anything

anything
pronoun
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) algo; nada
2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') lo que, cualquier cosa
anything pron
1. algo
is there anything interesting on TV ¿dan algo interestante por la tele?
do you want anything else? ¿quieres algo más?
2. nada
she didn't say anything no dijo nada
don't touch anything! ¡no toques nada!
3. cualquier cosa
you believe anything te crees cualquier cosa
I'll try anything probaré cualquier cosa / probaré lo que sea
anything
tr['enɪɵɪŋ]
pronoun
1 (in questions) algo, alguna cosa
is there anything left? ¿queda algo?
2 (negative) nada
there isn't anything left no queda nada
3 (no matter what) cualquier cosa
anything will do cualquier cosa sirve
they can cost anything from £5 to £5000 el precio va desde cinco libras a cinco mil
anything ['ɛni.ɵɪŋ] pron
1) : algo, alguna cosa
do you want anything?: ¿quieres algo?, ¿quieres alguna cosa?
2) : nada
hardly anything: casi nada
3) : cualquier cosa
I eat anything: como de todo
anything
pron.
algo pron.
cualquier cosa pron.
'eniθɪŋ
pronoun
1)
a) (something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algo

do you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?

have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?

have you ever heard anything so ridiculous? — habráse oído semejante ridiculez!

if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor

before anything is decided — antes de decidir nada

b) (something similar) (colloq)

do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?

c) (a single thing) (with neg) nada

don't say anything! — no digas nada!

hardly anything — casi nada

2)
a) (whatever)

anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras

anything you say! — lo que tú digas!

we'll do anything we can to help — haremos todo lo que podamos para ayudar

don't attempt anything too demanding — no intentes hacer nada demasiado agotador

it lasts for anything up to three weeks — dura hasta tres semanas

b) (no matter what)

anything is possible — todo es posible

anything could happen — podría pasar cualquier cosa

I'll try anything once — estoy siempre dispuesto a probar cosas nuevas

I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti

he eats anything — come de todo

I wouldn't do that for anything — no haría eso por nada del mundo

3) (used for emphasis)

was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!

he will be anything but pleased — no le va a hacer gracia ni mucho menos

the portrait doesn't look anything like her — el retrato no se parece en nada a ella

['enɪθɪŋ]
PRON
1) (in questions, conditional constructions) algo, alguna cosa

do you need anything? — ¿necesitas algo or alguna cosa?

would you like anything to eat? — ¿quieres algo or alguna cosa de comer?

is there anything inside? — ¿hay algo or alguna cosa dentro?

can anything be done? — ¿se puede hacer algo or alguna cosa?

are you doing anything tonight? — ¿haces algo or alguna cosa esta noche?, ¿tienes algún plan para esta noche?

is there anything more boring than ...? — ¿puede haber algo más aburrido que ...?

did you see anything interesting? — ¿viste algo de interés?

if anything should happen to me — si algo me ocurriera

if I hear anything I'll tell you — si oigo algo, te lo diré

think before you say anything — piensa antes de decir nada

anything else?(in shop etc) ¿algo más?, ¿alguna cosa más?

if anything it's much better — es mucho mejor si cabe

if anything it's larger — si acaso, es algo más grande

is there anything in what he says? — ¿hay algo de verdad en lo que dice?

have you heard anything of them? — ¿tienes alguna noticia de ellos?

2) (+ negative, implied negative) nada

I can't see anything — no veo nada

you haven't seen anything yet — todavía no has visto nada

can't anything be done? — ¿no se puede hacer nada?

I didn't see anything interesting — no vi nada de interés

we can't do anything else — no podemos hacer otra cosa, no podemos hacer nada más

hardly anything — casi nada

I don't think there's anything more annoying than ... — no creo que haya nada más irritante que ...

3) (no matter what) cualquier cosa

anything could happen — puede pasar cualquier cosa

they'll eat anything — comen de todo, comen cualquier cosa pej

he will give you anything (that) you ask for — te dará lo que pidas

anything but that — todo menos eso

"was she apologetic?" - "anything but!" — -¿se disculpó? -¡nada de eso!

it was anything but pleasant — fue cualquier cosa menos agradable, era de todo menos agradable

their friendship was more important than anything else — su amistad era más importante que todo lo demás

anything else would be considered unacceptable — todo lo demás se consideraría inaceptable

she wanted more than anything else to be an actress — ella quería ser actriz por encima de todo

he did it more out of pity than anything else — más que nada lo hizo por compasión

I'm not buying just anything — yo no compro cualquier cosa

sing anything you like — canta lo que quieras, canta cualquier cosa

it could take anything up to three months — podría llevar hasta tres meses

4) (in guesses, estimates)

he must have anything between 15 and 20 apple trees — debe de tener entre 15 y 20 manzanos

5) (in set expressions)

as anything *

she was as white as anything — estaba más pálida que todo, estaba de lo más pálida

it's as clear as anything what they want — lo que quieren está tan claro como el agua *, está muy claro lo que quieren

as much as anything, I'm in it for the publicity as much as anything — más que nada estoy en esto por la publicidad

it was a matter of principle as much as anything — era una cuestión de principios más que nada

he ran like anything * — corrió hasta más no poder, corrió como loco *

she cried like anything * — lloró como una descosida *

or anything (=or anything like it)

did she say who she was or anything? — ¿dijo quién era ella o algo por el estilo?

he's not a minister or anything — no es ministro ni nada por el estilo

he's not ugly or anything, just strange — no es feo ni nada por el estilo, solo raro

* * *
['eniθɪŋ]
pronoun
1)
a) (something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algo

do you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?

have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?

have you ever heard anything so ridiculous? — habráse oído semejante ridiculez!

if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor

before anything is decided — antes de decidir nada

b) (something similar) (colloq)

do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?

c) (a single thing) (with neg) nada

don't say anything! — no digas nada!

hardly anything — casi nada

2)
a) (whatever)

anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras

anything you say! — lo que tú digas!

we'll do anything we can to help — haremos todo lo que podamos para ayudar

don't attempt anything too demanding — no intentes hacer nada demasiado agotador

it lasts for anything up to three weeks — dura hasta tres semanas

b) (no matter what)

anything is possible — todo es posible

anything could happen — podría pasar cualquier cosa

I'll try anything once — estoy siempre dispuesto a probar cosas nuevas

I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti

he eats anything — come de todo

I wouldn't do that for anything — no haría eso por nada del mundo

3) (used for emphasis)

was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!

he will be anything but pleased — no le va a hacer gracia ni mucho menos

the portrait doesn't look anything like her — el retrato no se parece en nada a ella


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