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| care nothing for vtr | (feel no affection for) | nic nie obchodzić |
| care nothing for vtr | (think is unimportant) | nie obchodzić |
| come to nothing v expr | (plan, idea: fail) | skończyć się na niczym zwrot zwr. dk. |
| | He felt that all his efforts had come to nothing. |
| cost nothing v | (be free of charge, not require money) | nic nie kosztować |
| | If they say it costs nothing it must be a scam. |
| cost nothing v expr | figurative (require no effort) | nie kosztować wysiłku part. + ndk. + m |
| | | nic nie kosztować zaim. + part. + ndk. |
| | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (fail to act) | być biernym posił. + przym. |
| | | siedzieć bezczynnie ndk. + przys. |
| | (przenośny) | siedzieć z założonymi rękami zwrot ndk. |
| | How can you sit there and do nothing while your son sits in jail? |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (have no occupation) | nic nie robić zwr. ndk. |
| do-nothing adj | informal (politics: no action) | bierny, bezczynny przym. |
| do-nothing n | informal (person: takes no action) | bierny przym. |
| | He has great ideas, but when it's time to act on them he's a do-nothing. |
| for next to nothing expr | (very cheaply) | prawie za darmo wyr. |
| | | bardzo tanio przys. + przys. |
| | 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) | bezpłatnie przys. |
| | | za nic przyim. + zaim. |
| | Billy's helping old Mrs.Thomas with her yard work for nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (without achieving goal) | bez przyczyny przyim. + ż |
| | I put in all that effort for nothing! |
| for nothing adv | (without good reason) | bez przyczyny przyim. + ż |
| | The little boy came up from behind and hit me for nothing. |
good for nothing,
good-for-nothing adj | informal (person: lazy) | leniwy przym. |
| Uwaga: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | My brother's a good-for-nothing scrounger. |
good for nothing,
good-for-nothing adj | informal (useless) | zbędny przym. |
| | | nieużyteczny przym. |
| | 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) | nie mieć nic wspólnego zwrot ndk. |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| have nothing to do v expr | (be idle) | nie mieć nic do roboty zwrot dk. |
| hear nothing vtr + pron | (receive no news of [sb], [sth]) | nie mieć wiadomości |
| | Since Mark moved to London, I have heard nothing from him. |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) | to nic n + n |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| know nothing vtr + pron | (be ignorant) | nic nie wiedzieć zwrot ndk. |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know nothing of [sth] v expr | (be ignorant of) | nic nie wiedzieć o czymś zwrot ndk. |
| | I'm ashamed to say I know nothing of American literature. |
| know nothing of [sth] vtr | (have no experience of) | nie mieć doświadczenia w czymś |
| | It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | jak nic innego wyr. |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | jak nic innego wyr. |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
| next to nothing n | (very little) | prawie nic przys. + n |
| | 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) | zupełnie nic przys. + n |
| | I've got nothing at all suitable to wear for the party! |
| nothing but adv | (only) | tylko przys. |
| | I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages. |
| nothing else pron | (not anything more) | nic więcej n + przys. |
| | 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) | nic więcej n + przys. |
| | Nothing else but violin is needed to complete this orchestration. |
| nothing in particular pron | (not anything specific) | nic szczególnego n + przym. |
| | Nothing in particular is needed to complete this decor. |
| nothing like expr | (completely unlike) | zupełnie inny przys. + przym. |
| | Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp. |
| nothing much n | (not a lot) | niewiele przys. |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| nothing of the kind n | (not that) | nic w tym rodzaju wyr. |
| | 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) | nic w tym rodzaju wyr. |
| | I've done nothing of the sort! |
| nothing of the sort interj | (not at all) | nic w tym rodzaju wyr. |
| | "I heard that you borrowed Jane's car without asking her." "Nothing of the sort!" |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | nic na świecie wyr. |
| | Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| | Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
be nothing to do with [sb],
have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not concern [sb]) | nie mieć nic wspólnego z zwrot ndk. |
| | 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) | nie mieć nic wspólnego z zwrot ndk. |
| | 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) | nie mieć nic wspólnego z czymś zwrot ndk. |
| | 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) | nie mieć nic wspólnego z kimś zwrot ndk. |
| | I've had nothing to do with my ex-husband since our divorce. |
| nothing to write home about expr | figurative, informal (unremarkable) (potoczny) | bez rewelacji przyim. + ż, l.mn. |
| | | nic ciekawego zaim. + przym. |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| nothing whatsoever pron | (not anything) | nic kompletnie n + przys. |
| | I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful! |
| say nothing v expr | (remain silent) | nic nie mówić zaim. + part. + ndk. |
| | | nic nie powiedzieć zaim. + part. + dk. |
| | A defendant has the right to say nothing in a court of law. |
| say nothing of [sth] v expr | (not mention) | nie wpominając o |
| | She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it! |