nobody
gb/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/ us/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
A1
Angličtina
~ 1600
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pronoun
A1
quantity
1
no person; not anyone
Not any person; no one.
Vzorec užití:
[nobody] [verb] ...
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'nobody' with 'anybody' in negative sentences. 'Nobody' is already negative, so it doesn't need 'not'. For example, say 'Nobody came', not 'Nobody didn't come'.
Synonyma
no one (Interchangeable in most contexts, but 'no one' is slightly more formal.)
Antonyma
everybody (Refers to all people, the opposite of no person.)
Kolokace
nobody knows
|nobody cares
|nobody else
|nobody told
|nobody understands
Témata
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- Nobody knows where she went.
- Nobody was at home when I called.
- Nobody can solve this problem.
- Nobody saw what happened.
- Nobody wanted to leave early.
Učební příklady
- Nobody is in the room.
- Nobody can help me.
- Nobody likes cold food.
- Nobody is here now.
- Nobody wants to be late.
Podstatné jméno
B1
entity
2
an unimportant or unknown person
A person who is not known or important.
Vzorec užití:
a [nobody] in [place/field]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse the noun 'nobody' with the pronoun meaning 'no person'. As a noun, it refers to someone's status or importance, not just absence of people.
Synonyma
nonentity (More formal and less common; often used in writing.)
Antonyma
somebody (Refers to an important or well-known person.)
Kolokace
a complete nobody
|feel like a nobody
|treated like a nobody
Témata
social life
|identity
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- He used to be a nobody before his music went viral.
- She felt like a nobody in her new school.
- Don't treat me like a nobody; I have skills too.
- The actor was a nobody until that blockbuster role.
- In politics, he was a nobody until last year.
Učební příklady
- I felt like a nobody at the party.
- He was a nobody before the show.
- She is not a nobody; she is very smart.
- They called him a nobody, but he proved them wrong.
- I don’t want to be a nobody.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
nobody
IPA
GB/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
US/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
Slabiky a přízvuk
nobody (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (nobody)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: nobody
- Plural: nobodies
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
like nobody's business
1/lˈaɪk nˈoʊbˌɑdiz bˈɪznɪs/
idiom
informal
very fast or well; intensely
To do something very well, fast, or strongly.
Příklady
- She can type like nobody's business.
- He plays the guitar like nobody's business.
nobody's perfect
1/nˈoʊbˌɑdiz pˈɚfɛkt/
idiom
everyone makes mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes; no one is perfect.
Příklady
- Don't worry about the error—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot my lines, but hey, nobody's perfect.
nobody's perfect
2/nˈoʊbˌɑdiz pˈɚfɛkt/
idiom
informal
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes
Used to say that it is normal for people to make mistakes.
Příklady
- Don't be too hard on yourself—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot your birthday, sorry. Nobody's perfect.