anybody

anybody
['enɪbɒdɪ]
pronome
1) (with negative, implied negative) nessuno

there wasn't anybody in the house — non c'era nessuno nella casa

without anybody knowing — senza che nessuno lo sappia, lo sapesse

I don't like him and nor does anybody else — non mi piace, e non piace a nessun altro

hardly anybody came — non è venuto quasi nessuno

2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcuno

is there anybody in the house? — c'è qualcuno nella casa?

did anybody see him? — qualcuno l'ha visto?

if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out — se qualcuno mi cerca, dì che sono uscito

3) (no matter who) chiunque

anybody could do it — chiunque saprebbe farlo

anybody who wants to, can go — chiunque lo desideri, può andare

anybody but you would have given it to him — chiunque, a parte te, glielo avrebbe dato

anybody can make a mistake — può capitare a tutti di fare un errore

anybody would think you were deaf — chiunque penserebbe che tu sia sordo

you can invite anybody (you like) — puoi invitare chi vuoi

4) (somebody unimportant) chiunque

she's not just anybody, she's the boss — non è una qualunque, è il capo

we can't ask just anybody to do it — non possiamo chiedere a uno qualsiasi di farlo

5) (somebody important) qualcuno

anybody who was anybody was at the party — alla festa c'erano tutti quelli che contavano

* * *
pronoun
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) qualcuno; nessuno
2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) qualsiasi persona
3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) qualsiasi persona
* * *
['enɪbɒdɪ]
pronome
1) (with negative, implied negative) nessuno

there wasn't anybody in the house — non c'era nessuno nella casa

without anybody knowing — senza che nessuno lo sappia, lo sapesse

I don't like him and nor does anybody else — non mi piace, e non piace a nessun altro

hardly anybody came — non è venuto quasi nessuno

2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcuno

is there anybody in the house? — c'è qualcuno nella casa?

did anybody see him? — qualcuno l'ha visto?

if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out — se qualcuno mi cerca, dì che sono uscito

3) (no matter who) chiunque

anybody could do it — chiunque saprebbe farlo

anybody who wants to, can go — chiunque lo desideri, può andare

anybody but you would have given it to him — chiunque, a parte te, glielo avrebbe dato

anybody can make a mistake — può capitare a tutti di fare un errore

anybody would think you were deaf — chiunque penserebbe che tu sia sordo

you can invite anybody (you like) — puoi invitare chi vuoi

4) (somebody unimportant) chiunque

she's not just anybody, she's the boss — non è una qualunque, è il capo

we can't ask just anybody to do it — non possiamo chiedere a uno qualsiasi di farlo

5) (somebody important) qualcuno

anybody who was anybody was at the party — alla festa c'erano tutti quelli che contavano


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