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an·y·thing

(ĕn′ē-thĭng′)
pron.
Any object, occurrence, or matter whatever.
adv.
To any degree or extent; at all: They aren't anything like last year's team.
n.
Something or someone of importance: "You had to be something to start with, and Jeremy never was anything" (Anne Tyler).
Idioms:
anything but
By no means; not at all: I was anything but happy about going.
anything goes
Anything is permissible or likely to be tolerated.
like anything
To an exceeding degree: We worked like anything to meet the deadline.
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anything

(ˈɛnɪˌθɪŋ)
pron
any object, event, action, etc, whatever: anything might happen.
n
a thing of any kind: have you anything to declare?.
adv
1. in any way: he wasn't anything like his father.
2. anything but by no means; not in the least: she was anything but happy.
3. like anything (intensifier; usually euphemistic): he ran like anything.
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an•y•thing

(ˈɛn iˌθɪŋ)

pron.
1. any thing whatever; something, no matter what: Do you have anything for a toothache?
n.
2. a thing of any kind.
adv.
3. to any degree or extent; in any way; at all: Does it taste anything like chocolate?
Idioms:
anything but, in no degree or respect; not in the least.
[before 900]
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anything

1. 'anything'

You use anything to talk about something that might happen.

He was ready for anything.

You use anything to talk about each thing of a particular kind.

'Do you like chocolate?' – 'I like anything sweet.'
2. used in questions and negatives

Anything is very commonly used in questions and negative sentences.

Why do we have to show him anything?
I did not say anything.
For more information, see something
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anything

pronoun a thing, NEhng (S.M.S.) We can't do anything.
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Translations
أي شَيءأَيُّ شَيء
něconiccokolicokoliv
hvad som helstnoget
algo cualquier cosa lo que nada nada (in negative sentences)
mitään
n’importe quoin'importe quoi quelque chose
išta
eitthvaî; ekkert; neitthvaî sem er
何でも
아무것도
hocičo
kajkarkoli
något
สิ่งใด
bất cứ cái gì

anything

[ˈenɪθɪŋ] 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
BUT 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. (with 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 ...
not for anything in the world → por nada del mundo
3. (no matter what) → cualquier cosa
anything could happen → puede pasar cualquier cosa
they'll eat anything → comen de todo, comen cualquier cosa (pej)
BUT 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
I'd give anything to know → daría cualquier cosa por saberlo
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, sólo raro
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anything

[ˈɛniθɪŋ] pron
(= no matter what) → n'importe quoi
Anything could happen → Il pourrait arriver n'importe quoi.
anything between ... and ... (British)
It can cost anything between £l5 and 20ドル → Ça peut coûter dans les 15 à 20 livres.
as anything → comme tout
(in questions) → quelque chose
Would you like anything to eat? → Tu veux manger quelque chose?
anything else? (in shop) → et avec ça?
(in negative sentences) → rien
I don't want anything → Je ne veux rien.
I can't hear anything → Je n'entends rien.
for anything → pour rien au monde
I wouldn't do her job for anything → Pour rien au monde je ne ferais son travail.
I wouldn't be a teacher for anything → Je ne voudrais être enseignant pour rien au monde.
anything but ...
He's anything but shy → Il est tout sauf timide.
She's anything but attractive → Elle est tout sauf séduisante.
anything but! → au contraire!
(in comparisons; for emphasis) if anything
He was generous, if anything he was too generous → Il était généreux, et l'était peut-être même trop.
.... or anything
He didn't cry or scream or anything → Il n'a pas pleuré, ni crié, ni rien.
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anything

pron
→ (irgend)etwas; not anything → nichts; (emph) → gar or überhaupt nichts ; is it/isn’t it worth anything? → ist es etwas/gar nichts wert?; it’s worth anything between 1,000ドル and 5,000ドル → es ist irgendwas zwischen £ 1000 und £ 5000 wert ; did/didn’t he say anything else? → hat er (sonst) noch etwas/sonst (gar) nichts gesagt?; did/didn’t they give you anything at all? → haben sie euch überhaupt etwas/überhaupt nichts gegeben?; are you doing anything tonight? → hast du heute Abend schon etwas vor?; is there anything more tiring than ...? → gibt es etwas Ermüdenderes als ...?; hardly anything → kaum etwas; he’s as smart as anything (inf) → er ist clever wie noch was (inf)
(= no matter what) → alles; anything you like → (alles,) was du willst; they eat anything → sie essen alles; not just anything → nicht bloß irgendetwas ; I wouldn’t do it for anything → ich würde es um keinen Preis tun ; anything else is impossible → alles andere ist unmöglich ; this is anything but pleasant → das ist alles andere als angenehm ; anything but that! → alles, nur das nicht!; anything but! → von wegen! ? if, go, like1 PREP
adv (inf) it isn’t anything like him → das sieht ihm überhaupt nicht ähnlich or gleich; if it looked anything like him ... → wenn es ihm gleichsehen würde ...; it didn’t cost anything like 100ドル → es kostete bei Weitem keine £ 100; if it costs anything like as much as before ... → wenn es auch nur annähernd so viel kostet wie früher ...; anything/not anything like as wet as ... → auch nur annähernd/nicht annähernd so nass wie ...
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anything

[ˈɛnɪˌθɪŋ] pron
a. (in interrogative sentences) → niente, qualcosa
are you doing anything tonight? → fai qualcosa stasera?
anything else? (in shop) → basta (così)?, nient'altro?, altro?
is there anything else you want to tell me? → hai qualcos'altro or nient'altro da dirmi?
can't anything be done? → (non) si può fare qualcosa or niente?
b. (in negative sentences) → non... niente, non... nulla
it wasn't anything serious → non era niente di serio
I saw hardly anything → non ho visto quasi niente
the bridge is anything but safe → il ponte non è affatto sicuro
it isn't anything like as cold as it was → non è più così freddo come prima
c. (no matter what) → qualsiasi cosa, qualunque cosa
you can say anything you like → puoi dire quello che vuoi
anything but that → tutto tranne questo
they'll eat anything → mangiano qualsiasi cosa or di tutto
it can cost anything between 15ドル and 20ドル → può costare qualcosa come 15 o 20 sterline
if anything, I have more to do now → se mai or piuttosto adesso ho più da fare
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any

(ˈeni) pronoun, adjective
1. one, some, no matter which. `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'. enige أي някой, който и да е qualquer jakýkoli irgendeiner/irgendeine/irgendeines hvad/hvilken/nogen som helst οποιοσδήποτε, οτιδήποτε cualquier mis tahes, ükskõik milline هر؛ هرکدام mikä tahansa n'importe quel כלשהו कोई bilo koji akármi, bármi mana saja, apa saja, sembarang hver sem er qualsiasi, qualunque どれでも 어떤 bet kuris jebkurš apa-apa om het even welk hva/hvilken/noen som helst jakikolwiek هر، هر یو qualquer nici un/o; vreun, vreo любой akýkoľvek katerikoli bilo koji vilken (vilket, vilka) som helst หนึ่ง; บ้าง; ใด ๆ herhangi biri, hangisi olursa 任一或任何 який-небудь, будь-який کوئی bất cứ 任一的
2. (in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some. John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left. enige أي никъде, никакъв algum žádný, nějaký irgendwelcher/irgendwelche/irgendwelches nogen κανένας, καθόλου algún; ningún ükski, mõni, mingi هیچ؛ یک yhtään aucun, une; quelque... כלשהו, איזשהו थोड़ा neki semmi(féle), valami satu pun, sedikitpun neinn qualche; nessuno いくらか (부정문) 조금도, 아무 것도 koks nors, joks kāds mana-mana een enkel, wat noen żaden, jakiś, trochę هیڅ ، یو algum вообще, вовсе; какои-нибудь žiadny, nejaký noben; kakšen, kaj ikakav någon, något, några ใด ๆ; บ้าง herhangi, hiç (用於疑問句和否定句等)任一或一些 жодний, ніякий کسی dùng để chỉ một số lượng không xác định (用于否定句和疑问句)任何数量,任一数额
adjective
every. Any schoolboy could tell you the answer. enige أي واحِد، كُل واحِد всеки qualquer každý, kterýkoli jeder/jede/jedes enhver/en hvilken som helst οποιοσδήποτε, κάθε cualquier iga هر jokainen n'importe quel כל कोई भी bilo koji bármely(ik) siapa saja allir, hver, hvaða (sem er) qualsiasi どれでも 모든 bet kuris, kiekvienas ikviens; jebkurš mana-mana ieder enhver, alle, hvilken som helst każdy هر qualquer orice всякий, любой každý katerikoli, vsak svaki varenda ทุก ๆ her, herhagi bir 每一個 всякий, будь-який کوئی mọi 每一个
adverb
at all; (even) by a small amount. Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any. enigsins أبداً изобщо um pouco vůbec, o nic; (o) trochu irgendwie noget (som helst) καθόλου en absoluto, para nada; algo pisutki, mitte sugugi اصلاً lainkaan du tout בכלל थोड़ा भी išta egyáltalán, semmivel, valamivel sedikit pun nokkuð un po'; per niente 少しは 다소나마 bent kiek kaut cik langsung enigermate det grann w ogóle اصلاُ um pouco deloc сколько-нибудь; ничуть o trochu; o nič sploh kaj; sploh nič imalo, nimalo alls, ett dugg บ้าง hiç, hiç mi hiç 任何程度,絲毫 анітрохи, скільки-небудь کسی طرح سے một chút nào 任何程度,丝毫
ˈanybody, ˈanyone pronoun
1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person. Is anybody there? enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص، شَخْص ما някой alguém někdo irgendjemand nogen οποιοσδήποτε alguien keegi کسی kukaan quelqu'un מישהו कोई itko valaki seseorang nokkur qualcuno; nessuno 誰か 누군가 kas nors kāds sesiapa iemand noen ktokolwiek, ktoś یو څوک alguém cineva кто-нибудь; никто niekto kdo neko någon ใคร ๆ birisi, herhangi biri (用於疑問句和否定句)某個人 хто-небудь, хтось کوئی ai đó 任何人
2. any person, no matter which. Get someone to help – anyone will do. enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص някой, който и да е qualquer um kdokoli irgendjemand hvem som helst οποιοσδήποτε cualquiera ükskõik kes هر کس joku n'importe qui מישהו किसी svatko bárki siapa saja hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 누구든지 bet kas kurš katrs sesiapa om het even wie hvem som helst, enhver ktoś یو څوک qualquer um oricine кто бы то ни был ktokoľvek vsakdo, kdorkoli bilo ko vem som helst ใครก็ได้ birisi, herhangi biri 任何人 будь-хто, хтось کوئی شخص bất cứ ai 任何人
3. everyone. Anyone could tell you the answer to that. almal كُل شَخْص всеки qualquer um kdokoli jeder/jede enhver; hvem som helst ο καθένας, οποιοσδήποτε cualquiera igaüks هر کس kaikki n'importe qui כּוּלַם कोई भी bilo tko akárki setiap orang hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 아무나 bet kas ikviens setiap orang iedereen hvem som helst, enhver każdy یوڅوک qualquer um oricine всякий, любой ktokoľvek kdorkoli svako vem som helst, alla ใคร ๆ herkes, herhangi bir kişi 每個人 всякий, будь-який ہر کوئی bất cứ ai 每一个人
ˈanyhow adverb
1. anyway. Anyhow, even if the problem does arise, it won't affect us. ewenwel, in elk geval بِأي حال، بِأي شَكْل във всеки случай de qualquer maneira v každém případě trotzdem uanset; alligevel; i hvert fald έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, de todas formas, con todo igatahes به هر جهت sitä paitsi de toute façon בכל אופן किसी प्रकार से bilo kako bilo akárhogy bagaimanapun hvernig svo sem comunque, in/ad ogni modo ともかく 어쨌든 kad ir kaip būtų tik un tā walaubagaimanapun hoe dan ook uansett, likevel, i hvert fall tak czy owak, w każdym razie له هراړخه de qualquer maneira ori­cum в любом случае v každom prípade sicer pa u svakom slučaju i alla (varje) fall, ändå ไม่ว่ากรณีใดก็ตาม yine de, genelde, zaten 無論如何 в усякому разі, що б там не було بہر حال dù thế nào chăng nữa 无论怎样
2. in a careless, untidy way. Books piled anyhow on shelves. op enige manier, onnet كَيْفَما إتُّفِق без ред de qualquer maneira nedbale, nepořádn�� irgendwie tilfældig; hulter til bulter όπως να 'ναι de cualquier manera kuidagiviisi با بی دقتی huolimattomasti n'importe comment איך שלא יהיה किसी तरह nemaran rendetlenül tidak rapi hirðuleysislega in modo qualsiasi ぞんざいに 아무렇게나 bet kaip, kaip pakliūva kaut kā; pavirši tidak kemas door elkaar tilfeldig, hulter til bulter w nieładzie له بی پامی سره de qualquer maneira oricum кое-как hocijako vsevprek kojekako lite hur som helst อย่างไม่ระมัดระวัง dikkatsizce, rastgele 雜亂無章地 як-небудь, абияк بے ترتیب lộn xộn 杂乱无章地
ˈanything pronoun
1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing. Can you see anything?; I can't see anything. enige iets أي شَيء нещо alguma coisa něco; nic irgendetwas noget (som helst) τίποτε algo; nada midagi چیزی mitään quelque chose; rien שום דבר, כלום कोई चीज išta valami sesuatu eitthvað; ekkert; neitt qualcosa; niente 何か (의문문 ·부정문에서) 무엇인가 kas nors kaut kas apa-apa iets noe cokolwiek, coś شی alguma coisa ceva; nimic что-нибудь; ничего niečo; nič kaj; nič išta (ništa) något บางสิ่งบางอย่าง bir şey, herhangi bir şey (用於疑問句和否定句等) 某物 що-небудь, щось کوئی چیز ، کچھ cái nào (用于否定句、疑问句等)什么事(物)
2. a thing of any kind. You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.' enige iets أي شَيء нещо, каквото и да е qualquer coisa cokoli irgendetwas hvad som helst οτιδήποτε lo que, cualquier cosa ükskõik mis هر چیزی mikä tahansa tout ce que, n'importe quoi כָּל דָבַר कुछ भी bilo što bármi apa saja hvað sem er qualsiasi cosa 何でも (어떤 것, 일 bet kas viss; jebkas apa-apa om het even wat hva som helst cokolwiek هر شی qualquer coisa orice всё hocičo vse, kar; vse, karkoli bilo šta vad som helst สิ่งใด ๆ her şey, ne olursa olsun 任何事(物) будь-що کوئی چیز bất cứ cái gì 任何事(物)
ˈanyway adverb
nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc. My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you. ewenwel بِأي حال، مَع ذلك въпреки всичко de qualquer modo stejně, beztak jedenfalls alligevel; uanset παρόλα αυτά, έτσι κι αλλιώς de todas formas, en cualquier caso niikuinii هرجا joka tapauksessa quand même, de toute façon בכל אופן कैसे भी bilo kako bilo mindenesetre tetap saja, bagaimanapun juga, namun demikian hvort eð er comunque; in ogni modo とにかく 어쨌든 vis tiek, kad ir kaip būtų vienalga kā; tā vai citādi walaubagaimanapun hoe dan ook likevel, uansett tak czy owak هرځای de qualquer modo totuşi, oricum как бы то ни было, так или иначе v každom prípade vseeno; sicer pa ipak i alla (varje) fall, ändå อย่างไรก็ตาม yine de 無論如何 в усякому разі, що б там не було کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 无论如何
ˈanywhere adverb
in any place at all. Have you seen my gloves anywhere?; I can't find them anywhere; `Where will I put these?' `Anywhere will do.' enige plek فَي أي مَكان някъде em qualquer parte někde; nikde; kdekoli irgendwo noget sted; hvor som helst πουθενά, οπουδήποτε en alguna parte; en ninguna parte; en cualquier parte kuskil, ükskõik kus هرجایی؛ جایی missään quelque part; nulle part; n'importe oû בְּאֵיזֶשֶהוּ מָקוֹם कहीं भी igdje valahol, sehol, bárhol di mana saja nokkurs staðar; hvar sem er da qualche parte; da nessuna parte; da qualsiasi parte どこでも, どこかで (의문문·조건절·부정문에서) 어디엔가 kur nors kaut kur; jebkur di mana-mana ergens, om het even waar noensteds; hvor som helst gdziekolwiek, gdzieś هرځایی em qualquer parte (pe) undeva; nicăieri; oriunde где-нибудь; нигде niekde, nikde, kdekoľvek kje; nikjer; povsod, kjerkoli igde (nigde, bilo gde) någonstans, var som helst ไม่ว่าที่ใด herhangi bir yer(d)e 無論哪裡 де-небудь, десь کسی جگہ một chỗ nào đó 无论哪里
at any rate
at least. It's a pity it has started to rain, but at any rate we can still enjoy ourselves at the cinema; The Queen is coming to see us – at any rate, that's what John says. wel عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر при всеки случай de qualquer forma v každém případě; aspoň jedenfalls i alle fald; i hvert fald τουλάχιστον al menos vähemalt حداقل؛ دست کم ainakin au/du moins בְּכָל מִקְרֶה किसी भी कीमत पर bilo kako bilo legalábbis paling sedikit að minnsta kosti almeno とにかく 적어도 bent jau katrā ziņā; vismaz sekurang-kurangnya tenminste i alle fall, i hvert fall przynajmniej لږترلږه pelo menos cel puţin во всяком случае v každom prípade vsaj u svakom slučaju i alla fall (händelser), åtminstone ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม hiç olmazsa, en azından 至少,不管怎樣 у всякому разі; принаймні کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 至少,不管怎样
in any case
nevertheless. I don't believe the story but I'll check it in any case. in elk geval عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر въпреки това de qualquer maneira pro každý případ auf jeden Fall i hvert fald; alligevel έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, en todo caso igal juhul در هر صورت؛ به هر حال kuitenkin en tout cas, quand même בכל מקרה, בכל אופן जो भी हो za svaki slučaj mindenesetre walaupun demikian samt, þrátt fyrir allt comunque いずれにしても 여하튼 bet kuriuo atveju jebkurā gadījumā bagaimanapun toch i hvert fall, likevel i tak په هر حال، په هر صورت de qualquer maneira în orice caz, totuşi в любом случае v každom prípade vsekakor, vseeno ipak i alla fall, icke desto mindre ไม่ว่าจะเกิดอะไรก็ตาม yine de, bununla beraber 儘管如此 у всякому разі ہر صورت میں bất luận thế nào 无论如何
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anything

→ أَيُّ شَيء něco noget irgendetwas τίποτα algo mitään n’importe quoi išta niente 何でも 아무것도 iets noe cokolwiek qualquer coisa что-нибудь något สิ่งใด herhangi bir şey bất cứ cái gì 任何事
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anything

pron. algo, alguna cosa, cualquier cosa; [negative] nada;
do you feel ___? → ¿siente, sientes algo?;
don't you feel ___? → ¿no siente, no sientes nada?
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