anything

anything
['enɪθɪŋ]
pronome
1) (with negative, implied negative) niente

she didn't say anything — non disse niente

they never do anything — non fanno mai niente

there was hardly anything left — non era rimasto quasi niente

2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcosa

have you got anything in blue? — avete qualcosa di blu?

if anything happens o should happen to her se le succede o dovesse succedere qualcosa; is there anything to be done? c'è qualcosa da fare? is there anything in what he says? — c'è qualcosa di vero in quello che dice?

3) (no matter what) tutto, qualsiasi cosa

anything is possible — tutto è possibile

I'd do o give anything to get that job farei o darei qualsiasi cosa per avere quel lavoro; they'd do anything for you farebbero qualsiasi cosa per te; she likes anything sweet, to do with ballet le piace tutto ciò che è dolce, che ha a che fare con la danza classica; it could cost anything between Ј 50 and Ј 100 potrebbe costare tra le 50 e le 100 sterline; he was anything but happy, a liar era tutto fuorché o tutt'altro che felice, un bugiar do; "was it interesting?" - "anything but!" "era interessante?" - "tutt'altro"; he wasn't annoyed, if anything, he was quite pleased — non era irritato, anzi, era piuttosto contento

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anything goes — tutto è concesso, va bene qualsiasi cosa

as easy, funny as anything — facilissimo, divertentissimo

to run, laugh, work like anything — correre, ridere, lavorare come un pazzo

* * *
pronoun
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) qualcosa; niente
2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') qualsiasi cosa
* * *
['enɪθɪŋ]
pronome
1) (with negative, implied negative) niente

she didn't say anything — non disse niente

they never do anything — non fanno mai niente

there was hardly anything left — non era rimasto quasi niente

2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcosa

have you got anything in blue? — avete qualcosa di blu?

if anything happens o should happen to her se le succede o dovesse succedere qualcosa; is there anything to be done? c'è qualcosa da fare? is there anything in what he says? — c'è qualcosa di vero in quello che dice?

3) (no matter what) tutto, qualsiasi cosa

anything is possible — tutto è possibile

I'd do o give anything to get that job farei o darei qualsiasi cosa per avere quel lavoro; they'd do anything for you farebbero qualsiasi cosa per te; she likes anything sweet, to do with ballet le piace tutto ciò che è dolce, che ha a che fare con la danza classica; it could cost anything between Ј 50 and Ј 100 potrebbe costare tra le 50 e le 100 sterline; he was anything but happy, a liar era tutto fuorché o tutt'altro che felice, un bugiar do; "was it interesting?" - "anything but!" "era interessante?" - "tutt'altro"; he wasn't annoyed, if anything, he was quite pleased — non era irritato, anzi, era piuttosto contento

••

anything goes — tutto è concesso, va bene qualsiasi cosa

as easy, funny as anything — facilissimo, divertentissimo

to run, laugh, work like anything — correre, ridere, lavorare come un pazzo


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