somebody

some·bod·y  (smbd, -bd, -b-d)

pron.

An unspecified or unknown person; someone. See Usage Note at he¹.

n. pl. some·bod·ies

A person of importance: "Obviously she was somebodya real presence in the room" (Oleg Cassini).

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somebody [ˈsʌmbədɪ]

pron

some person; someone

n pl -bodies

a person of greater importance than others he is somebody in this town

Usage: See at everyone

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

somebody - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" individual, mortal, person, someone, soul organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, shape, soma, form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" self - a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self" adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission appointee, appointment - a person who is appointed to a job or position capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) captor, capturer - a person who captures and holds people or animals changer, modifier - a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu" color-blind person - a person unable to distinguish differences in hue common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title communicator - a person who communicates with others contestant - a person who participates in competitions coward - a person who shows fear or timidity creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things controversialist, disputant, eristic - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy applied scientist, engineer, technologist - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse experimenter - a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry" expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully face - a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces" female person, female - a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place aborigine, indigen, indigene, native, aboriginal - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students" native - a person born in a particular place or country; "he is a native of Brazil" inexperienced person, innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evil intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone loved one - a person who you love, usually a member of your family leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies money dealer, money handler - a person who receives or invests or pays out money

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somebody

noun celebrity, big name, public figure, name, star, heavyweight (informal), notable, superstar, household name, dignitary, luminary, bigwig (informal), celeb (informal), big shot (informal), personage, megastar (informal), big wheel (slang), big noise (informal), big hitter (informal), heavy hitter (informal), person of note, V.I.P., someone He suddenly became a somebody.
nothing (informal), nobody, nonentity, lightweight (informal), also-ran, menial, cipher, non-person

Translations

somebody [ˈsʌmbədɪ]

A. PRON → alguien
there's somebody coming → viene alguien
somebody knocked at the door → alguien llamó a la puerta
somebody speak to me! → ¡que alguien me diga algo!
I need somebody to help me → necesito que alguien me ayude, necesito a alguien que me ayude
somebody Italian → un italiano
somebody from the audience → alguien del público
we need somebody strong for that → necesitamos a alguien fuerte para eso
you must have seen SOMEBODY! → ¡a alguien tienes que haber visto!
let somebody else try → deja que otro or otra persona or alguien más lo intente
somebody or other → alguien
somebody up there loves/hates me → tengo una buena/mala racha

B. N
to be somebody → ser un personaje, ser alguien
he really thinks he's somebody doesn't he? → realmente se cree alguien, ¿verdad?

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somebody [ˈsʌmbədi] pron

(= an unspecified person) → quelqu'un
Somebody stole my bag → Quelqu'un a volé mon sac.
somebody or other → une personne ou une autre, quelqu'un

(= an important person) → quelqu'un
He was somebody in this town → Il était quelqu'un dans cette ville.
some day someday [ˈsʌmdeɪ] adv → un jour
some day next week → dans le courant de la semaine prochaine

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somebody

pron → jemand; (dir obj) → jemand(en); (indir obj) → jemandem; somebody else → jemand anders; somebody or other → irgendjemand; somebody knocked at the door → es klopfte jemand an die Tür; we need somebody German → wir brauchen einen Deutschen; everybody needs somebody to talk to → jeder braucht einen, mit dem er sprechen kann; somebody or other → irgendjemand; you must have seen somebody → Sie müssen doch irgendjemand(en) gesehen haben

n to be (a) somebody → etwas vorstellen, wer (inf) → or jemand sein; he thinks he’s somebody now → er bildet sich (dat) → ein, er wäre jetzt jemand or wer (inf)

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somebody [ˈsʌmbədɪ]

1. pron → qualcuno
there's somebody coming → sta arrivando qualcuno
somebody knocked at the door → hanno bussato alla porta
somebody else → qualcun altro
somebody Italian → un italiano
somebody told me so → me l'ha detto qualcuno
somebody or other → qualcuno

2. n to be somebody → essere qualcuno
she thinks she's somebody → si crede importante

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somebody [ˈsʌmbədɪ]

1. pron → qualcuno
there's somebody coming → sta arrivando qualcuno
somebody knocked at the door → hanno bussato alla porta
somebody else → qualcun altro
somebody Italian → un italiano
somebody told me so → me l'ha detto qualcuno
somebody or other → qualcuno

2. n to be somebody → essere qualcuno
she thinks she's somebody → si crede importante

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somebody → شخص ذو شأن někdo nogle jemand κάποιος alguien joku quelqu’un netko qualcuno 誰か 누군가 iemand noen ktoś alguém кто-то någon บางคน birisi người nào đó 某人