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niente

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pronoun
  1. nothing
  2. anything
determinerinformal
  1. no, (after a negative) any
adverb
  1. at all
  2. nothing, anything
nounmasculine
  1. nothing

Used in the library

  • Bisogna felicitare la panettiera prima di chiederle niente.You have to congratulate the baker before asking her for anything.B1Di nuovo, per favore (7) — Again, please (7) (B1)
  • Al gatto non sfugge niente, nemmeno una mosca.Nothing escapes the cat, not even a fly.B1Di nuovo, per favore (1) — Again, please (1) (B1)
  • Nessuno vuole derubare l'officina: non c'è niente da prendere.Nobody wants to rob the workshop: there's nothing to take.B1Di nuovo, per favore (11) — Again, please (11) (B1)
  • Non ho niente contro i turisti, ai quali anzi indico volentieri la strada per il Museo Egizio.I have nothing against tourists, to whom, in fact, I gladly give directions to the Egyptian Museum.B1Lettera all'amministratore — A Letter to the Building Manager

Other ways to say it

  • nessunono, any
  • nullanothing, anything

Refusing and disagreeing

  • per nientenot at allAlso the reply to grazie: di niente.

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