nought

UK
/nɔːt/
US
/nɔt/

Übersetzungen

noughtsubstantiv
noughts
Pl.
UK
/nɔːt/
US
/nɔt/
The number ten is written as one followed by a nought.
Le nombre dix s'écrit un suivi d'un zéro.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
néantEmploi littéraire ou soutenu.
noughtpronomen
Archaic or literary use meaning ‘nothing’.
They knew nought of the plan.
Ils ne savaient rien du plan.
noughtadverb
Archaic or literary use meaning ‘not at all’.
nullementEmploi soutenu.
All his pleading availed him nought.
Toutes ses supplications ne lui ont nullement servi.
Synonyme
by no means
in no way
to no avail
noughtnumerale
UK
/nɔːt/
US
/nɔt/
Used chiefly in British English as the cardinal number 0.
The temperature dropped to nought last night.
La température est descendue à zéro la nuit dernière.

Definitionen

noughtsubstantiv
The digit 0; zero.
The number ten is written as one followed by a nought.
Nothing; nonexistence.
All his efforts came to nought when the project was canceled.
noughtpronomen
Nothing; not anything.
They knew nought of the plan.
noughtadverb
Not at all; in no way.
All his pleading availed him nought.
noughtnumerale
Zero; the cardinal number 0.
The temperature dropped to nought last night.