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1 somewhat
adverb (rather; a little: He is somewhat sad; The news puzzled me somewhat.) um pouco* * *some.what[s'∧mwɔt] n algo, um pouco, alguma coisa. it loses somewhat of its importance / perde um pouco da sua importância. it was somewhat of a disappointment / foi uma certa decepção. • adv algo, um tanto, até certo grau, um pouco, levemente, relativamente. he is somewhat rash / ele é um tanto precipitado. he is somewhat of a poet / ele é um poeta mais ou menos talentoso. -
2 somewhat
adverb (rather; a little: He is somewhat sad; The news puzzled me somewhat.) um pouco -
3 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) muito/grande2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) uns/umas3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) até certo ponto- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[s∧m] adj 1 uns, umas. 2 alguns, algumas. some few guests left / alguns poucos hóspedes foram-se. 3 um pouco, certa quantidade. give me some coffee / dá-me um pouco de café. some more tea? / mais um pouco de chá? may I give you some of this? / posso dar-lhe um pouco disso? 4 um, uma. it will happen some day / acontecerá qualquer dia. 5 cerca de, mais ou menos. 6 Amer coll notável, grande, forte. • adv 1 coll um tanto, até certo grau. 2 Amer coll até alto grau ou até grande extensão. • pron 1 alguns, algumas. some came, others went / alguns vieram, outros foram. 2 um pouco, certa quantidade. after some time depois de algum tempo. some-place algum lugar. some time ago algum tempo atrás. some time or other em qualquer ocasião. to forgo some of one’s right desistir de parte de seu direito. to some extent até certo ponto ou grau. -
4 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algum2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) algum3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) algum, um pouco4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) certo2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!)2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algum3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cerca de3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) um pouco- somebody- someday - somehow - someone - something - sometime - sometimes - somewhat - somewhere - mean something - or something - something like - something tells me -
5 redeeming feature
(a good quality that somewhat makes up for the bad qualities in a person or thing.) qualidade compensatória -
6 redeeming feature
(a good quality that somewhat makes up for the bad qualities in a person or thing.) qualidade compensatória
См. также в других словарях:
Somewhat — Some what , n. 1. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. [1913 Webster] These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste. Grew. [1913 Webster] Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Somewhat — Some what , adv. In some degree or measure; a little. [1913 Webster] His giantship is gone, somewhat crestfallen. Milton. [1913 Webster] Somewhat back from the village street. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
somewhat — ► ADVERB ▪ to some extent. ● somewhat of Cf. ↑somewhat of … English terms dictionary
somewhat — [sum′hwut΄, sum′hwät΄, sum′wut΄, sum′wət] pron. some degree, amount, portion, or part; a bit: often followed by of [somewhat of a surprise] adv. to some extent or degree; a little; rather [somewhat late] … English World dictionary
somewhat — c.1200, a certain amount, to a certain degree, from SOME (Cf. some) + WHAT (Cf. what). Replaced O.E. sumdæl, sume dæle somewhat, some portion, lit. some deal … Etymology dictionary
somewhat of — ► somewhat of something of. Main Entry: ↑somewhat … English terms dictionary
somewhat — index fairly (moderately), in part Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
somewhat — [adv] to some extent adequately, a little, bearably, considerably, fairly, far, incompletely, in part, insignificantly, kind of, moderately, more or less, not much, partially, pretty, quite, rather, ratherish, significantly, slightly, some,… … New thesaurus
somewhat — 01. Gerry is [somewhat] taller than his brother. 02. We left home [somewhat] later than we intended because it took a while to eat breakfast. 03. We were [somewhat] disappointed with the movie. 04. The weather in Victoria is [somewhat] milder… … Grammatical examples in English
somewhat — some|what W2S2 [ˈsʌmwɔt US wa:t] adv more than a little but not very somewhat larger/higher/newer etc ▪ The price is somewhat higher than I expected. ▪ Things have changed somewhat since then. somewhat of ▪ To say that I was surprised is somewhat … Dictionary of contemporary English
somewhat — [[t]sʌ̱m(h)wɒt[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV: ADV with cl/group You use somewhat to indicate that something is the case to a limited extent or degree. [FORMAL] He concluded that Oswald was somewhat abnormal... He explained somewhat unconvincingly that the company … English dictionary
