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1 something
something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ]1. pronoun• did you say something? tu m'as dit quelque chose ?• would you like something to drink? vous voulez boire quelque chose ?• it's something else! (inf) ( = incredible) c'est quelque chose !• something tells me that... j'ai l'impression que...• you've got something there! (inf) ce n'est pas inintéressant ce que tu dis là !• he's got something to do with it ( = is involved) il a quelque chose à voir là-dedans ; ( = is responsible) il y est pour quelque chose2. adverb• he left something over £5,000 il a laissé plus de 5 000 livres• he won something like $10,000 il a gagné quelque chose comme 10 000 dollars* * *['sʌmθɪŋ] 1.1) ( unspecified thing) quelque chosesomething new/interesting — quelque chose de nouveau/d'intéressant
2) (thing of importance, value etc)to make something of oneself ou one's life — réussir sa vie
he is quite ou really something! — c'est vraiment un numéro!
that house is quite ou really something! — cette maison c'est quelque chose!
you've got something there! — là, tu n'as pas tort!
‘I've found the key’ - ‘well that's something anyway’ — ‘j'ai trouvé la clé’ - ‘c'est déjà ça’
we gave him something for his trouble — nous lui avons donné un petit quelque chose pour le dérangement
3) (forgotten, unknown name, amount etc)2.1) ( a bit) un peusomething over/under £20 — un peu plus de/en dessous de 20 livres sterling
2) (colloq)3.he was howling something awful ou shocking — il n'arrêtait pas de hurler
something of adverbial phrase (rather, quite)she is something of an expert on... — elle est assez experte en...
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2 something
something ['sʌmθɪŋ]1 pronoun(a) (an unspecified object, event, action etc) quelque chose;∎ there must be something going on il doit se passer quelque chose;∎ I've got something in my eye j'ai quelque chose dans l'œil;∎ I've thought of something j'ai eu une idée;∎ don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas là, fais quelque chose!;∎ something else quelque chose d'autre, autre chose;∎ something or other quelque chose;∎ something big/small quelque chose de grand/de petit;∎ I've done/said something stupid j'ai fait/dit une bêtise;∎ was it something I said? est-ce que j'ai dit quelque chose (qu'il ne fallait pas)?;∎ I've got a feeling there's something wrong j'ai le sentiment que quelque chose ne va pas;∎ there's something wrong with the ship's computer l'ordinateur de bord ne marche pas bien;∎ take something to read on the train prenez quelque chose à lire ou prenez de quoi lire dans le train;∎ he gave them something to eat/drink il leur a donné à manger/boire;∎ would you like something to eat? voulez-vous manger quelque chose?;∎ something to live for une raison de vivre;∎ to have something to cry/be annoyed about avoir une bonne raison de pleurer/se fâcher;∎ a film with something for everybody un film qui peut plaire à tout le monde;∎ they all want something for nothing ils veulent tous avoir tout pour rien;∎ you can't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien;∎ there's something about him/in the way he talks that reminds me of Gary il y a quelque chose chez lui/dans sa façon de parler qui me rappelle Gary;∎ she's something in the City/in insurance elle travaille dans la finance/dans les assurances;∎ would you like a little something to drink? voulez-vous un petit quelque chose à boire?;∎ she slipped the head waiter a little something elle a glissé un petit pourboire au maître d'hôtel;∎ I've brought you a little something je vous ai apporté un petit quelque chose ou une bricole;∎ I'm sure she's got something going with him je suis sûr qu'il y a quelque chose entre elle et lui;∎ to be or have something to do with sth avoir un rapport avec qch;∎ her job is or has something to do with the Stock Exchange son travail a un rapport avec la Bourse;∎ I don't know what it means, I think it's got something to do with nuclear physics je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire, je crois que ça a (quelque chose) à voir avec la physique nucléaire;∎ I'm sure the weather has something to do with it je suis sûre que le temps y est pour quelque chose ou que ça a un rapport avec le temps(b) (thing of significance, value etc)∎ to make something of oneself or one's life faire quelque chose de sa vie;∎ at least they've replied to my letter, that's something au moins ils ont répondu à ma lettre, c'est toujours ou déjà ça;∎ there must be something in or to all these rumours il doit y avoir quelque chose de vrai dans toutes ces rumeurs;∎ there's something in her plan son projet mérite considération;∎ there's something in what you say il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites;∎ I think you've got something there ce n'est pas bête ce que vous dites là;∎ that new singer has got something ce nouveau chanteur n'est pas mal;∎ he's got a certain something il a un petit quelque chose;∎ familiar that was quite something!, that was something else! c'était vraiment quelque chose!;∎ familiar that meal was something else! c'était quelque chose, ce repas!;∎ familiar he really is something else! (wonderful) il est vraiment génial!; (exasperating) il est pas possible!;∎ familiar well, isn't that something? et bien, ça alors!;∎ familiar it was really something to see those kids dancing! c'était quelque chose de voir ces gosses danser!;∎ familiar the new model is really something le nouveau modèle est sensationnel(c) (replacing forgotten amount, word, name etc)∎ the battle took place in 1840 something la bataille a eu lieu dans les années 1840;∎ he's forty something il a dans les quarante ans;∎ it cost £7 something ça a coûté 7 livres et quelques;∎ her friend, Maisie something (or other) son amie, Maisie quelque chose2 adverb(a) (a little) un peu;∎ something over a month's salary un peu plus d'un mois de salaire;∎ temperatures were something under what we expected les températures étaient un peu en-dessous de ce que nous attendions;∎ something in the region of $10,000 quelque chose comme 10 000 dollars;∎ an increase of something between 10 and 15 percent une augmentation de 10 à 15 pour cent∎ something rotten or awful or terrible vachement;∎ it hurts something awful ça fait vachement mal;∎ he was screaming something terrible il gueulait comme un putois;∎ he fancies her something rotten il est dingue d'elle∎ it looks something like a grapefruit ça ressemble un peu à un pamplemousse;∎ now that's something like it! c'est déjà mieux!∎ it's something like 5 metres long/wide ça fait quelque chose comme 5 mètres de long/large;∎ it costs something like £500 ça coûte quelque chose comme ou dans les 500 livres∎ (rather) he's something of an expert in the field c'est en quelque sorte un expert dans ce domaine;∎ she became something of a legend elle est devenue une sorte de légende;∎ she's something of a miser elle est un peu ou quelque peu avare;∎ how they do it remains something of a mystery comment ils s'y prennent, ça c'est un mystère∎ would you like a cup of tea or something? veux-tu une tasse de thé, ou autre chose?;∎ she must be ill or something elle doit être malade ou quelque chose dans ce genre-là;∎ I thought they were engaged or something je croyais qu'ils étaient fiancés ou quelque chose comme ça;∎ are you deaf or something? tu es sourd ou quoi? -
3 something
A pron1 ( unspecified thing) quelque chose ; something to do/eat quelque chose à faire/manger ; to say something dire quelque chose ; something made him laugh quelque chose l'a fait rire ; something new/interesting quelque chose de nouveau/d'intéressant ; he's always trying to get something for nothing il est radin ○ ; there's something wrong il y a un problème ; there's something odd about her elle a quelque chose de bizarre ; there's something funny going on il se passe quelque chose (de bizarre) ; something or other quelque chose ; she's something (or other) in the army/motor trade elle est je ne sais quoi dans l'armée/l'industrie automobile ;2 (thing of importance, value etc) it proves something ça prouve quelque chose ; to make something of oneself ou one's life réussir sa vie ; he got something out of it il en a tiré quelque chose ; he is quite ou really something! c'est vraiment un numéro! ; do you want to make something out of it? tu veux te battre? ; that house/car is quite ou really something! cette maison/voiture c'est quelque chose! ; there's something in what he says il y a du vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; you've got something there! là, tu n'as pas tort! ; he has a certain something il a un petit quelque chose ; ‘I've found the key’-‘well that's something anyway’ ‘j'ai trouvé la clé’-‘c'est déjà ça or quelque chose’ ; we gave him something for his trouble ( a tip) nous lui avons donné un petit quelque chose pour le dérangement ;3 (forgotten, unknown name, amount etc) his name's Andy something il s'appelle Andy quelque chose ; in nineteen-sixty-something en mille neuf cent soixante et quelques ; he's six foot something ≈ il fait à peu près 2 mètres ; she's gone shopping/swimming or something elle est allée faire les courses/nager ou quelque chose comme ça ; are you deaf/stupid or something? tu es sourd/bête ou quoi ○ ?B adv1 ( a bit) un peu ; something over/under £20/50 people un peu plus de/en dessous-de 20 livres sterling/50 personnes ; something around £50/100 kilos environ 50 livres sterling/100 kilos ;2 ○ ( a lot) he was howling something awful ou terrible ou shocking il n'arrêtait pas de hurler. ⇒ else, nothing.C something of adv phr (rather, quite) he is (also) something of an actor/writer il est aussi un assez bon acteur/écrivain ; she is something of an expert on… elle est assez experte en… ; it was something of a surprise/mystery c'était assez étonnant/mystérieux ; it was something of a disaster/disappointment c'était plutôt désastreux/décevant. -
4 something
1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) quelque chose2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) quelque chose -
5 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) quelque chose comme2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) un peu comme -
6 something tells me
(I have reason to believe; I suspect: Something tells me she's lying.) quelque chose me dit (que) -
7 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) comprendre (à) -
8 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) comprendre (à) -
9 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) comprendre (à) -
10 make (something) of (something)
(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) comprendre (à) -
11 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) (se) faire passer pourEnglish-French dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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12 pass (something or someone) off as
(to pretend that (something or someone) is (something or someone else): He passed himself off as a journalist.) (se) faire passer pourEnglish-French dictionary > pass (something or someone) off as
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13 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) mettre le feu àEnglish-French dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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14 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) mettre le feu àEnglish-French dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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15 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) mettre le feu àEnglish-French dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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16 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) mettre le feu àEnglish-French dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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17 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) être en train deEnglish-French dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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18 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) être en train deEnglish-French dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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19 be tempted (to do something)
(to think that it would be pleasant, interesting etc to do (something): I'm tempted to go to the party.) être tenté (de) -
20 be tempted (to do something)
(to think that it would be pleasant, interesting etc to do (something): I'm tempted to go to the party.) être tenté (de)
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