nothing

ˈnʌθɪŋ
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Translation of nothing into German,

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Pronoun

1.

absence

no single thing
  • There is nothing in the fridge.Es ist nichts im Kühlschrank.
2.

void

TECH.
absence of anything, including space or matter
TECH.
  • In the darkness, there was nothing.In der Dunkelheit war nichts.

Adverb

emphasis

not at all or in no way
  • He was nothing like his brother.Er war überhaupt nicht wie sein Bruder.
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Expressions with nothing: examples in English and translations in German

umsonst
kostenlos
He fixed my bike for nothing..
ganz anders
überhaupt nicht wie
This movie is nothing like the book.
nichts Persönliches
nicht persönlich gemeint
The decision was nothing personal, just business.
nichts sagen
schweigen
When asked about the incident, he chose to say nothing.
nichts zu tun haben
sich distanzieren
I have nothing to do with their plans.
es kostet nichts, es zu versuchen
Go ahead and ask, it costs nothing to try.

Synonyms and analogies of nothing in English

adv.in no waynot at allMore synonyms

Examples of nothing in a sentence

  • Nothing was left after the storm.
  • There was nothing in the empty box.
  • After the explosion, nothing remained of the building.
  • The solution was nothing like what we expected.
  • Her explanation was nothing close to the truth.

Translations of "nothing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb / Other
nichtsadv./pron.

I loused around all day yesterday and got absolutely nothing important done.

Ich habe gestern den ganzen Tag gefaulenzt und überhaupt nichts Wichtiges erledigt.

gar nichtspron.

He looked off his perch, laughing alone at nothing in particular.

Er wirkte nicht ganz dicht und lachte allein über gar nichts Bestimmtes.

umsonstadv.

If we choke under pressure now, all our hard work means nothing.

Wenn wir jetzt unter Druck versagen, war all unsere harte Arbeit umsonst.

kaumadv.

My grandparents scraped a living farming poor soil that yielded almost nothing yearly.

Meine Großeltern verdienten mühsam ihren Lebensunterhalt auf kargen Feldern mit kaum Ertrag.

überhaupt nichtadv.

These places are nothing like that you think they would be.

Diese Häuser sind überhaupt nicht so, wie man sich das vorstellt.

Noun
dasNichtsnn.

I loused around all day yesterday and got absolutely nothing important done.

Ich habe gestern den ganzen Tag gefaulenzt und überhaupt nichts Wichtiges erledigt.

Nullnf./pron.

Refugees often have to start from nothing in a completely foreign country.

Flüchtlinge müssen in einem völlig fremden Land oft bei Null anfangen.

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nothing: Examples and translations in context

Without trust, any contract will ultimately count for nothing between partners.

Ohne Vertrauen wird jeder Vertrag zwischen Partnern am Ende nichts wert sein.

He looked off his perch, laughing alone at nothing in particular.

Er wirkte nicht ganz dicht und lachte allein über gar nichts Bestimmtes.

I spent the meeting in a fog and understood almost nothing.

Ich saß im Meeting und stochert im Nebel, verstand fast gar nichts.

I just want to kick back on the sofa and do absolutely nothing.

Ich will einfach auf dem Sofa ausspannen und absolut gar nichts machen.

She was along for the ride at the meeting, saying almost nothing.

Sie war bei der Sitzung nur dabei und sagte fast gar nichts.

They looked out of their skulls, laughing at nothing for hours.

Sie wirkten völlig durchgeknallt und lachten stundenlang über gar nichts.

She eats long-distance runs for breakfast, twenty kilometers are nothing.

Sie verspeist Langstreckenläufe zum Frühstück, zwanzig Kilometer sind gar nichts.

He always pats younger colleagues on the head, assuming they know nothing.

Er behandelt jüngere Kollegen immer von oben herab, als wüssten sie gar nichts.

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