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anybody
any person: You may choose anybody you wish to go with you.
Not to be confused with:
any body – any group: Any body of protestors can become difficult to control.; any physical body: Although we searched the area where the murder occurred, we couldn’t find any body.
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an·y·bod·y
(ĕn′ē-bŏd′ē, -bŭd′ē)pron.
Any person; anyone.
n.
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anybody
(ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ; -bədɪ)pron
1. any person; anyone
2. (usually used with a negative or a question) a person of any importance: he isn't anybody in this town.
n, pl -bodies
(often preceded by just) any person at random; no matter who
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an•y•bod•y
(ˈɛn iˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i)pron., n., pl. -bod•ies. pron.
1. any person.
n. 2. a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll get an invitation.
[1250–1300]
usage: The pronoun anybody is always written as one word: Is anybody home? The two-word noun phrase any body means “any group” (Any body of students will include a few dissidents) or “any physical body”: The search continued for a week despite the failure to find any body. If the word a can be substituted for any without seriously affecting the meaning, the two-word noun phrase is called for: a body of students; failure to find a body. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anybody. anybody is less formal than anyone. See also anyone, each, they.
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anyone
– anybody1. 'anyone' and 'anybody'
You use anyone or anybody to talk about people in general, or about each person of a particular kind.
Anyone can miss a plane.
Anybody can go there.
If anyone asks where you are, I'll say you've just gone out.
If anybody calls, tell them I'll be back soon.
There is no difference in meaning between anyone and anybody, but anybody is more common in spoken English.
2. used in questions and negatives
Anyone and anybody are very commonly used in questions and negative sentences.
Was there anyone behind you?
There wasn't anybody in the room with her.
3. 'any one'
Don't confuse anyone with any one. You use any one to emphasize that you are referring to only one of something.
There are about 350,000 properties for sale at any one time in Britain.
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Translations
někdokdokolikdokoliv
nogenenhverhvem som helst
alguiencualquieranadie (in negative sentences)
kuka tahansa
itko
hver sem ernokkur
誰でも
아무도
ktokoľvekniekto
kdorkolinihčevsakdo
någon
ใครก็ได้
bất cứ ai
anybody
[ˈenɪbɒdɪ] PRON1. (in questions, conditional constructions) → alguien
did you see anybody? → ¿viste a alguien?
has anybody got a pen? → ¿tiene alguien un bolígrafo?
is this anybody's seat? → ¿es de alguien or alguno este asiento?, ¿está or hay alguien sentado aquí?
is there anybody else I can talk to? → ¿hay alguien más con quien pueda hablar?
if anybody calls, I'm not in → si llama alguien, no estoy
if anybody can do it, he can → si alguien lo puede hacer, es él
did you see anybody? → ¿viste a alguien?
has anybody got a pen? → ¿tiene alguien un bolígrafo?
is this anybody's seat? → ¿es de alguien or alguno este asiento?, ¿está or hay alguien sentado aquí?
is there anybody else I can talk to? → ¿hay alguien más con quien pueda hablar?
if anybody calls, I'm not in → si llama alguien, no estoy
if anybody can do it, he can → si alguien lo puede hacer, es él
2. (with negative, implied negative) → nadie
I can't see anybody → no veo a nadie
she doesn't like anybody contradicting her → no le gusta que nadie la contradiga
I didn't ask anybody else → no se le pregunté a nadie más
hardly anybody came → apenas vino nadie
there was hardly anybody there → casi no había nadie
I can't see anybody → no veo a nadie
she doesn't like anybody contradicting her → no le gusta que nadie la contradiga
I didn't ask anybody else → no se le pregunté a nadie más
hardly anybody came → apenas vino nadie
there was hardly anybody there → casi no había nadie
3. (= no matter who) → cualquiera
I need a volunteer, anybody will do → necesito un voluntario, cualquier persona or cualquiera sirve
anybody will tell you the same → cualquiera te diría lo mismo, todos te dirán lo mismo
anybody would have thought he had lost! → cualquiera habría pensado que había perdido
it's anybody's race → esta carrera la podría ganar cualquiera
it would have defeated anybody but Jane → habría desanimado a cualquiera or a todos menos a Jane
anybody else would have laughed → cualquier otro se hubiera reído
that's anybody's guess → ¡quién sabe!
it's not available to just anybody → no está a disposición de cualquier persona or cualquiera
I'm not going to marry just anybody → yo no me caso con cualquiera
he's not just anybody, he's the boss → no es cualquiera, es el jefe
bring anybody you like → trae a quien quieras
anybody who or that wants to go back should go now → si alguno quiere volver, que lo haga ahora
I'll shoot anybody who or that moves → al primero que se mueva le disparo
anybody who or that invests in this → todo el que invierta en esto
anybody with any sense would know that! → ¡cualquiera con (algo de) sentido común sabría eso!
I need a volunteer, anybody will do → necesito un voluntario, cualquier persona or cualquiera sirve
anybody will tell you the same → cualquiera te diría lo mismo, todos te dirán lo mismo
anybody would have thought he had lost! → cualquiera habría pensado que había perdido
it's anybody's race → esta carrera la podría ganar cualquiera
it would have defeated anybody but Jane → habría desanimado a cualquiera or a todos menos a Jane
anybody else would have laughed → cualquier otro se hubiera reído
that's anybody's guess → ¡quién sabe!
it's not available to just anybody → no está a disposición de cualquier persona or cualquiera
I'm not going to marry just anybody → yo no me caso con cualquiera
he's not just anybody, he's the boss → no es cualquiera, es el jefe
bring anybody you like → trae a quien quieras
anybody who or that wants to go back should go now → si alguno quiere volver, que lo haga ahora
I'll shoot anybody who or that moves → al primero que se mueva le disparo
anybody who or that invests in this → todo el que invierta en esto
anybody with any sense would know that! → ¡cualquiera con (algo de) sentido común sabría eso!
4. (= person of importance) → alguien
she knows everybody who's anybody → conoce a todo el mundo que es alguien or importante
she knows everybody who's anybody → conoce a todo el mundo que es alguien or importante
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anybody
[ˈɛnibɒdi ˈɛnibədi] pron anyone [ˈɛniwʌn ˈɛniwən] (= no matter who) → n'importe qui
Anybody can learn to swim → N'importe qui peut apprendre à nager.
without anybody seeing him → sans que personne le voie, sans que personne ne le voie
anybody who is anybody → tout le gratin
Anybody can learn to swim → N'importe qui peut apprendre à nager.
without anybody seeing him → sans que personne le voie, sans que personne ne le voie
anybody who is anybody → tout le gratin
(in questions) → quelqu'un
Has anybody got a pen? → Est-ce que quelqu'un a un stylo?
Did anybody see you? → Est-ce que quelqu'un t'a vu?
Was anybody there?; Was there anybody there? → Est-ce qu'il y avait quelqu'un?
Has anybody got a pen? → Est-ce que quelqu'un a un stylo?
Did anybody see you? → Est-ce que quelqu'un t'a vu?
Was anybody there?; Was there anybody there? → Est-ce qu'il y avait quelqu'un?
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pron
→ (irgend)jemand, (irgend)eine(r); not … anybody → niemand, keine(r); is anybody there? → ist (irgend)jemand da?; (does) anybody want my book? → will jemand or einer mein Buch?; I can’t see anybody → ich kann niemand(en) or keinen sehen; don’t tell anybody → erzähl das niemand(em) or keinem
(= no matter who) → jede(r); anybody will tell you the same → jeder wird dir dasselbe sagen; anybody with any sense → jeder halbwegs vernünftige Mensch; it’s anybody’s game/race → das Spiel/Rennen kann von jedem gewonnen werden; anybody but him, anybody else → jeder außer ihm, jeder andere; is there anybody else I can talk to? → gibt es sonst jemand(en), mit dem ich sprechen kann?; I don’t want to see anybody else → ich möchte niemand anderen sehen
n (= person of importance) → jemand, wer (inf); she’ll never be anybody → sie wird nie wer sein (inf); he’s not just anybody → er ist nicht einfach irgendwer or irgendjemand; everybody who is anybody was there → alles, was Rang und Namen hat, war dort; he wasn’t anybody before she married him → er war niemand, bevor sie ihn geheiratet hat; Lucy was anybody’s last night (Brit inf) → Lucy hat gestern Abend mit jedem rumgemacht (inf)
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anybody
[ˈɛnɪbɒdɪ] prona. (in interrogative sentences) → qualcuno, nessuno
did you see anybody → hai visto qualcuno or nessuno?
did you see anybody → hai visto qualcuno or nessuno?
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(ˈeni) pronoun, adjective1. one, some, no matter which. `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.
2. (in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some. John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.
adjective every. Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.
adverb at all; (even) by a small amount. Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.
ˈanybody, ˈanyone pronoun1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person. Is anybody there?
2. any person, no matter which. Get someone to help – anyone will do.
3. everyone. Anyone could tell you the answer to that.
ˈanyhow adverb1. anyway. Anyhow, even if the problem does arise, it won't affect us.
2. in a careless, untidy way. Books piled anyhow on shelves.
ˈanything pronoun1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing. Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.
2. a thing of any kind. You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.'
ˈanyway adverb nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc. My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you.
ˈanywhere adverb in any place at all. Have you seen my gloves anywhere?; I can't find them anywhere; `Where will I put these?' `Anywhere will do.'
at any rate at least. It's a pity it has started to rain, but at any rate we can still enjoy ourselves at the cinema; The Queen is coming to see us – at any rate, that's what John says.
in any case nevertheless. I don't believe the story but I'll check it in any case.
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→ أَيُّ شَخْص někdo nogen/noget irgendjemand κάποιος alguien kuka tahansa n’importe qui itko qualcuno 誰でも 아무도 iemand noen ktoś alguém, qualquer pessoa кто-нибудь någon ใครก็ได้ herhangi biri bất cứ ai 任何人Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
anybody
pron. alguien, alguno-a; cualquiera;
did ___ call ? → ¿llamó alguien?; [negative] nada, nadie, ninguno-a;
no one called → no llamó nadie.
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