USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "a zero to the left."
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. nobody An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Ese candidato es un cero a la izquierda. No va a conseguir muchos votos.That candidate is a nobody. He won't get many votes.
b. nothing An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
No me importa lo que opine Alberto de mí. Es un cero a la izquierda.I don't care what Alberto thinks about me. He's a nothing.
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