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The English Word of the Day: Nowhere

13
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nowhere

(adverb) por/en/a ninguna parte, por/en/a ningún lugar


In Spanish double negatives are seen as reinforcing rather than contradicting each other (No conozco a nadie. = I don't know anyone.);

in English double negatives are sees as contradicting each other and thus making a positive. (I don't know nobody = I know somebody).

Spanish uses double negatives a lot!

In English 'not anywhere' conveys the same meaning as 'nowhere'.


Estamos buscando un corrector oficial de las frases en español para este hilo, así que si estás interesado, por favor envia un MP a rac1 o a mí.
Mientras tanto, maestroantonio se ha ofrecido amablemente a ayudarnos. Modifica tus frases según sus sugerencias, ¡por favor!
Hay muchos hablantes nativos de inglés aquí, entonces la mayoría de ellos puede ofrecer sugerencias a las frases en inglés. Voy a ayudar tanto como pueda, por supuesto.

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We are looking for an official corrector of the Spanish sentences for this thread, so if you are interested, please send a PM to either rac1 or me.
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Mi frase/my sentence:

He searched his entire house thoroughly, but his keys were nowhere to be found.

Buscó a fondo por toda su casa, pero no encontró sus llaves por ningún lado.

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¿Has visto todas las contribuciones en 'The Word of the Day' de ayer?
mstivers, Aranjuez, gohern, katydew, Silvia, ..., todos ellos merecen tu atención (y votos) también.

Did you see all the entries of yesterday's Word of the Day?
mstivers, Aranjuez, gohern, katydew, Silvia, ..., they all deserve your attention (and votes) too.

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updated Jan 19, 2013
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
Thank you mc1020, your blood is worth bottling. - ray76, Jan 17, 2013
O wow, thank you, ray ;-))))) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
I hope nobody plans to do that soon, however ;-))))))))))) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
Great one, MiCi!! Thank you both Marijke & Antonio!! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 17, 2013
Thanks Mc& Maestro for your great efforts !:). - shish75, Jan 17, 2013
De nada y gracias, Silvia y shysh ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
Thanks maestro ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
My sentence is really (in) Spanish now ;-))) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
I've noticed that sometimes some users are missing all the corrections so that is the reason I'm correcting in capital letters - maestroantonio, Jan 18, 2013
Hiiiii Mccccc!!! Hola MaestroAntonio!! Thanks to both of you, guys!! :-) - iana01, Jan 18, 2013

19 Answers

10
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I fell in love with a classmate of French but I got nowhere with her.

Me enamoré de una compañera de la clase de francés pero no logré nada con ella.

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updated Jan 19, 2013
edited by maestroantonio
posted by maestroantonio
Feel free to correct my English sentence. - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
French, ... is the only correction I can make. I cannot think of a better translation for 'to get nowhere' (but you are already 'nowhere' when you start, so it is a bit strange ;-) ) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
I'm afraid that's normal with the French. - annierats, Jan 17, 2013
Perfect English, you would score, here.. - annierats, Jan 17, 2013
Aww, Lo siento! - rac1, Jan 17, 2013
9
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No hay ninguna parte en el mundo me gusta mejor más que los trópicos.

There is nowhere in the world I like better than the tropics.

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Lovely picture and accidentally funny as well, as I (of course!) expected a monkey on it. So I focus somewhat better on that monkey in the back and ehhh ..... hahahahahaha ..... - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
in it* - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
I totally agree with you!!!!!!! - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
All this boasting! Ojalá que pueda ir. - annierats, Jan 17, 2013
You are welcome to join me next time I go Annie , this pool has a mountain stream running through it , just have to watch for water snakes and turtles. - ray76, Jan 17, 2013
I want to join you too, Ray! ;)))) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 17, 2013
And me too. You have to take all of us, ray!!! ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
Yes, we all want to go! - rac1, Jan 17, 2013
@ray "No hay ninguna parte en el mundo me guste más que los trópicos" - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
Nice amigo. Are you there now? - RichSean1725, Jan 17, 2013
Tropics sweet tropics !:). - shish75, Jan 17, 2013
I am home Rich , and you are all welcome , all my guests had a great time as did I . - ray76, Jan 18, 2013
Thank you maestroanton, I missed the double negativo, , was mejor wrong , or is más just better ? - ray76, Jan 18, 2013
6
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Iba a escribir una gran oración con esto, pero quién sabe a dónde se fue la idea.

I was going to write a great sentence with this, but the idea went nowhere.

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
This is also a good sentence, noetol ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
"...pero la idea se fue a ninguna parte." The literal translation isn't very natural, so I'd say: - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
"...pero quién sabe a dónde se fue la idea" - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
Thanks, Maestro. - Noetol, Jan 18, 2013
:-) - iana01, Jan 18, 2013
6
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When I asked where she was going, she said, "nowhere", but if she is moving, she is going 'somewhere".

Cuando pregunté a donde iba va a ir, ella contestó, "a ninguna parte", pero, si ella está andando, está yendo a 'alguna parte'.

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Could I have used "moviendo' here if it is to move her body from one place to another? - katydew, Jan 18, 2013
Cuando pregunté A donde IBA, ella contestó, "a ninguna parte", pero, si está andando, está yendo a 'alguna parte'. - maestroantonio, Jan 18, 2013
6
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Thanks to Rac:

It will be interesting to spend the weekend in that place in the middle of nowhere.

Gracias a MiCi:

Será interesante pasar el fin de semana en aquel lugar en medio de la nada.

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by Silvia_Tcherneva
posted by Silvia_Tcherneva
Yes. How are we going to enter that house??? ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
2 typos in the Spanish: interesante ...aquel - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
Lo malo: no se puede jugar al croquet allí. El bueno: no necesita cortar el césped. - rogspax, Jan 17, 2013
y no vecinos ruídosos! - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
jeje, ambos teneís razón. :)) Gracias, MiCi!!! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 17, 2013
Perfect sentence! ¡Bravo! - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
Really?? jeje, gracias, Maestro!!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 17, 2013
Silviiiii: that 'thanks to mici' is really too much ;-))))) It really were mere typos! - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
No, you deserve it, MiC, really! :) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 17, 2013
Esperamos la marea alta.. - annierats, Jan 17, 2013
"in the middle of nowhere" no article - rac1, Jan 17, 2013
Gracias, Annie!! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 17, 2013
Fun picture! hahaha. Use, "It will be...." if you are definitely going to go to that house. Otherwise, if you are just wondering what it would be like, it's better to say, "It would be.... - katydew, Jan 18, 2013
6
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Sometimes I feel like I'm a hamster on a wheel: I keep on working and working, but I get nowhere.

A veces me siento como un hámster en una rueda, trabajo y trabajo, pero no logro nada.

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by PumpkinCalabaza
posted by PumpkinCalabaza
Lo normal. No te preocupes. - annierats, Jan 17, 2013
You're making it extra difficult on yourself by running in heels ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
A variation more usual: "trabajo y trabajo pero..." - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
I saw a good phrase today. ¨From the inside, a hamster wheel looks like a career ladder¨ - rogspax, Jan 18, 2013
6
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After his long journey , he founds that nowhere is better than his home . Después de su largo viaje, encontró que ningún lugar es mejor que su hogar.

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by shish75
posted by shish75
¡Qué lindo, Shish! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 17, 2013
Cute sign ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
typo: "found" Very nice, Shish! - rac1, Jan 17, 2013
Thanks Silvia & Mc !:). - shish75, Jan 17, 2013
"Después de su largo viaje, encontró que ningún lugar es mejor que su hogar." - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
Grasias Maestro !:). - shish75, Jan 17, 2013
Good Shish! - pmikan-pam, Jan 17, 2013
If you have a home it is indeed the best place to be. nice. - Aranjuez12, Jan 17, 2013
6
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He searched feverishly for her, but she was nowhere to be found.

Él la buscó febrilmente, pero no la encontró por ninguna parte ser encontrado.

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Ahhhh, poor guy! But poetic sentence ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
I did too , how did you know ? - ray76, Jan 17, 2013
Great picture - gohern, Jan 17, 2013
rac1 knows all!! - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
lovely!!! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 17, 2013
Lol, you guys are the best! - rac1, Jan 17, 2013
Intuition Ray...: ) - rac1, Jan 17, 2013
@rac1 "Él la buscó febrilmente, pero no la encontró por ninguna parte" - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
Muchas gracias Maestro!! : ) - rac1, Jan 17, 2013
5
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En ninguna parte de su certificado de nacimiento dicía la vida sería fácil.

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by RichSean1725
posted by RichSean1725
"En ninguna parte de su certificado de nacimiento decía la vida sería fácil." - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
Great one, RichSean. I just bought an enormous wall sticker: "Life is simple, butit is not easy." ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
Gracias maestroanton y mcl020. - RichSean1725, Jan 18, 2013
Very nice, Rich. - rac1, Jan 18, 2013
4
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Nowhere can I find the information I need for class tomorrow. En ninguna parte puedo encontrar la información que necesito mañana para la clase.

updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by pmikan-pam
posted by pmikan-pam
Evem better :"que necesito mañana para la clase" / "que necesito para la clase de mañana" - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
I have no idea what information you are looking for, but I guess that other students encounter that same problem. - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
Gracias Maestro. - pmikan-pam, Jan 17, 2013
All the time MC :-) - pmikan-pam, Jan 17, 2013
JeJe MC - pmikan-pam, Jan 17, 2013
Keep on searching Pam....Eventually you'll find it....sooner or later - Aranjuez12, Jan 17, 2013
4
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Sin un plan, no irá en ninguna parte. Without a plan you will go nowhere.

updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by gohern
posted by gohern
An excellent sentence!!! Typo: pLAn - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
Gracias por la ayuda. - gohern, Jan 17, 2013
Thank you for all your sentences here ;-))) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
@gohern "Sin un plan, no irá a ninguna parte" - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
Why "a" and not "en" - gohern, Jan 17, 2013
4
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En ningún momento de la historia, en ningún lugar del planeta, las religiones han servido para que los seres humanos se acerquen unos a los otros. Por el contrario, sólo han servido para separar, para quemar, para torturar. No creo en Dios, no lo necesito y además soy buena persona.
[José Saramago]

Never in history and nowhere in the world have religions helped to bring people closer to each other. On the contrary, they only have served to separate, to burn down and to torture. I do not believe in God, I don't need that and I am also a good person.
[José Saramago]

updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by mcl020
posted by lliones
Sad amigo but ............ - ian-hill, Jan 17, 2013
ia that God's fault? - ian-hill, Jan 17, 2013
4
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No hay ningún lugar para poner por sus pies o manos! ¡Además está tan así cerca de la cumbre! , también!

There is nowhere to put his feet or hands! He's so close to the top, too!

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
It would be a shame if he didn't make it! I hope you lent him your special socks ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
special socks?? we needz to know. - Aranjuez12, Jan 17, 2013
¡No hay ningún lugar para poner sus pies o manos! ¡Además está tan cerca de la cumbre! - maestroantonio, Jan 18, 2013
Yes, I lent the special socks for him to fly! - bandit51jd, Jan 18, 2013
Gracias, Mae! - bandit51jd, Jan 18, 2013
Evidently, he didn't wear them. - rac1, Jan 18, 2013
4
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Anywhere is better than nowhere.

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cualquier lugar es mejor que ninguno (edited)

updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Yes, you're right! Hi Ian ;-) - mcl020, Jan 17, 2013
hallo vriend - ian-hill, Jan 17, 2013
Or "cualquier lugar es mejor que ninguno" - maestroantonio, Jan 17, 2013
Hi Ian, the fact that's she's a woman makes her a "vriendin", a nice Dutch phrase you got there by the way. - Aranjuez12, Jan 17, 2013
A wonderful sentence, and 'vriend' is okay by me (I know I am a 'she', nobody has to point that out ;-))) ) - mcl020, Jan 18, 2013
4
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Cada mañana mis niñas no pueden encontrar su ropa en ningún parte de la casa y nos dan la culpa . Como si fuera mi tarea para arreglar sus cosas.

Cada mañana mis niñas no pueden encontrar su ropa en ninguna parte de la casa y nos echan la culpa . Como si fuera mi obligación arreglar sus cosas.

Every morning my girls are not able to find their clothes in any part of the house and they give us the blame. As if it would be my task to organize their things.

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updated Jan 18, 2013
edited by Aranjuez12
posted by Aranjuez12
They take after you???? - mcl020, Jan 18, 2013
Cada mañana mis niñas no pueden encontrar su ropa en ningUNA parte de la casa y nos ECHAN la culpa . Como si fuera mi OBLIGACIÓN arreglar sus cosas. - maestroantonio, Jan 18, 2013
typo: "not able" - rac1, Jan 18, 2013