nada
anything ; nothing ; nil ; zero + Nombre ; naught ; nothingness ; nowt ; zilch ; diddly-squat ; the least bit.
As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.
While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.
In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.
Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.
The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.
There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's 'nowt' as controversial as that.
Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.
But you ain't getting' diddly-squat 'cause you really screwed up this year.
He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
absolutamente nada
bugger all
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
a cambio de nada
for nothing
This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
a nadie le importa nada
nobody + gives a damn
Nobody outside of the acquisitions department gives a damn about the prices of books.
antes de nada
before long
before + Pronombre + know what + happen
before + Pronombre + know it
News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
And, before I knew it, she had shoved her whole head in my coffee cup and taken a big slurp of my coffee!.
antes que nada
first of all
before anything else
first off
above all things
first and foremost
First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.
But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity.
First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.
First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.
aparecer de la nada
come out of + nowhere
Photons come out of nowhere, they cannot be stored, they can barely be pinned down in time, and they have no home in space whatsoever.
a propósito de nada
for no specific reason
for no particular reason
On February 20, 2000, she was arrested at home by police for no specific reason and illegally detained for fifteen days.
Nearly a third of internet users go online on a typical day for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass the time.
caer en la nada
fall into + the void
fall into + (empty) space
In the commotion, Jehan Baig lost his footing and fell into the void.
People thought that the world was flat and one would fall into space if you sailed over the horizon.
casi nada
next to nothing
Desk research is information that costs next to nothing.
como si nada
be right as rain
unfazed
Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.
Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
contar para nada
count + for nothing
That this is a statement of fact may count for nothing: in effect, the librarian may be obliged lay evidence before the enquirer, accompanied by a convincing explanation.
decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad
to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
The speaker advises administrators to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
de la nada
from nowhere
out of nowhere
What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.
Mark has become a really good actor who kind of shot to stardom out of nowhere.
del año de la nada
from the year dot
This rather fat book gives a readable account of the history of mathematics from the year dot up to the last century.
en apenas nada
in no time at all
in next to no time
in no time
In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.
Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
en casi nada
in no time at all
in next to no time
in no time
In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.
Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
en el medio de la nada
in the middle of nowhere
in the back of beyond
out in the sticks
The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss.
They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed.
Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations - don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en nada de tiempo
at a moment's notice
in next to no time
in no time at all
in no time
Be sure any mechanical equipment required (tape machines, film projectors, etc.) does actually work, can be replaced at a moment's notice if it breaks down, and is handled by a competent operator.
What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.
In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
esperar sin nada que hacer
kick + Posesivo + heels
Very recently, after spending most of the season kicking his heels on the bench at Barcelona, Bojan Krkic finally got the opportunity to start a match.
estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada
hang out + on the street
Fighting among adolescents was tested for association with alcohol/drug use & out-of-home activities without adult control (such as 'hanging out' on the streets).
estar sin hacer nada
sit + idle
stand + idle
twiddle + Posesivo + thumbs
Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.
A single companionship of this sort would often have three or four works in production at the same time in a busy house, so that its members rarely stood idle for want of copy.
We don't want people to sit around twiddling their thumbs - it's not good for their thumbs and it's not good for our community = No queremos a gente que se cruce de brazos sin hacer nada; no es nada bueno ni para sus brazos ni para nuestra comunidad.
hablar sin decir nada
waffle
In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.
hacer como si nada
play it + cool
Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
más que nada
more than anything else
But more than anything else, I'd like to thank him for humbling me, for talking to me and showing me the world through a different lens.
mirar a la nada
stare + vacantly into space
stare into + space
gaze into + space
gaze + vacantly into space
stare + vacantly
gaze + vacantly
gaze + blankly
stare + blankly
Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space.
I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.
As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!.
I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open.
Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular.
Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet.
Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand.
Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.
nada bonito
unlovely
The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
nada claro
unclear
uncleared
Ambiguous words, and terms whose meaning is otherwise unclear, should be avoided.
Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
nada convencido
unimpressed
People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.
nada convencional
unorthodox
Librarians are being urged to become more imaginative and less afraid of unorthodox ideas.
¡nada de eso!
no dice!
Six weeks before the wedding I said no dice!.
nada de importancia
nothing in particular
nothing major
Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
The cooling fan is a bit loud, but nothing major.
nada de nada
zilch
bugger all
diddly-squat
not a sausage
Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
But you ain't getting' diddly-squat 'cause you really screwed up this year.
A long long long long time ago more than 15 billion years ago scientists believe there was nothing not a sausage.
nada desdeñable
not inconsiderable
The number of outstanding young authors who are writing in spite of rather than because of classroom education is not inconsiderable.
nada despreciable
not inconsiderable
The number of outstanding young authors who are writing in spite of rather than because of classroom education is not inconsiderable.
nada en absoluto
not at all
nothing whatsoever
There's a big difference between returning a book late and not at all.
Many leisure activities result in the development of personal skills that have nothing whatsoever to do with a person's work.
nada en la vida es gratuito
you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.
nada envidiable
unenviable
Collection and preservation of records is an expensive pursuit and the task of persuading cost conscious business firms that they ought to preserve their records is an unenviable one.
nada es gratis
nothing comes without a cost
Whilst Indigenous peoples might welcome the elevation of status that comes with increased recognition of their Knowledge systems after centuries of dismissal and disintegration, nothing comes without a cost.
nada es gratis en la viña del Señor
there is no such thing as a free lunch
there is no such thing as a free ride
So for any of you thinking of using this program do be aware there is no such thing as a free lunch.
Economists constantly remind us that there is no such thing as a free ride, and the analogy can easily be applied to our transportation systems.
nada es mejor que
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad
nothing + can + be further from the truth
Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".
nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad
nothing + can + be further from the truth
Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".
nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad
nothing + can + be further from the truth
Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".
nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad
nothing + can + be further from the truth
Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".
nada extraordinario
unremarkable
This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.
nada importante
nothing major
The cooling fan is a bit loud, but nothing major.
nada impresionado
unimpressed
People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.
nada instintivo
counter-intuitive [counterintuitive]
Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.
nada intuitivo
counter-intuitive [counterintuitive]
Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.
nada lógico
counter-intuitive [counterintuitive]
Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.
nada más [En frase positiva "algo más", en frase negativa "nada más"]
anything else
nothing else
His work is criticized for its triviality and quantity (the argument goes that children need never and might never read anything else).
This was the classical expression of the ideology of the finding catalog; the view that the catalog was a simple list designed to help one find a particular book in the library and nothing else.
nada más y menos que
none other than
His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.
nada más y nada menos
as much as + Expresión Numérica
When I first joined the staff at Yale, I was told that sometime around 1980 or 1970 the library collected as much as five percent of the world's publication output = Cuando empecé a trabajar en Yale, me dijeron que en torno a 1980 ó 1970 la biblioteca contaba nada más y nada menos con el cinco porciento de todo lo publicado en el mundo.
nada más y nada menos que
in the order of + Cantidad
nothing less than
A backing store such as cassette tape might hold something in the order of 200K characters per '30 minutes' of tape.
We had charged him with nothing less than outlining a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Le habíamos encargado nada más y nada menos que esbozara un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.
nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad
to the tune of + Cantidad
The cheapness however is not primarily because the book is a paperback, it is because the book has been printed to the tune of perhaps hundreds of thousands of copies.
nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal
from as far back as + Expresión Temporal
In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.
nada más y nada menos que + Número
as many as + Número
Plantin, who may have owned as many as 22 or 23 presses in the middle of his career, abruptly reduced the number in use to 3 in 1576.
nada materialista
unworldly
Love, by its very nature, is unworldly, and it is for this reason rather than its rarity that it is not only apolitical but anti-political.
nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como
no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than
No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad
nothing can be further from the truth
Nothing could be further from the truth, for Balzac had accomplished miracles since he arrived in Rolling Ridge six years ago.
nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad
nothing can be further from the truth
Nothing could be further from the truth, for Balzac had accomplished miracles since he arrived in Rolling Ridge six years ago.
nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado
nothing tastes as good as thin feels
She has been accused of encouraging anorexia in teenagers after telling a fashion website she lives by the maxim 'nothing tastes as good as thin feels'.
nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba
nothing is done until it's done
And yes, I know that nothing is done until it's done and there's all sorts of things that can go wrong between now and the closing date.
nada sorprendente
unsurprising
It is thus unsurprising that this task has traditionally been performed manually.
nada supera a
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
no andar en nada bueno
be up to no good
get up to + no good
His mom could always tell when he was up to no good - it must have been that sixth sense mothers have.
It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
no conducir a nada
be exercises in + futility
The library's goals statements are exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.
no conocer a Alguien de nada
not know + Pronombre + from Adam
But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
no conocer a Alguien para nada
not know + Pronombre + from Adam
But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
no conseguir nada
achieve + nothing
The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
no deber nada
pay + Posesivo + dues
And we cannot undo the past and she has paid her dues to society and it is wrong of us to keep her in prison any longer.
no decir nada
keep + quiet
How to know when to keep quiet is an art.
no decir nada a nadie
lips + seal
He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.
no encontrar nada + Adjetivo
find far from + Adjetivo
Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
no estar nada + Adjetivo
be anything but + Adjetivo
be far from + Adjetivo
One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
no estar nada claro
be far from clear
It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.
no estar para nada + Adjetivo
be far from + Adjetivo
Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
no estar para nada claro
be far from clear
It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.
no + haber + nada como
there + be + nothing like
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
no haber nada de verdad en
there + be + any/no truth to
But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
no + haber + nada malo en
there + be + nothing wrong in/with
There is nothing wrong in teaching the values of sharing and playing fair among sibblings.
no hacer nada [Generalmente se duplica la "g" final en el pasado vegged y en el participio vegging ]
vegetate
veg out
not do squat
sit on + Posesivo + hands
push around + bits of paper
not + move + a muscle
do + nothing
There are people who like to vegetate in front of the TV but who, in retrospect, wish they had done something productive with that time.
Some people like to be active at the weekend while others prefer to veg out.
I'm a born righty - I can't do squat with my left except shoot a firearm and move along the fret of a guitar.
She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
Managers always tell me about the time they spend pushing around bits of paper, and attending meetings that seem to go nowhere.
But in the end, neither team moved a muscle, as the two battled to a scoreless tie.
It is worth doing nothing and having a rest; in spite of all the difficulty.
no hacer nada al respecto
leave + unchecked
Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.
no hacer nada de particular
do + nothing in particular
A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.
no hay nada como
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
no hay nada como la experiencia
there's no substitute for experience
experience is the best teacher
The old axiom 'there's no substitute for experience' still rings true.
Experience is the best teacher and none can deny it.
no hay nada como ser limpio
cleanliness is next to godliness
The woman responded, 'Well, you know the Bible teaches that 'cleanliness is next to godliness', and my husband was a very dirty man'.
no hay nada imposible
all bets are off
When it comes to independent comics from small presses, or from larger publishers who specialize in alternative comics, all bets are off = Cuando se trata de los comics independientes de pequeñas editoriales, o de grandes editoriales especializadas en tebeos alternativos, todo es posible.
no hay nada mejor que
nothing beats...
A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
no hay nada oculto
what you see is what you get
Andrew is a musician truly doing it for the love of it, what you see is what you get.
no importar nada
not give a shit
not give a fuck
not give a/two hoots
not give a darn
She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit.
But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help.
My sister and I see absolutely no point in graduation ceremonies, like we just do not give a hoot.
What this says to me is that the company does not give a darn about their customers.
no parecerse en nada a
be nothing like
Hernandez soon discovered that Rolling Ridge was not, by any stretch of the imagination, anything like the suburban bedroom community of Colony Park.
no perderse nada
be no great loss
The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.
no poder hacer nada
have + Posesivo + hands tied
Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.
no querer saber más nada de
drop + Nombre + like a hot potato
drop + Nombre + like a hot brick
People were just curious, and once they slaked their thirst for this new product, they dropped it like a hot potato.
The public is equally quick to worship a winner as to drop a loser like a hot brick.
no querer saber nada de
want + nothing to do with
He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
no querer tener nada que ver con
want + nothing to do with
He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
no revelar nada a nadie
lips + seal
He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.
no ser nada
add up to + nothing
This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no ser nada del otro mundo
be no great shakes
be nothing to shout about
be nothing to write home (to mom) about
be not much cop
My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.
The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.
no ser nada especial
be nothing to shout about
be no great shakes
be nothing to write home (to mom) about
be not much cop
The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.
He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.
no ser nada fácil [Hacer algo]
be hard-pushed to
And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
no ser nada nuevo
be nothing new
The issue of non-local women from the mainland coming to Hong Kong to give birth is nothing new.
no servir de nada
be of no avail
be to no avail
This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated.
However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.
no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo
no use + Ving
Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
no servir para nada
be good for nothing
pissing into the wind
be of no avail
be to no avail
all + be for + naught
be a dead loss
For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience - and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.
This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated.
However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.
But the intrigue and suspense that the movie was constructing ended up all being for naught, as it ultimately failed to live up to its mystery.
There is now never the need for someone with a hair problem to feel that the problem cannot be solved; hair loss is no longer a dead loss!.
no significar nada
add up to + nothing
This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no suponer nada
add up to + nothing
This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no tener nada en contra de
have + nothing against
I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas .
no tener nada en contra de Algo
have + no quarrel about + Nombre
His library is using the subject heading 'CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, NONSEXIST' in two ways: one applied to material on the subject of nonsexist books - about which I have no quarrel.
no tener nada que perder
have + nothing to lose
'Workers unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains,' said Karl Marx = "Trabajadores uníos, no teneís nada que perder mas que vuestras cadenas", dijo Karl Marx.
no tener nada que ponerse
not have a stitch to wear
This foxy girl has a wardrobe full of head-turning outfits and not a stitch of clothing to wear.
no tener nada que ver con
be irrelevant to
have + nothing to do with
The requirement of many communities in the USA that young children print their names legibly to qualify for a library card is irrelevant to a child's readiness to use the library.
Religion has nothing to do with science - and vice versa.
no tener tiempo de nada
have + not a moment to spare
The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.
no valer nada
be not worth a button
be not worth a whoop
be not worth a toss
Not worth a button until you have seen it and lived it.
The best punch in the world is not worth a whoop if the boxer doesn't know what to do with it.
They are both terribly good at explaining the past, but not worth a toss at predicting the future.
o nada en absoluto
if at all
Elizabethan and Jacobean manuscripts were sketchily punctuated, if at all.
para nada
in vain
to no avail
without any avail
vainly
of no avail
in the least
not in the least + Nombre Negativo
to no purpose
to no effect
at all
In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.
So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.
I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail - Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.
A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world.
I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least.
There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal.
What is true of mankind as a whole is true of each of us individually: we are here to no purpose.
My grandpa is having some problems with sleeping and I have tried to help by giving diazepam but it was to no effect.
Despite this overlap, the other side of the picture is that some materials are covered inadequately or even not at all.
para que no falte de nada
for good measure
This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
permanecer sin hacer nada
stand + idly by
Do not stand idly by while your neighbor's blood is shed.
persona que nunca se deshace de nada
hoarder
packrat
Hoarders may become anxious and angry at the mere suggestion of getting rid of items that they've held onto for years.
In broad terms, lack of weeding was associated with fear, inertia, and a 'packrat mentality,' causing one librarian to remark that it is 'time to weed librarians who don't want to weed'.
persona que nunca se deshace de anda
magpie
Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.
por nada
for nothing
This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
por nada del mundo
for the life of me
I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
por nada o casi nada
at little or no extra cost
The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
por no decir nada de
to say nothing of
And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
por poco o nada
at little or no extra cost
The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
por probar nada se pierde
nothing ventured, nothing gained
In today's recession it seems that the saying 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' could be re-written as 'nothing ventured, nothing lost'.
primero que nada
first off
first and foremost
First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.
quedar en nada
end up in + smoke
go up in + smoke
There was a similar event in North Korea, but the difference is that the North Korean coup ended up in smoke.
With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.
quedarse sin hacer nada
stand + idly by
Do not stand idly by while your neighbor's blood is shed.
que no conduce a nada
circuitous
The expert system has had to resolve the difficulties encountered in dealing with tautological, circuitous and negative definitions.
quien nada arriesga nada gana
nothing ventured, nothing gained
In today's recession it seems that the saying 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' could be re-written as 'nothing ventured, nothing lost'.
reducir a la nada
reduce + Nombre + to nil
During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada
jack of all trades, master of none
In their greed to cram everything but the kitchen sink into the courses, what they end up producing is graduates who are jacks of all trades but masters of none.
salir de la nada
come out of + nowhere
Photons come out of nowhere, they cannot be stored, they can barely be pinned down in time, and they have no home in space whatsoever.
sentarse sin hacer nada
sit + idle
sit + idly
sit around
twiddle + Posesivo + thumbs
Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.
The police and the University rector cannot be blamed for following the law but the government should not sit idly and should work quickly to revamp the laws.
That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.
We don't want people to sit around twiddling their thumbs - it's not good for their thumbs and it's not good for our community = No queremos a gente que se cruce de brazos sin hacer nada; no es nada bueno ni para sus brazos ni para nuestra comunidad.
ser bueno para nada
be a dead loss
There is now never the need for someone with a hair problem to feel that the problem cannot be solved; hair loss is no longer a dead loss!.
ser nada más y nada menos que
be nothing less than
Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.
servir de poco o nada
be of little or no avail
The export of arms by other nations not involved in the conflict would be of little or no avail in putting an end to that conflict.
servir para nada
count + for nothing
That this is a statement of fact may count for nothing: in effect, the librarian may be obliged lay evidence before the enquirer, accompanied by a convincing explanation.
sin decir nada
dumbly
Meek looked at her dumbly = Meek la miró sin decir nada.
sin dejar nada fuera
the works!
Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.
sin hacer nada
idly
Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
sin nada de gracia
unfunny
This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.
sin nada que destacar
uneventful
The resulting music shares several attributes with ambient music - its emphasis on texture and timbre, the absence of rhythm, and its adherence to the dictate that ambient music should be uneventful.
sin poder hacer nada
helplessly
Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.
sobre gustos no hay nada escrito
everyone to their (own) taste
each to their own (taste)
different strokes for different folks
to each his own
different strokes for different folks
Like the flea said when he bit the elephant in the butt, 'everyone to his own taste'.
But like Coleen says each to their own, you can always change your name or just get people to call you something else.
But we fully subscribe to the 'different strokes for different folks' way of thinking that brought him childhood fame.
To each his own - everyone has a penchant for something: food, clothes, shoes, accessories, cars, photography and the list just goes on.
'Different strokes for different folks' is a good slogan, as long as we add that they need to also pursue mutual understanding = "Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito" es un buen eslogan, siempre y cuando le añadamos que debemos intentar entendernos mutuamente.
terminar en nada
end up in + smoke
go up in + smoke
There was a similar event in North Korea, but the difference is that the North Korean coup ended up in smoke.
With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.
terreno nada fértil
stony ground
The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
todo o nada
all or nothing
everything or nothing
For me, this was all or nothing - I left no room for anything else.
This relationship, this going on with God, was everything or nothing for it was sealed in a blood covenant.
trabajar a cambio de nada
work for + nothing
Remuneration for abstracting is not a principal motivating factor, since many abstractors work for nothing.
una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra
one thing + have + nothing to do with the other
But one thing has nothing to do with the other - just because he wears eye make up it has nothing to do with him not being masculine.
y antes de nada
the next thing + Pronombre + know
The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.
