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Meaning of 'not be where near'?
Message de gylles posté le 26-11-2008 à 20:12:46
I need help to understand
With high expectations I found and watched this version of his clip.
Yeah what can I say..., he's no where near....
I've found this comment in a forum, I can understand the first sentence but not the last one very clearly, does it mean the version of the clip which has been watched by him wasn't as good as the first one? I think in french should exist one expression equivalent, maybe "être loin d'égaler" (a big difference between the quality of two different works or things?).
So if somebody can tell me more about this "not be where near" I'd be very glad of it
Waiting again for a new answer
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Modifié par bridg le 25-01-2009 22:56
Message de gylles posté le 26-11-2008 à 20:12:46
I need help to understand
With high expectations I found and watched this version of his clip.
Yeah what can I say..., he's no where near....
I've found this comment in a forum, I can understand the first sentence but not the last one very clearly, does it mean the version of the clip which has been watched by him wasn't as good as the first one? I think in french should exist one expression equivalent, maybe "être loin d'égaler" (a big difference between the quality of two different works or things?).
So if somebody can tell me more about this "not be where near" I'd be very glad of it
Waiting again for a new answer
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Modifié par bridg le 25-01-2009 22:56
Réponse: Meaning of 'not be where near'? de gylles, postée le 27-11-2008 à 11:22:37
But I thought the person who wrote it was a native english speaker, so how could it be wrong? Could you write me the whole expression that you think with the word nowhere please, I dunno how to use it in this sentence?
Thank you to have tried to explain me anyway + +
Réponse: Meaning of 'not be where near'? de lucile83, postée le 27-11-2008 à 11:25:53
Hello gylles,
The previous post has been deleted because it was in French; we are on the English Only forum
Regards.
Réponse: Meaning of 'not be where near'? de gylles, postée le 28-11-2008 à 11:38:05
lol, I should have told him not to use french because you're not here to translate message which have been posted in the wrong language after all. Anyway thank you for yoru message, because now I hope that at least people will not believe I've replied to myself.
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Modifié par lucile83 le 28-11-2008 11:40
Réponse: Meaning of 'not be where near'? de jimboparis, postée le 16-12-2008 à 13:12:55
The phrase is not "not be where near"
The correct infinitive version is "to be nowhere near" or "not to be anywhere near"
It means you are a long way away from a place, or from achieving a goal.
Examples:
He's nowhere near passing his exam.
Edinburgh is nowhere near london.
