no thing; not anything: “There was nothing in the cupboard”
niets
the number 0; nought: “The final score was five †“ nothing (= 5 †“ 0).”
nul
not at all: “He's nothing like his father.”
helemaal niet

'nothingness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

the state of being nothing or of not existing; emptiness.
niets

come to nothing

to fail: “His plans came to nothing.”
tot niets komen

for nothing

1 free; without payment: “I'll do that job for you for nothing.”
gratis

2 without result; in vain: “I've been working on this book for six years, and all for nothing!”
voor niets

have nothing to do with

1 to avoid completely: “After he came out of prison, many of his friends would have nothing to do with him.”
niets te maken hebben met

2 (also be nothing to do with) to be something that a person ought not to be interested in: “This letter has/is nothing to do with you.”
niets te maken hebben met

make nothing of

not to understand: “I can make nothing of this letter.”
niets begrijpen van

mean nothing to

not to be understandable to: “These mathematical figures mean nothing to me.”
onbegrijpelijk zijn voor

next to nothing

almost nothing: “The child was wearing next to nothing.”
bijna niets

nothing but

just; only: “The fellow's nothing but a fool!”
niets anders dan

nothing doing!

an expression used to show a strong or emphatic refusal: “'Would you like to go to the meeting instead of me?' 'Nothing doing!'”
't zal niet gaan

there is nothing to it

it is easy: “You'll soon see how to do this job †“ there's nothing to it!”
er is niets aan

think nothing of

not to consider difficult, unusual etc: “My father thought nothing of walking 8 kilometres to school when he was a boy.”
het niets vinden

to say nothing of

as well as; and in addition: “When her mother comes to stay with us, she brings all her clothes with her, to say nothing of her three dogs.”
om niet te noemen
© K Dictionaries Ltd.

the nothing	het niets
nothing	kleine moeite ; niks ; nop ; noppes ; niemendal ; nihil

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages




EN: nil
EN: nought
EN: zilch

EN: nothings NL: onbenulligheden
EN: there is nothing in it NL: 't is onbelangrijk NL: 't is niet waar
EN: nothing doing NL: niets gaande NL: (sl.) het gaat niet door NL: 't mislukt
EN: dance on nothing NL: opgehangen worden
EN: no milk, no water, no nothing NL: (spreektaal) van alles niets
EN: he is nothing if not critical NL: hij is zeer kritisch
EN: make nothing of NL: bagatelliseren
EN: he makes nothing of doing it NL: hij pakt dit onmiddellijk aan
EN: it differs nothing from NL: 't is helemaal niet anders
EN: it's nothing to me NL: 't interesseert me niets
EN: he is nothing near like so old as you think NL: hij is lang niet zo oud als je denkt
EN: there was nothing for it but NL: er zat niets anders op dan
EN: nothing daunted NL: helemaal niet bang
EN: Is it ready? Ready nothing NL: (Am.) Klaar? Niks hoor!