♦ anything

♦ anything
♦ anything /ˈɛnɪɵɪŋ/
pron. indef.
1 (in frasi, interr. o dubit.) qualche cosa; qualcosa; niente; nulla: Can you see anything?, vedi nulla (o qualcosa)?; Is there anything else I can do?, c'è qualcos'altro (o nient'altro) che possa fare?; Is there anything new?, c'è qualcosa di nuovo? NOTA D'USO: -qualcosa di…-; DIALOGO-Dinner 2- Have we got anything in the fridge?, abbiamo qualcosa in frigo?; DIALOGO-Local shop 1- Do you want anything?, vuoi qualcosa?; DIALOGO-Ordering drinks- Anything else?, nient'altro?
2 (in frasi condiz.) qualche cosa; qualcosa: If you find out anything, let me know, se scopri qualcosa, fammelo sapere
3 (in frasi neg.) niente; nulla; nessuna cosa; alcunché: There isn't anything for you, non c'è niente per te; without saying anything, senza dir niente; I wouldn't do that for anything, non lo farei per nessuna cosa al mondo
4 (in frasi afferm.) qualunque cosa; di tutto; tutto quello che: qualsiasi cosa: Anything is better than nothing, qualunque cosa è meglio di niente; Anything can happen, può accadere di tutto; Anything you say may be used in evidence against you, tutto quello dirai potrà essere usato come prova contro di te; Anything for a quiet life!, darei qualsiasi cosa per una vita tranquilla!; He'll eat anything, mangerebbe di tutto
anything but, tutto fuorché; tutt'altro che: He is anything but clever, è tutt'altro che intelligente □ Anything goes, tutto è permesso; va bene tutto □ anything like, in qualche modo simile; (in frase neg.) niente affatto come, per nulla simile a: Is this watch anything like yours?, questo orologio assomiglia al tuo?; He isn't anything like he used to be, non è affatto com'era un tempo □ not… anything much, non granché □ as easy [as sweet, etc.] as anything, facilissimo [dolcissimo, ecc.] □ if anything, se mai; anzi: The patient is, if anything, worse, il malato, se mai, sta peggio □ (fam.) like anything, moltissimo; a più non posso; da matti: to work like anything, lavorare da matti (o a più non posso); It hurts like anything, fa un male del diavolo □ … or anything, o altro; o qualcos'altro.

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