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2 someplace some·place adv Am
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3 else
[els]1) altronobody, nothing else — nessun altro, nient'altro
somewhere o someplace AE else da qualche altra parte; where else can it be? in quale altro posto può essere? who else is coming? chi altri viene? how else can we do it? come possiamo farlo altrimenti? what else would you like? cos'altro vorresti? there's not much else to say non c'è molto altro da dire; he talks of little else parla quasi solamente di questo; everyone else but me went to the cinema tutti sono andati al cinema tranne me; was anyone else there? c'era qualcun altro? anyone else would go to bed early, but you... chiunque altro andrebbe a letto presto, ma tu...; anywhere else it wouldn't matter da qualsiasi altra parte non avrebbe importanza; he didn't see anybody else non ha visto nessun altro; if nothing else he's polite se non altro è educato; she's something else! colloq. (very nice) è fantastica! (unusual) è speciale! "is that you, Dan?" - "who else?" — "sei tu, Dan?" - "e chi altri?"
2) or else altrimenti, se noeat this or else you'll be hungry later — mangia questo, altrimenti più tardi avrai fame
••stop that now, or else... — smettila subito, altrimenti
Note:Else means in addition to, apart from or instead of when it follows such indefinite pronouns as somebody, anything, etc. or such interrogative pronouns as who, what, why, etc.: somebody else did it = l'ha fatto qualcun altro; what else could I do? = che altro potrei fare? - Else means otherwise when it is preceded by or: Hurry up, or else you'll miss the train = sbrigati, o altrimenti perderai il treno* * *[els]adjective, adverb(besides; other than that already mentioned: What else can I do? Can we go anywhere else?; He took someone else's pencil.) altro, di più- or else* * *[els]1) altronobody, nothing else — nessun altro, nient'altro
somewhere o someplace AE else da qualche altra parte; where else can it be? in quale altro posto può essere? who else is coming? chi altri viene? how else can we do it? come possiamo farlo altrimenti? what else would you like? cos'altro vorresti? there's not much else to say non c'è molto altro da dire; he talks of little else parla quasi solamente di questo; everyone else but me went to the cinema tutti sono andati al cinema tranne me; was anyone else there? c'era qualcun altro? anyone else would go to bed early, but you... chiunque altro andrebbe a letto presto, ma tu...; anywhere else it wouldn't matter da qualsiasi altra parte non avrebbe importanza; he didn't see anybody else non ha visto nessun altro; if nothing else he's polite se non altro è educato; she's something else! colloq. (very nice) è fantastica! (unusual) è speciale! "is that you, Dan?" - "who else?" — "sei tu, Dan?" - "e chi altri?"
2) or else altrimenti, se noeat this or else you'll be hungry later — mangia questo, altrimenti più tardi avrai fame
••stop that now, or else... — smettila subito, altrimenti
Note:Else means in addition to, apart from or instead of when it follows such indefinite pronouns as somebody, anything, etc. or such interrogative pronouns as who, what, why, etc.: somebody else did it = l'ha fatto qualcun altro; what else could I do? = che altro potrei fare? - Else means otherwise when it is preceded by or: Hurry up, or else you'll miss the train = sbrigati, o altrimenti perderai il treno -
4 somewhere
['sʌmweə(r)]1) (some place) da qualche partehe's somewhere about o around è da qualche parte qui intorno; somewhere hot, special un posto caldo, speciale; he needs somewhere to sleep ha bisogno di un posto dove dormire; somewhere or other da una parte o dall'altra; somewhere (or other) in Asia da qualche parte in Asia; he lives in Bath or somewhere — colloq. abita a Bath o lì vicino
••now we're getting somewhere! — (in questioning) questo sì che è interessante! (making progress) ora sì che stiamo facendo progressi!
* * *adverb ((American someplace) (in or to) some place not known or not named: They live somewhere in London; I won't be at home tonight - I'm going somewhere for dinner.) in qualche parte* * *['sʌmweə(r)]1) (some place) da qualche partehe's somewhere about o around è da qualche parte qui intorno; somewhere hot, special un posto caldo, speciale; he needs somewhere to sleep ha bisogno di un posto dove dormire; somewhere or other da una parte o dall'altra; somewhere (or other) in Asia da qualche parte in Asia; he lives in Bath or somewhere — colloq. abita a Bath o lì vicino
••now we're getting somewhere! — (in questioning) questo sì che è interessante! (making progress) ora sì che stiamo facendo progressi!
См. также в других словарях:
someplace — is a common alternative for somewhere in AmE, but still sounds somewhat alien in British contexts: • She can get a good job herself someplace and they can get married Lee Smith, 1983 … Modern English usage
someplace — (n.) 1853, from SOME (Cf. some) + PLACE (Cf. place) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
someplace — ► ADVERB & PRONOUN informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ somewhere … English terms dictionary
someplace — [sum′plās΄] adv. Informal in, to, or at some place: somewhere n. Informal SOMEWHERE … English World dictionary
someplace — As is pointed out in the entry ANYPLACE, someplace is not a standard adverb. Write I left my coat somewhere (not someplace). When some is used as an adjective and place as a noun, no error is involved: There must be some place in this town where… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
someplace — some|place [ sʌmpleıs ] adverb AMERICAN ** somewhere: My glasses have to be around here someplace. someplace else: Are you spending Thanksgiving at your parents , or are you going someplace else? … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
someplace — [[t]sʌ̱mpleɪs[/t]] ADV: ADV after v Someplace means the same as somewhere. [AM] Maybe if we could go someplace together, just you and I... They lived over around Coyote Canyon someplace. Syn: somewhere … English dictionary
someplace — UK [ˈsʌmpleɪs] / US adverb American somewhere My glasses have to be around here someplace. someplace else: Are you spending Thanksgiving at your parents , or are you going someplace else? … English dictionary
someplace — adverb somewhere We cant find the wretched thing, but it must be someplace … Wiktionary
someplace — some|place [ˈsʌmpleıs] adv [not usually in questions or negatives] spoken especially AmE somewhere ▪ I must have left my jacket someplace … Dictionary of contemporary English
someplace — adverb especially AmE somewhere: I must have left my jacket someplace … Longman dictionary of contemporary English