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nothing

 
 
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/ pronoun

Translation

NOT ANYTHING not anything
hiçbir şey
I've had nothing to eat since breakfast. He claimed that he did nothing wrong. He had nothing in his pockets. There was nothing else (= no other thing) I could do to help. She did nothing but criticize (= criticized a lot).1236
NOT IMPORTANT not something important or of value
hiçbir şey, hiçbir, solda sıfır
He's a dangerous person - human life means nothing to him. A thousand pounds is nothing to a woman of her wealth.1425
for nothing without a successful result
boşu boşuna, boş yere, nafile yere
I've come all this way for nothing.19131852
be nothing to do with sb If something is or has nothing to do with you, you have no good reason to know about it or be involved with it.
ilgisi olmamak, ...ile hiç bir alakâsı olmamak
I wish he wouldn't offer advice on my marriage - it's nothing to do with him.1236
have nothing to do with sb/sth to have no connection or influence with someone or something
alıp vereceği olmamak, işi olmamak, ilişkisi olmamak
He made his own decision - I had nothing to do with it.1772
to say nothing of sth used to emphasize other problems you have not talked about
bir yana, şöyle dursun, üstelik
Most wild otters have disappeared from populated areas, to say nothing of wilderness areas.1154
nothing of the sort used to emphasize that something is not true
hiç öyle bir şey değil, hiç de ilgisi yok
He said that he was a legitimate businessman - in fact, he was nothing of the sort.1247
It was nothing. a polite reply to someone who has thanked you for doing something
'Hiç önemli değil!', 'Bir şey değil!', 'Rica ederim!'
1236
be nothing if not sth used to emphasize a quality
son derece, ziyadesiyle
The senator was nothing if not honest (= he was very honest).1247
stop at nothing to be willing to do anything in order to achieve something
ne olursa olsun başarmayı istemek, asla vazgeçmemek, hiçbir şey kendini durduramamak
He will stop at nothing to get what he wants.1917
(Definition of nothing pronoun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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