(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

That's nothing compared with what she usually earns.Eso no es nada comparado con lo que suele ganar.

3. (of no importance)

a. nada

What did you say? - Nothing.¿Qué dijiste? - Nada.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

4. (worthless person)

a. el cero a la izquierda

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Don't bother with him. He's a nothing.No te molestes con él. Es un cero a la izquierda.

5. (zero)

a. el cero

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

They beat us two to nothing.Nos ganaron dos a cero.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

6. (in no way)

a. nada

The weather in Houston is nothing like what I expected.El clima de Houston no es nada parecido a lo que esperaba.

nothing

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g. she).

pronoun

1. (general)

a. nada

nothing happenedno pasó nada

say nothing about itno digas nada (de esto)

to say nothing of…por no hablar de…

he was nothing if not discreetdesde luego fue muy discreto

nothing new/remarkablenada nuevo/especial

nothing elsenada más

nothing buttan sólo

you've caused me nothing but troubleno me has traído (nada) más que problemas

buy nothing but the bestcompre sólo lo mejor

nothing muchno mucho, poca cosa

there is nothing more to be saidno hay (nada) más que decir

there's nothing like a nice steak!¡no hay nada como un buen filete!

as a pianist he has nothing on his brothercomo pianista, no tiene ni punto de comparación con su hermano

there's nothing in ites falso

he thinks nothing of telling lies to get what he wantsno le importa mentir para conseguir sus propósitos

2. (colloquial)

there's nothing to itno tiene ningún misterio

£1,000 is nothing to herpara ella 1.000 libras no son nada

I have nothing to dono tengo nada que hacer

to have nothing to do with something/somebodyno tener nada que ver con algo/alguien

we have nothing to do with the neighborsno tenemos trato con los vecinos

that's nothing to do with youno tiene nada que ver contigo

to do something for nothinghacer algo para nada

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

3. (general)

to come to nothingquedar en nada

a hundred pounds? — a mere nothing!¿cien libras? — ¡una bagatela!

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

4. (general)

she looks nothing like her sisterno se parece en nada a su hermana

it was nothing like as difficult as they saidno era ni mucho menos tan difícil como decían

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

pronoun

nada (f); (nought) cero (m)

I have nothing to give you no tengo nada que darte; to have nothing to do with no tener nada que ver con; there's nothing mean about him no tiene nada de tacaño

nothing but solamente

to come to nothing parar en nada; quedarse en aguas de borraja

nothing doing! ¡de ninguna manera!; ¡ni hablar!

nothing else nada más

there's nothing to fear no hay de qué tener miedo

for nothing (free) gratis; (unpaid) sin sueldo; (in vain) en vano; en balde

it is not for nothing that ... no es sin motivo que ...; por algo será que ...

there was nothing for it but to pay no había más remedio or no nos quedaba otra que pagar; (LAm)

to build up a business from nothing crear un negocio de la nada

he is nothing if not careful es de lo más cauteloso

there is nothing in the rumours los rumores no tienen nada de verdad

there's nothing in it for us de esto no vamos a sacar ningún provecho; there's nothing in it (in race) van muy iguales

I could make nothing of what he said no entendí nada or no pude sacar nada en claro de lo que dijo

a mere nothing una nimiedad

it's nothing more than a rumour es simplemente un rumor

nothing much poco; no mucho

there's nothing much to be said poco hay que decir

next to nothing casi nada

I'm nothing of a swimmer yo nado bastante mal

to have nothing on (naked) estar desnudo; (not busy) estar libre

it's nothing to be proud of no es motivo para enorgullecerse

to say nothing of ... sin mencionar ...; amén de ...

to get something for nothing obtener algo gratis

there's nothing special about it no tiene nada de particular

to stop at nothing no pararse en barras

to stop at nothing to do sth emplear sin escrúpulo todos los medios para hacer algo

to think nothing of tener en poco

he thinks nothing of walking 30km para él no tiene importancia or no es nada recorrer 30km a pie; think nothing of it! ¡no hay de qué!; ¡no tiene cuidado!; (LAm)

there's nothing to it! ¡es facilísimo!

she is nothing to him ella le es indiferente; it's nothing to me whether he comes or not no me importa que venga o no

he has nothing on her (comparison) no le llega ni a la suela del zapato (informal)

all do with kind like next short sort

note See culture box in entry zero.

adverb

nothing daunted sin inmutarse

it's nothing like him el retrato no se le parece en nada

it was nothing like as expensive as we thought era mucho menos caro de lo que nos imaginábamos

less

noun

a mere nothing una friolera; una bagatela; to her he was a nothing para ella él no tenía ningún valor

to whisper sweet nothings to sb decir ternezas a los oídos de algn

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playero

nothing much	no mucho poca cosa
nothing else	nada más
do-nothing	que no hace nada el holgazán
do nothing	no hacer nada
nothing to do	nada que hacer
I did nothing	no hice nada
it's nothing	de nada
nothing happened	no sucedió nada
nothing else matters	no importa nada más
there is nothing to do	no hay nada que hacer
nothing special	nada especial
there is nothing	no hay nada
nothing at all	nada de nada
nothing more	nada más
I have nothing to do	no tengo nada que hacer
for nothing	gratis
think nothing of it	no hay de qué no darle mayor importancia
I do nothing	no hago nada
I have nothing	no tengo nada
nothing has changed	nada ha cambiado