| صيغ مركبة |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | أفضل من لا شيء |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| care nothing for vtr | (feel no affection for) | لا يشعر مع |
| care nothing for vtr | (think is unimportant) | لا يكترث بـ |
| come to nothing v | (plan, idea: fail) | يفشل |
| cost nothing v | (be free of charge, not require money) | لا يكلف شيئاً |
| | If they say it costs nothing it must be a scam. |
| cost nothing v | figurative (require no effort) | لا يتطلب جهداً |
| | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. |
| do nothing vi | (fail or neglect to act) | لا يحرك ساكناً |
| | How can you sit there and do nothing while your son sits in jail? |
| do nothing vi | (have no occupation) | لا يعمل |
| do-nothing adj | (politics: taking no action) | عديم الفائدة، متعلق بعدم اتخاذ قرار سياسي |
| do-nothing n | (sb taking no action) | كسول |
| | He has great ideas, but when its time to act on them he's a do-nothing. |
| double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) | مقامرة، ضرب من الرهان |
| | At first I lost $10 on our bet, but I said "double or nothing" and won the second time so now he owes me $20. |
| for next to nothing adv | (very cheaply) | رخيص جداً |
| | They didn't have much money, so they bought an old couch for next to nothing. |
| | At a yard sale, you can buy anything you want for next to nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (freely, free) | مجاناً |
| | Billy's helping old Mrs.Thomas with her yard work for nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (ineffectively, without achieving goal) | بلا هدف |
| | I put in weeks of work for free, and then the client changes his mind - all that effort for nothing! |
| for nothing adv | (without good reason) | بلا سبب |
| | The little boy came up from behind and hit me for nothing. |
| good for nothing, good-for-nothing n | slang (useless, lazy) | تافه، فاشل |
| ملاحظة: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | My Dad thinks I wasted 4 years of college on a good-for-nothing Philosophy degree. |
| have nothing in common v | (have no similarities or shared interests) | لا يوجد لديه امور مشتركة مع |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| have nothing on vi | (be naked) | يكون عارياً |
| | Don't come in! I've got nothing on! |
| have nothing on vtr | slang (be inferior to) تعبير عامي | يصبح متدنياً |
| | Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother. |
| have nothing to do vi | (be idle) | يتكاسل |
| have nothing to do with vtr | (be unrelated to) | لا يتصل بـ، ليس له علاقة بـ |
| | She has nothing to do with my leaving you. |
| | I'll have nothing to do with your plan to steal gold from Fort Knox. |
| hear nothing vi | (receive no news of sb or sth) | لا يتلقى أخباراً |
| | Since Mark moved to London, I have heard nothing from him. |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) | إنه غير مهم |
| | | عفواً |
| It's nothing to write home about. | informal (It is not impressive or special) | الأمر عادي أو طبيعي |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| know nothing v | (be ignorant) | يجهل |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know nothing of vtr | (be uninformed about, ignorant of) | لا يعرف شيئاً عن |
| | Please choose a book for me that you think I would like, as I know nothing of American literature. |
| know nothing of vtr | (have no experience of) | لا ييمتلك خبرة في |
| | It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | بلا مثيل |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | فريد من نوعه |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
| next to nothing n | (very little) | لا شىء تقريبا |
| | After paying that huge telephone bill, I have next to nothing left in the bank. |
| | She managed to prepare a sumptuous meal from next to nothing. |
| nothing at all pron | (not anything) | لا شيء على الإطلاق |
| | I've got nothing at all suitable to wear for the party! |
| nothing but adv | (only) | ليس إلا |
| | I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages. |
| nothing else pron | (not anything more) | لا شيء آخر |
| | When I'm in the mood for ice cream, nothing else will do. |
| | There is nothing else to say. |
| nothing else but prep | (only, solely) | فقط |
| | Nothing else but violin is needed to complete this orchestration. |
| nothing in particular pron | (not anything specific) | بدون تحديد |
| | Nothing in particular is needed to complete this decor. |
| nothing like prep | (totally dissimilar to, completely unlike) | مختلف تماماً |
| | Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp. |
| nothing much n | (not a lot) | لا شيء يذكر |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| nothing of the kind n | (not at all as described) | بعيد عن الحقيقة |
| | They thought we were coming for a visit, but we had planned nothing of the kind. |
| | You'll do nothing of the kind! |
| nothing of the sort n | (not at all as described) | مختلف عن الوصف |
| | I've done nothing of the sort! |
| nothing of the sort interj | (not at all) | إطلاقاً |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | لا شيء على الأرض |
| | Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| | Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
| nothing other than prep | (actually, in fact) | في الحقيقة، في الواقع |
| | Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
| nothing to do with prep | (in no way related to) | لا صلة له بالموضوع |
| | You would think that volcanoes have nothing to do with the weather, but they do. |
| | After the divorce I wanted nothing to do with my ex-husband. |
| nothing to say about prep | (no information or opinion about) | لا شيء يذكر |
| | When the reporter asked about his alleged affair, he answered "I have nothing to say about that." |
| nothing whatsoever n | (not anything) | لا شيء |
| | I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful! |
| say nothing v | (remain silent) | يلتزم الصمت |
| | A defendant has the right to say nothing in a court of law. |
| say nothing of vtr | (not mention) | ناهيك عن، فضلاً عن |
| | She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. |
| | You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it! |
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