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| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | mai bine decât nimic expr. |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| care nothing for vtr | (feel no affection for) | a nu-i păsa de loc.vb. |
| care nothing for vtr | (think is unimportant) | a nu-i păsa de loc.vb. |
| come to nothing v expr | (plan, idea: fail) | a se reduce la zero |
| | He felt that all his efforts had come to nothing. |
| cost nothing v | (be free of charge, not require money) | a nu costa nimic loc.vb. |
| | If they say it costs nothing it must be a scam. |
| cost nothing v expr | figurative (require no effort) | a nu costa niciun efort loc.vb. |
| | | a nu presupune niciun efort expr.vb. |
| | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (fail to act) | a nu face nimic loc.vb. |
| | | a sta cu mâinile în sân expr.vb. |
| | How can you sit there and do nothing while your son sits in jail? |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (have no occupation) | a nu face nimic loc.vb. |
| do-nothing adj | informal (politics: no action) | pasivitate s.f. |
| | | inactivitate s.f. |
| do-nothing n | informal (person: takes no action) | a nu face nimic loc.vb. |
| | | a nu mișca un deget expr.vb. |
| | | a nu se implica vb.reflex. |
| | He has great ideas, but when it's time to act on them he's a do-nothing. |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) | dublează miza sau renunță expr. |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | de tipul dublează miza sau renunță expr. |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| for next to nothing adv | (very cheaply) | foarte ieftin loc.adv. |
| | They didn't have much money, so they bought an old couch for next to nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (freely, free) | pe degeaba adv. |
| | Billy's helping old Mrs.Thomas with her yard work for nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (without achieving goal) | degeaba adv. |
| | I put in all that effort for nothing! |
| for nothing adv | (without good reason) | fără motiv adv. |
| | The little boy came up from behind and hit me for nothing. |
| good-for-nothing n | slang (person: lazy) | pierde-vară s.m. |
| | | trântor, leneș s.m. |
| | In my opinion, Jake is nothing but a lazy good-for-nothing. |
| have nothing in common v expr | (have no similarities or shared interests) | a nu avea nimic în comun loc.vb. |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| have nothing on v expr | informal (be naked) | a fi dezbrăcat loc.vb. |
| | | a nu avea nimic pe el expr. |
| | Don't come in! I've got nothing on! |
| have nothing on [sb/sth] v expr | slang (be inferior) | a nu se compara nici pe departe cu expr. |
| | | a fi mult sub loc.vb. |
| | Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother. |
| have nothing to do v expr | (be idle) | a nu avea nimic de făcut loc.vb. |
| hear nothing vtr + pron | (receive no news of [sb], [sth]) | a nu avea vești |
| | Since Mark moved to London, I have heard nothing from him. |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) | nu-i nimic |
| | | nu face nimic |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| know nothing vtr + pron | (be ignorant) | a nu ști nimic loc.vb. |
| | | a nu avea habar loc.vb. |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know nothing of [sth] v expr | (be ignorant of) | a nu ști nimic despre expr.vb. |
| | I'm ashamed to say I know nothing of American literature. |
| know nothing of [sth] vtr | (have no experience of) | a nu avea habar loc.vb. |
| | It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | ca nimic altceva loc.adv. |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | a nu se compara cu nimic expr. |
| | | unic adj. |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
| next to nothing n | (very little) | aproape nimic |
| | 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) | absolut nimic pron. |
| | I've got nothing at all suitable to wear for the party! |
| nothing but adv | (only) | doar expr. |
| | I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages. |
| nothing else pron | (not anything more) | nimic altceva pron. |
| | 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) | nimic altceva decât pron. |
| | Nothing else but violin is needed to complete this orchestration. |
| nothing in particular pron | (not anything specific) | nimic în mod special pron. |
| | Nothing in particular is needed to complete this decor. |
| nothing like expr | (completely unlike) | nimic precum pron. |
| | Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp. |
| nothing much n | (not a lot) | nu mare lucru |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| nothing of the kind n | (not that) | nimic de genul acesta |
| | 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) | nimic de genul acesta loc.adv. |
| | I've done nothing of the sort! |
| nothing of the sort interj | (not at all) | nici vorbă! interj. |
| | | nu e adevărat! expr. |
| | "I heard that you borrowed Jane's car without asking her." "Nothing of the sort!" |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | nimic pe lumea asta |
| | 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) | de fapt loc.adv. |
| | | nimic altceva decât expr. |
| | Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
be nothing to do with [sb],
have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not concern [sb]) | a nu avea legătură cu expr.vb. |
| | | a nu fi treaba cuiva expr.vb. |
| | | a nu privi pe cineva expr.vb. |
| | 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) | a nu avea nimic de a face cu loc.vb. |
| | 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) | a nu avea nimic de-a face cu expr.vb. |
| | | a nu se amesteca, a nu se implica vb.pron. |
| | 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) | a nu avea nimic de a face cu loc.vb. |
| | I've had nothing to do with my ex-husband since our divorce. |
| nothing to say about [sth] prep | (no information or opinion about) | nimic de spus expr. |
| | | a nu avea nimic de comentat expr. |
| | 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) | nimic deosebit, nimic special expr. |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| nothing whatsoever pron | (not anything) | absolut nimic |
| | I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful! |
| say nothing v expr | (remain silent) | a nu spune nimic loc.vb. |
| | A defendant has the right to say nothing in a court of law. |
| say nothing of [sth] v expr | (not mention) | a trece (ceva) sub tăcere loc.vb. |
| | | a nu sufla o vorbă despre loc.vb. |
| | She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it! |