Meaning

1 senses

  1. Not a chance, impossible.

Examples

31 sentences

  1. Tom knows no fear.

    Том не знає страху. — deniko

    deTom kennt keine Angst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. There is no fear of infection.

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  3. That child has no fear of water.

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  4. Tom showed no fear.

    deTom zeigte keine Furcht. — Waldelfe

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  5. That boy showed no fear.

    deDieser Junge zeigte keine Angst. — al_ex_an_der

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Origin

The opposing senses of the interjection derive from the phrase functioning as an ellipsis

The opposing senses of the interjection derive from the phrase functioning as an ellipsis of both have no fear ("be assured") and there is no fear of that happening ("it's impossible").

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
noA1nobilityB2nobleB2noblemanB2

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