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something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] pron 1. an unspecified or unknown thing; some thing he knows something you don't take something warm with you something or other one unspecified thing or an alternative thing 3. an unspecified or unknown amount; bit something less than a hundred 4. an impressive or important person, thing, or event isn't that something? adv
1. to some degree; a little; somewhat to look something like me 2. (foll by an adjective) Informal (intensifier) it hurts something awful Translations something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] A. PRON 1. → algo cook something nice → haz algo que esté rico wear something warm → ponte algo que abrigue there's something about him I don't like → hay algo que no me gusta de él let me ask you something → déjame hacerte una pregunta, deja que te pregunte algo it's come to something when you get the sack for that → ¡a lo que hemos llegado! ¡que te echen por eso! that has something to do with accountancy → eso tiene que ver or está relacionado con la contabilidad he's got something to do with it → está metido or involucrado en eso something else → otra cosa here's something for your trouble (o.f.) → aquí tiene, por la molestia I think you may have something there → puede que tengas razón, puede que estés en lo cierto there's something in what you say → hay algo de verdad en lo que dices he's something in the City → trabaja de algo or de no sé qué en la City the music spoke to something in me → la música inspiró algo en mí something of the kind → algo por el estilo do you want to make something of it? → ¿quieres hacer un problema de esto? there's something the matter → pasa algo it's not something I approve of → no es algo que yo apruebe you can't get something for nothing → las cosas no las regalan there's something odd here → aquí hay or pasa algo(raro) it's something of a problem → es de algún modo or en cierto modo un problema, en cierto sentido representa un problema he's something of a musician → tiene algo de músico, tiene cierto talento para la música he's getting something of a reputation around here → se está ganando cierta fama por aquí the play proved to be something of a letdown → la obra resultó ser un tanto decepcionante I hope to see something of you → espero que nos seguiremos viendo, nos estaremos viendo, espero(LAm) did you say something? → ¿dijiste algo? well, that's something → eso ya es algo will you have something to drink? → ¿quieres tomar algo? I need something to eat → necesito comer algo it gives her something to live for → le da un motivo para vivir 2. (= something special or unusual) he thinks he's something → se cree alguien their win was quite something → su victoria fue extraordinaria that's really something! → ¡eso sí que es fenomenal or estupendo! 3. (in guesses, approximations) he's called John something → se llama John no sé qué, se llama John algo there were 30 something → había 30 y algunos más the four something train → el tren de las cuatro y pico are you mad or something? → ¿estás loco o qué?, ¿estás loco o algo así? her name is Camilla or something → se llama Camilla o algo así, se llama algo así como Camilla, se llama Camilla o algo por el estilo he's got flu or something → tiene gripe o algo parecido something or other → algo, alguna cosa B. ADV 1. (= a little, somewhat) 1.1. there were something like 80 people there → había algo así como 80 personas allí, había como unas 80 personas allí it's something like ten o'clock → son algo así como las diez, son las diez más o menos it cost £100, or something like that → costó 100 libras, o algo así he looks something like me → se parece algo or un poco a mí he talks something like his father → tiene algo de su padre cuando habla now that's something like a rose! → ¡eso es lo que se llama una rosa! now that's something like it! → ¡así es como debe ser! 1.2. something over 200 → algo más de 200, un poco más de 200 2. they pull her leg something chronic → le toman el pelo una barbaridad, le toman el pelo que es una cosa mala it hurts something awful → duele un montón she loves him something awful → le quiere una barbaridad C. N she has a certain something → tiene un algo, tiene un no sé qué that certain something that makes all the difference → ese no sé qué que importa tanto it's just a little something I picked up in a sale → es una tontería que compré en las rebajas would you like a little something before dinner? → ¿quieres tomar or picar algo antes de la cena? something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] pron (= unspecified thing) → quelque chose m Wear something warm → Mets quelque chose de chaud. He realized that something was wrong → Il se rendit compte que quelque chose n'allait pas. Give him something to do → Donne-lui quelque chose à faire. something interesting → quelque chose d'intéressant something special → quelque chose de spécial that's something! → c'est déjà quelque chose! (giving approximate description or amount) Membership is something over 10,000 → On compte un peu plus de 10.000 adhérents. He's something like me → Il est un peu comme moi. or something like that (= or thereabouts) → ou quelque chose comme ça It cost £100, or something like that → Ça a coûté cent livres, ou quelque chose comme ça. or something → ou quelque chose comme ça His name is Pierre or something → Il s'appelle Pierre, ou quelque chose comme ça. something pron → etwas; something nice/unpleasant/serious etc → etwas Nettes/Unangenehmes/Ernstes etc; something or other → irgendetwas, irgendwas; did you say something? → hast du (et)was gesagt?; something of the kind → so (et)was (Ähnliches); that’s something I don’t know → das weiß ich nicht; there’s something I don’t like about him → irgendetwas or irgendwas gefällt mir an ihm nicht; do you want to make something of it? → willst du dich mit mir anlegen? (inf); there’s something in what you say → an dem, was du sagst, ist (schon) was dran; well, that’s something → (das ist) immerhin etwas; he’s something to do with the Foreign Office → er ist irgendwie beim Außenministerium; she’s called Rachel something → sie heißt Rachel Soundso or Sowieso; there were thirty something → es waren etwas über dreißig; three hundred and something → dreihundert und ein paar (→ Zerquetschte (inf)); we left at five something → wir sind etwas nach fünf gegangen (inf: = something special or unusual) it was something else (esp US) or quite something → das war schon toll (inf); it’s quite something to be Prime Minister at 44 → es will schon was heißen, mit 44 Premierminister zu sein; what a beautiful dress! that’s really something → so ein schönes Kleid! ganz große Klasse! (inf) or something (inf) → oder so (was); are you drunk or something? (inf) → bist du betrunken oder was? (inf); she’s called Maria or something like that → sie heißt Maria oder so ähnlich n a little something (= present etc) → eine kleine Aufmerksamkeit, eine Kleinigkeit; a certain something → ein gewisses Etwas; that certain something that makes all the difference → das gewisse Etwas, auf das es ankommt adv something over 200 → etwas über 200, etwas mehr als 200; something like 200 → ungefähr 200, um die 200 herum; you look something like him → du siehst ihm irgendwie ähnlich; this is something like the one I wanted → so (et)was Ähnliches wollte ich haben; now that’s something like a rose! → das nenne ich eine Rose!; another £500, now that’s something like it → noch £ 500 und wir kommen der Sache schon näher something [ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ] 1. pron → qualche cosa, qualcosa something nice (pretty) → qualcosa di carino (to eat) → qualcosa di buono (to do) → qualcosa di bello something interesting → qualcosa di interessante something to do → qualcosa da fare something else → altro, qualcos'altro something has happened → è successo qualcosa something of the kind → qualcosa del genere she said something or other about it → mi ha detto qualcosa a tale proposito he's a lecturer in something or other → è professore di non so che he's a doctor or something → è dottore o qualcosa del genere there's something the matter → c'è qualcosa che non va to have something to live for → avere uno scopo nella vita there's something in what you say → c'è del vero in quello che dici will you have something to drink? → vuoi qualcosa da bere? he's called John something → si chiama John vattelappesca give her something for herself → regalale qualcosa di personale here's something for your trouble → eccoti qualcosa per il disturbo I hope to see something of you → spero di vederti qualche volta I think you may have something there → penso che tu abbia ragione (good idea) → mi sembra una buona idea, la tua there's something about him that ... → c'è qualcosa in lui che... she has a certain something → ha un certo non so che that's really something! → mica male! 2. adv a. something over/under 200 → un po' più/meno di 200 something like 200 → circa 200 he's something like me → mi assomiglia un po' now that's something like a rose! (approving comment) → questa sì che è una rosa! something [ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ] 1. pron → qualche cosa, qualcosa something nice (pretty) → qualcosa di carino (to eat) → qualcosa di buono (to do) → qualcosa di bello something interesting → qualcosa di interessante something to do → qualcosa da fare something else → altro, qualcos'altro something has happened → è successo qualcosa something of the kind → qualcosa del genere she said something or other about it → mi ha detto qualcosa a tale proposito he's a lecturer in something or other → è professore di non so che he's a doctor or something → è dottore o qualcosa del genere there's something the matter → c'è qualcosa che non va to have something to live for → avere uno scopo nella vita there's something in what you say → c'è del vero in quello che dici will you have something to drink? → vuoi qualcosa da bere? he's called John something → si chiama John vattelappesca give her something for herself → regalale qualcosa di personale here's something for your trouble → eccoti qualcosa per il disturbo I hope to see something of you → spero di vederti qualche volta I think you may have something there → penso che tu abbia ragione (good idea) → mi sembra una buona idea, la tua there's something about him that ... → c'è qualcosa in lui che... she has a certain something → ha un certo non so che that's really something! → mica male! 2. adv a. something over/under 200 → un po' più/meno di 200 something like 200 → circa 200 he's something like me → mi assomiglia un po' now that's something like a rose! 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"I'll tell you what we'll do," said Beth, "let's each get her something for Christmas, land not get anything for ourselves. Something he had read in it seemed to fascinate him. Later, when I knew her, she was always doing something unexpected. |
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