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Meanings of
nil
in English
Portuguese
zero
Catalan
zero
Spanish
cero
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A quantity of no importance.
nothing
zero
naught
aught
zip
null
cipher
nix
nada
cypher
Portuguese
zero
Russian
nil
Portuguese
nil
Spanish
nil
Catalan
nil
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Dialect of Lisp.
new implementation of lisp
Related terms
programming language
Russian
nil
No examples available for any of the synonyms
Chemical compound.
n6-ethanimidoyl-d-lysine
Related terms
chemical compound
Usage of
nil
in English
1
We were told of 'smugly smiling atheists' and 'Lions 10; Christians
nil
'
.
2
The chances of the current terms succeeding, therefore, are just about
nil
.
3
Etisalat said it was carrying its 45 percent stake at
nil
value.
4
The company's risk of bankruptcy is essentially
nil
now, the analyst said.
5
The expenditure of the successful Labour candidate in Pretoria was practically
nil
.
6
I trust you-personally , Imean-but
I
have
nil
faith in police protection.
7
HBOS said trading in its
nil
-
paid
shares will begin on June 27th.
8
An historic moment on this patch of turf:
one
-
nil
to the Villa.
9
A languid South African team were lucky to get
nil
that day.
10
They also opened with five goals to
nil
for a 31-point lead.
11
But Dr Johnson has much of the
nil
admirari in smaller concerns.
12
Barrett converted them all to take a
28
-
nil
lead into half time.
13
The visitors now have an unassailable
2
-
nil
lead in the three-match series.
14
Was that because without Saul their chances of survival became precisely
nil
?
15
It has no postage, no postmark, and
nil
for a return address.
16
Always have a plan for retreating safely when visibility drops to
nil
.
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About this term
nil
Adjective
Noun
Singular
nol
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
almost nil
virtually nil
practically nil
absolutely nil
draw nil
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Translations for
nil
Portuguese
zero
nenhuma coisa
nada
coisa alguma
qualquer coisa
nil
Catalan
zero
res
nil
Spanish
cero
nada
nil
Russian
nil
Nil
through the time
Nil
across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare
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