nada a ver

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nadavê (eye dialect, chiefly Brazilian Internet slang)

Etymology

Shortening of não tem nada a ver (“it has nothing to do (with)”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌna.daˈve(ʁ)/ [ˌna.daˈve(h)], (colloquial) /na.daˈve/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌna.daˈveɾ/ [ˌna.ðaˈveɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌna.daˈveɾ/ [ˌna.ðaˈveɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌna.daˈbeɾ/ [ˌna.ðaˈβeɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌna.daˈve.ɾi/ [ˌna.ðaˈve.ɾi]

Interjection

nada a ver

1. nonsense; bollocks

Adjective

nada a ver (invariable)

1. (idiomatic) nonsensical; absurd