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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnada de eso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈnaða ðe ˈeso
"Dijo que no tenía nada de eso en mente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A phrase used to indicate that something is not the case or does not exist.
"When asked if he had any plans for the weekend, he replied, 'No, nothing of the sort.'" - 2
Used to dismiss a suggestion or idea as incorrect or irrelevant.
"She suggested he might be interested in the project, but he said, 'I have nothing of the sort in mind.'"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'nothing of the sort' combines 'nothing', derived from Old English 'nān' meaning 'not one', and 'sort', from Latin 'sors' meaning 'fate, lot'. The phrase has evolved to express the absence of something previously mentioned or implied.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nothing of the Sort" is said worldwide
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rien de tout cela
Transliteration: ryɛ̃ də tu səla
"Il a dit qu'il n'avait rien de tout cela en tête."
nichts dergleichen
Transliteration: nɪçts deːɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çən
"Er sagte, er habe nichts dergleichen im Sinn."
niente del genere
Transliteration: ˈnjɛnte del ˈdʒɛnere
"Ha detto che non aveva niente del genere in mente."
nada de eso
Transliteration: ˈnaða ðe ˈeso
"Dijo que no tenía nada de eso en mente."
nada disso
Transliteration: ˈnadɐ ˈdisu
"Ele disse que não tinha nada disso em mente."
ऐसा कुछ नहीं
Transliteration: aisa kuch nahin
"उसने कहा कि उसके मन में ऐसा कुछ नहीं है।"
没有那回事
Transliteration: méiyǒu nà huí shì
"他说他没有那回事。"
그런 것 전혀 아냐
Transliteration: geureon geot jeonhyeo aniya
"그는 그런 것 전혀 아냐고 말했다."
そんなことはない
Transliteration: sonna koto wa nai
"彼はそんなことはないと言った。"
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