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《after a noun》 ▶ nothing but ▶ nothing more than ▶ nothing less than |
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| 10. | A 2020-07-26 06:43:14 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | I think "nothing less than" sounds better, and is about 6 times more common. |
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| Diff: | @@ -18 +18 @@ -<gloss>nothing else than</gloss> +<gloss>nothing less than</gloss> |
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| 9. | A* 2020-07-25 23:58:13 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | I think this is closer? |
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| Diff: | @@ -18 +18 @@ -<gloss>nothing less than</gloss> +<gloss>nothing else than</gloss> |
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| 8. | A* 2020-07-25 14:00:40 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | https://www.lexico.com/definition/nothing_less_than "Used to emphasize how great or extreme something is. ‘it was nothing less than sexual harassment’" |
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| Comments: | Like "nothing more than", it's not 100% equivalent to "以外の何者でもない" but it often works as a translation. |
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| 7. | A* 2020-07-25 12:58:44 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionar y/english/nothing-less-than-something |
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| Comments: | Is "nothing less than" really correct? |
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| 6. | A 2020-07-25 11:40:46 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | eij: Men who hit women are nothing less than cowardly. 女を殴るような男は憶病以外の何者でもない。 |
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| Comments: | I think "mere" could be misleading. |
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| Diff: | @@ -15 +15 @@ -<s_inf>as 〜以外...</s_inf> +<s_inf>after a noun</s_inf> @@ -18 +18 @@ -<gloss>a mere</gloss> +<gloss>nothing less than</gloss> |
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