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1 there are some more

there are some more

er zijn er nog enkele(n)

English-Dutch dictionary > there are some more
2 There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

<01> В некоторых поражениях больше триумфа, чем в победах. Montaigne (Монтень).

Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
3 more

more [mɔ:(r)]

plus de ⇒ 1 (a), 6 1 davantage de ⇒ 1 (a) plus ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b) davantage ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (b) encore ⇒ 2 (b) plutôt ⇒ 3 (c) de plus en plus ⇒ 4 plus que ⇒ 6 2

1 adjective

(a) (compar of many, much) (larger quantity or number of) plus de, davantage de;

∎ there were more boys than girls il y avait plus de garçons que de filles;

∎ there's much or a lot or far more room in the other building il y a beaucoup plus de place dans l'autre bâtiment

(b) (additional quantity or number of)

∎ you should eat more fish tu devrais manger davantage de ou plus de poisson;

∎ I need more time j'ai besoin de plus de temps;

∎ three more people arrived trois autres personnes sont arrivées;

∎ there's only one more problem to solve il n'y a plus qu'un problème à résoudre;

∎ do you have any more questions? avez-vous d'autres questions?;

∎ do you have any more stamps? est-ce qu'il vous reste des timbres?;

∎ I have no more money je n'ai plus d'argent;

∎ is there any more butter? est-ce qu'il reste du beurre?;

∎ just wait a few more minutes patiente encore quelques instants;

∎ a little more sugar? encore un peu de sucre?;

∎ have some more wine reprends du vin;

∎ there are no more or there aren't any more green lampshades il n'y a plus d'abat-jour verts;

∎ no more talking maintenant, taisez-vous ou silence!;

∎ there'll be no more skiing this winter le ski est fini pour cet hiver;

∎ there have been several more incidents in the same area plusieurs autres incidents se sont produits dans le même quartier;

∎ bring me some more potatoes, please apporte-moi encore des pommes de terre, s'il te plaît;

∎ there's some more paper in that drawer il y a encore du papier dans ce tiroir;

∎ would you like some more soup? voulez-vous un peu plus de soupe?

2 pronoun

(a) (compar of many, much) (larger amount) plus, davantage; (greater number) plus;

∎ he earns more than I do or than me il gagne plus que moi;

∎ I wish I could do more for her j'aimerais pouvoir l'aider plus ou davantage;

∎ it'll take a lot more than that to persuade them il en faudra bien plus (que ça) ou bien davantage pour les convaincre;

∎ some opted for A, but many more chose B certains ont choisi A, mais ceux qui ont choisi B étaient bien plus nombreux;

∎ there are more of them than there are of us ils sont plus nombreux que nous;

∎ he's even more of a coward than I thought il est encore plus lâche que je ne pensais;

∎ it's more of a problem now than it used to be ça pose plus de problèmes maintenant qu'avant;

∎ she's more of a singer than a dancer c'est une chanteuse plus qu'une danseuse

(b) (additional amount) plus, encore;

∎ there's more if you want it il y en a encore si tu veux;

∎ he asked for more il en redemanda;

∎ I couldn't eat any more, thanks je ne pourrais plus rien avaler, merci;

∎ she just can't take any more elle n'en peut vraiment plus;

∎ please can I have some more? (food) puis-je en reprendre, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ there are some more here that you haven't washed il en reste ici que tu n'as pas lavés;

∎ I could say more, but… je pouvais en dire plus mais…;

∎ something/nothing more quelque chose/rien de plus;

∎ I have something/nothing more to say j'ai encore quelque chose/je n'ai plus rien à dire;

∎ he's just a good friend, nothing more c'est un bon ami, rien de plus;

∎ what more can I say? que puis-je dire de plus?;

∎ what more do you want? que voulez-vous de plus?;

∎ familiar what more could you ask for! que demande le peuple!;

∎ but more of that later… mais nous reparlerons de ça plus tard…;

∎ I want no more of this defeatist talk je ne veux plus de ces discours défaitistes;

∎ that's more like it! voilà, c'est mieux!;

∎ no more no less ni plus ni moins;

∎ more of the same la même chose;

∎ the government simply promises more of the same le gouvernement se contente de refaire les mêmes promesses;

∎ there's plenty more where that came from si vous en revoulez, il n'y a qu'à demander;

∎ need I say more? si tu vois ce que je veux dire;

∎ familiar say no more! cela suffit!, n'en dis pas plus!

(c) familiar (additional people)

∎ any more for the ferry? qui d'autre prend le ferry?^□ ;

∎ humorous any more for any more? (food) est-ce que quelqu'un veut du rab?

3 adverb

(a) (forming comparatives) plus;

∎ more intelligent plus intelligent;

∎ more comfortably plus confortablement

(b) (to a greater extent or degree) plus, davantage;

∎ you should read more tu devrais lire plus ou davantage;

∎ it worries me more than it used to ça m'inquiète plus qu'avant;

∎ this more than makes up for it ça fait plus que compenser;

∎ I like wine more than beer je préfère le vin à la bière, j'aime mieux le vin que la bière;

∎ I would think more of her if she owned up j'aurais une plus haute opinion d'elle si elle avouait;

∎ he's intelligent but his sister is more so il est intelligent mais sa sœur l'est davantage;

∎ I'll give you £20, not a penny more je te donnerai 20 livres, pas un sou de plus

(c) (rather) plutôt;

∎ she was more disappointed than angry elle était plus déçue que fâchée;

∎ do it more like this fais-le plutôt comme ceci;

∎ it's more a question of who foots the bill il s'agit plutôt de savoir qui paiera la facture

(d) (again)

∎ once/twice more encore une/deux fois

4 more and more

1 adjective

de plus en plus;

∎ more and more people are using it de plus en plus de gens l'utilisent

2 adverb

de plus en plus;

∎ more and more interesting de plus en plus intéressant;

∎ I was growing more and more tired j'étais de plus en plus fatigué;

∎ I like him more and more each time I see him à chaque fois que je le vois je l'apprécie davantage

5 more or less adverb

(a) (roughly) plus ou moins;

∎ that's more or less what I expected c'est plus ou moins ce à quoi je m'attendais;

∎ is that correct? - well, more or less est-ce que c'est vrai? - plus ou moins, oui

(b) (almost) presque;

∎ we've more or less finished nous avons presque terminé

6 more than

1 preposition

(with numbers, measurements etc) plus de;

∎ more than 500 people plus de 500 personnes;

∎ it costs much or a lot more than $50 ça coûte bien plus de 50 dollars;

∎ for little more than £500 pour à peine plus de 500 livres;

∎ I won't be more than two hours je n'en ai pas pour plus de deux heures, j'en ai pour deux heures au maximum

2 adverb

plus que;

∎ I'd be more than happy to do it je serais ravi de le faire;

∎ you've been more than generous vous avez été plus que généreux;

∎ that's more than enough c'est plus qu'il n'en faut;

∎ this more than makes up for his previous mistakes voilà qui rachète largement ses anciennes erreurs

7 more than a little adverb

vraiment;

∎ we were more than a little shocked nous étions vraiment choqués

8 no more adverb

(a) (neither) non plus;

∎ he doesn't believe the rumours and no more do I il ne croit pas les rumeurs et moi non plus

(b) (as little) pas plus;

∎ she's no more a spy than I am! elle n'est pas plus espionne que moi!;

∎ I would no more have suspected him than I would my own mother je ne l'aurais pas soupçonné davantage que ma propre mère;

∎ it's no more dangerous than crossing the street ce n'est pas plus dangereux que de traverser la rue;

∎ familiar they can no more act than fly in the air ils jouent comme des pieds

(c) literary (no longer)

∎ no more will she grace our company plus jamais elle ne nous tiendra compagnie;

∎ the Empire is no more l'Empire n'est plus

9 not…any more adverb

∎ we don't go there any more nous n'y allons plus;

∎ he still works here, doesn't he? - not any more (he doesn't) il travaille encore ici, n'est-ce pas? - non, plus maintenant

10 the more adverb

formal d'autant plus;

∎ I was the more disappointed j'étais d'autant plus déçu;

∎ they went the more willingly on that account ils y sont allés d'autant plus volontiers;

∎ the more so because… d'autant plus que…

11 the more…the more conjunction

plus…plus;

∎ the more they have, the more they want plus ils en ont, plus ils en veulent;

∎ the more I see him, the more I like him plus je le vois, plus il me plaît

12 what is more, what's more adverb

qui plus est

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > more
4 more

n. Moore (Thomas, schrijver van "Utopia"; familienaam)

more¹

[ mo:] 〈voornaamwoord; vergrotende trap van much en many〉

1 meer

♦voorbeelden:

1   more's the pity • des te erger

     \\td50, more or less • ongeveer vijftig dollar

     a few more • nog een paar

     there is no more • er is er geen meer

     there was much more • er was nog veel meer

     there were many more • er waren er nog veel meer

     there are no more • er zijn er geen meer

     there is some more • er is nog wat

     there are some more • er zijn er nog enkele(n)

     he said he would, and more than that, he did it • hij zei dat hij het zou doen, en wat meer zegt, hij deed het ook

¶ and what's more • en daarbij komt nog dat

     we are going to see more of him • we gaan hem nog vaker zien

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more²

〈bijwoord; vergrotende trap van much〉

1 meer ⇒ veeleer, eerder

2 〈 duidt vergrotende trap aan〉-er ⇒ meer

3 bovendien

♦voorbeelden:

1   more or less • min of meer, zo ongeveer

     〈 formeel of ironisch〉 he'll be more than a little angry • hij zal nog niet zo'n beetje kwaad zijn

     once more • nog eens/een keer

     more and more • meer en meer

     that's more like it • dat lijkt er al beter op

     〈 informeel〉 more than happy • overgelukkig

2   more difficult • moeilijker

     more easily • makkelijker

¶ he is no more • hij is er niet meer, hij is overleden

     〈 formeel〉 I can't afford it, and no more can you • ik kan het mij niet permitteren en jij evenmin

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more³

〈determinator; vergrotende trap van much en many〉

1 meer

♦voorbeelden:

1   more milk • meer melk

     no more bread • geen brood meer

     one more try • nog een poging

     the more people there are the happier he feels • hoe meer mensen er zijn, hoe gelukkiger hij zich voelt

English-Dutch dictionary > more
5 there

there [ðeə(r), unstressed ðə(r)]

là ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) y ⇒ 1 (a) il y a ⇒ 2

1 adverb

(a) (in or to a particular place) là, y;

∎ they aren't there ils ne sont pas là, ils n'y sont pas;

∎ we never go there nous n'y allons jamais;

∎ we're there! nous voilà arrivés!;

∎ who's there? qui est là?;

∎ is Margot there? est-ce que Margot est là?;

∎ see that woman there? that's Marlene tu vois cette femme là-bas? c'est Marlene;

∎ so there we were/I was donc, on était/j'étais là;

∎ she got there in the end (reached a place) elle a fini par arriver; (completed a task) elle a fini par y arriver;

∎ put it there mets-le là; (shake my hand) serre-moi la main;

∎ it's there on the desk c'est là sur le bureau;

∎ she just sat/stood there elle était assise/debout là;

∎ move along there, please! circulez, s'il vous plaît;

∎ we go to Paris and from there to Rome nous allons à Paris et de là à Rome;

∎ here and there çà et là;

∎ there it is le voilà;

∎ it's around there somewhere c'est quelque part par là;

∎ back there là-bas;

∎ in there là-dedans;

∎ on there là-dessus;

∎ over there là-bas;

∎ under there là-dessous;

∎ that car there cette voiture-là;

∎ those cars there ces voitures-là;

∎ your friend there votre ami;

∎ familiar figurative I've been there je suis passé par là, j'ai connu ça;

∎ familiar I've been there before non merci, j'ai déjà donné;

∎ familiar been there, done that (got the T-shirt) non merci, j'ai déjà donné

(b) (available) là;

∎ it's there if you need it c'est là si tu en as besoin;

∎ she's always been there for me elle a toujours été là quand j'avais besoin d'elle

(c) (in existence) là;

∎ I couldn't believe he was really there je n'arrivais pas à croire qu'il était vraiment là;

∎ the central problem is still there le principal problème est toujours là

(d) (on or at a particular point) là;

∎ we disagree there, there we disagree nous ne sommes pas d'accord là-dessus;

∎ there's or there lies the difficulty voilà le problème, le problème est là;

∎ there you're wrong là vous vous trompez;

∎ you're right there là vous avez raison;

∎ let's leave it there restons-en là;

∎ we'll have to stop there for today nous nous arrêterons là pour aujourd'hui;

∎ could I just stop you there? puis-je vous interrompre ici?;

∎ as for the food, I've no complaints there pour ce qui est de la nourriture, là je n'ai pas à me plaindre;

∎ familiar you've got me there! là, je ne sais pas quoi vous répondre ou dire!^□

(e) (drawing attention to someone or something)

∎ hello or hi there! salut!;

∎ hey there! hep, vous là-bas!;

∎ there they are! les voilà!;

∎ there they come les voilà (qui arrivent);

∎ there you go again! ça y est, vous recommencez!;

∎ there she goes, complaining again! voilà qu'elle recommence à se plaindre!;

∎ there's the bell, I must be going tiens ça sonne, je dois partir;

∎ ironic there's gratitude for you c'est beau la reconnaissance!;

∎ now finish your homework, there's a good boy maintenant sois un grand garçon et finis tes devoirs

(f) (idiom)

∎ he's not all or not quite there (stupid) il n'a pas toute sa tête; (senile) il n'a plus toute sa tête

2 pronoun

∎ there is (used before singular noun) il y a;

∎ there are (used before plural noun) il y a;

∎ there was/were il y avait;

∎ there will be il y aura;

∎ there is or there's a book on the table il y a un livre sur la table;

∎ there are some books on the table il y a des livres sur la table;

∎ there isn't any il n'y en a pas;

∎ there's a bus coming il y a un bus qui arrive;

∎ well, there's that girl I was telling you about before… il y a bien cette fille dont je t'ai déjà parlé…;

∎ what happens if there's a change of plan? qu'est-ce qui se passe si on change d'idée?;

∎ there must have been a mistake il a dû y avoir une erreur;

∎ there was once a king il était ou il y avait une fois un roi;

∎ there was singing and dancing on a chanté et dansé;

∎ there were some pieces missing il manquait des pièces;

∎ there weren't any more, were there? il n'en restait pas, si?;

∎ there's one slice left il reste une tranche;

∎ there are or familiar there's two slices left il reste deux tranches;

∎ there's nothing we can do to help them on ne peut rien faire pour les aider;

∎ there's no stopping her rien ne peut l'arrêter;

∎ there's no knowing what he'll do next il est impossible de prévoir ce qu'il fera ensuite;

∎ there was no denying it c'était indéniable;

∎ there now follows a party political broadcast = formule annonçant la diffusion télévisée des messages électoraux des différents partis;

∎ there comes a time when you have to slow down il arrive un moment où il faut ralentir le rythme;

∎ there still remain several points to be resolved il reste encore plusieurs problèmes à résoudre;

∎ there arose a murmur of disapproval un murmure de désapprobation s'éleva

3 exclamation

(a) (soothing)

∎ there now, don't cry! allons ou là! ne pleure pas!;

∎ there, that wasn't so bad, was it? voilà, ça n'était pas si terrible que ça, si?;

∎ there, there! allez!

(b) (aggressive)

∎ there (now), what did I say? voilà, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit?;

∎ there, now you've made me lose count! et voilà, tu m'as fait perdre le compte!

(c) (finishing task)

∎ there (now), that's done! là! voilà qui est fait!

(d) (after all)

∎ but, there, it's not surprising mais enfin, ce n'est pas surprenant

4 so there exclamation

voilà!

5 there again adverb

après tout;

∎ but there again, no one really knows mais après tout, personne ne sait vraiment

6 there and back adverb

∎ we did the trip there and back in three hours nous avons fait l'aller retour en trois heures;

∎ it will take you about an hour/cost you about £50 there and back l'aller retour vous prendra à peu près une heure/vous coûtera environ 50 livres

7 there and then, then and there adverb

sur-le-champ;

∎ I decided there and then to have no more to do with him j'ai tout de suite décidé de ne plus avoir affaire à lui

8 there you are, there you go adverb

(a) (never mind)

∎ it wasn't the ideal solution, but there you are or go ce n'était pas l'idéal, mais enfin ou mais qu'est-ce que vous voulez

(b) (it's done)

∎ just press the button and there you are or go! vous n'avez qu'à appuyer sur le bouton et ça y est!

(c) (I told you so) voilà, ça y est

(d) (here you are) tenez, voilà

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > there
6 some

some [sʌm]

du, de la, de, des ⇒ 1 (a) certains ⇒ 1 (b), 2 (b) un certain ⇒ 1 (c) quelques ⇒ 1 (c) quelques-uns ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) en ⇒ 2 (a) quelque ⇒ 3 (a) environ ⇒ 3 (a) un peu ⇒ 3 (b)

1 adjective

(a) (a quantity of) du, de la, de l'; (a number of) des;

∎ don't forget to buy some cheese/beer/garlic n'oublie pas d'acheter du fromage/de la bière/de l'ail;

∎ I ate some fruit j'ai mangé des fruits;

∎ let me give you some advice laissez-moi vous donner un conseil;

∎ we've invited some friends round nous avons invité des amis à la maison;

∎ some red flowers des fleurs fpl rouges;

∎ some pretty flowers de ou des jolies fleurs fpl;

∎ I met some old friends last night j'ai rencontré de ou des vieux amis hier soir

(b) (not all, certain) certains mpl, certaines fpl;

∎ some wine/software is very expensive certains vins/logiciels coûtent très cher;

∎ some petrol still contains lead il existe encore de l'essence avec plomb;

∎ some English people like frogs' legs certains Anglais aiment les cuisses de grenouille;

∎ some employees like the new system, others don't certains employés aiment le nouveau système, d'autres pas;

∎ some people say… certains disent…, il y en a ou il y a des gens qui disent…;

∎ some cars shouldn't be allowed on the road il y a des voitures qu'on ne devrait pas laisser circuler

(c) (a considerable amount of) un certain, une certaine; (a considerable number of) quelques mfpl;

∎ I haven't been abroad for some time ça fait un certain temps que je ne suis pas allé à l'étranger;

∎ it happened (quite) some time ago ça s'est passé il y a (bien) longtemps;

∎ it will be some time before it's finished ça va prendre un certain temps ou un moment avant que ça soit fini;

∎ it's some distance from here c'est assez loin d'ici;

∎ the money should go some way towards compensating them l'argent devrait les dédommager dans une certaine mesure;

∎ at some length assez longuement;

∎ not without some opposition non sans rencontrer une certaine opposition;

∎ it happened some years/months ago ça s'est passé il y a quelques années/mois

(d) (a small amount or number of)

∎ you might have shown some gratitude! tu aurais pu faire preuve d'un peu de gratitude(, quand même)!;

∎ I felt some uneasiness je ressentais quelque inquiétude;

∎ you must have some idea of how much it will cost vous devez avoir une petite idée de combien ça va coûter;

∎ I hope I've been of some help to you j'espère que je vous ai un peu aidé;

∎ in some measure, to some degree jusqu'à un certain point, dans une certaine mesure;

∎ I'm glad some people understand me! je suis content qu'il y ait quand même des gens qui me comprennent!

(e) (unknown, unspecified)

∎ we must find some alternative il faut que nous trouvions une autre solution;

∎ he's gone to some town in the north il est parti dans une ville quelque part dans le nord;

∎ she works for some publishing company elle travaille pour je ne sais quelle maison d'édition;

∎ some fool left the door open un imbécile a laissé la porte ouverte;

∎ some book or other un livre quelconque;

∎ I'll get even with them some day! je me vengerai d'eux un de ces jours ou un jour ou l'autre!;

∎ come back some other time revenez un autre jour

(f) familiar (expressing scorn, irritation)

∎ did you go to the party? - some party! est-ce que tu es allé à la fête? - tu parles d'une fête!;

∎ some hope we've got of winning! comme si on avait la moindre chance de gagner!^□ ;

∎ some people! il y a des gens, je vous assure!

(g) familiar (expressing admiration, approval)

∎ that was some party! ça c'était une fête!;

∎ (that was) some storm! quelle tempête!^□ ;

∎ that was some meal! ce que nous avons bien mangé!;

∎ she's some girl! c'est une fille formidable!;

∎ he's some tennis player! c'est un sacré tennisman!

2 pronoun

(a) (an unspecified number or amount → as subject) quelques-uns mpl, quelques-unes fpl, certains mpl, certaines fpl; (→ as object) en;

∎ some are plain and some are patterned certains sont unis et certains ont des motifs;

∎ they went off, some one way, some another ils se sont dispersés, les uns d'un côté, les autres de l'autre;

∎ some say it wasn't an accident certains disent ou il y a des gens qui disent que ce n'était pas un accident;

∎ I've got too much cake, do you want some? j'ai trop de gâteau, en voulez-vous un peu?;

∎ can I have some more? est-ce que je peux en reprendre?;

∎ I have some more (I have some left) j'en ai encore; (I have some others) j'en ai d'autres;

∎ where are the envelopes? - there are some in my drawer où sont les enveloppes? - il y en a dans mon tiroir;

∎ he wants the lot and then some il veut tout et puis le reste

(b) (not all)

∎ some of the snow had melted une partie de la neige avait fondu;

∎ some of the time une partie du temps;

∎ I only believe some of what I read in the papers je ne crois pas tout ce que je lis dans les journaux;

∎ some of the most beautiful scenery in the world is in Australia certains des plus beaux paysages du monde se trouvent en Australie;

∎ I've seen some of her films j'ai vu quelques-uns ou certains de ses films;

∎ if you need pencils, take some of these/mine si vous avez besoin de crayons à papier, prenez quelques-uns de ceux-ci/des miens;

∎ do you want some or all of them? en voulez-vous quelques-uns ou les voulez-vous tous?;

∎ some of us/them certains d'entre nous/eux;

∎ some of my friends certains de mes amis;

∎ some of the guests had already left quelques invités étaient déjà partis

3 adverb

(a) (approximately) quelque, environ;

∎ it's some fifty kilometres from London c'est à environ cinquante kilomètres ou c'est à une cinquantaine de kilomètres de Londres;

∎ some 500 people quelque 500 personnes;

∎ some thirty pounds une trentaine de livres, quelque trente livres;

∎ some fifteen minutes un bon quart d'heure;

∎ some few minutes ago il y a quelques minutes

(b) American familiar (a little) un peu^□ ; (a lot) beaucoup^□, pas mal;

∎ I need to rest up some j'ai besoin de me reposer un peu;

∎ admit it, you like her some! avoue-le, tu l'aimes bien!^□

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > some
7 some

1. adjective
1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

some fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)

some day — eines Tages

some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

some time soon — bald [einmal]

3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

4) (to a certain extent)

some guide — eine gewisse Orientierungshilfe

that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

5)

this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
2. pronoun
einig...

she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen

some of her ideas are good — sie hat einige gute Ideen

some of the greatest music — einige der größten Werke der Musik

some say... — manche sagen...

some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
3. adverb
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas

some more — noch ein bisschen

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1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.)

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) einige

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einige

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) gewisse
2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) beachtlich

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einige

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefähr
3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) etwas

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some

[sʌm, s^əm]

I. adj inv, attr

1. + pl n (unknown amount) einige, ein paar; + sing n etwas

he played \some records for me er spielte mir ein paar Platten vor

here's \some news you might be interested in ich habe Neuigkeiten, die dich interessieren könnten

there's \some cake in the kitchen es ist noch Kuchen in der Küche

I made \some money running errands ich habe mit Gelegenheitsjobs etwas Geld verdient

I've got to do \some more work ich muss noch etwas arbeiten

2. + pl n (certain) gewisse

\some people actually believed it gewisse Leute haben es tatsächlich geglaubt

there are \some questions you should ask yourself es gibt [da] gewisse Fragen, die du dir stellen solltest

3. (general, unknown) irgendein(e)

clearly the treatment has had \some effect irgendeine Wirkung hat die Behandlung sicher gehabt

there must be \some mistake da muss ein Fehler vorliegen

he's in \some kind of trouble er steckt in irgendwelchen Schwierigkeiten

could you give me \some idea of when you'll finish? können Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wann sie fertig sind?

it must have been \some teacher/pupils das muss irgendein Lehrer/müssen irgendwelche Schüler gewesen sein

\some idiot's locked the door irgend so ein Idiot hat die Tür verschlossen fam

\some day or another irgendwann

4. (noticeable) gewiss

to \some extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad

there's still \some hope es besteht noch eine gewisse Hoffnung

5. (slight, small amount) etwas

there is \some hope that he will get the job es besteht noch etwas Hoffnung, dass er die Stelle bekommt

6. (considerable amount, number) beträchtlich; ( fam: intensifies noun) ziemlich

it was \some years later when they next met sie trafen sich erst viele Jahre später wieder

we discussed the problem at \some length wir diskutierten das Problem ausgiebig

I've known you for \some years now ich kenne dich nun schon seit geraumer Zeit

that took \some courage! das war ziemlich mutig!

he went to \some trouble er gab sich beträchtliche [o ziemliche] Mühe

that was \some argument/meal! das war vielleicht ein Streit/Essen!

7. ( fam: showing annoyance)

\some mother she turned out to be sie ist eine richtige Rabenmutter

\some hotel that turned out to be! das war vielleicht ein Hotel!

\some chance! we have about one chance in a hundred of getting away ( iron) tolle Aussichten! die Chancen stehen eins zu hundert, dass wir davonkommen iron

perhaps there'll be \some left for us — \some hopes! ( iron) vielleicht bleibt was für uns übrig — [das ist] sehr unwahrscheinlich!

II. pron

1. (unspecified number of persons or things) welche

have you got any drawing pins? — if you wait a moment, I'll get you \some haben Sie Reißnägel? — wenn Sie kurz warten, hole ich [Ihnen] welche

do you have children? — if I had \some I wouldn't be here! haben Sie Kinder? — wenn ich welche hätte, wäre ich wohl kaum hier!

2. (unspecified amount of sth) welche(r, s)

if you want whisky I'll give you \some wenn du Whisky möchtest, gebe ich dir welchen

if you need more paper then just take \some wenn du mehr Papier brauchst, nimm es dir einfach [o nimm dir einfach welches]

if you need money, I can lend you \some wenn du Geld brauchst, kann ich dir gerne was [o welches] leihen

3. (at least a small number) einige, manche

surely \some have noticed einige [o manche] haben es aber sicher bemerkt

4. + pl vb (proportionate number) einige, ein paar

no, I don't want all the green beans, \some are enough nein, ich möchte nicht alle grünen Bohnen, ein paar genügen

I've already wrapped \some of the presents ich habe einige [o ein paar] der Geschenke schon eingepackt

\some of you have already met Imran einige von euch kennen Imran bereits

5. (certain people) gewisse Leute

\some just never learn! gewisse Leute lernen es einfach nie!

6. + sing vb (proportionate number) ein bisschen

no, I don't want all the mashed potatoes, \some is enough nein, ich möchte nicht das ganze Püree, ein bisschen genügt

have \some of this champagne, it's very good trink ein wenig Champagner, er ist sehr gut

\some of the prettiest landscape in Germany is found nearby eine der schönsten Landschaften Deutschlands liegt ganz in der Nähe

7.

▶ and then \some ( fam) und [noch] mehr

we got our money's worth and then \some wir bekamen mehr als unser Geld wert war

III. adv inv

1. (roughly) ungefähr, in etwa

\some twenty or thirty metres deep/high ungefähr zwanzig oder dreißig Meter tief/hoch

\some thirty different languages are spoken in this country in diesem Land werden etwa dreißig verschiedene Sprachen gesprochen

2. AM ( fam: a little) etwas, ein bisschen

I'm feeling \some better mir geht es [schon] etwas [o ein bisschen] besser

could you turn the heat down \some? könntest du bitte die Heizung etwas herunterstellen?

3. AM ( fam: a lot) viel

he sure does talk \some, your brother dein Bruder spricht wirklich viel

he needs feeding up \some er muss ganz schön aufgepäppelt werden fam

we were really going \some on the highway wir hatten auf der Autobahn ganz schön was drauf fam

4.

▶ \some few einige, ein paar

▶ \some little ziemlich

we are going to be working together for \some little time yet wir werden noch ziemlich lange zusammenarbeiten müssen

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[sʌm]
1. adj

1) (with plural nouns) einige; (= a few, emph) ein paar; (= any in "if" clauses, questions) meist nicht übersetzt

if you have some questions — wenn Sie Fragen haben

did you bring some records? — hast du Schallplatten mitgebracht?

some records of mine — einige meiner Platten

would you like some more biscuits? — möchten Sie noch (ein paar) Kekse?

take some nuts — nehmen Sie sich (dat)

some few people — einige wenige Leute

some suggestions, please! — Vorschläge bitte!

2) (with singular nouns) etwas, meist nicht übersetzt (= a little, emph) etwas, ein bisschen

there's some ink on your shirt — Sie haben Tinte auf dem Hemd

would you like some cheese? — möchten Sie (etwas) Käse?

some more ( tea)? — noch etwas (Tee)?

leave some cake for me — lass mir ein bisschen or etwas Kuchen übrig

did she give you some money/sugar? — hat sie Ihnen Geld/Zucker gegeben?

have you got some money? — haben Sie Geld?

it was (of) some help —

we played some golf — wir haben ein bisschen Golf gespielt

3) (= certain, in contrast) manche(r, s)

some people say... — manche Leute sagen...

some people just don't care —

there are some things you just don't say some questions were really difficult — es gibt (gewisse or manche) Dinge, die man einfach nicht sagt manche (der) Fragen waren wirklich schwierig

some work is very rewarding — manche Arbeit ist sehr lohnend

some butter is salty — manche Buttersorten sind salzig

in some ways — in gewisser Weise

4) (vague, indeterminate) irgendein

some book/man or other — irgendein Buch/Mann

some woman rang up — da hat eine Frau angerufen

some woman, whose name I forget... — eine Frau, ich habe ihren Namen vergessen,...

some idiot of a driver — irgend so ein Idiot von (einem) Autofahrer

in some way or another —

at some place in Africa — irgendwo in Afrika

or some such — oder so etwas Ähnliches

or some such name — oder so ein ähnlicher Name

(at) some time last week — irgendwann letzte Woche

some time or other — irgendwann einmal

some other time — ein andermal

some day — eines Tages

some day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

5) (intensifier) ziemlich; (in exclamations) vielleicht ein (inf)

it took some courage — dazu brauchte man schon (einigen) or ziemlichen Mut

(that was) some argument/party! — das war vielleicht ein Streit/eine Party!

that's some whisky — das ist vielleicht ein Whisky! (inf)

it's some size! — das ist vielleicht ein Ding!

this might take some time — das könnte einige Zeit dauern

quite some time — ganz schön lange (inf), ziemlich lange

to speak at some length — ziemlich lange sprechen

it's some distance from the house — es ist ziemlich weit vom Haus entfernt

6) (iro) vielleicht ein (inf)

some experts! — das sind vielleicht Experten! (inf)

some help you are/this is — du bist/das ist mir vielleicht eine Hilfe (inf)

some people! — Leute gibts!

2. pron

1) (= some people) einige; (= certain people) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

some..., others... — manche..., andere...

some of my friends — einige or manche meiner Freunde

there are still some who will never understand — es gibt immer noch Leute, die das nicht begreifen werden

some of them were late — einige kamen zu spät

2) (referring to plural nouns = a few) einige; (= certain ones) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

some of these books — einige dieser Bücher

some of them have been sold — einige sind verkauft worden

I've only seen some of the mountains — ich habe nur ein paar von den Bergen gesehen

they're lovely, try some — die schmecken gut, probieren Sie mal

I've still got some —

he took some — er hat welche genommen

tell me if you see some —

would you like some? — möchten Sie welche?

3) (referring to singular nouns = a little) etwas; (= a certain amount, in contrast) manches; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche(r, s)

here is the milk, if you feel thirsty drink some — hier ist die Milch, wenn du Durst hast, trinke etwas

I drank some of the milk —

I drank some of the milk but not all — ich habe etwas von der Milch getrunken, aber nicht alles

have some! — nehmen Sie sich (dat), bedienen Sie sich

it's lovely cake, would you like some? — das ist ein sehr guter Kuchen, möchten Sie welchen?

try some of this cake — probieren Sie doch mal diesen Kuchen

would you like some money/tea? – no, I've got some — möchten Sie Geld/Tee? – nein, ich habe Geld/ich habe noch

have you got money? – no, but he has some — haben Sie Geld? – nein, aber er hat welches

some of it had been eaten — einiges (davon) war gegessen worden

he only believed/read some of it — er hat es nur teilweise geglaubt/gelesen

some of his speech was excellent — manches or einiges in seiner Rede war ausgezeichnet

some of his work is good — manches, was er macht, ist gut

4)

this is some of the oldest rock in the world — dies gehört zum ältesten Gestein der Welt

some of the finest poetry in the English language — einige der schönsten Gedichte in der englischen Sprache

this is some of the finest scenery in Scotland — dies ist eine der schönsten Landschaften Schottlands

3. adv

1) ungefähr, etwa, circa

some 20 people — ungefähr 20 Leute

some few difficulties — einige Schwierigkeiten

2) (US inf) (= a little) etwas, ein bisschen; (= a lot) viel

it sure bothered us some — das hat uns ziemlich zu schaffen gemacht

he's travelling some — er fährt schnell

I really drank some last night — ich habe gestern Abend ganz schön was getrunken (inf)

that's going some — das ist ganz schön schnell (inf)

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some [sʌm; unbetont səm, sm]

A adj

1. (vor Substantiven) (irgend)ein:

some day eines Tages;

some day (or other) irgendwann (einmal) (in der Zukunft);

some day you’ll pay for this dafür wirst du noch einmal bezahlen;

some other time ein andermal;

some person irgendeiner, (irgend)jemand

2. (vor pl) einige, ein paar: → few A 1

3. manche:

some people are optimistic

4. ziemlich (viel)

5. gewiss(er, e, es):

some extent in gewissem Maße, einigermaßen

6. etwas, ein wenig, ein bisschen:

some bread;

take some more nimm noch etwas

7. ungefähr, gegen, etwa:

a village of some 80 houses

8. umg ‚toll:

some player! ein klasse Spieler!;

that was some race! das war vielleicht ein Rennen!

B adv

1. besonders US etwas, ziemlich

2. umg enorm, toll

C pron

1. (irgend)ein(er, e, es):

some of these days dieser Tage, demnächst

2. etwas:

some of it etwas davon;

some of these people einige dieser Leute;

will you have some? möchtest du welche oder davon haben?;

and then some umg und noch einige(s) mehr

3. besonders US sl darüber hinaus, noch mehr

4. some …, some … die einen …, die anderen …

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1. adjective
1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

some fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)

some day — eines Tages

some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

some time soon — bald [einmal]

3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

4) (to a certain extent)

some guide — eine gewisse Orientierungshilfe

that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

5)

this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
2. pronoun
einig...

she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen

some of her ideas are good — sie hat einige gute Ideen

some of the greatest music — einige der größten Werke der Musik

some say... — manche sagen...

some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
3. adverb
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas

some more — noch ein bisschen

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adj.

einig adj.

irgendein adj.

irgendetwas adj.

manch adj.

English-german dictionary > some
8 some

1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algún, algo, cierto, unos, algunos, ciertos

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) alguno

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) un poco, unos pocos

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) cierto

2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) bastante

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algún

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) unos, cerca de, alrededor de

3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) un poco, algo

- somebody
- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me

some¹ adj

1. un poco de / algo de

do you want some more cake? ¿quieres un poco más de tarta?

Muchas veces no se traduce al español

I need some glue necesito pegamento

would you like some tea? ¿quieres té?

I've got to buy some bread tengo que comprar pan

2. unos / algunos

he gave me some sweets me dio unos caramelos

some people left before the end algunos se fueron antes del final

there are some biscuits in the kitchen hay galletas en la cocina

some² pron

1. un poco / algo

she cut a piece of pizza and gave me some cortó un trozo de pizza y me dio un poco

I've made some coffee would you like some? he hecho café ¿quieres un poco?

2. unos / algunos

some danced and others sang algunos bailaban y otros cantaban

some

tr[sʌm]

adjective

1 (with plural noun) unos,-as, algunos,-as; (a few) unos,-as cuantos,-as, unos,-as pocos,-as

■ there were some flowers on the table había unas flores en la mesa

■ would you like some biscuits? ¿quieres galletas?

2 (with singular noun) algún, alguna; (a little) algo de, un poco de

■ would you like some coffee? ¿quieres café?

■ he needs some money necesita dinero

3 (certain) cierto,-a, alguno,-a

■ unlike some people I know no como algunas personas que conozco

■ some days are better than others algunos días son mejores que otros

■ I like some classical music me gusta alguna música clásica

■ in some ways en cierto modo

■ to some extent hasta cierto punto

4 (unknown, unspecified) algún, alguna

■ some day algún día, un día de éstos

■ for some reason or another por alguna razón u otra

■ there's some bloke at the door hay un tipo en la puerta

■ some other time otra vez, otro día

5 (quite a lot of) bastante

■ she's been gone some time hace ya bastante tiempo que se ha ido

■ it's some distance away queda bastante lejos

■ some years ago hace algunos años

6 familiar ironic (none, not at all) valiente, menudo,-a

■ some help that was! ¡valiente ayuda!

■ some friend you are! ¡valiente amigo eres tú!, ¡menudo amigo eres!

7 familiar (quite a, a fine) menudo,-a

■ that was some meal! ¡menuda comida!, ¡ésa sí que era una comida!, ¡vaya comilona!

■ he's quite some guy! ¡menudo tío!

pronoun

1 (unspecified number) unos,-as, algunos,-as

■ there are no potatoes - I'll have to buy some no quedan patatas - tendré que comprar

■ keys? - I saw some on the table ¿llaves? - he visto unas sobre la mesa

2 (unspecified amount) no se traduce

■ you'll need plenty of money - I've got some te hará falta mucho dinero - ya tengo

■ if you want more paper, there's some in the drawer si te hace falta más papel, hay en el cajón

3 (certain ones) ciertos,-as, algunos,-as; (a certain part) algo, un poco, parte nombre femenino

■ some say it was suicide algunos dicen que se suicidó

■ some of my friends algunos amigos míos

■ some of the money parte del dinero

■ I agree with some of what she said estoy de acuerdo con parte de lo que ha dicho

adverb

1 (approximately, about) unos,-as, alrededor de, aproximadamente

■ there were some twenty people había unas veinte personas

■ some 100 miles away a unas cien millas de aquí

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (rather, a little) un poco

■ they waited some esperaron un poco

■ he likes her some le gusta bastante

some ['sʌm] adj

1) : un, algún

some lady stopped me: una mujer me detuvo

some distant galaxy: alguna galaxia lejana

2) : algo de, un poco de

he drank some water: tomó (un poco de) agua

3) : unos

do you want some apples?: ¿quieres unas manzanas?

some years ago: hace varios años

some pron

1) : algunos

some went, others stayed: algunos se fueron, otros se quedaron

2) : un poco, algo

there's some left: queda un poco

I have gum; do you want some?: tengo chicle, ¿quieres?

some

adj.

• alguno adj.

• algún adj.

• un poco de adj.

• uno, -a adj.

• unos adj.

• vario, -a adj.

adv.

• algunos adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

pron.

• alguno pron.

• algunos pron.

• uno pron.

• unos pron.

I sʌm, weak form səm
adjective

1)

a) ( unstated number or type) (+ pl n) unos, unas

there were some boys/girls in the park — había unos or algunos niños/unas or algunas niñas en el parque

I need some new shoes/scissors — necesito (unos) zapatos nuevos/una tijera nueva

would you like some cherries? — ¿quieres (unas) cerezas?

there are some good restaurants around here — por aquí hay buenos restaurantes

b) ( unstated quantity or type) (+ uncount n)

some paint fell on my head — me cayó (un poco de) pintura en la cabeza

you'll need some French currency — vas a necesitar algo de dinero francés

I can give you some information — te puedo dar (alguna) información

let's go home and have some dinner — vayamos a casa a cenar

would you like some coffee? — ¿quieres café?

2) (a, one) (+ sing count noun) algún, -guna

they owe us some sort of explanation — nos deben algún tipo de explicación

some compromise may still be found — todavía puede llegarse a un acuerdo

some day I'll get my revenge — ya me vengaré algún día

some day soon — un día de éstos

3)

a) (particular, not all) (+ pl n) algunos, -nas

I like some modern artists — algunos artistas modernos me gustan

in some ways — en cierto modo

some people never learn — hay gente que no aprende nunca

b) (part of, not whole) (+ uncount n)

some German wine is red, but most is white — Alemania produce algunos vinos tintos pero la mayoría son blancos

some Shakespeare is very rarely performed — algunas obras de Shakespeare no se representan casi nunca

4)

a) (not many, a few) algunos, -nas

b) (not much, a little) un poco de

5)

a) (several, many)

she's been bed-ridden for some years now — hace años que está postrada en cama

b) ( large amount of)

we've known each other for quite some time now — ya hace mucho (tiempo) que nos conocemos

there'll be some celebrating in Wales tonight — esta noche sí que habrá fiesta en Gales

6) (colloq)

a) ( expressing appreciation)

that's some car you've got! — vaya coche que tienes!, qué cochazo tienes!

b) (stressing remarkable, ridiculous nature)

that was some exam! — vaya examen!

you do ask some questions! — haces cada pregunta!

c) ( expressing irony)

some present! I had to pay for it! — qué regalo ni qué regalo! lo tuve que pagar yo!

some friend you are! — qué buen amigo eres! (iró)

II

pronoun

1)

a) ( a number of things or people) algunos, -nas

b) ( an amount)

there's no salt left; we'll have to buy some — no queda sal; vamos a tener que comprar

2)

a) ( a number of a group) algunos, -nas

some are mine and the others belong to Peter — algunos son míos y los otros son de Peter

b) ( part of an amount)

some of what I've written — algo or parte de lo que he escrito

the coffee's ready: would you like some? — el café está listo: ¿quieres?

3) ( certain people) algunos, -nas

some say that... — algunos dicen que...

III

adverb ( approximately) unos, unas; alrededor de

there were some fifty people there — había unas cincuenta personas, había alrededor de cincuenta personas

[sʌm]
1. ADJECTIVE

1) (=an amount of)
When refers to something you can't count, it usually isn't translated:
will you have some tea? — ¿quieres té?

have some more cake — toma or sírvete más pastel

you've got some money, haven't you? — tienes dinero, ¿no?

let's have some breakfast — vamos a desayunar

we gave them some food — les dimos comida or algo de comida

there's some great acting in this film — hay algunas actuaciones muy buenas en esta película

2) (=a little) algo de, un poco de

all I have left is some chocolate — solamente me queda algo de or un poco de chocolate

she has some experience with children — tiene algo de or un poco de experiencia con niños

the book was some help, but not much — el libro ayudó algo or un poco, pero no mucho, el libro fue de alguna ayuda, pero no mucha

I did some writing this morning — he escrito un poco esta mañana

she went out for some fresh air — salió para tomar un poco de aire fresco

3) (=a number of) unos

some boys were shouting at him — unos chicos le estaban gritando

I have some wonderful memories — tengo unos recuerdos maravillosos

would you like some sweets/grapes? — ¿quieres caramelos/uvas?

we've got some biscuits, haven't we? — tenemos galletas, ¿no?

you need some new trousers/glasses — necesitas unos pantalones nuevos/unas gafas nuevas

surely she has some friends? — debe de tener por lo menos algún amigo

4) (=certain)

some people say that... — algunos dicen que..., algunas personas dicen que..., hay gente que dice que...

some people hate fish — algunas personas odian el pescado, hay gente que odia el pescado

some people just don't care — hay gente que no se preocupa en lo más mínimo

some people have all the luck! — ¡los hay que tienen suerte!, ¡algunos parece que nacen de pie! *

in some ways he's right — en cierto modo or sentido, tiene razón

I paid for mine, unlike some people I could mention — yo pagué el mío, no como ciertas personas or algunos a los que no quiero nombrar

some mushrooms are poisonous — ciertos tipos de setas son venenosas

I like some jazz music — me gusta cierto tipo de jazz

5) (indefinite) algún + masc noun, alguna + fem noun

some day — algún día

some day next week — algún día de la semana que viene

some idiot of a driver — algún imbécil de conductor

I read it in some book (or other) — lo he leído en algún libro

for some reason (or other) — por alguna razón, por una u otra razón

there must be some solution — alguna solución tiene que haber

some man was asking for you — un hombre estuvo preguntando por ti

• this will give you some idea of... — esto te dará una idea de...

• let's make it some other time — hagámoslo otro día

6) (=a considerable amount of) bastante

it took some courage to do that — hacer eso exigió bastante valor

it's a matter of some importance — es un asunto de bastante importancia

• she is some few years younger than him — es bastantes años más joven que él

• I haven't seen him for some time — hace bastante (tiempo) que no lo veo
length 1., 4)
7) (=a considerable number of)

I haven't seen him for some years — hace bastantes años que no lo veo

I posted it some days ago (now) — lo mandé por correo hace (ya) varios días

8) *
emphatic
a) (admiring)

that's some fish! — ¡eso sí que es un pez!, ¡eso es lo que se llama un pez!, ¡vaya pez!

that's some woman — ¡qué mujer!

it was some party — ¡vaya fiesta!, ¡menuda fiesta!

b) iro

"he says he's my friend" - "some friend!" — -dice que es mi amigo -¡menudo amigo!

you're some help, you are! — ¡vaya ayuda das!, ¡menuda ayuda eres tú!

some expert! — ¡valiente experto!

c) (in annoyance)

some people! — ¡qué gente!

2. PRONOUN

1) (=a certain amount, a little) un poco

have some! — ¡toma un poco!

could I have some of that cheese? — ¿me das un poco de ese queso?

I only want some of it — solo quiero un poco

thanks, I've got some — gracias, ya tengo

"I haven't got any paper" - "I'll give you some" — -no tengo nada de papel -yo te doy

• it would cost twice that much and then some * — costaría el doble de eso y algo más de propina *

2) (=a part) una parte

I've read some of the book — he leído (una) parte del libro

some of what he said was true — parte de lo que dijo era cierto

some (of it) has been eaten — se han comido un poco or una parte

give me some! — ¡dame un poco!

3) (=a number) algunos(-as) mpl/fpl

some (of them) have been sold — algunos (de ellos) se han vendido

some of my friends came — vinieron algunos de mis amigos

I don't want them all, but I'd like some — no los quiero todos, pero sí unos pocos or cuantos, no los quiero todos, pero sí algunos

would you like some? — ¿quieres unos pocos or cuantos?, ¿quieres algunos?

4) (=certain people) algunos, algunas personas

some believe that... — algunos creen que..., algunas personas creen que..., hay gente que cree que...

3. ADVERB

1) (=about)

some 20 people — unas 20 personas, una veintena de personas

some £30 — unas 30 libras

2) (esp US)
*
a) (=a lot) mucho

we laughed some — nos reímos mucho

Edinburgh to London in five hours, that's going some! — de Edimburgo a Londres en cinco horas, ¡eso sí que es rapidez!

b) (=a little)

you'll feel better when you've slept some — te sentirás mejor cuando hayas dormido un poco

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I [sʌm], weak form [səm]
adjective

1)

a) ( unstated number or type) (+ pl n) unos, unas

there were some boys/girls in the park — había unos or algunos niños/unas or algunas niñas en el parque

I need some new shoes/scissors — necesito (unos) zapatos nuevos/una tijera nueva

would you like some cherries? — ¿quieres (unas) cerezas?

there are some good restaurants around here — por aquí hay buenos restaurantes

b) ( unstated quantity or type) (+ uncount n)

some paint fell on my head — me cayó (un poco de) pintura en la cabeza

you'll need some French currency — vas a necesitar algo de dinero francés

I can give you some information — te puedo dar (alguna) información

let's go home and have some dinner — vayamos a casa a cenar

would you like some coffee? — ¿quieres café?

2) (a, one) (+ sing count noun) algún, -guna

they owe us some sort of explanation — nos deben algún tipo de explicación

some compromise may still be found — todavía puede llegarse a un acuerdo

some day I'll get my revenge — ya me vengaré algún día

some day soon — un día de éstos

3)

a) (particular, not all) (+ pl n) algunos, -nas

I like some modern artists — algunos artistas modernos me gustan

in some ways — en cierto modo

some people never learn — hay gente que no aprende nunca

b) (part of, not whole) (+ uncount n)

some German wine is red, but most is white — Alemania produce algunos vinos tintos pero la mayoría son blancos

some Shakespeare is very rarely performed — algunas obras de Shakespeare no se representan casi nunca

4)

a) (not many, a few) algunos, -nas

b) (not much, a little) un poco de

5)

a) (several, many)

she's been bed-ridden for some years now — hace años que está postrada en cama

b) ( large amount of)

we've known each other for quite some time now — ya hace mucho (tiempo) que nos conocemos

there'll be some celebrating in Wales tonight — esta noche sí que habrá fiesta en Gales

6) (colloq)

a) ( expressing appreciation)

that's some car you've got! — vaya coche que tienes!, qué cochazo tienes!

b) (stressing remarkable, ridiculous nature)

that was some exam! — vaya examen!

you do ask some questions! — haces cada pregunta!

c) ( expressing irony)

some present! I had to pay for it! — qué regalo ni qué regalo! lo tuve que pagar yo!

some friend you are! — qué buen amigo eres! (iró)

II

pronoun

1)

a) ( a number of things or people) algunos, -nas

b) ( an amount)

there's no salt left; we'll have to buy some — no queda sal; vamos a tener que comprar

2)

a) ( a number of a group) algunos, -nas

some are mine and the others belong to Peter — algunos son míos y los otros son de Peter

b) ( part of an amount)

some of what I've written — algo or parte de lo que he escrito

the coffee's ready: would you like some? — el café está listo: ¿quieres?

3) ( certain people) algunos, -nas

some say that... — algunos dicen que...

III

adverb ( approximately) unos, unas; alrededor de

there were some fifty people there — había unas cincuenta personas, había alrededor de cincuenta personas

English-spanish dictionary > some
9 some

sʌm
1. мест.;
неопред.;
как сущ.
1) кое-кто, некоторые, одни, другие This bird feeds on worms and according to some, on roots. ≈ Эта птица питается червями и, как утверждают некоторые, корнями растений. Some ran, some did not run. ≈ Одни побежали, другие нет. Syn: others
2.
2) некоторое количество He ran a mile and then some. ≈ Он пробежал одну милю и потом еще немного. ∙ and then some
2. мест.;
неопред.;
как прил.
1) какой-нибудь, какой-то, некий, некоторый It was in some newspaper. ≈ Это было в какой-то газете. - some day - some time
2) некоторый, несколько;
часто не переводится Please give me some milk. ≈ Дайте мне, пожалуйста, молока. There are some some cats in the garden. ≈ В саду несколько кошек.
3) немного, несколько I shall be away for some time. ≈ Некоторое время меня здесь не будет. - some few
4) много, немало, порядочно He'll need some health. ≈ Ему потребуется немало здоровья.
5) разг. замечательный, в полном смысле слова, стоящий часто ирон. That was some party! ≈ Вот это была вечеринка! Syn: remarkable, striking
3. мест.;
неопред.;
как нареч.
1) разг. несколько, до некоторой степени, отчасти He felt some better. ≈ Он почувствовал себя немного лучше. Syn: somewhat
2.
2) около, приблизительно The club consists of some 40 members. ≈ В клубе где-то около сорока человек. twenty-some people ≈ примерно двадцать человек Syn: about
1., nearly, approximately какой-нибудь, (хоть) какой-то - * other solution will have to be found придется (нужно) найти (какое-то) другое решение - ask * experienced person спроси (у) какого-нибудь опытного человека - give it to * lawyer передайте (поручите) это (какому-нибудь) юристу - he will have to make * sort of reply ему ведь придется хоть что-то ответить - let's do that * other time давайте сделаем это как-нибудь в другой раз - come and see me * Monday приходите ко мне как-нибудь в понедельник (в какой-нибудь из понедельников) - I shall see you * day this week мы с вами увидимся как-нибудь на этой недел - he must buy * new cpothes ему нужно купить себе из одежды - can you give me * lunch? не дадите ли вы мне что-нибудь позавтракать (пообедать) ?, не покормите ли вы меня завтраком (обедом) ? какой-то, некий - * variation некая разновидность - * man wants to speak to you с тобой хочет поговорить какой-то человек - * Mr. Smith wants to see you вас хочет видеть некий (какой-то) мистер Смит - * fool has locked the door какой-то дурак запер дверь - he went to * place in France он поехал куда-то во Францию - * one какой-нибудь один;
кто-то, кто-нибудь, кто-либо - * else кто-то другой - * else's чужой, не свой - * or other тот или иной;
кто-нибудь, кто-либо - *has to lock up the house кто-нибудь (кто-то) должен запереть дом - * one place выберите какое-нибудь одно место некоторые, одни;
другие - * people say that it is not difficult некоторые (люди) говорят, что это нетрудно - * fans paid ten dollars for their seats! есть такие болельщики, которые заплатили по десять долларов за место! - * days he earns more, * days less в какие-то дни он зарабатывает больше, в какие-то - меньше некоторое количество, немного - I would like * milk я бы выпил (немного) молока - have * more tea выпейте еще чаю - when I have * free time когда у меня бывает свободное время - he has * money to spare у него есть лишние деньги( немного свободных денег) - have * pity! сжальтесь!, пожалейте (меня) ! несколько - it happened * years ago это случилось несколько лет тому назад - I saw * people walking in the garden as I passed когда я проходил (мимо), я видел нескольких людей, гуляющих в саду - * miles more to go еще несколько миль ходьбы немало, порядочно - it takes * time на это нужно время - it needs * pluck to do that это требует известного (немалого) мужества - they discussed it at * length они обсуждали это довольно долго - the station is * distance off станция находится на некотором расстоянии отсюда - he had * trouble in arranging it он устроил это с немалым трудом;
ему не так просто было устроить это (американизм) (сленг) отличный, что надо, хоть куда - it is * cake! вот это торт! - * heat! ну и жара, нечего сказать! - that's * rain! ну и дождь( хлещет) ! - three hundred biles an hour! * speed! триста маль в час! вот это скорость! в сочетаниях (см. примеры) - *... or other тот или иной - in * book or other в одной из книг, в какой-то книге - we must settle this question * way or other нам нужно как-то (каким-то образом) решить (удалить) этот вопрос - * idiot or other was shouting all the night какой-то болван (идиот) орал всю ночь приблизительно, около, примерно - * hundred people около ста человек - we were * sixty in all нас было всего( примерно) шестьдесят - it costs * twenty pounds это стоит около двадцати фунтов( разговорное) несколько, немного - he felt * better ему стало несколько лучше;
он стал чувствовать себя немного лучше - * few немного, незначительное количество - I waited * few minutes я подождал всего несколько минут( американизм) (эмоционально-усилительно) очень, значительно - he was annoyed * он порядком рассердился - we were beaten * нас разделали под орех, нам поддали как следует - it amused me * это меня порядком позабавило - it was a fast train and it went * это был скорый поезд, и он шел на всех парах (преимущественно) (шотландское) слегка;
чуть-чуть кое-кто, некоторые, одни;
другие - * think that it is easy некоторые считают, что это легко - * agree with us, and * disagree некоторые (одни) с нами согласны, некоторые ( другие) нет - * of the boys come very early некоторые мальчики приходят (часть мальчиков приходит) очень рано кое-что, некоторые, одни;
другие - I agree with * of what you say кое с чем из того, что вы говорите, я согласен - * are gold, * silver некоторые (одни) (вещи) из золота, некоторые (другие) из серебра, кое-что из золота, а кое-что из серебра - * of these days на днях, скоро некоторое количество, немного - * of the paper is damaged часть бумаги испорчена - he will be in town all August and * of September он пробудет в городе весь август и часть сентября - this is good, will you have *? это вкусно, хотите (попробовать) немного? несколько, немного - I want * of these strawberries дайте мне (немного) этой клубники -... and (then) *... и еще сверх того - he wants the lot and then * ему нужно все без остатка и еще сверх того - he's up to all the tricks and then * он знает все эти фокусы and (then) ~ разг. и еще много в придачу;
вдобавок;
some of these days вскоре, на днях, в ближайшие дни ~ (как нареч.) разг. несколько, до некоторой степени, отчасти;
some colder немного холодней;
he seemed annoyed some он казался немного раздосадованным ~ некоторый, несколько;
часто не переводится;
I have some money to spare у меня есть лишние деньги ~ (как прил.) некий, некоторый, какой-то, какой-нибудь;
I saw it in some book (or other) я видел это в какой-то книге I saw ~ people in the distance я увидел людей вдали;
I would like some strawberries мне хотелось бы клубники I saw ~ people in the distance я увидел людей вдали;
I would like some strawberries мне хотелось бы клубники this is ~ picture! вот это действительно картина!;
she's some girl! вот это девушка! some разг. замечательный, в полном смысле слова, стоящий (часто ирон.) ;
some battle крупное сражение;
some scholar! ну и ученый! ~ prop indef. (как сущ.) кое-кто, некоторые, одни, другие;
some came early некоторые пришли рано ~ (как прил.) некий, некоторый, какой-то, какой-нибудь;
I saw it in some book (or other) я видел это в какой-то книге ~ prop indef. некоторое количество;
some of these books are quite useful некоторые из этих книг очень полезны ~ некоторый, несколько;
часто не переводится;
I have some money to spare у меня есть лишние деньги ~ немало, порядочно;
you'll need some courage вам потребуется немало мужества ~ (как нареч.) разг. несколько, до некоторой степени, отчасти;
some colder немного холодней;
he seemed annoyed some он казался немного раздосадованным ~ несколько, немного;
some few несколько;
some miles more to go осталось пройти еще несколько миль;
some years ago несколько лет тому назад ~ около, приблизительно;
there were some 20 persons present присутствовало около 20 человек ~ около ~ приблизительно some разг. замечательный, в полном смысле слова, стоящий (часто ирон.) ;
some battle крупное сражение;
some scholar! ну и ученый! ~ prop indef. (как сущ.) кое-кто, некоторые, одни, другие;
some came early некоторые пришли рано ~ (как нареч.) разг. несколько, до некоторой степени, отчасти;
some colder немного холодней;
he seemed annoyed some он казался немного раздосадованным ~ несколько, немного;
some few несколько;
some miles more to go осталось пройти еще несколько миль;
some years ago несколько лет тому назад ~ prop indef. некоторое количество;
some of these books are quite useful некоторые из этих книг очень полезны and (then) ~ разг. и еще много в придачу;
вдобавок;
some of these days вскоре, на днях, в ближайшие дни ~ day, ~ time (or other) когданибудь;
some one какой-нибудь (один) ;
some people некоторые люди ~ day, ~ time (or other) когданибудь;
some one какой-нибудь (один) ;
some people некоторые люди ~ place где-нибудь;
some way out какой-нибудь выход some разг. замечательный, в полном смысле слова, стоящий (часто ирон.) ;
some battle крупное сражение;
some scholar! ну и ученый! ~ day, ~ time (or other) когданибудь;
some one какой-нибудь (один) ;
some people некоторые люди time: some ~ = sometime some ~ в течение некоторого времени some ~ некоторое время ~ place где-нибудь;
some way out какой-нибудь выход ~ несколько, немного;
some few несколько;
some miles more to go осталось пройти еще несколько миль;
some years ago несколько лет тому назад ~ около, приблизительно;
there were some 20 persons present присутствовало около 20 человек this is ~ picture! вот это действительно картина!;
she's some girl! вот это девушка! ~ немало, порядочно;
you'll need some courage вам потребуется немало мужества

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > some
10 some

{sʌm}
I. 1. неопределено количествo/брой няколко, някои, малко
SOME of them някои от тях
SOME sugar/bread малко захар/хляб
SOME apples/eggs няколко ябълки/яйца
have SOME more tea пийни още малко чай
there are SOME children outside вън има няколко деца
this marmalade is good have SOME този мармалад e хубав-опитай го
a pound and then SOME един фунт и още малко
2. значително количество, брой доста (много)
for SOME time (от) доста време
we went SOME miles out of our way отдалечихме се на доста мили от пътя си
I had (quite) SOME trouble in finding it доста трудно го намерих
that is SOME help това e наистина помощ
that is SOME proof това e известно/доста сериозно доказателство
he spoke at SOME length той говори доста дълго
that's saying SOME ам. sl. и тая не e малка
3. някой, някакъв
SOME man is asking for you някакъв човек те търси
I read it in SOME book or other четох го в някаква/някоя книга
4. sl. забележителен, не какъв да e
that was SOME storm ама че беше буря
SOME car чудесна кола
upoн. то пък една кола
II. 1. приблизително, около
there were SOME twenty people имаше около четиридесет души
that was SOME twenty years ago това беше преди около двайсет години
2. рaзг. до известна стелен, значително, известно време
we talked SOME поговорихме малко
he went SOME to win aм. доста се постара да спечели

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{s^m} a, pron 1. неопределено количествo/ брой няколко; някои; м(2) {s^m} adv 1. приблизително, около; there were some twenty peopl

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някой; някои; няколко;

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1. a pound and then some един фунт и още малко 2. for some time (от) доста време 3. have some more tea пийни още малко чай 4. he spoke at some length той говори доста дълго 5. he went some to win aм. доста се постара да спечели 6. i had (quite) some trouble in finding it доста трудно го намерих 7. i read it in some book or other четох го в някаква/някоя книга 8. i. неопределено количествo/брой няколко, някои, малко 9. ii. приблизително, около 10. sl. забележителен, не какъв да e 11. some apples/eggs няколко ябълки/яйца 12. some car чудесна кола 13. some man is asking for you някакъв човек те търси 14. some of them някои от тях 15. some sugar/bread малко захар/хляб 16. that is some help това e наистина помощ 17. that is some proof това e известно/доста сериозно доказателство 18. that was some storm ама че беше буря 19. that was some twenty years ago това беше преди около двайсет години 20. that's saying some ам. sl. и тая не e малка 21. there are some children outside вън има няколко деца 22. there were some twenty people имаше около четиридесет души 23. this marmalade is good have some този мармалад e хубав-опитай го 24. upoн. то пък една кола 25. we talked some поговорихме малко 26. we went some miles out of our way отдалечихме се на доста мили от пътя си 27. значително количество, брой доста (много) 28. някой, някакъв 29. рaзг. до известна стелен, значително, известно време
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some[sʌm] I. pron някой; малко (за означаване на част от нещо или няколко на брой); the cake is delicious, will you have \some? тортата е много вкусна, ще си вземеш ли малко? II. attr 1. някой; някакъв; \some car ran over our cat някаква кола прегази нашата котка; I saw it in \some book срещнах го в някаква книга; 2. за значителен брой, количество и пр.; 3. около, приблизително (с числителни или думи за размер); \some 150 miles south of London около 150 мили на юг от Лондон; 4. малко; I must find \some money трябва да намеря малко пари; have \some more milk заповядайте още (малко) мляко; 5. sl забележителен; не какъв да е; that was \some storm ама че буря беше; I call that \some book това се казва книга, това не е каква да е книга; III. adv sl до известна степен; малко; I like him \some той ми харесва малко.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > some
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[mɔː] comparative of many ～much
1. adjective

1) a greater number or quantity of:

I've more pencils than he has.
أكْثَر
2) an additional number or quantity of:

We need some more milk.
أكْثَر، إضافي
2. adverb

1) used to form the comparative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables:

She can do it more easily that I can

He is much more intelligent than they are.
تُسْتَعْمَل مع الصِّفات ا لمكوَّنه من أكْثَر من مَقْطَعَيْن
2) to a greater degree or extent:

I'm exercising a little more now than I used to.
بِدَرَجَةٍ أكْبَر
3) again:

We'll play it once more.
ثانِيَةً
3. pronoun

1) a greater number or quantity:

"Are there a lot of people?" "There are far more than we expected."
عددٌ أكْبَر
2) an additional number or amount:

We've run out of paint. Will you go and get some more?
كمِّيَه إضافِيَّه

Arabic-English dictionary > more
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1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) noen, litt, noe

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) noe, noen, en del

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) en eller annen, noe, litt

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) (på) mange/visse (måter), (i en) viss utstrekning
2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) en god del, betydelig

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) viss, en eller annen

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cirka, om lag, omtrent
3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) litt, et stykke på vei, noe

- somebody
- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me

noen
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omkring
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omtrent
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somme
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ved

I
adv. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/

1) ( foran regneord e.l.) om lag, omtrent, rundt regnet, cirka

• it happened some thirty years ago

det skjedde for rundt tretti år siden

2) ( hverdagslig) ganske (så), noe til

• he seemed annoyed some

han virket ganske irritert

• that's going some!

det var noe til fart!

some dozen people et dusintalls mennesker

some few noen få
II
determ. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/

1) noe, noen, litt, en eller annen, et eller annet, en del, somme, viss, et visst, visse, enkelte

• some person might have seen it

en eller annen kan ha sett det

• I bought some stamps

jeg kjøpte noen frimerker

• there is some man at the door

det er en eller annen mann på døren

• it is open some days

den er åpen visse dager

• there is some truth in what you say

det er noe sant i det du sier

• some of it was spoilt

noe av det var ødelagt

• some work is pleasant

noe arbeid er trivelig

• would you like some more?

vil du ha litt til?

• I have read it in some book or other

jeg har lest det i en eller annen bok

• that is some help

det er en viss hjelp

2) atskillig, en hel del, en god (del), ikke så lite

• that will take some courage

• I shall be away for some time

jeg kommer til å være borte en god stund

3) ( hverdagslig) ordentlig, skikkelig, litt av

• that was some party!

det var litt av en fest, det!

for some reason or other av en eller annen grunn

for some time yet på en god stund ennå

of some size ganske stor

some (people) somme, enkelte, en del

some bread litt brød, noe brød

some day (or other) en eller annen dag, før eller senere

English-Norwegian dictionary > some
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I [sʌm] adj
(употребляется в утвердительных предложениях, специальных вопросах, вежливых предложениях и просьбах)

1) какой-нибудь, хоть какой-то

I shall see you some day this week. — Мы увидимся как-нибудь на этой неделе.

He must buy himself some new clothes. — Ему надо себе купить что-нибудь новое из одежды.

Can you give me some lunch? — Могу я получить что-нибудь на ланч?

I've read it in some book or other. — Я читал об этом в какой-то книге.

- for some reason or other

- try to find some other solution
- ask some lawyer for advice
- let's do that some other time
- come and see me some Monday
2) некоторые, одни, другие (обыкновенно с существительными во множественном числе)

- some teachers believe in it
- some people don't simply care
- some days he earns more, some days less
3) некоторое количество, немного, несколько

It happened in some towns. — Это произошло в нескольких городах.

I would like some more milk. — Я бы выпил еще немного молока.

There are some eggs in the fridge. — В холодильнике есть немного яиц.

Have some more cake! — возьми еще торта.

- some years ago

4) немало, порядочно

The job took some time. — На эту работу ушло немало времени.

He had some difficulty (trouble) in finding the hotel. — Ему было нелегко найти эту гостиницу.

The station is some distance from here. — Вокзал отсюда довольно далеко.

- it needs some courage to do that

•

USAGE:

(1.) Some употребляется в вопросительных предложениях в следующих случаях: (а.) в специальных вопросах: Where can I buy some cigarettes? Где мне купить сигаресы? Why do some children hate milk? Почему некоторые дети не любят молоко? Where did you meet some of our friends? Где вы познакомились с некоторыми из наших друзей? (б) в вопросах-просьбах или вежливых предложениях типа: Will you have some more tea? Не хотите ли еще чая? Could I have some cold water? Можно мне немного холодной воды? (2.) See any, adj
II [sʌm] adv
(употребляется перед словом few и перед числительными) приблизительно, около, примерно

I waited some 20 minutes. — Я прождал около двадцати минут.

It costs some twenty pounds. — Это стоит около двадцати фунтов

- some hundred people
III [sʌm] prn
1) кое-кто, некоторые, одни, другие

I need some of these things. — Мне нужны некоторые из этих вещей.

I agree with some of what you say. — Я согласен кое с чем из того, что вы говорите.

Some think it is easy. — Некоторые думают, что это легко.

- some of these days
- some of the boys come very early
2) немного, некоторое количество

I want some of this salad. — Дайте мне немного этого салата

- some of the paper is spoiled

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > some
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1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nekaj

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nekaj; nekateri

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) nekaj

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) neki
2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) precej

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) neki

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) približno
3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) do neke mere

- somebody
- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me
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[sʌm]
1.

adjective

neki, nekak, nekateri, en; katerikoli, kakršenkoli; slang velik, silen, pomemben, odličen; (pred samostalnikom v množini) nekaj, neko število, nekoliko, malo (od njih), kakih, okrog, približno

at some time or other — enkrat pač, kadarkoli, prej ali slej

for some time — nekaj časa

in some way or other — na ta ali na oni način, tako ali tako

to some extent — do neke mere, nekako

some day — nekega dne

some few — maloštevilni, majhno število

some girl! — čedno dekle!

some people — nekateri (ljudje), nekaj ljudi

some time — enkrat

some time ago — nekaj časa (je) (od) tegá

a village of some 50 houses — vas kakih 50 hiš

it is some five years since we saw each other — kakih pet let je, kar sva se (zadnjič) videla

shall I give you some more tea? — naj vam dam še malo čaja?

have some jam with your bread — vzemite si (nekaj) džema s kruhom!

I call that some poem! — to (pa) je pesem!

that's some hat! — to (pa) je klobuk (in pol)! to je kolosalen klobuk!

I left it in some corner — pustil sem ga (to) v kakem kotu

as you say, it did cost some money — kot pravite, je to (res) stalo nekaj (= precéj) denarja

I must do it some day — ta ali oni dan (enkrat) moram to napraviti

that will take you some time — to vam bo vzelo nekaj časa;

2.

pronoun

katerikoli, neki, nekateri; American slang precéj, kar veliko, kar mnogo, še več

some... some — eni... drugi

some of it — nekaj tega

some of them — nekateri od njih

some of these days — te dni, v kratkem, kmalu

some accepted, some refused — nekateri so sprejeli, drugi odklonili

if you have no money, I will give you some — če nimaš denarja, ti ga jaz nekaj dam

may I have some of this cake? — lahko dobim nekaj tega kolača?

he looked some tipsy — bil je videti precéj vinjen

he ran a mile and then some — tekel je eno miljo in nato še naprej;

3.

adverb

nekaj; precéj, zelo

that's going some! — to mi je všeč! to je sijajno!

he seems annoyed some — videti je nekaj nejevoljen (jezen)

English-Slovenian dictionary > some
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1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo
2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas
3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) até certo ponto

- somebody
- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me
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[s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau.

English-Portuguese dictionary > some
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more [mɔ:^r]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

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comparative of many ; of much

1. adjective

   a. ( = greater in amount) plus de

• a lot more time beaucoup plus de temps

• there's no more rice il n'y a plus de riz

• have some more ice cream reprenez de la glace

► more... than plus de... que

• he's got more money than you il a plus d'argent que vous

• more people than usual plus de gens que de coutume

   b. ( = additional) encore de

• more tea? encore un peu de thé ?

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► Note that in the following some and any when used with more are translated by du and de la.

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• I'd like some more meat je voudrais encore de la viande

• is there any more wine? y a-t-il encore du vin ?

► a few/several more

• I need a few more examples il me faut encore quelques exemples

• unfortunately it'll take several more days cela prendra malheureusement quelques jours de plus

2. pronoun

   a. ( = greater quantity) plus

• a little more un peu plus

• I need a lot more il m'en faut beaucoup plus

• I haven't any more je n'en ai plus

• and what's more et qui plus est

• we'd like to see more of her nous aimerions la voir plus souvent

• I'll find out more about it je vais me renseigner

► more than (before a number) plus de

• more than 20 came plus de 20 personnes sont venues

• not more than a kilo pas plus d'un kilo

• it cost more than I expected c'était plus cher que je ne pensais

• that's more than enough c'est amplement suffisant► no/nothing more

• no more, thanks (in restaurant) ça suffit, merci

• I've nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter

• let's say nothing more about it n'en parlons plus► anything more

• I don't want anything more (to eat) je ne veux plus rien

   b. ( = others) d'autres

• have you got any more like these? en avez-vous d'autres comme ça ?

3. adverb

   a. (with adjectives and adverbs) plus

• more difficult plus difficile

• more easily plus facilement

• more and more difficult de plus en plus difficile

• only more so mais encore plus

• each more beautiful than the next tous plus beaux les uns que les autres

• the house is more than half built la maison est plus qu'à moitié construite

   b. (with verbs) plus, davantage

• you must rest more vous devez vous reposer davantage

• she talks even more than he does elle parle encore plus que lui

• I like apples more than oranges je préfère les pommes aux oranges

• it will more than cover the cost cela couvrira largement les frais

   c. ( = rather) plutôt

• it's more a short story than a novel c'est une nouvelle plutôt qu'un roman

   d. ( = again) once more une fois de plus

• once more, they have disappointed us une fois de plus, ils nous ont déçus

• only once more une dernière fois

► any more plus

• I won't do it any more je ne le ferai plus

   e. (set structures)

► more or less plus ou moins

• neither more nor less ni plus ni moins► the more... plus...

• the more you rest the quicker you'll get better plus vous vous reposerez plus vous vous rétablirez rapidement

• the more I think of it the more ashamed I feel plus j'y pense plus j'ai honte

• he is all the more happy il est d'autant plus heureux

• all the more so because... d'autant plus que...

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Note: When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see below

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II 1 below
[mɔː(r)] 1.
adverb

1) ( comparative)

it's more serious than we thought — c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions

the more intelligent (child) of the two — (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux

he's no more honest than his sister — il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur

2) ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage

you must work/rest more — il faut que tu travailles/te reposes davantage

he sleeps more than I do — il dort plus que moi

the more you think about it, the harder it will seem — plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur

he is (all) the more angry because — il est d'autant plus en colère que

3) ( longer)

I don't work there any more — je n'y travaille plus

4) ( again)

once more — une fois de plus

5) ( rather)

more surprised than angry — plus étonné que fâché
2.
quantifier

more cars than people — plus de voitures que de gens

more cars than expected — plus de voitures que prévu

some more books — quelques livres de plus

a little/lot more wine — un peu/beaucoup plus de vin

more bread — encore un peu de pain

there's no more bread — il n'y a plus de pain

have some more beer! — reprenez de la bière

have you any more questions? — avez-vous d'autres questions?

nothing more — rien de plus

something more — autre chose
3.
pronoun

1) ( larger amount or number) plus

it costs more than the other one — il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre

he eats more than you — il mange plus que toi

the children take up more of my time — les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps

many were disappointed, more were angry — beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés

we'd like to see more of you — nous voudrions te voir plus souvent

2) ( additional amount) davantage; ( additional number) plus

I need more of them — il m'en faut plus

I need more of it — il m'en faut davantage

several/a few more (of them) — plusieurs/quelques autres

I can't tell you any more — je ne peux pas t'en dire plus

I have nothing more to say — je n'ai rien à ajouter

in Mexico, of which more later... — au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard...

let's ou we'll say no more about it — n'en parlons plus
4.
more and more phrasal determiner, adverbial phrase de plus en plus

more and more work — de plus en plus de travail

to sleep more and more — dormir de plus en plus

more and more regularly — de plus en plus régulièrement
5.
more or less adverbial phrase plus ou moins
6.
more so adverbial phrase encore plus

in York, and even more so in Oxford — à York et encore plus à Oxford

he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so — il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus

they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe — ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe

no more so than usual — pas plus que d'habitude
7.
more than adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase

1) ( greater amount or number) plus de

more than 20 people — plus de 20 personnes

more than half — plus de la moitié

more than enough — plus qu'assez

2) ( extremely)

more than generous — plus que généreux

the cheque more than covered the cost — le chèque a amplement couvert les frais

••

she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief —

she's a thief, neither more nor less — c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins

he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant — ce n'est qu'un serviteur

and what is more... — et qui plus est...

there's more where that came from — ce n'est qu'un début

English-French dictionary > more
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some [sʌm]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

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1. adjective

   a. ( = a certain amount of, a little) du, de la de l'

• some tea/ice cream/water du thé/de la glace/de l'eau

• would you like some more meat? voulez-vous encore un peu de viande ?

   b. ( = a certain number of) des

• some cakes des gâteaux

• I haven't seen him for some years cela fait des années que je ne l'ai pas vu

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► de is sometimes used before an adjective.

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• some wonderful memories de merveilleux souvenirs

• I found some small mistakes j'ai trouvé de petites erreurs

   c. (indefinite) un, une

• some woman was asking for her il y avait une dame qui la demandait

• there must be some solution il doit bien y avoir une solution

• some other day un autre jour

• some time last week la semaine dernière

• in some way or other d'une façon ou d'une autre

• some day un jour (ou l'autre)

• some more talented person quelqu'un de plus doué

   d. ( = a certain) if you are worried about some aspect of this proposal... si un aspect quelconque de cette proposition vous préoccupe...

   e. (as opposed to others) some children like school certains enfants aiment l'école

• some coffee is bitter certains cafés sont amers

• in some ways, he's right par certains côtés, il a raison

• some people just don't care il y a des gens qui s'en fichent

• some people say that... il y a des gens qui disent que...

   f. ( = a considerable amount of) it took some courage to do that! il a fallu du courage pour faire ça !

• he spoke at some length il a parlé assez longuement

• it's a matter of some importance c'est une question assez importante

   g. ( = a limited) this will give you some idea of... cela vous donnera une petite idée de...

• that's some consolation! c'est quand même une consolation !

• surely there's some hope she will recover? il y a tout de même quelque espoir qu'elle guérisse ?

   h. (in exclamations) (inf) that was some party! (admiring) ça a été une super fête ! (inf)

• you're some help! (ironic) tu parles d'une aide ! (inf)

• he says he's my friend -- some friend! (ironic) il dit être mon ami -- drôle d'ami ! (inf)

2. pronoun

   a. ( = as opposed to others) certain(e)s m(f)pl

• some cheered, others shouted abuse certains applaudissaient, d'autres criaient des injures

• some of my friends certains de mes amis

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► Note the use of d'entre with personal pronouns.

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• some of them were late certains d'entre eux étaient en retard

• some of us knew him certains d'entre nous le connaissaient

   b. ( = not all) quelques-un(e)s m(f)pl

• I don't want them all, but I'd like some je ne les veux pas tous mais j'en voudrais quelques-uns

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► Even if not expressed, of them must be translated in French by en.

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• I've still got some (of them) j'en ai encore quelques-uns

• some (of them) have been sold on en a vendu quelques-uns

   c. ( = a certain amount or number when object of the verb) en

• I've got some j'en ai

• have some! prenez-en !

• do you need stamps? -- it's okay, I've got some est-ce que tu as besoin de timbres ? -- non, ça va, j'en ai

   d. ( = a part) une partie

• some has been eaten on en a mangé une partie

• put some of the sauce into a bowl versez une partie de la sauce dans un bol

• have some of this cake prenez un peu de gâteau

• I agree with some of what you said je suis en partie d'accord avec ce que vous avez dit

► ... and then some (inf)

it would cost twice that much and then some ça coûterait deux fois plus et même davantage

3. adverb

   a. ( = about) environ

• there were some twenty houses il y avait environ vingt maisons

   b. ( = a bit) (inf)

you'll feel better when you've slept some tu te sentiras mieux une fois que tu auras dormi un peu

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Note: When some is used as a quantifier to mean an unspecified amount of something, it is translated by du, de l' before vowel or mute h, de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: I'd like some bread = je voudrais du pain; have some water = prenez de l'eau; we've bought some beer = nous avons acheté de la bière; they've bought some peaches = ils ont acheté des pêches

But note that where some is followed by an adjective preceding a plural noun, de alone is used in all cases: some pretty dresses = de jolies robes

For particular usages see I below

When some is used as a pronoun it is translated by en which is placed before the verb in French: would you like some? = est-ce que vous en voulez?; I've got some = j'en ai

For particular usages see II below
[sʌm] 1.
determiner, quantifier

1) ( an unspecified amount or number)

some cheese — du fromage

some old socks — de vieilles chaussettes

2) (certain: in contrast to others) certains

some children like it — certains enfants aiment ça

in some ways, I agree — d'une certaine façon, je suis d'accord

some people say that — certaines personnes disent que

in some parts of Europe — dans certaines parties de l'Europe

3) ( a considerable amount or number)

he has some cause for complaint — il a des raisons de se plaindre

it will take some doing — ça ne va pas être facile à faire

we stayed there for some time — nous sommes restés là assez longtemps

we waited for some years — nous avons attendu plusieurs années

he hadn't seen her for some years — ça faisait plusieurs années qu'il ne l'avait pas vue

4) (a little, a slight)

the meeting did have some effect — la réunion a eu un certain effet

the candidate needs to have some knowledge of computers — le candidat doit avoir certaines or un minimum de connaissances en informatique

you must have some idea where the house is — tu dois avoir une idée de l'endroit où la maison se trouve

this money will go some way towards compensating her for her injuries — cet argent compensera un peu ses blessures

to some extent — dans une certaine mesure

well that's some consolation anyway! — c'est toujours ça! (colloq)

5) péj (an unspecified, unknown)

some man came to the house — un homme est venu à la maison

a car of some sort —

some sort of car — une sorte de voiture

6) (colloq) ( a remarkable)

that was some film! — ça c'était un film!

that's some woman ou man! — c'est quelqu'un!

7) (colloq) ( not much)

some help you are! — iron c'est ça que tu appelles aider!

some mechanic he is! — tu parles d'un mécanicien!

‘I'd like the work to be finished by Monday’ - ‘some hope!’ — ‘j'aimerais que le travail soit fini avant lundi’ - ‘tu rêves (colloq)!’
2.
pronoun

1) ( an unspecified amount or number)

I'd like some of those — j'en voudrais quelques-uns comme ça

(do) have some! — servez-vous!

(do) have some more! — reprenez-en!

2) (certain ones: in contrast to others)

some (of them) are blue — certains sont bleus

some say that — certaines personnes disent que

I agree with some of what you say — je suis d'accord avec une partie de ce que tu dis

some (of them) arrived early — certains d'entre eux sont arrivés tôt
3.
adverb

1) ( approximately) environ

some 20 people — environ 20 personnes

some £50 — autour de 50 livres sterling

2) (colloq) US ( a lot) un peu

from here to the town center in 5 minutes, that's going some — (colloq) aller d'ici au centre ville en 5 minutes, il faut le faire

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some people! — ah vraiment, il y a des gens!

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18 more

more

❢ When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère ; more beautiful = plus beau/belle ; more easily = plus facilement ; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see A 1 below.

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see B 1 below.

A adv

1 ( comparative) it's more serious than we thought/you think c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions/vous ne pensez ; the more intelligent (child) of the two (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux ; he's no more honest than his sister il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur ; the more developed countries les pays plus développés ;

2 ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage ; you must work/sleep/rest more il faut que tu travailles/dormes/te reposes davantage ; he sleeps/talks more than I do il dort/parle plus que moi ; you can't paint any more than I can, you can no more paint than I can tu ne sais pas plus peindre que moi ; the more you think of it, the harder it will seem plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur ; he is (all) the more determined/angry because il est d'autant plus déterminé/en colère que ;

3 ( longer) I don't work there any more je n'y travaille plus ; I couldn't continue any more je ne pouvais pas continuer plus longtemps ; she is no more littér elle n'est plus ;

4 ( again) once/twice more une fois/deux fois de plus, encore une fois/deux fois ; he's back once more il est de nouveau de retour ;

5 ( rather) more surprised than angry plus étonné que fâché ; he's more a mechanic than an engineer il est plus mécanicien qu'ingénieur ; it's more a question of organization than of money c'est plus une question d'organisation que d'argent.

B quantif more cars than people plus de voitures que de gens ; more eggs than milk plus d'œufs que de lait ; more cars than expected/before plus de voitures que prévu/qu'avant ; some more books encore quelques livres ; a little/lot more wine un peu/beaucoup plus de vin ; more bread encore un peu de pain ; there's no more bread il n'y a plus de pain ; have some more beer! reprenez de la bière ; have you any more questions/problems? avez-vous d'autres questions/problèmes? ; we've no more time nous n'avons plus le temps ; nothing more rien de plus ; something more autre chose, quelque chose d'autre.

C pron

1 ( larger amount or number) plus ; it costs more than the other one il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre ; he eats more than you il mange plus que toi ; the children take up more of my time les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps ; many were disappointed, more were angry beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés ; we'd like to see more of you nous voudrions te voir plus souvent ;

2 ( additional amount) davantage ; ( additional number) plus ; tell me more (about it) dis-m'en davantage ; I need more of them il m'en faut plus ; I need more of it il m'en faut davantage ; we found several/a few more (of them) in the house nous en avons trouvé plusieurs/quelques autres dans la maison ; I can't tell you any more je ne peux pas t'en dire plus ; have you heard any more from your sister? as-tu d'autres nouvelles de ta sœur? ; I have nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter ; in Mexico, of which more later… au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard… ; let's ou we'll say no more about it n'en parlons plus.

D more and more det phr, adv phr de plus en plus ; more and more work/time de plus en plus de travail/de temps ; to work/sleep more and more travailler/dormir de plus en plus ; more and more regularly de plus en plus régulièrement.

E more or less adv phr plus ou moins.

F more so adv phr encore plus ; in York, and even more so in Oxford à York et encore plus à Oxford ; it is very interesting, made (even) more so because c'est très intéressant, d'autant plus que ; he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus ; (all) the more so because… d'autant plus que… ; they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe ; no more so than usual/the others pas plus que d'habitude/les autres.

G more than adv phr, prep phr

1 ( greater amount or number) plus de ; more than 20 people/£50 plus de 20 personnes/50 livres sterling ; more than half plus de la moitié ; more than enough plus qu'assez ;

2 ( extremely) more than generous/happy plus que généreux/ravi ; the cheque more than covered the cost le chèque a amplement couvert les frais ; you more than fulfilled your obligations tu as fait plus que remplir tes obligations.

Idioms

she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief, she's a thief, neither more nor less c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins ; he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant ce n'est qu'un serviteur ; and what is more… et qui plus est… ; there's more where that came from ce n'est qu'un début.

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19 some

some

❢ When some is used as a quantifier to mean an unspecified amount of something, it is translated by du, de l' before vowel or mute h, de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: I'd like some bread = je voudrais du pain ; have some water = prenez de l'eau ; we've bought some beer = nous avons acheté de la bière ; they've bought some peaches = ils ont acheté des pêches. But note that where some is followed by an adjective preceding a plural noun, de alone is used in all cases: some pretty dresses = de jolies robes. For particular usages see A below. When some is used as a pronoun it is translated by en which is placed before the verb in French: would you like some? = est-ce que vous en voulez? ; I've got some = j'en ai. For particular usages see B below.

A det, quantif

1 ( an unspecified amount or number) some cheese du fromage ; some money de l'argent ; some apples des pommes ; some old/new socks de vieilles/nouvelles chaussettes ; some red/expensive socks des chaussettes rouges/chères ; we need some help/support/money nous avons besoin d'aide/de soutien/d'argent ;

2 (certain: in contrast to others) certains ; some shops won't sell this product certains magasins ne vendent pas ce produit ; some children like it certains enfants aiment ça ; some tulips are black certaines tulipes sont noires ; some people work, others don't certaines personnes travaillent, d'autres non ; in some ways, I agree d'une certaine façon, je suis d'accord ; in some cases, people have to wait 10 years dans certains cas les gens doivent attendre 10 ans ; some people say that certaines personnes disent que ; in some parts of Europe dans certaines parties de l'Europe ;

3 ( a considerable amount or number) he has some cause for complaint/disappointment il a des raisons de se plaindre/d'être déçu ; she managed it with some ease/difficulty elle a réussi sans problèmes/avec difficulté ; his suggestion was greeted with some indifference/hostility sa suggestion a été accueillie avec indifférence/hostilité ; it will take some doing ça ne va pas être facile à faire ; we stayed there for some time nous sommes restés là assez longtemps ; we waited for some years/months/hours nous avons attendu plusieurs années/mois/heures ; he hadn't seen her for some years ça faisait plusieurs années qu'il ne l'avait pas vue ;

4 (a little, a slight) the meeting did have some effect/some value la réunion a eu un certain effet/une certaine importance ; the candidate needs to have some knowledge of computers le candidat doit avoir certaines or un minimum de connaissances en informatique ; there must be some reason for it il doit y avoir une raison ; you must have some idea where the house is tu dois avoir une idée de l'endroit où la maison se trouve ; this money will go some way towards compensating her for her injuries cet argent compensera un peu ses blessures ; the agreement will go some way towards solving the difficulties between the two countries cet accord aidera à résoudre les difficultés entre les deux pays ; to some extent dans une certaine mesure ; well that's some consolation anyway! c'est toujours ça ○ ! ;

5 péj (an unspecified, unknown) some man came to the house un homme est venu à la maison ; he' s doing some course il suit des cours ; she's bought some cottage in Spain elle a acheté une maison en Espagne ; a car/computer of some sort, some sort of car/computer une sorte de voiture/d'ordinateur ;

6 ○ ( a remarkable) that was some film/car! ça c'était un film/une voiture! ; that's some woman/man! c'est quelqu'un! ;

7 ○ ( not much) some help you are/he is! iron c'est ça que tu appelles/qu'il appelle aider! ; some mechanic/doctor he is! tu parles d'un mécanicien/d'un médecin! ; some dictionary/pen that is! tu parles d'un dictionnaire/d'un stylo! ; ‘I'd like the work to be finished by Monday’-‘some hope!’ ‘j'aimerais que le travail soit fini avant lundi’-‘tu rêves ○ !’

B pron

1 ( an unspecified amount or number) I'd like some of those j'en voudrais quelques-uns comme ça ; (do) have some! servez-vous! ; (do) have some more! reprenez-en! ;

2 (certain ones: in contrast to others) some (of them) are blue certains sont bleus ; some (of them) are French, others Spanish ( people) certains d'entre eux sont des Français, d'autres des Espagnols ; some say that certaines personnes disent que ; I agree with some of what you say je suis d'accord avec une partie de ce que tu dis ; some (of them) arrived early certains d'entre eux sont arrivés tôt.

C adv

1 ( approximately) environ ; some 20 people/buses environ 20 personnes/autobus ; some 20 years ago il y a environ 20 ans ; some £50 autour de 50 livres (sterling) ; some 70% of the population environ 70% de la population ;

2 ○ US (somewhat, a lot) un peu ; to wait/work some attendre/travailler un peu ; from here to the town center in 5 minutes, that's going some ○ aller d'ici au centre ville en 5 minutes, il faut le faire.

Idioms

and then some ○ ! et pas qu'un peu ○ ! ; some people! ah vraiment, il y a des gens!

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20 ♦ some

♦ some /sʌm, səm/
A a. e pron.

1 qualche; del, dello, degli, dei; della, delle; un po' di; ne; alcuni, alcune; certuni, certune; taluni, talune; certi, certe; diversi, diverse; parecchi, parecchie: Some boys were reading, qualche ragazzo leggeva; alcuni ragazzi leggevano; Some money will be needed, ci vorrà del denaro; I took some, but not all, ne presi un po' (o alcuni), non tutto (o non tutti); I like it, but some don't, a me piace, ma a certuni no; I stayed there for some time [some weeks], rimasi là un certo tempo [diverse settimane]

2 uno, una; un certo, una certa; una specie, una sorta di: We'll do that some other time, lo faremo un'altra (o qualche altra) volta; It seemed to be some inn or hotel, aveva l'aria d'essere una (specie di) locanda o un albergo; some day ( or other), un giorno (o l'altro); I read it in some paper ( or other), l'ho letto in un (qualche) giornale

3 (fam.) grande; considerevole; ragguardevole; grosso; notevole: That was some battle, è stata una grossa battaglia, quella; quella sì che è stata una battaglia!

4 (fam., iron., in frasi escl.) bello: Some friend you are!, bell'amico che sei!; It will take some doing!, ce ne vorrà del bello e del buono!; ci sarà un bel po' da fare!

5 (fam., esprimendo ammirazione, disprezzo, stupore, ecc.; è idiom.; per es.:) Some car!, accidenti che automobile!; Some party!, che festa!; Some people!, che gente!; (iron.) Some hope of that!, vacci a sperare! NOTA D'USO: - any / some-

B avv.

1 circa; pressappoco; all'incirca; a un dipresso: some fifty miles away, a circa cinquanta miglia di distanza

2 (fam. USA) alquanto; piuttosto; abbastanza; un po': The snow is some deeper than yesterday, la neve è alquanto più alta di ieri; I'm feeling some better now, adesso sto un po' meglio

3 (fam. USA) molto; un bel po': You'll have to travel some to get there, dovrai viaggiare un bel po' per arrivarci

● some more, dell'altro; degli altri; ancora: Have some more biscuits, prendi degli altri biscotti!; Can I have some more?, ne posso prendere ancora? □ some people, alcuni; taluni; certuni □ some time, per un po'; un po' di tempo NOTA D'USO: - sometime, sometimes o some time?- □ some time around noon, verso mezzogiorno □ (fam.) and then some, e molti altri ancora; e più ancora.

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