não havia nada

there was nothing

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phrase Uncommon #19,822
there was nothing Used to say that nothing existed, was present, or was found in the situation described.
PO: Não havia nada na geladeira.
EN: There was nothing in the fridge.

Não havia nada que Tom pudesse fazer para ajudar Mary.

There was nothing Tom could do to help Mary.

não havia nada a se fazer.

There was nothing left to do.

Não havia nada mais precioso para mim do que nossa amizade.

Nothing was more precious to me than our friendship.

Não havia nada que você poderia ter feito.

There was nothing you could have done.

— O Clã das Adagas Voadoras (2004)

O Tom percebeu que não havia nada que ele poderia fazer para ajudar.

Tom realized there was nothing he could do to help.

Não havia nada que fosse deter Fadil.

Nothing could stop Fadil.

Não havia nada para comer.

There was nothing to eat.

Perderam tempo, não havia nada.

They wasted their time; there was nothing there.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Não havia nada que os médicos pudessem fazer com Layla.

There was nothing the doctors could do for Layla.

Robert entendeu que não havia nada a ganhar com o sentimento de culpa.

Robert realized there was nothing to be gained from feeling guilty.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Não havia nada que Sami poderia fazer para mudar aquilo.

There was nothing Sami could do to change that.

não havia nada a fazer; a decisão estava tomada.

There was nothing left to do; the decision had been made.

Não havia nada do teu tamanho.

There was nothing in your size.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Parecia que não havia nada.

It seemed like there was nothing.

Não havia nada que pudéssemos fazer para impedi-la.

There was nothing we could do to stop her.

— TÁR (2022)