nada a ver

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nadavê (eye dialect, chiefly Brazilian Internet slang)

Etymology

Literally, “nothing to be seen”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.dɐ a ˈve(ʁ)/ [ˈna.dɐ a ˈve(h)], (colloquial) /na.daˈve/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.dɐ a ˈve(ʁ)/ [ˈna.dɐ a ˈve(h)], (colloquial) /na.daˈve/
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈna.dɐ a ˈve(ɾ)/, (colloquial) /na.daˈve/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈna.dɐ a ˈve(ʁ)/ [ˈna.dɐ a ˈve(χ)], (colloquial) /na.daˈve/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.da a ˈve(ɻ)/, (colloquial) /na.daˈve/

Interjection

nada a ver

1. nonsense; bollocks

Adjective

nada a ver (invariable)

1. (idiomatic) nonsensical; absurd