nobody
gb/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/ us/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
A1
Inglese
~ 1600
senki, jelentéktelen ember
A1
1
senki
A1
Schema d'uso:
[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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
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'.
Significato
no person; not anyone
Collocazioni
nobody knows
|nobody cares
|nobody else
|nobody told
|nobody understands
Sinonimi
no one (Interchangeable in most contexts, but 'no one' is slightly more formal.)
Contrari
everybody (Refers to all people, the opposite of no person.)
Temi
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
Not any person; no one.
No person; not a single individual.
SOSTANTIVO
B1
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senki
B1
Schema d'uso:
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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
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.
Significato
an unimportant or unknown person
Collocazioni
a complete nobody
|feel like a nobody
|treated like a nobody
Sinonimi
nonentity (More formal and less common; often used in writing.)
Contrari
somebody (Refers to an important or well-known person.)
Temi
social life
|identity
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A person who is not known or important.
A person who is not famous, important, or influential.
Grammatica
Forma base
nobody
IPA
GB/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
US/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
Sillabe e accento
nobody (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (nobody)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: nobody
- Plural: nobodies
Famiglia di parole
Espressioni
like nobody's business
1/lˈaɪk nˈoʊbˌɑdiz bˈɪznɪs/
idiom
informal
very fast or well; intensely
To do something very well, fast, or strongly.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- Don't be too hard on yourself—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot your birthday, sorry. Nobody's perfect.