nowhere

nowhere
1. [ʹnəʋweə] n
ничто; неизвестное или пустое место

miles from nowhere - очень далеко, в глуши; ≅ у чёрта на куличках

a man in uniform came out of nowhere - Неизвестно откуда вынырнул человек в форме

he rose to fame out of nowhere - из полной неизвестности он вознёсся к славе

2. [ʹnəʋweə] a амер. сл.
отсталый; несовременный; обывательский
3. [ʹnəʋweə] adv
1. 1) нигде

nowhere near - нигде поблизости [см. тж. ]

he was nowhere to be found - его нигде не могли найти

2) никуда; некуда

where did you go? - Nowhere - куда вы ходили? - Никуда

they have nowhere to go - им некуда пойти

2. в тупике; в трудном или безвыходном положении

to be /to come in/ nowhere - а) спорт. не попасть в число участников финала; б) безнадёжно отстать; провалиться, потерпеть поражение; в) амер. растеряться; ничего не знать

this will take you nowhere - это ничего вам не даст

this takes us nowhere - это ни к чему не ведёт, это ничего не даёт (о бесполезном разговоре и т. п.)

when he began to ask me questions about surgery I was just nowhere - когда он меня начал спрашивать по хирургии, я стал «плавать»

nowhere near - ни капли, нисколько, далеко не, отнюдь не [см. тж. 1, 1)]

this is nowhere near so good as that - это гораздо хуже того


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  • nowhere — [nō′hwer΄, nō′wer΄] adv. [ME nowher < OE nahwær] not in, at, or to any place, not anywhere: also [Informal or Dial.] Informal Dial. nowheres n. 1. a place that is nonexistent, unknown, remote, etc. 2. a place or state of obscurity nowhere near …   English World dictionary

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