o nimica toată
Romanian
Alternative forms
- nimica toată — now uncommon
Etymology
A rough literal translation is “all in all a trifle”. The construction of the phrase is unusual.
Phrase
- (informal) no big deal, a trifle, nothing
- Un salariu de 500 de euro este o nimica toată.
- A 500 euro salary is nothing.
- S-a supărat dintr-o nimica toată.
- He got angry over a trifle.
- Examenul a fost o nimica toată.
- The exam was no big deal.
Further reading
- “nimic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
- Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1971), “nimíc”, in Dicționarul Limbii Române[1], volume 7, part 1, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, page 420