middle of nowhere: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    United StatesUnited KingdomGlobalinformalneutral
    • A very remote or isolated place far from towns, services, or notable landmarks.
    • An unspecified distant location that is difficult to reach or that lacks convenience and amenities.

    Examples

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    • Their cabin was located in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by dense forest.

      Their cabin was located in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by dense forest.

    • We got lost driving through the middle of nowhere with no cell service for miles.

      We got lost driving through the middle of nowhere with no cell service for miles.

    • The small town felt like the middle of nowhere, far from any major city.

      The small town felt like the middle of nowhere, far from any major city.

  • 2.

    United StatesUnited KingdomGlobalinformalcolloquial
    • A figurative sense for an obscure, unimportant, or out-of-the-way situation or position.

    Examples

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    • His explanation was so confusing it felt like we were stuck in the middle of nowhere.

      His explanation was so confusing it felt like we were stuck in the middle of nowhere.

    • The project is in the middle of nowhere in terms of progress; no one knows what’s next.

      The project is in the middle of nowhere in terms of progress; no one knows what’s next.

    • She felt her career was stuck in the middle of nowhere with no clear direction forward.

      She felt her career was stuck in the middle of nowhere with no clear direction forward.

Examples:

  • EN: Take off my clothes here, in the middle of nowhere!
    ES: ¡Quitarme la ropa aquí, en un sitio donde no hay nadie!
  • EN: In the middle of nowhere? They,re practically here!
    ES: No digas tonterías, ya llegan.
  • EN: The black spot is that it is in the middle of nowhere.
    ES: Lo peor es el aburrimiento.
  • EN: Well, but this is very important. I mean, stopping trains in the middle of nowhere...
    ES: - Para eso ya no hay tiempo ya. ¡Sí, pero eso es muy importante! Lo puede oír ya y la detención de los trenes en vía abierta...
  • EN: -The middle of nowhere.
    ES: - Ninguna.
  • EN: - The middle of nowhere.
    ES: - Pero, ¿en qué parte?
  • EN: Here? We're in the middle of nowhere. How do you know, Mr. Wooley?
    ES: - Pero si aquí no hay nada - ¿Quién te ha dicho que no hay nada?
  • EN: Babenberg for example. That is my hometown and it is in the middle of nowhere. a charming little town... with a charming little high school.
    ES: Por ejemplo en Babenberg, ...donde vivo, que está en el quinto pino, ...y es una pequeña ciudad encantadora, ...con un instituto encantador, y mejores...
  • EN: I can't believe it, you live in the middle of nowhere. Come with me. Have you stopped your medication?
    ES: No creo que usted vive tan lejos de la civilización vienen se paró de nuevo el tratamiento?
  • EN: Take off my clothes here, in the middle of nowhere!
    ES: ¡Quitarme la ropa aquí, en un sitio donde no hay nadie!
  • EN: In the middle of nowhere? They,re practically here!
    ES: No digas tonterías, ya llegan.
  • EN: The black spot is that it is in the middle of nowhere.
    ES: Lo peor es el aburrimiento.
  • EN: Well, but this is very important. I mean, stopping trains in the middle of nowhere...
    ES: - Para eso ya no hay tiempo ya. ¡Sí, pero eso es muy importante! Lo puede oír ya y la detención de los trenes en vía abierta...
  • EN: -The middle of nowhere.
    ES: - Ninguna.
  • EN: - The middle of nowhere.
    ES: - Pero, ¿en qué parte?
  • EN: Here? We're in the middle of nowhere. How do you know, Mr. Wooley?
    ES: - Pero si aquí no hay nada - ¿Quién te ha dicho que no hay nada?
  • EN: Babenberg for example. That is my hometown and it is in the middle of nowhere. a charming little town... with a charming little high school.
    ES: Por ejemplo en Babenberg, ...donde vivo, que está en el quinto pino, ...y es una pequeña ciudad encantadora, ...con un instituto encantador, y mejores...
  • EN: "Building big" in the middle of nowhere.
    ES: Construir algo grande... En medio de la nada.
  • EN: I don't care if it's in the middle of nowhere, but get them off my ship.
    ES: Las desembarcamos incluso si es en el medio de la nada.
  • EN: I ain't winding up in a sack in this middle of nowhere.
    ES: No moriré en medio de la nada.
  • EN: Sure, but not out here in the middle of nowhere.
    ES: Claro, pero no aquí fuera en medio de la nada.
  • EN: On here? Live here in the middle of nowhere?
    ES: No, luego estarías subiéndote por las paredes.
  • EN: Look, this is just a dirty little village in the middle of nowhere.
    ES: Este es un pequeño pueblo sucio en medio de la nada.
  • EN: I can't believe it, you live in the middle of nowhere. Come with me. Have you stopped your medication?
    ES: No creo que usted vive tan lejos de la civilización vienen se paró de nuevo el tratamiento?

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