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1 something
1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) algo2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) algo importantesomething pron algotr['sʌmɵɪŋ]1 algo■ can I ask you something? ¿puedo preguntarte una cosa?■ would you like something to drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?2 (a thing of value) algo■ at least they didn't take much, that's something al menos no se llevaron mucho, algo es algo■ something like that algo así, algo por el estilo■ do you want a sandwich or something? ¿quieres un bocadillo o algo así?■ are you drunk or something? ¿estás borracho o qué?1\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsomething else otra cosato be something else (special) ser algo extraordinario,-asomething ['sʌmɵɪŋ] pron: algoI want something else: quiero otra cosashe's writing a novel or something: está escribiendo una novela o no sé quéadv.• algo adv.• un poco adv.n.• algo s.m.• alguna cosa s.f.pron.• algo pron.
I 'sʌmθɪŋ1) algohave something to eat/drink — come/bebe algo
do you know something? I think we're lost — ¿sabes una cosa or sabes qué? creo que nos hemos perdido
is it something I said? — ¿qué pasa? ¿qué he dicho?
it's not much, but it's something — no es mucho, pero algo es
2)have you gone mad or something? — ¿te has vuelto loco o qué?, ¿es que te has vuelto loco?
b)something like: something like 200 spectators unos 200 espectadores; he looks something like his brother — se parece algo a su hermano
c)something of — ( rather)
it came as something of a surprise — me (or nos etc) sorprendió un poco
3) ( something special)it was quite something for a woman to reach that position — era todo un logro or (fam) no era moco de pavo que una mujer alcanzara esa posición
that party was something else! — (colloq) la fiesta estuvo genial or fue demasiado! (fam)
she's quite something, isn't she? — ( in looks) está bien ¿eh?; ( in general) qué mujer (or chica etc)! ¿no?
to have (got) something — ( be talented) tener* algo; ( perceive something significant)
I think you might have something there — puede que tengas razón
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noun (no pl)won't you have a little something (to eat/drink)? — ¿no quieres comer/beber algo?
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adverb (colloq)['sʌmθɪŋ]my back's playing me up something chronic — la espalda me tiene...!
1. PRON1) algo•
there's something about him I don't like — hay algo que no me gusta de él•
let me ask you something — déjame hacerte una pregunta, deja que te pregunte algo•
it's come to something when you get the sack for that — ¡a lo que hemos llegado! ¡que te echen por eso!•
that has something to do with accountancy — eso tiene que ver or está relacionado con la contabilidadhe's got something to do with it — está metido or involucrado en eso
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here's something for your trouble — † aquí tiene, por la molestia•
I think you may have something there — puede que tengas razón, puede que estés en lo cierto•
there's something in what you say — hay algo de verdad en lo que diceshe's something in the City — trabaja de algo or de no sé qué en la City
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do you want to make something of it? — ¿quieres hacer un problema de esto?•
it's not something I approve of — no es algo que yo apruebe•
there's something odd here — aquí hay or pasa algo (raro)•
it's something of a problem — es de algún modo or en cierto modo un problema, en cierto sentido representa un problemahe's something of a musician — tiene algo de músico, tiene cierto talento para la música
I hope to see something of you — espero que nos seguiremos viendo, nos estaremos viendo, espero (LAm)
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did you say something? — ¿dijiste algo?•
well, that's something — eso ya es algo•
will you have something to drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?2) * (=something special or unusual)•
their win was quite something — su victoria fue extraordinaria•
that's really something! — ¡eso sí que es fenomenal or estupendo!3) (in guesses, approximations)he's called John something — se llama John no sé qué, se llama John algo
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are you mad or something? — ¿estás loco o qué?, ¿estás loco o algo así?her name is Camilla or something — se llama Camilla o algo así, se llama algo así como Camilla, se llama Camilla o algo por el estilo
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something or other — algo, alguna cosa2. ADV1) (=a little, somewhat)a)• there were something like 80 people there — había algo así como 80 personas allí, había como unas 80 personas allí
it's something like ten o'clock — son algo así como las diez, son las diez más o menos
it cost £100, or something like that — costó 100 libras, o algo así
he looks something like me — se parece algo or un poco a mí
now that's something like a rose! — ¡eso es lo que se llama una rosa!
now that's something like it! — ¡así es como debe ser!
b)• something over 200 — algo más de 200, un poco más de 200
2) *they pull her leg something chronic — le toman el pelo una barbaridad *, le toman el pelo que es una cosa mala *
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she has a certain something — tiene un algo, tiene un no sé qué•
it's just a little something I picked up in a sale — es una tontería que compré en las rebajaswould you like a little something before dinner? — ¿quieres tomar or picar algo antes de la cena?
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I ['sʌmθɪŋ]1) algohave something to eat/drink — come/bebe algo
do you know something? I think we're lost — ¿sabes una cosa or sabes qué? creo que nos hemos perdido
is it something I said? — ¿qué pasa? ¿qué he dicho?
it's not much, but it's something — no es mucho, pero algo es
2)have you gone mad or something? — ¿te has vuelto loco o qué?, ¿es que te has vuelto loco?
b)something like: something like 200 spectators unos 200 espectadores; he looks something like his brother — se parece algo a su hermano
c)something of — ( rather)
it came as something of a surprise — me (or nos etc) sorprendió un poco
3) ( something special)it was quite something for a woman to reach that position — era todo un logro or (fam) no era moco de pavo que una mujer alcanzara esa posición
that party was something else! — (colloq) la fiesta estuvo genial or fue demasiado! (fam)
she's quite something, isn't she? — ( in looks) está bien ¿eh?; ( in general) qué mujer (or chica etc)! ¿no?
to have (got) something — ( be talented) tener* algo; ( perceive something significant)
I think you might have something there — puede que tengas razón
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noun (no pl)won't you have a little something (to eat/drink)? — ¿no quieres comer/beber algo?
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adverb (colloq)my back's playing me up something chronic — la espalda me tiene...!
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2 something tells me
(I have reason to believe; I suspect: Something tells me she's lying.) algo me dice que... -
3 to talk one's way out of/into something
o to talk oneself out of/into somethingshe tried to talk her way out of it — < of a difficult situation/> intentó salir del embrollo contando una historia; < of an arrangement/> intentó librarse del compromiso contando una historia
* * *o to talk oneself out of/into somethingshe tried to talk her way out of it — < of a difficult situation/> intentó salir del embrollo contando una historia; < of an arrangement/> intentó librarse del compromiso contando una historia
English-spanish dictionary > to talk one's way out of/into something
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4 to bump something against/on something
to bump something against/on somethingdarse con algo contra algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to bump something against/on something
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5 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.) prender fuego aEnglish-spanish dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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6 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.) prender fuego aEnglish-spanish dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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7 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.) prender fuego aEnglish-spanish dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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8 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.) prender fuego aEnglish-spanish dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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9 not to take kindly to somebody/something
not to take kindly to somebody/somethingno gustar de algo/alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > not to take kindly to somebody/something
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10 to be busy doing something
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11 to be consumed with something
figurative use estar muerto,-a de algo■ she was consumed with jealousy estaba muerta de celos, los celos la consumían -
12 to be full of something
no hablar más que de algo, no parar de hablar de algo -
13 to be in for something
(be about to experience) estar a punto de recibir algo, estar a punto de tener algo■ you're in for it! ¡la que te espera!■ are you in for this game? ¿vas a jugar? -
14 to be in the thick of something
estar metido,-a de lleno en algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be in the thick of something
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15 to be into something
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16 to be keen on something
ser aficionado,-a a algo, gustarle algo a alguien -
17 to be out for something
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18 to be seized with something
(pain, fear, panic, etc) apoderarse algo de uno -
19 to be the soul of something
ser algo personificado,-a -
20 to be wrapped up in something
figurative use (involved) estar absorto,-a en algo, no pensar más que en algo
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