nīl

nīl
   nīl n indecl.    [ne+hilum], nothing : nihil est agri culturā melius: nihil ad celeritatem sibi reliqui fecerunt, i. e. exerted themselves to the utmost , Cs.: sui nihil deperdere, of what they had , Cs.: nil sanguinis, no drop of blood , O.: nil sui, nothing proper , O.: tecum nil rei nobis est, we have nothing to do with you , T.: nihil exspectatione vestrā dignum dico: victor, quo nihil erat moderatius: sin mecum in hac prolusione nihil fueris, of no account : nihil hominis esse, a worthless fellow .—Prov.: Nil nimis, i. e. don't be extravagant , T.—Acc adverb., not at all, in no respect, not a whit : nihil se eā re commoveri, Cs.: coniecturā nihil opus est: nihil ad plebis causam inclinati, L.: Nil nostri miserere? V.: nihil sane, nisi, etc., for no reason, but , etc.: nil ad me attinet, T.: nihil ad Persium, in comparison with .—In phrases: nihil agis dolor! you effect nothing : misere cupis abire; sed nil agis, no, you don't! H.: nihil non ad rationem dirigebat, everything : nihil non adroget armis, H.: non nihil est profectum, somewhat : haud nihil, T.: nihil quidquam egregium adsequi, nothing at all : nihil unum insigne, L.: Tu, quantus quantu's, nil nisi sapientia es, are nothing but wisdom , T.: amare nihil aliud est, nisi diligere, etc.: nihil aliud nisi de hoste cogitare, only : nihil tibi deest praeter voluntatem, nothing except : nihil praeterquam, only, exclusively , L.: nihil aliud quam prendere prohibito, L.: nihil aliud quam in populationibus res fuit, L.: nihil praetermisi . . . quin Pompeium a Caesaris coniunctione avocarem, I have omitted nothing that might separate : nihil moror, quo minus decemviratu abeam, L.: nihil est, quod adventum nostrum extimescas, you have no cause to fear : nihil est, cur adventibus te offerre gestias: nihil excogitem, quam ob rem necesse sit? etc.: nihil fuit in Catulis, ut putares, etc.: Dic aliquid dignum promissis; incipe—nil est, to no purpose , H.: nihil est, quod pocula laudes, in vain , V.: cadit in virum bonum mentiri? nihil profecto minus, by no means .
* * *
undeclined N N
nothing; no; trifle/thing not worth mentioning; nonentity; nonsense; no concern

Latin-English dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Nil — Der Nil mit Nebenflüssen und AnrainerstaatenVorlage:Infobox Fluss/KARTE fehlt DatenVorlage …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • NIL — Le Nil (en arabe: El Bahr, le fleuve) prend rang, aux côtés de l’Amazone et de l’ensemble Mississippi Missouri, parmi les trois fleuves les plus longs du monde: son cours, étendu sur 6 671 km, draine un bassin de 2 870 000 km2. Ce n’est pourtant… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Nil FM — Studio album by Nil Karaibrahimgil Released January 2004 …   Wikipedia

  • Nil-Li — Angaben Waffenart: Schlagwaffe, Wurfwaffe Verwendung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nil [2] — Nil, mit 6397 km (vom Viktoriasee ab 5589 km) der zweitlängste Strom der Erde nächst Mississippi Missouri, der bedeutendste Strom Afrikas (s. Karte »Ägypten«) nach Länge und geschichtlicher Bedeutung, hat, an Wasserfülle dem Kongo und Niger… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • nil — index blank (emptiness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 nil …   Law dictionary

  • nil — [nɪl] noun [uncountable] nothing: • The new machine reduced labour costs to almost nil. * * * nil UK US /nɪl/ noun [U] ► nothing or zero: »At best, the economic impact is nil …   Financial and business terms

  • Nil [3] — Nil (Nilus), berühmte antike Marmorgruppe, den Flußgott Nil darstellend, gefunden unter Leo X. bei der Kirche Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rom, einer Gegend, wo einst ein Isisheiligtum war. Das Werk, jetzt im vatikanischen Museum befindlich, ist… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • nil — S3 [nıl] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: nihil nothing ] 1.) nothing = ↑zero ▪ The new machine reduced labour costs to almost nil. 2.) BrE the number zero, used in sports results ▪ Our team won by two goal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • nil — [ nıl ] noun uncount 1. ) used for saying that something does not exist: virtually/practically nil: Their chances of survival are virtually nil. 2. ) BRITISH SPOKEN the number 0 in the score of a game …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • nil — /nil/, n. 1. nothing; naught; zero. adj. 2. having no value or existence: His credit rating is nil. [1805 15; < L nil, var. (by apocope) of nilum, contr. of nihilum nothing, equiv. to ni (var. of ne not) + hilum trifle] * * * …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”