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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesni queue ni tête
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nee kuh nee tet
"Nous n'avons vu ni queue ni tête de lui toute la journée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Used to emphasize that someone or something cannot be found anywhere; completely out of sight or missing.
"We searched the entire neighborhood, but we haven't seen neither hide nor hair of our cat since Tuesday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
This idiom originates from the terminology of hunting and animal husbandry in early modern England, specifically referring to the skin (hide) and coat (hair) of livestock or game. By the 18th century, the phrase evolved to signify the complete absence of a missing animal, and subsequently, a completely missing person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Neither hide nor hair" is said worldwide
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ni queue ni tête
Transliteration: nee kuh nee tet
"Nous n'avons vu ni queue ni tête de lui toute la journée."
keine Spur
Transliteration: kaine spoor
"Wir haben den ganzen Tag keine Spur von ihm gesehen."
neanche l'ombra
Transliteration: ne-anche l'ombra
"Non abbiamo visto neanche l'ombra di lui tutto il giorno."
ni rastro
Transliteration: nee rah-stroh
"No hemos visto ni rastro de él en todo el día."
nem sombra
Transliteration: neym sohm-brah
"Não vimos nem sombra dele o dia todo."
अता-पता नहीं
Transliteration: ata-pata nahin
"पूरा दिन बीत गया, लेकिन उसका कोई अता-पता नहीं था।"
不见踪影
Transliteration: bú jiàn zōng yǐng
"我们找遍了，却连他的影子也没看见。"
코빼기도 안 보이다
Transliteration: kopbaegido an boida
"그 사람은 온종일 코빼기도 보이지 않았다."
影も形もない
Transliteration: kage mo katachi mo nai
"一日中探したのに、彼の姿は影も形もなかった。"
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