earthly

earthly
adjective
1) (of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual: this earthly life.) terrenal
2) (possible: This gadget has no earthly use.) que no sirve para nada en absoluto
earthly
tr['ɜːɵlɪ]
adjective
1 (on earth) terrenal
2 familiar posible
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
not to have an earthly SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar no tener ninguna posibilidad, tenerlo muy negro
to be/see no earthly reason to no haber/ver razón alguna para
to be no earthly use no servir para nada
earthly ['ərɵli] adj
: terrenal, mundano
earthly
adj.
• mundano, -a adj.
• terrenal adj.
• terreno, -a adj.
• terrero, -a adj.
• terrestre adj.

I 'ɜːrθli, 'ɜːθli
adjective
a) (worldly) <life> terrenal, terreno

all her earthly possessions — todo lo que poseía (or posee etc) en este mundo

b) (as intensifier) (colloq)

it's no earthly use asking her — es inútil preguntarle


II
noun (BrE colloq)
a) (chance)

you don't have o stand an earthly against her — no tienes ni la más remota posibilidad de ganarle

b) (idea)

I haven't got an earthly — no tengo ni la menor or ni la más remota idea

['ɜːθlɪ]
1. ADJ
1) (=terrestrial) terrenal; (=worldly) mundano

earthly paradise — paraíso m terrenal

2) * (=possible)

there is no earthly reason to think ... — no existe razón alguna para pensar ...

it's of no earthly use — no sirve para nada

2.
N
(Brit) *

he hasn't an earthly — no tiene posibilidad alguna, no tiene ninguna esperanza

* * *

I ['ɜːrθli, 'ɜːθli]
adjective
a) (worldly) <life> terrenal, terreno

all her earthly possessions — todo lo que poseía (or posee etc) en este mundo

b) (as intensifier) (colloq)

it's no earthly use asking her — es inútil preguntarle


II
noun (BrE colloq)
a) (chance)

you don't have o stand an earthly against her — no tienes ni la más remota posibilidad de ganarle

b) (idea)

I haven't got an earthly — no tengo ni la menor or ni la más remota idea


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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