middle of nowhere

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- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Translations
  - 1.1.2 Synonyms

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[edit] Noun

the middle of nowhere (singulare tantum)

(idiomatic) Nowhere; any place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.

We took a wrong turn hours ago and ended up lost in the middle of nowhere.

[edit] Translations

Nowhere; Any place lacking population, interesting things or defining characteristics

Catalan: quinta forca ca(ca) f.
Finnish: Perähikiä fi(fi), keskellä ei mitään fi(fi)
French: milieu de nulle part fr(fr),

Saint Éloigné des voies ferrées fr(fr) “Saint Far from the railroad tracks”

Saint-Loin-Loin de Pas Proche fr(fr) “Saint Far Far of not Near”

en pleine cambrousse fr(fr)

German: Irgendwo im Nirgendwo de(de), Am Arsch der Welt de(de)
Polish: zadupie pl(pl)
Portuguese: Lugar Nenhum pt(pt)
Russian: у чёрта на рогах ru(ru) “at devil’s horns”,

у чёрта на куличках ru(ru) “at devil’s meadow”
Spanish: quinto pino es(es) m.
Swedish: världens ände sv(sv)

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