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nothing1

/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/

Translation

pron
(en oraciones afirmativas)
nada
There is nothing we can do about it
No podemos hacer nada al respecto
I have nothing to do
No tengo nada que hacer
for nothing
gratis
I got into the theatre for nothing
Entré gratis al teatro
en vano
para nada
All that work for nothing
Todo ese trabajo para nada
to have nothing to do with sth/sb
no tener nada que ver
It has nothing to do with us
No tiene nada que ver con nosotros
to stop at nothing
no pararse ante nada
(Definition of nothing pron from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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