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1 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? -
2 possible
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be possible[Swahili Word] -wezekana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] it is not possible[Swahili Example] haiwezekani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make it possible for someone to do something[Swahili Word] -wezesha[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make possible[Swahili Word] -tendekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.) holde oppe i ærmet* * *(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.) holde oppe i ærmetEnglish-Danish dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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4 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.) holde oppe i ærmet* * *(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.) holde oppe i ærmetEnglish-Danish dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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5 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af* * *(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af -
6 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af* * *(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af -
7 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-spanish dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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8 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-spanish dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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9 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) aprovechar algo al máximo -
10 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) aprovechar algo al máximo -
11 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-Icelandic dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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12 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-Icelandic dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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13 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) nÿta til fullnustu -
14 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) nÿta til fullnustu -
15 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-Hungarian dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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16 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-Hungarian dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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17 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) jól kihasznál vmit -
18 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) jól kihasznál vmit -
19 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-Portuguese dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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20 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.)English-Portuguese dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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