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nothing

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

nothingnoun

nothings

Translations

néantPour l’idée d’absence totale, de non-existence.

After the fire, there was nothing left of the old house.

Après l’incendie, il ne restait plus rien de l’ancienne maison.

rienAu sens de quantité nulle ; emploi courant dans des contextes comme le score.

The score was tied at nothing to nothing.

Le score était à zéro partout.

Additional translations

un moins que rienPour une personne sans importance ou méprisable ; registre familier et péjoratif.

Definitions

The absence of anything; the state of nonexistence.

After the fire, there was nothing left of the old house.

A person or thing of no importance or significance.

They dismissed him as a nothing in the organization.

Zero; no quantity or number.

The score was tied at nothing to nothing.

Synonyms

Antonyms

nothingpronoun

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Translations

rien

Nothing was done to prevent the accident.

Rien n’a été fait pour empêcher l’accident.

Definitions

Not anything; no single thing.

Nothing was done to prevent the accident.

nothingadverb

Used adverbially in certain constructions (e.g. "nothing like as ...")

Translations

pas du toutSurtout devant un comparatif ou une comparaison.

He is nothing like as talented as his sister.

Il n’est pas du tout aussi प्रतिभent que sa sœur.

Additional translations

nullementPlus soutenu ; valeur de négation renforcée.

Definitions

In no degree; not at all (especially before comparatives).

He is nothing like as talented as his sister.

Synonyms

not at all

by no means

in no way

nowhere near

not

no way

far from it

not even close

not in the least

not in any way

nothinginterjection

Elliptical response meaning that no problem or issue exists

Translations

rienDans un échange bref pour dire qu’il n’y a aucun problème ou aucun sujet.

"What's the matter?" — "Nothing!"

« Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ? » — « Rien ! »

Definitions

Used to indicate that no problem, cause, or matter exists or that something is of no importance.

"What's the matter?" — "Nothing!"

Synonyms

never mind

don't mention it

not at all

no problem

forget it

it's nothing

no big deal

nothingadjective

Used attributively to denote something insignificant (e.g., a nothing job).

Translations

insignifiantPour qualifier quelque chose de sans importance, sans valeur ou sans conséquence.

It was a nothing role with only two lines.

C’était un rôle insignifiant avec seulement deux répliques.

Additional translations

sans importanceTournure plus naturelle selon le contexte, notamment pour un rôle ou un événement.

Definitions

Insignificant; of no value, importance, or consequence.

It was a nothing role with only two lines.

Synonyms

nothingsnoun

nothing

nothings

/ˈnʌθɪŋz/

Translations

riensPluriel, pour des choses ou des paroles insignifiantes.

He worried about nothings while the real problems went unnoticed.

Il s’inquiétait de riens pendant que les vrais problèmes passaient inaperçus.

Additional translations

mots douxDans l’expression affectueuse ou flirtante.

Definitions

Words or actions that are trivial, insignificant, or lacking in meaning, often used in the context of flirtatious or affectionate talk.

They whispered sweet nothings to each other under the stars.

Things of no importance or value; insignificant items or matters.

He worried about nothings while the real problems went unnoticed.

Synonyms

small matters

petty things