nowhere

nowhere
nowhere [ˈnəʊwεər]
adverb
nulle part
• they have nowhere to go ils n'ont nulle part où aller
• there was nowhere to hide il n'y avait aucun endroit où se cacher
• from nowhere de nulle part
• there is nowhere more romantic than Paris il n'y a pas d'endroit plus romantique que Paris
• where are you going? -- nowhere special où vas-tu ? -- nulle part
• she was nowhere to be found elle était introuvable
• he was nowhere to be seen il avait disparu
• to be going nowhere fast (inf) [person] n'arriver à rien ; [talks] être dans l'impasse
► nowhere near
• his house is nowhere near the church sa maison n'est pas près de l'église du tout
• you are nowhere near the truth vous êtes très loin de la vérité
• we're nowhere near finding a cure nous sommes loin d'avoir trouvé un traitement
• she is nowhere near as clever as he is elle est nettement moins intelligente que lui
• £10 is nowhere near enough 10 livres sont loin de suffire
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['nəʊweə(r)] 1.
adverb nulle part

I've got nowhere else to go — je n'ai nulle part où aller

nowhere else will you find a better bargain — vous ne trouverez pas de meilleure affaire ailleurs

there's nowhere to sit down — il n'y a pas d'endroit pour s'asseoir

nowhere is this custom more widespread than in China — c'est en Chine que cette coutume est la plus répandue

this company/this team is going nowhere — l'entreprise/l'équipe stagne

£10 goes nowhere these days — avec 10 livres sterling on ne va pas loin de nos jours

all this talk is getting us nowhere — tout ce bavardage ne nous avance à rien

flattery will get you nowhere! — tu n'arriveras à rien en me flattant

2.
nowhere near adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase loin de

nowhere near sufficient — loin d'être suffisant


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