Samengestelde woorden:
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| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | beter dan niets frase |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| come to nothing v expr | (plan, idea: fail) | op niets uitdraaien, op niets uitlopen frase |
| | | mislukken onoverg.ww |
| | He felt that all his efforts had come to nothing. |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) (kaartspel) | alles of niets nw het, ont. |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | alles of niets nw als bn |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| good-for-nothing n | slang (person: lazy) (informeel) | nietsnut, luiwammes nw de |
| | In my opinion, Jake is nothing but a lazy good-for-nothing. |
| have nothing in common v expr | (have no similarities or shared interests) | niets gemeenschappelijk hebben, niets gemeen hebben onoverg. uitdr. |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| | Op het eerste zicht heeft ze niets gemeeschappelijk met haar vriendje. |
| have nothing on v expr | informal (be naked) | niets aan hebben onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | niets dragen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (informeel) | in zijn blootje zijn onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Don't come in! I've got nothing on! |
| | Niet binnenkomen! Ik heb niets aan! |
| have nothing on [sb/sth] v expr | slang (be inferior) (informeel) | niets zijn vergeleken bij onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother. |
| | Richard is lief, maar hij is niets vergeleken bij zijn broer. |
| have nothing on [sb] v expr | informal (have no evidence against) (informeel) | iemand niets kunnen maken onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The police can't arrest me. They've got nothing on me! |
| | De politie kan me niet arresteren. Ze kunnen me niets maken. |
have nothing to do with,
have nothing to do with [sth/sb] v expr | (not associate with) | niets te maken hebben met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | After the divorce I wanted nothing to do with my ex-husband. |
| | Na de scheiding wou ik niets te maken hebben met mijn ex-man. |
have nothing to do with,
have nothing to do with [sth/sb] v expr | (be unrelated) | niet in verband staan met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | You would think that volcanoes have nothing to do with the weather, but they do. |
| | Je zou denken dat vulkanen niet in verband staan met het weer, maar dat doen ze wel. |
have nothing to do with,
have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not get involved) | niets te maken hebben met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | ergens buiten blijven onoverg. uitdr. |
| | I'll have nothing to do with your plan to steal gold from Fort Knox. |
| | Ik heb niets te maken met jouw plan om goud te stelen van Fort Knox. |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) | t' is niets, het stelt niets voor frase |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| know nothing v | (be ignorant) | niets afweten, niets weten bw + ww |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | als niets anders bw |
| | | buitengewoon bw |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | ongeëvenaard, uniek bn |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
| next to nothing n | (very little) | zo goed als niets frase |
| | | haast niets, bijna niets bn+nw |
| | 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 much n | (not a lot) | niet veel bw + bw |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| nothing of the kind n | (not that) | niets van dien aard frase |
| | 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) | niets van dien aard frase |
| | I've done nothing of the sort! |
| nothing of the sort interj | (not at all) (informeel) | geen sprake van tw |
| | "I heard that you borrowed Jane's car without asking her." "Nothing of the sort!" |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | niets ter wereld frase |
| | 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) | niets anders dan frase |
| | Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
| nothing to say about [sth] prep | (no information or opinion about) | niets te zeggen over frase |
| | 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) (figuurlijk, informeel) | niets om over naar huis te schrijven uitdr. |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| nothing whatsoever n | (not anything) | helemaal niets bw + bw |
| | I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful! |
| say nothing of [sth] v expr | (not mention) | niet beginnen over onoverg. uitdr. |
| | She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it! |