Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of no.

    She showed zero respect.

Examples

226 sentences

  1. The temperature is below zero today.

    Сьогодні температура нижче нуля. — deniko

    ruСегодня температура ниже нуля. — odexed

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  2. Today, too, the temperature is below zero.

    Сьогодні температура знову нижче нуля. — deniko

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  3. We're starting from zero.

    Ми починаємо з нуля. — deniko

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  4. It's six degrees below zero.

    Зараз мінус шість градусів. — deniko

    ruШесть градусов ниже нуля. — Olya

    deEs sind sechs Grad unter Null. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Water has zero calories.

    Вода має нуль калорій. — deniko

    ruВ воде ноль калорий. — marafon

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Origin

Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymo

Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre. Cognate with Spanish cero and French zéro.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
no.

Collocations

3 patterns
  • below zero
  • degrees below zero
  • is below zero

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
zenzenithzephyrzestzhouzigzag
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