better than nothing
English
Adjective
better
than
nothing
(
comparative form only
)
Barely
useful
; almost
worthless
or
pointless
, but nevertheless better than having nothing at all.
Synonyms
better than a kick in the teeth
better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
Translations
almost worthless
Azerbaijani:
bu da qənimət
,
o da qənimət
Chinese:
Cantonese:
好過冇
/
好过冇
(
hou
2
gwo
3
mou
5
)
Mandarin:
聊勝於無
/
聊胜于无
(
liáoshèngyúwú
)
Finnish:
tyhjää
parempi
,
parempi
kuin
ei mitään
French:
mieux que rien
(fr)
Hungarian:
jobb, mint a semmi
Italian:
meglio di nulla
,
poco ma sicuro
Japanese:
ないよりまし
(
nai yori mashi
)
Polish:
lepszy niż nic
,
dobre i to
(pl)
Portuguese:
melhor do que nada
Russian:
лу́чше чем ничего́
(
lúčše čem ničevó
)
Spanish:
mejor que nada
Swedish:
bättre än inget