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1. pronoun, adjective1) (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.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill2) ((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.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir3) ((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.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti2. adjective1) (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!) töluverður, umtalsverður2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me
См. также в других словарях:
thirty-something (forty-something, etc.) — informal an unspecified age between thirty and forty (forty and fifty, etc.). → something … English new terms dictionary
thirty-something/forty-something — ► thirty something (forty something, etc.) informal an unspecified age between thirty and forty (forty and fifty, etc.). Main Entry: ↑something … English terms dictionary
thirty-something/forty-something, etc. — ► thirty something (forty something, etc.) informal an unspecified age between thirty and forty (forty and fifty, etc.). Main Entry: ↑something … English terms dictionary
thirty-something — ► thirty something (forty something, etc.) informal an unspecified age between thirty and forty (forty and fifty, etc.). Main Entry: ↑something … English terms dictionary
thirty-something — noun the time of life between 30 and 40 • Syn: ↑thirties, ↑mid thirties • Hypernyms: ↑time of life • Part Holonyms: ↑adulthood, ↑maturity * * * thirty something … Useful english dictionary
Twenty-Something Girls vs. Thirty-Something Women — Infobox Television episode Title = Twenty Something Girls vs. Thirty Something Women Series = Sex and the City Caption = Season = 2 Episode = 29 Airdate = September 26 1999 Production = Writer = Darren Star Director = Darren Star Guests = Episode … Wikipedia
something — ► PRONOUN 1) an unspecified or unknown thing. 2) an unspecified or unknown amount or degree. ► ADVERB informal ▪ used for emphasis with a following adjective: my back hurts something terrible. ● quite (or really) something Cf. ↑really something … English terms dictionary
something — The practice, originating in AmE and now spreading to BrE, of adding something to a multiple of ten to denote an age range (most often but not exclusively thirty something) is a convenient informal device: • This comic strip collection chronicles … Modern English usage
-something — [[t] sʌmθɪŋ[/t]] somethings 1) COMB in ADJ something is combined with numbers such as twenty and thirty to form adjectives which indicate an approximate amount, especially someone s age. For example, if you say that someone is thirty something,… … English dictionary
something — pronoun 1》 an unspecified or unknown thing. 2》 an unspecified or unknown amount or degree. adverb 1》 informal used for emphasis with a following adjective: my back hurts something terrible. 2》 archaic or dialect somewhat. Phrases quite (or… … English new terms dictionary
something — / sVmTIN/ pronoun (not usually in questions or negatives) 1 used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name, do not know exactly what it is etc: There s something in my eye. | Sarah said something about coming over later. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
