nobody
gb/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/ us/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
A1
Engelsk
~ 1600
senki, jelentéktelen ember
A1
1
senki
A1
Brugsmønster:
[nobody] [verb] ...
Nobody knows where she went.
Senki sem tudja, hová ment.
Nobody was at home when I called.
Senki sem volt otthon, amikor telefonáltam.
Nobody can solve this problem.
Nobody saw what happened.
Nobody wanted to leave early.
Læringseksempler
Nobody is in the room.
Senki sincs a szobában.
Nobody can help me.
Senki sem tud segíteni nekem.
Nobody likes cold food.
Nobody is here now.
Nobody wants to be late.
Typisk fejl:
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'.
Betydning
no person; not anyone
Ordforbindelser
nobody knows
|nobody cares
|nobody else
|nobody told
|nobody understands
Synonymer
no one (Interchangeable in most contexts, but 'no one' is slightly more formal.)
Antonymer
everybody (Refers to all people, the opposite of no person.)
Temaer
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Not any person; no one.
No person; not a single individual.
NAVNEORD
B1
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senki
B1
Brugsmønster:
a [nobody] in [place/field]
He used to be a nobody before his music went viral.
Mielőtt az internet felkapta a zenéjét, egy senki volt.
She felt like a nobody in her new school.
Senkinek érezte magát az új iskolájában.
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.
Læringseksempler
I felt like a nobody at the party.
Senkinek éreztem magam a bulin.
He was a nobody before the show.
A műsor előtt egy senki volt.
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.
Typisk fejl:
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.
Betydning
an unimportant or unknown person
Ordforbindelser
a complete nobody
|feel like a nobody
|treated like a nobody
Synonymer
nonentity (More formal and less common; often used in writing.)
Antonymer
somebody (Refers to an important or well-known person.)
Temaer
social life
|identity
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A person who is not known or important.
A person who is not famous, important, or influential.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
nobody
IPA
GB/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
US/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
Stavelser og tryk
nobody (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (nobody)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: nobody
- Plural: nobodies
Ordfamilie
Udtryk
like nobody's business
1/lˈaɪk nˈoʊbˌɑdiz bˈɪznɪs/
idiom
informal
very fast or well; intensely
To do something very well, fast, or strongly.
Eksempler
- 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.
Eksempler
- 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.
Eksempler
- Don't be too hard on yourself—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot your birthday, sorry. Nobody's perfect.