Formas compostas:
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| all-or-nothing adj | (no compromise) | tudo ou nada adj |
| avail [sb] nothing v expr | literary (be of no use to [sb]) | não servir de nada expres v |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | melhor que nada |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| care nothing for [sb] v expr | (feel no affection) | não sentir nada por expres |
| care nothing for [sth] v expr | (not think important) | não se importar com expres |
| come to nothing v expr | (plan, idea: fail) (informal: plano, ideia) | dar em nada expres v |
| | | falhar v int |
| | He felt that all his efforts had come to nothing. |
| cost nothing v expr | (be free of charge) (livre de cobrança) | custar nada expres v |
| | If they say it costs nothing, it must be a scam of some kind. |
| cost nothing v expr | figurative (require no effort) (não requerer esforço) | custar nada expres v |
| | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (fail to act) | fazer nada expres |
| | How can you sit there and do nothing while your son sits in jail? |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (have no occupation) | fazer nada expres |
| do-nothing adj | informal (politics: no action) | passivo, inativo, inoperante adj |
| do-nothing n | informal (person: takes no action) | passivo, inativo adj |
| | He has great ideas, but when it's time to act on them he's a do-nothing. |
| | Ele tem ótimas ideias, mas quando é hora de agir com elas, ele é inativo. |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) (jogo) | dobra ou sai expres |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) (aposta) | dobro ou nada expres |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| for next to nothing expr | (very cheaply) (a muito bom preço) | por quase nada loc adv |
| | 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) (gratuito, grátis, franco) | de graça, por nada loc adv |
| | Billy's helping old Mrs.Thomas with her yard work for nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (without achieving goal) (inutilmente) | para nada loc adv |
| | I put in all that effort for nothing! |
| for nothing adv | (without good reason) (sem uma boa razão) | por nada loc adv |
| | The little boy came up from behind and hit me for nothing. |
| good-for-nothing n | slang (person: lazy) | imprestável sm, sf |
| | In my opinion, Jake is nothing but a lazy good-for-nothing. |
| good-for-nothing adj | informal (person: lazy) | imprestável adj |
| | | traste adj |
| | My brother's a good-for-nothing scrounger. |
| | Meu irmão é um parasita imprestável. |
| good-for-nothing adj | informal (useless) | inútil adj |
| | My Dad thinks I wasted 4 years of college on a good-for-nothing Philosophy degree. |
| | Meu pai acha que gastei 3 anos na universidade num curso inútil de filosofia. |
| have nothing in common v expr | (have no similarities or shared interests) | não ter nada em comum expres v |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| have nothing to do v expr | (be idle) (ficar à toa) | não ter nada a fazer expres v |
| have nothing to lose v expr | (risk nothing) | não ter nada a perder expres v |
| | You have nothing to lose by applying to the university. |
| have nothing to prove v expr | (not need to justify) | não ter nada a provar expres v |
| hear nothing vtr + pron | (receive no news of [sb], [sth]) | saber de nada loc v |
| | Since Mark moved to London, I have heard nothing from him. |
| if nothing else expr | (at least) | ao menos, pelo menos expres |
| | It's a long flight, but if nothing else, you can finish reading that novel. |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) (não importante) | não é nada expres |
| | (informal) | nada sm |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| know nothing vtr + pron | (be ignorant) (estar desinformado) | não saber nada de loc v |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know nothing of [sth] v expr | (be ignorant of) | não saber nada de loc v |
| | I'm ashamed to say I know nothing of American literature. |
| know nothing of [sth] vtr | (have no experience of) (não ter experiência) | não saber nada de loc v |
| | It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | de maneira inigualável |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | de maneira inigualável |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
like nothing else on earth,
like nothing on earth expr | (very strange) | de outro mundo expres |
| much ado about nothing n | (fuss for little reason) | muito barulho por nada expres |
| Nota: From the title of a play by William Shakespeare. |
| Much Ado About Nothing n | (Shakespeare play) | Muito barulho por nada expres |
| next to nothing n | (very little) | quase nada loc adv |
| | 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) | absolutamente nada loc pron |
| | I've got nothing at all suitable to wear for the party! |
| nothing but adv | (only) | nada além de loc adv |
| | I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages. |
| nothing else pron | (not anything more) | nada mais |
| | 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) (somente) | nada mais do que |
| | Nothing else but violin is needed to complete this orchestration. |
| nothing in particular pron | (not anything specific) (nada específico) | nada em particular loc pron |
| | Nothing in particular is needed to complete this decor. |
| nothing like expr | (completely unlike) (não parecido) | totalmente diferente loc adj |
| | Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp. |
| nothing more pron | (not any additional thing) | nada mais expres |
| | There's nothing more the doctors can to do to help Jim. |
| nothing more than expr | (merely, solely) | nada mais que expres |
| | Sympathy is nothing more than the understanding of someone else's feelings. |
| nothing much n | (not a lot) | nada de mais expres |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| nothing of the kind n | (not that) | nada do tipo expres |
| | 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) | nada parecido expres |
| | I've done nothing of the sort! |
| nothing of the sort interj | (not at all) | nada disso expres |
| | "I heard that you borrowed Jane's car without asking her." "Nothing of the sort!" |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | nada na terra expres |
| | | nada no mundo expres |
| | 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) | nada mais do que expres |
| | | nada além de expres |
| | 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) | nada menos que loc conj |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | nada menos que expres |
| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
be nothing to do with [sb],
have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not concern [sb]) | nada que ver com expres |
| | 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) | nada a ver com expres |
| | 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) | nada a ver com expres |
| | 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) | nada a ver com expres |
| | I've had nothing to do with my ex-husband since our divorce. |
| nothing to say about [sth] prep | (no information or opinion about) | nada a dizer sobre algo |
| | 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) | nada de mais, nada de especial expres |
| | | nada de espetacular expres |
| | | não fede nem cheira expres |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| nothing whatsoever pron | (not anything) | absolutamente nada loc adv |
| | I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful! |
| nothing out of the ordinary n | ([sth] unremarkable) | nada extraordinário expres |
| | | nada especial expres |
| | It's not a bad restaurant but it's nothing out of the ordinary. |
| regret nothing vtr + pron | (feel no remorse) (não sentir remorso) | não lamentar nada loc v |
| say nothing v expr | (remain silent) | não dizer nada expres v |
| | | silenciar-se vp |
| | | ficar em silêncio expres v |
| | A defendant has the right to say nothing in a court of law. |
| say nothing of [sth] v expr | (not mention) | não dizer nada sobre expres v |
| | She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it! |
| wearing nothing adj | (naked, nude) (nu, pelado) | nu adj |
| | | pelado adj |
| | (informal) | sem nenhuma roupa expres |