by no means
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by no means
- /baɪ nəʊ ˈmiːnz/ UK
- /baɪ noʊ ˈminz/ US
Rhymes with -iːnz
Where it comes from
From by + no + means (“condition or instrument to achieve a result”).
phrase
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Certainly not; definitely not; not at all.
By no means am I suggesting that euthanasia should be outlawed, but rather that we should look at its inherent risks.
Similar: by no manner of means, by no stretch, by no stretch of the imagination, in no way, never ever, never in a million years, not a chance, not by any manner of means, not by any means, not by a long way, not in a million years, not in the least · Opposite: by all means, by any means
Translations
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prep_phrase certainly not
| Español | de ninguna manera, de ningún modo, ni por asomo, ni por el forro |
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| 日本語 | 決して kesshite, 中々 nakanaka, とても totemo, とっても tottemo |
| 中文 | 並不 /并不 bìngbù, 並未 /并未 bìngwèi, 決不 /决不 juébù, 絕不 /绝不 juébù |
| Português | coisa nenhuma, de modo algum, nem a pau, nem que a vaca tussa, porra nenhuma, só por cima do meu cadáver |
| Français | aucunement, en aucun cas, en aucune façon, en aucune manière, pas du tout, pas le moins du monde |
| Deutsch | auf keinen Fall, keineswegs, mitnichten |
| Italiano | a nessun patto, per niente |
| Ελληνικά | καθόλου kathólou |
| Română | câtuși, sub nicio formă |
| Русский | ничу́ть ničútʹ, ника́к не nikák ne, нико́им о́бразом не nikóim óbrazom ne, нипочём nipočóm, ниско́лько не niskólʹko ne, ни в ко́ем слу́чае ni v kójem slúčaje |
| Tiếng Việt | ai đời |
| العربية | أَبَدًا ʔabadan |
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