nowhere
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no·where
(nō′wâr′, -hwâr′)adv.
1. Not anywhere.
2. To no place or result: protested the ruling but got nowhere.
n.
Idioms: 1. A remote or unknown place: a cabin in the middle of nowhere.
2. A state of nonexistence: an idea that came out of nowhere.
miles from nowhere
In a very remote place.
nowhere near
Not nearly: has nowhere near enough money to buy a house.
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nowhere
(ˈnəʊˌwɛə)adv
1. in, at, or to no place; not anywhere
2. get nowhere get nowhere fast informal to fail completely to make any progress
3. nowhere near far from; not nearly
n
4. a nonexistent or insignificant place
5. middle of nowhere a completely isolated, featureless, or insignificant place
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no•where
(ˈnoʊˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər)adv.
1. in or at no place; not anywhere.
2. to no place: We went nowhere last weekend.
n. 3. the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence: Thieves appeared from nowhere.
4. anonymity or obscurity.
5. an unknown, remote, or nonexistent place or region.
Idioms: 1. miles from nowhere, in a remote or inaccessible area.
2. nowhere near, not nearly: nowhere near enough food.
[before 1000; Middle English (adv.); Old English nāhwǣr, nōhwǣr]
usage: See anyplace.
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nowhere
You use nowhere to say that there is no place where something happens or can happen.
There's nowhere for either of us to go.
There was nowhere to hide.
Nowhere is sometimes put first for emphasis, followed by be or an auxiliary verb and the subject of the clause.
Nowhere is language a more serious issue than in Hawaii.
Nowhere have I seen this written down.
Be Careful!
You don't usually use another negative word with 'nowhere'. Don't say, for example, 'I couldn't find her nowhere'. You say 'I couldn't find her anywhere'.
I changed my mind and decided not to go anywhere.
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| Noun | 1. |  nowhere - an insignificant place; "he came out of nowhere"obscurity - an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years" |
| Adv. | 1. | nowhere - not anywhere; in or at or to no place; "I am going nowhere" |
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Translations
لَيسَ في أي مَكانلَيْسَ فِي أَيّ مَكَانٍ
nikde
ingen stederintetsteds
nenie
ei missään
nigdje
sehova
hvergi
どこにも･･･ない
아무데도 ... 없다(않다)
niekur
nekur
nikjer
ingenstans
ไม่มีที่ไหน
hiçbir yerhiçbir yerde
không nơi nào
nowhere
[ˈnəʊwɛəʳ] ADV1. (lit) [be] → en ninguna parte; [go] → a ninguna parte
you're going nowhere → no vas a ninguna parte
they have nowhere to go → no tienen dónde ir
there was nowhere to hide → no había dónde esconderse
there is nowhere more romantic than Paris → no hay lugar más romántico que París
it's nowhere you know → no es ningún sitio que conoces
it's nowhere you'll ever find it → está en un sitio donde no lo encontrarás nunca
nowhere else → en/a ninguna otra parte
she had nowhere else to go → no tenía otro lugar a donde ir
from nowhere → de la nada
nowhere in Europe → en ninguna parte de Europa
he was nowhere to be seen, he was nowhere in sight → no se le veía por ninguna parte
you're going nowhere → no vas a ninguna parte
they have nowhere to go → no tienen dónde ir
there was nowhere to hide → no había dónde esconderse
there is nowhere more romantic than Paris → no hay lugar más romántico que París
it's nowhere you know → no es ningún sitio que conoces
it's nowhere you'll ever find it → está en un sitio donde no lo encontrarás nunca
nowhere else → en/a ninguna otra parte
she had nowhere else to go → no tenía otro lugar a donde ir
from nowhere → de la nada
nowhere in Europe → en ninguna parte de Europa
he was nowhere to be seen, he was nowhere in sight → no se le veía por ninguna parte
2. (fig) without me he would be nowhere → sin mí no habría llegado a ninguna parte
he came from nowhere to take the lead in the race → pasó de ir muy a la zaga a tomar la delantera en la carrera
the party came from nowhere to win the election → el partido surgió de la nada y ganó las elecciones
we're getting nowhere → no estamos consiguiendo nada
I'm getting nowhere with this analysis → no estoy logrando nada con este análisis
he got nowhere with her → no consiguió nada con ella
this is getting us nowhere → esto no nos lleva
flattery will get you nowhere → con halagos no vas a conseguir nada
a fiver goes nowhere these days → cinco libras no se hace nada hoy en día
it's nowhere near as big → no es tan grande ni con mucho
it's nowhere near as good → no es tan bueno ni con mucho, dista mucho de ser tan bueno
£10 is nowhere near enough → 10 libras no bastan, ni mucho menos
he came from nowhere to take the lead in the race → pasó de ir muy a la zaga a tomar la delantera en la carrera
the party came from nowhere to win the election → el partido surgió de la nada y ganó las elecciones
we're getting nowhere → no estamos consiguiendo nada
I'm getting nowhere with this analysis → no estoy logrando nada con este análisis
he got nowhere with her → no consiguió nada con ella
this is getting us nowhere → esto no nos lleva
flattery will get you nowhere → con halagos no vas a conseguir nada
a fiver goes nowhere these days → cinco libras no se hace nada hoy en día
it's nowhere near as big → no es tan grande ni con mucho
it's nowhere near as good → no es tan bueno ni con mucho, dista mucho de ser tan bueno
£10 is nowhere near enough → 10 libras no bastan, ni mucho menos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nowhere
[ˈnəʊhwɛər] adv → nulle partnowhere else → nulle part ailleurs
This kind of forest exists nowhere else in the world → Cette sorte de forêt n'existe nulle part ailleurs.
I have nowhere else to go
BUT Je n'ai pas d'autre endroit où aller.
there's nowhere to do sth → il n'y a aucun endroit où faire qch
There's nowhere to go in the evenings → Il n'y a aucun endroit où aller le soir.
there's nowhere quite like ...
There's nowhere quite like Barcelona → Il n'y a aucun endroit qui vaille Barcelone.
to come out of nowhere, to come from nowhere → apparaître comme par enchantement
to get sb nowhere → ne mener qn à rien
This is getting us nowhere → Ça ne nous mène à rien.
to get nowhere → piétiner
We're getting nowhere → Nous piétinons.
in the middle of nowhere (in the middle of the countryside) → en pleine campagne
At dusk we pitched camp in the middle of nowhere → A la tombée de la nuit, nous avons monté nos tentes en pleine campagne.
a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere
BUT une ferme perdue.
nowhere near ...
It's nowhere near enough → C'est loin d'être suffisant.
It was nowhere near as hard as I expected → C'était bien moins difficile que ce à quoi je m'attendais., C'était loin d'être aussi difficile que ce à quoi je m'attendais.
He's nowhere near recovered yet from his experiences → Il est loin de s'être remis de ses aventures.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
nowhere
adv → nirgendwo, nirgends; (with verbs of motion) → nirgendwohin; nowhere special → irgendwo; (with motion) → irgendwohin; nowhere is or there is nowhere more romantic than Paris → nirgends ist es romantischer als in Paris; there’s nowhere I’d rather be → nirgends wäre ich lieber; it’s nowhere you know → du kennst den Ort nicht; it’s nowhere you’ll ever find it → es ist an einem Platz, wo du es bestimmt nicht findest; they have nowhere (else) to go → sie können (sonst) nirgends unterkommen; (fig: = have no escape) → es gibt für sie (sonst) keinen Ausweg; there was nowhere to hide → man konnte sich nirgends verstecken; there was nowhere to hide from the wind → es gab keinen Schutz vor dem Wind; to have nowhere to live → kein Zuhause or keine Bleibe haben; to appear from or out of nowhere → ganz plötzlich or aus heiterem Himmel auftauchen; to come nowhere (Sport) → unter „ferner liefen“ kommen or enden; to come from nowhere and win (Sport) → überraschend siegen; we’re getting nowhere (fast) → wir machen keine Fortschritte, wir kommen nicht weiter; rudeness will get you nowhere → Grobheit bringt dir gar nichts ein, mit Grobheit bringst du es auch nicht weiter; a pound goes nowhere these days → mit einem Pfund kommt man heute nicht mehr weit ? near 1 d
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
nowhere
[ˈnəʊˌwɛəʳ] adv → in nessun posto or luogo, da nessuna parteI went nowhere → non sono andato in nessun posto or da nessuna parte
nowhere in Italy → in nessuna parte d'Italia, da nessuna parte in Italia
nowhere else → in nessun altro posto
it/he is nowhere to be found → non si riesce a trovarlo da nessuna parte
we're getting nowhere → non stiamo concludendo nulla
that will get you nowhere → ciò non le servirà a nulla
he appeared from nowhere → è saltato fuori da chissà dove
Paul is nowhere near as tall as John → Paul non è neanche lontanamente alto come John
it's nowhere near as good → non vale neanche la metà
nowhere near enough → ben lontano dall'essere sufficiente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nowhere
(ˈnəuweə) adverb in or to no place; not anywhere. It was nowhere to be found; `Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.'
nowhere near not nearly. We've nowhere near enough money to buy a car.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
nowhere
→ لَيْسَ فِي أَيّ مَكَانٍ nikde ingen steder nirgendwo πουθενά ningún otro sitio ei missään nulle part nigdje da nessuna parte どこにも･･･ない 아무데도 ... 없다(않다) nergens ingen steder nigdzie em nenhum lugar нигде ingenstans ไม่มีที่ไหน hiçbir yerde không nơi nào 到处都无Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
nowhere
adv. en ninguna parte;
___ else → en ninguna otra parte.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012