nowhere

nowhere
['nəʊweə(r)]
avverbio
1) da nessuna parte, in nessun posto

the key is nowhere to be found — la chiave non si trova da nessuna parte

I've got nowhere else to go — non ho nessun altro posto in cui andare

nowhere else will you find a better bargain — non troverete un affare migliore da nessun'altra parte

to appear o come out of nowhere venire dal nulla; there's nowhere to sit down non c'è un posto per sedere; nowhere is this custom more widespread than in China la Cina è il luogo in cui questo costume è maggiormente diffuso; this team is going nowhere questa squadra sta facendo ben poco; Ј 10 goes nowhere these days con 10 sterline non fai molto oggigiorno; all this talk is getting us nowhere tutto questo gran parlare non ci porterà a niente; flattery will get you nowhere! — non otterrai nulla con le lusinghe!

2) nowhere near

nowhere near sufficient — neanche lontanamente sufficiente

we're nowhere near finding a solution — siamo ancora lontani da una soluzione

* * *
['nəuweə]
adverb
(in or to no place; not anywhere: It was nowhere to be found; `Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.') da nessuna parte, in nessun luogo
* * *
['nəʊweə(r)]
avverbio
1) da nessuna parte, in nessun posto

the key is nowhere to be found — la chiave non si trova da nessuna parte

I've got nowhere else to go — non ho nessun altro posto in cui andare

nowhere else will you find a better bargain — non troverete un affare migliore da nessun'altra parte

to appear o come out of nowhere venire dal nulla; there's nowhere to sit down non c'è un posto per sedere; nowhere is this custom more widespread than in China la Cina è il luogo in cui questo costume è maggiormente diffuso; this team is going nowhere questa squadra sta facendo ben poco; Ј 10 goes nowhere these days con 10 sterline non fai molto oggigiorno; all this talk is getting us nowhere tutto questo gran parlare non ci porterà a niente; flattery will get you nowhere! — non otterrai nulla con le lusinghe!

2) nowhere near

nowhere near sufficient — neanche lontanamente sufficiente

we're nowhere near finding a solution — siamo ancora lontani da una soluzione


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