Compound Forms:
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| agree to anything v expr | (not be discerning) | decir que sí a todo loc verb |
| | His love is blind; he will agree to anything. |
| | Su amor es ciego, le dice que sí a todo. |
| anything and everything n | (all manner of things) | lo imposible expr |
| | | todo lo posible grupo nom |
| | | todo lo necesario grupo nom |
| | We need to do anything and everything to stop global warming. |
| | Tenemos que hacer lo imposible para evitar el calentamiento global. |
| anything at all pron | (everything possible) | cualquier cosa loc pron |
| | I miss my brother; I would do anything at all to see him again. |
| anything at all pron | (in questions: a thing of any type) | algo pron |
| | | alguna cosa loc pron |
| | Do you have anything at all to say in your defence? |
| anything at all pron | (with negative: a single thing) | nada en absoluto loc pron |
| | | nada de nada loc prnl |
| | They didn't manage to save anything at all from the house when it burned down. |
| | No lograron salvar nada en absoluto cuando se quemó la casa. |
| anything at all adv | (with negative: to any extent) | nada pron |
| | No, that's not Brad Pitt; that guy doesn't look anything at all like him. |
| | No, ese no es Brad Pitt; ese sujeto no se parece nada a él. |
| anything but adv | (not at all) | cualquier cosa menos loc adv |
| | His new novel is anything but dull. |
| | Su nueva novela es cualquier cosa menos aburrida. |
| | | de todo menos loc adv |
| | | de todo excepto |
| | Su nueva novela es de todo menos aburrida. |
| anything but adv | (anything except) | cualquier cosa excepto loc adv |
| | | de todo menos loc adv |
| | I'll do anything but wash windows. |
| | Haré cualquier cosa excepto limpiar ventanas. |
| anything but expr | (nothing of the sort) | nada que ver expr |
| | Though he's known for his comedies, his latest film is anything but. |
| | Aunque se lo conoce por sus comedias, su última película no tiene nada que ver. |
| anything else n | (any other thing) | algo más loc prnl |
| | | alguna otra cosa loc prnl |
| | Do you need anything else? Do you want me to get anything else from the shops? |
| | ¿Te traigo algo más de la tienda? |
| | ¿Te traigo alguna otra cosa de la tienda? |
| Anything else? interj | (do you want something more?) | ¿alguna otra cosa? loc interj |
| | | ¿alguna cosa más? loc interj |
| | | ¿algo más? loc interj |
| | 'Anything else?' asked the waiter. |
| | "¿Alguna otra cosa?" preguntó el camarero. |
| anything goes v expr | (dress, conduct: not restricted) | todo vale expr |
| anything like expr | (at all like) (totalmente diferente) | para nada, en nada loc adv |
| Note: Commonly used in negative sentences or questions. |
| | She doesn't look anything like her mother. |
| | No se parece a su madre para nada. |
| anything other than expr | (anything except) | ninguna otra cosa excepto, nada excepto expr |
| | | otra cosa que, nada más que expr |
as anything,
as ... as anything adv | informal (perfectly, extremely) | muy adv |
| | (informal) | -ísimo sufijo |
| | | sumamente, extremadamente adv |
| believe anything v expr | figurative (be gullible) | creer cualquier cosa loc verb |
| | She's so naïve, she'll believe anything! |
| | ¡Es tan ingenua! Cree cualquier cosa. |
| for anything expr | (in exchange for [sth] valuable) | por nada expr |
| | | por nada del mundo expr |
| | I wouldn't do that job for anything. |
| hardly anything pron | (almost nothing) | casi nada loc pron |
| Note: También se usa siempre con adverbio de negación. |
| | There is hardly anything to eat in this house. |
| | ¡Pero, no hay casi nada de comer en esta casa! |
| if anything adv | (on the contrary) | más bien al contrario loc adv |
| | | en todo caso loc adv |
| | | en tal caso loc adv |
| | Too tall? No, if anything she's too short to play goalie! |
| | ¿Demasiado alta? No, más bien al contrario, es demasiado baja para ser portera. |
if something crops up,
if anything crops up expr | (should [sth] unexpected arise) | si ocurre algo, si surge algo, si se presenta algo expr |
| | | si surge algún contratiempo, si se presenta algún contratiempo expr |
| | I plan to come to the party, but will let you know if something crops up to prevent me coming. |
| | Pienso asistir a la fiesta, pero te aviso si surge algo y no puedo ir. |
| like anything adv | informal (extremely, intensely) | muchísimo adv |
| | | extremadamente adv |
| more than anything adv | (above all) | por encima de todo loc adv |
| | | más que nada loc adv |
| | More than anything, Nina wanted to train to become a pilot. |
| | Por encima de todo lo que Nina quería era entrenar para ser piloto. |
| more than anything adv | (above everything else) | ante todo loc adv |
| | | sobre todo loc adv |
| | | más que nada loc adv |
| | Tim is interested in learning many foreign languages, but more than anything he wants to be able to speak Japanese. |
| | Tim tiene interés en aprender varios idiomas, pero ante todo, quiere hablar japonés. |
| not amount to anything v expr | figurative, informal (be a failure) (coloquial) | ser un bueno para nada expr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Este presidente es un bueno para nada. |
| not amount to anything v expr | figurative, informal (action: be ineffective) | no servir para nada loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Este presidente no sirve para nada. |
| not have anything to do with v expr | (be unrelated to) | no tener nada que ver con loc verb |
| | Baking a cake does not have anything to do with repairing a car. |
| | Being smart doesn't have anything to do with being strong. |
| | Hornear una torta no tiene nada que ver con reparar un auto. |
| not have anything to do with v expr | (avoid contact with) | no querer saber nada con loc verb |
| | | no meterse con loc verb |
| | Since she stole my earings, I do not have anything to do with her anymore. |
| | I'll not have anything to do with my ex-wife's new husband. |
| | Desde que me robó los aros, ya no quiero saber nada con ella. |
| ready for anything adj | informal (fully prepared) (coloquial) | preparado para lo que venga loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | listo para todo loc adj |
| | I've packed everything I might possibly need - I'm ready for anything. |
| | Empaqué todo lo que podría necesitar, estoy preparado para lo que venga. |