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❢ 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.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 pron1 ( 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 adv1 ( 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.and then some ○ ! et pas qu'un peu ○ ! ; some people! ah vraiment, il y a des gens!
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