← Back to Fala2Me

nowhere near

[/ˈnoʊ.wer nɪr/]
adverbial phrase
longe de, nem perto de, muito longe de
1. not even close to; far from being; at a considerable distance from
The project is nowhere near completion.
O projeto está muito longe de ser concluído.
2. not sufficient or adequate for something
His salary is nowhere near enough to buy a house.
Seu salário está muito longe de ser suficiente para comprar uma casa.
3. not at all; absolutely not
That answer is nowhere near correct.
Essa resposta não está nem um pouco correta.
NYC Slang
not even close, a million miles away
Synonyms
far fromnot even close tomiles away froma long way from
Antonyms
close tonearalmostnearly

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
longe de, nem perto de, muito longe de
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
longe demais de, nem chegando perto de
conversational variation
São Paulo
longe de, bem longe de
standard usage
Portugal
longe de, nem perto de, muito distante de
equivalent Portuguese expression

Related Idioms & Phrases

miles away from
a stone's throw away (opposite meaning)
within a stone's throw (opposite meaning)
in the ballpark (opposite meaning)
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →