middle of nowhere
A very remote or secluded areaA very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
» I live in the middle of nowhere.
Ich wohne irgendwo im Nirgendwo. — Yorwba
Я живу у чёрта на куличках. — marafon
Я живу в жопе Земли. — alik_farber
Я живу в чорта на куличках. — deniko
Sciuro_Kvar · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
Arsch der Welt, wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen
у чёрта на рога́хu čórta na rogáx, у чёрта на кули́чкахu čórta na kulíčkax, медве́жий у́голmedvéžij úgol
Examples
79 sentencesI live in the middle of nowhere.
Я живу в чорта на куличках. — deniko
ruЯ живу у чёрта на куличках. — marafon
deIch wohne irgendwo im Nirgendwo. — Yorwba
We're in the middle of nowhere.
ruМы у чёрта на куличках. — marafon
Tom is in the middle of nowhere.
We live in the middle of nowhere.
ruМы живём у чёрта на куличках. — marafon
Tom is living in the middle of nowhere.
ruТом живёт у чёрта на куличках. — marafon
deTom wohnt mitten in der Walachei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: middles of nowhereSynonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.