero, 0) (matemáticas)cero nm
 Half of one is naught point five.
naught n US, UK, archaic (nothing)nada nf
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zero,
0,
also UK: nought
n
(cardinal number: 0)cero nm
 Five times zero is zero.
 Cinco por cero es cero.
zero,
0,
also UK: nought
n
(symbol for 0)cero nm
 The teacher wrote a zero on the board.
 La maestra escribió un cero en la pizarra.
zero,
0,
also UK: O,
oh
n
(in phone number: 0)cero nm
 My number is five nine zero three eight two.
 Mi número es el cinco, nueve, cero, tres, ocho, dos.
zero,
0
n
(Celsius: freezing)cero nm
 Temperatures are due to hit zero this week.
 La temperatura alcanzará el cero esta semana.
zero n figurative, informal (nothing: starting point)de cero loc adv
 When my parents arrived in this country, they had nothing; they started from zero.
 Cuando mis padres llegaron a este país no tenían nada, empezaron de cero.
zero adj (not a single one)ninguno/a adj
  cero adj
Note: Ante sustantivo masculino singular, se escribe ningún.
 Zero employees have been off sick this month.
 Este mes ningún empleado ha causado baja por enfermedad.
zero adj (not any of [sth])ninguno/a adj
  cero adj
Note: Ante sustantivo masculino singular, se escribe ningún.
 The new trainee is hopeless; he puts in zero effort.
 El nuevo becario es un inútil, no pone ningún esfuerzo.
zero pron (people, things: not one of them) (persona)nadie pron
  (cosa)nada pron
  cero pron
 Of the thirty students who took the exam, zero managed to pass.
 De los treinta alumnos que rindieron el examen, nadie aprobó.
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Additional Translations
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zero n figurative, informal ([sb] unimportant)don nadie loc nom m
  cero a la izquierda loc nom m
 Ignore David; he's a zero.
 Ignora a David, es un don nadie.
zero [sth] vtr (change to 0)poner a cero loc verb
 Rose placed the bowl on the electronic scales, weighed out the butter, and then zeroed the scales before adding the sugar.
 Rose colocó el bol en la balanza electrónica, pesó la mantequilla y luego puso a cero el contador antes de añadir el azúcar.
zero [sth] vtr (gun: set sights)apuntar vtr
 The marksman zeroed his rifle and took the shot.
 El tirador apuntó su rifle y disparó.
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Compound Forms:
nought | naught | zero
InglésEspañol
come to naught (US),
come to nought (UK)
v expr
(fail, have no effect)fracasar vi
come to nought expr (be for nothing)ser en vano loc verb
  no servir para nada loc verb
 All our efforts came to nought.
set [sth] at naught,
set [sth] at nought
v expr
literary (treat as of no importance)no prestar atención a loc verb
  no hacer caso a loc verb
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