| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| no time at all n | figurative (briefest moment) (bildlig) | ingenting pron |
| | We'll see each other again in two weeks. That's no time at all. |
| | Vi ses igen om två veckor. Det är ingenting. |
| nowt n | UK, dialect (nothing) | ingenting, inget s |
| damn all n | potentially offensive, informal (nothing) (vulgär) | inte ett piss, inte ett dugg uttr |
| | | ingenting pron |
| nothing pron | (as object: not anything) | ingenting pron |
| | (vardagligt, talspråk) | inget pron |
| | No, I have nothing in my pockets. |
| | Nej, jag har ingenting i mina fickor. |
ought,
aught pron | archaic (anything, all) | något s |
| | (informell) | nåt s |
| | | ingenting, inget s |
| | Is there ought I can do to aid you? |
| nothing at all pron | (not anything) | ingenting pron |
| | I've got nothing at all suitable to wear for the party! |
| naught n | US, UK, archaic (nothing) | ingenting s |
| | Once Becky decides to do something, there's naught anyone can do to stop her. |
| nought n | mainly UK (nothing) | noll räkn |
| | | ingenting pron |
| | There was nought anyone could do about it. |
| nothing pron | (as subject: not anything) | ingenting pron |
| | Nothing can stop me from getting what I want. |
| | Ingenting kan stoppa mig från att få det jag vill ha. |
zip,
zippo n | US, slang (nothing, nil) (slang) | noll s |
| | | ingenting, inget s |
| | | noll och ingenting uttr |
| | Sam turned out his pockets. "Nothing," he said. "Zip!" |
| nothing pron | (sth unimportant) | ingenting pron |
| | (vardagligt, talspråk) | inget pron |
| | "What's wrong?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| | "Vad är fel?" "Åh, det är ingenting." |
| nothing pron | informal, figurative (sth unimpressive) | ingenting pron |
| | (vardagligt, talspråk) | inget pron |
| | You can eat two hot dogs? That's nothing! I can eat four at a time. |
| | Du kan äta två varma korvar? Det är ju ingenting! Jag kan äta fyra åt gången. |
| Sammansatta former: |
a drop in the ocean (UK),
a drop in the bucket (US) n | figurative, informal, UK (amount: trivial) (bildlig) | en droppe i havet uttr |
| | | nästan ingenting s |
| | The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people. |
| a drop in the ocean n | figurative, informal, UK (sth, sb: inconsequential) (bildlig) | en droppe i havet s |
| | | nästan ingenting s |
| | I am just a drop in the ocean of many dozens of candidates vying for this job. |
| at the drop of a hat expr | (at the least provocation) | för ingenting prep + s |
| | | helt oprovocerat adv + adv |
| | That girl is so emotional, she'll start crying at the drop of a hat. |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | bättre än ingenting, bättre än inget uttr |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| bludge vi | informal, AU (avoid work) | lata sig vitr + refl |
| | | göra ingenting vtr + pron |
| | (vardagligt) | skubba vitr |
| | Jim's always bludging while the rest of us are working hard. |
| cool adj | figurative, slang (not a problem) (informell) | cool adj |
| | (vardaglig) | lugn adj |
| | (vardaglig) | gör ingenting vtr + pron |
| | You ate my food? That's cool. Don't worry about it. |
| Don't hold your breath interj | informal (sth is unlikely to happen soon) | förvänta dig ingenting vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | förvänta dig inga underverk vbal uttr |
| | Neil promised that he would have everything ready; don't hold your breath, though! |
| drift vi | figurative (progress aimlessly) | driva omkring vitr partikel |
| | | göra ingenting vtr + pron |
| | (vardagligt) | slappa vitr |
| | Philip dropped out of college and since then he's just been drifting. |
| | Philip hoppade av college och sen dess så har han bara drivit omkring. |
| for next to nothing expr | (very cheaply) | praktiskt taget ingenting uttr |
| | | nästan ingenting s |
| | 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 | (without achieving goal) | för ingenting adv |
| | I put in all that effort for nothing! |
| garbage time n | US (end of sports match) | bortslösad tid adj |
| | | tid när ingenting händer adj |
| hardly anything pron | (almost nothing) | nästan ingenting pron |
| | There is hardly anything to eat in this house. |
| idle vi | (person: laze, do nothing) | lata sig vitr + refl |
| | | driva omkring vitr partikel |
| | | göra ingenting vtr + pron |
| | Ron was reprimanded by his boss for idling at work. |
| know nothing vtr + pron | (be ignorant) | veta ingenting vtr + pron |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know nothing of sth v expr | (be ignorant of) | kunna ingenting om ngt vbal uttr |
| | I'm ashamed to say I know nothing of American literature. |
| know nothing of sth vtr | (have no experience of) | veta ingenting om ngt vbal uttr |
| | It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life. |
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi phrasal | informal (sit idly) (bildlig) | sitta hemma vitr + adv |
| | | göra ingenting vtr + pron |
| | I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work. |
| | The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework. |
| be lost to sb/sth v expr | (be insensible to) | känna ingenting för ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara likgiltig inför ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | His grief for his fallen comrades was so strong that the soldier was lost to all sense of duty. |
| next to nothing n | (very little) | praktiskt taget ingenting uttr |
| | | nästan ingenting s |
| | 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. |
| none at all pron | (not even the slightest amount) | ingenting alls pron + adv |
| | | ingen alls pron + adv |
| | They tried to make their own wine, but none at all was drinkable. |
not a big deal,
no big deal adj | informal (a matter of little importance) | inget märkvärdigt, ingenting märkvärdigt adj |
| | | ingen stor sak s |
| | (vardagligt, lånord) | ingen big deal s |
| | It is not a big deal that your brother likes to drink a beer now and then. |
| | Knitting a sweater is not a big deal for Jane; she has been knitting since she was eight years old. |
| nothing but adv | (only) (formell) | ingenting förutom adv |
| | | inget utom adv |
| | I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages. |
| nothing of the kind n | (not that) | ingenting man tänkt sig uttr |
| | | inte alls så, inte alls interj |
| | They thought we were coming for a visit, but we had planned nothing of the kind. |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | ingenting på jorden uttr |
| | 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 whatsoever pron | (not anything) | absolut ingenting adj + pron |
| | I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful! |
| sail through sth vtr phrasal insep | (easily endure, succeed easily) | ta sig igenom ngt som ingenting vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | klara av ngt lekande lätt vbal uttr |
| | Mark sailed through his driving test without any problems. |
| slim pickings npl | (paltry amount) | liten mängd |
| | | nästan ingenting alls uttr |
| Thanks a lot! interj | ironic, informal (indignation, etc.) (sarkastiskt) | Tack så mycket! interj |
| | | Tack för ingenting! interj |
| | "I told Mum about your detention." "Thanks a lot!" |
| there is no point in doing sth expr | (it wouldn't be worthwhile to) | det är lönlöst att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | det tjänar ingenting till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | det finns ingen mening med att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| there is only so much expr | (there is a limit) | det finns bara en viss mängd uttr |
| | (bildlig) | ingenting varar för evigt uttr |