I can make nothing of what he's trying to say — Я никак не могу понять, что он хочет сказать
He makes nothing of my remarks — Он не обращает внимания на мои замечания
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
make nothing of — If you make nothing of something, you attach no importance to it. I took him an hour to walk to the station but he made nothing of it … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
To make nothing of — Nothing Noth ing, n. [From no, a. + thing.] 1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); opposed to {anything} and {something}. [1913 Webster] Yet had his aspect nothing of severe. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Nonexistence;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nothing — Noth ing, n. [From no, a. + thing.] 1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); opposed to {anything} and {something}. [1913 Webster] Yet had his aspect nothing of severe. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Nonexistence; nonentity;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nothing but — Nothing Noth ing, n. [From no, a. + thing.] 1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); opposed to {anything} and {something}. [1913 Webster] Yet had his aspect nothing of severe. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Nonexistence;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nothing (film) — Nothing Directed by Vincenzo Natali Produced by Steven Hoban Scr … Wikipedia
Nothing Personal (album) — Nothing Personal Studio album by All Time Low Released July 7, 2009 … Wikipedia
nothing — [nuth′iŋ] pron. [ME < OE na thing, nan thing] 1. a) no thing; not anything; naught b) no part, element, trace, etc. [nothing of kindness in him] 2. a) something of little or no value, seriousness, etc.; trifle … English World dictionary
wild horses would not make somebody (do something) — wild ˈhorses would not drag, make, etc. sb (do sth) idiom used to say that nothing would prevent sb from doing sth or make them do sth they do not want to do Main entry: ↑wildidiom … Useful english dictionary
make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nothing — [[t]nʌ̱θɪŋ[/t]] ♦ nothings 1) PRON INDEF NEG Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something. I ve done nothing much since coffee time... Mr Pearson said he knew nothing of his wife s daytime habits... He was dressed in jeans… … English dictionary
nothing — /nuth ing/, n. 1. no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing. 2. no part, share, or trace (usually fol. by of): The house showed nothing of its former magnificence. 3. something that is nonexistent. 4. nonexistence; nothingness: The sound… … Universalium
