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somehow [ˈsʌmˌhaʊ] adv
1. in some unspecified way 2. Also somehow or other by any means that are necessary ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
somehow adverb one way or another, come what may, come hell or high water (informal), by fair means or foul, by hook or (by) crook, by some means or other I managed, somehow, to scrape a living. Translations somehow [ˈsʌmhaʊ] ADV 1. (= by some means) → de algún modo, de alguna manera I'll do it somehow → de algún modo or de alguna manera lo haré it has to be done somehow or other → de un modo u otro or de una manera u otra tiene que hacerse 2. (= for some reason) → por alguna razón somehow I didn't get on with her → por alguna razón or no sé porqué, no me llevaba bien con ella somehow I don't think he believed me → no sé porqué, pero me parece que no me creyó somehow or other I never liked him → por alguna razón u otra nunca me cayó bien it seems odd, somehow; it seems somehow odd → no sé porqué pero me parece extraño somehow [ˈsʌmhaʊ] adv (= in some way) → d'une manière ou d'une autre Somehow or other he's involved → D'une manière ou d'une autre, il est impliqué. I'll do it somehow BUT Je trouverai le moyen de le faire. somehow somehow [ˈsʌmˌhaʊ] adv a. (in some way) → in qualche modo, in un modo o nell'altro it must be done somehow or other → bene o male va fatto we managed it somehow → non so come, ma ce l'abbiamo fatta we'll manage somehow → in un modo o nell'altro ce la faremo b. (for some reason) → per un motivo o per l'altro it seems odd somehow → non so perché, ma mi sembra strano somehow I've never succeeded → chissà perché non ce l'ho mai fatta somehow [ˈsʌmˌhaʊ] adv a. (in some way) → in qualche modo, in un modo o nell'altro it must be done somehow or other → bene o male va fatto we managed it somehow → non so come, ma ce l'abbiamo fatta we'll manage somehow → in un modo o nell'altro ce la faremo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The advent of Rebecca had somehow infused a new spirit into these hitherto terrible afternoons. I mastered the notion of their communism, and approved of their iron money, with the poverty it obliged them to, yet somehow their cruel treatment of the Helots failed to shock me; perhaps I forgave it to their patriotism, as I had to forgive many ugly facts in the history of the Romans to theirs. He did everything with an air which put your attention on the alert and raised your expectations, but the result somehow was always on stereotyped lines, unsuggestive, empty of any lesson that one could lay to heart. |
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