nowhere

nowhere
nowhere
A adv nulle part ; nowhere special nulle part ; nowhere but in Scotland nulle part sauf en Écosse ; she's nowhere to be seen on ne la voit nulle part ; the key is nowhere to be found on ne trouve la clé 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 ; to appear ou come out of nowhere venir de nulle part ; there's nowhere better for a holiday il n'y a pas de meilleur endroit pour passer des vacances ; there's nowhere to sit down/park il n'y a pas d'endroit pour s'asseoir/se garer ; nowhere is this custom more widespread than in China c'est en Chine que cette coutume est la plus répandue ; business is good and nowhere more so than in Tokyo les affaires marchent bien, surtout à Tokyo ; these negotiations are going nowhere ces négociations ne mènent nulle part ; this company/this team is going nowhere l'entreprise/l'équipe ne fait aucun progrès ; £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 ; she came out of nowhere to win the race elle a gagné la course contre toute attente.
B nowhere near adv phr, prep phr nowhere near sufficient/satisfactory loin d'être suffisant/satisfaisant ; nowhere near big enough loin d'être assez grand ; nowhere near as useful as loin d'être aussi utile que ; the carpark is nowhere near the bank le parking est loin de la banque ; 50 dollars is nowhere near enough 50 dollars, c'est loin d'être assez ; I'm nowhere near finished je ne suis pas près de finir ; we're nowhere near finding a solution nous ne sommes pas près de trouver une solution.
Idiom
we're getting nowhere fast nous n'avançons pas du tout ; ⇒ middle.

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