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1 somewhere
somewhere [ˈsʌmwεər]• have you got somewhere to stay? avez-vous un endroit où loger ?• now we're getting somewhere! enfin on avance !* * *['sʌmweə(r)]1) ( some place) quelque partshe's somewhere about ou around — elle est quelque part par là
they live in Manchester or somewhere — (colloq) ils habitent à Manchester ou quelque chose comme ça
••now we're getting somewhere! — ( in questioning) voilà enfin des informations utiles!; ( making progress) on arrive enfin à quelque chose!
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2 somewhere
1 ( some place) quelque part ; she's somewhere about ou around elle est quelque part par là ; it's somewhere in this chapter c'est quelque part dans ce chapitre ; I read somewhere that j'ai lu quelque part que ; somewhere hot/special un endroit chaud/spécial ; he needs somewhere to sleep/stay il a besoin d'un endroit pour dormir/passer la nuit ; somewhere or other je ne sais où ; somewhere (or other) in Asia quelque part en Asie ; he's often in the pub or somewhere ○ on le trouve souvent au pub ; they live in Manchester or somewhere ○ ils habitent à Manchester ou quelque chose comme ça ;2 ( at an unspecified point in range) somewhere between 50 and 100 people entre 50 et 100 personnes ; somewhere around 10 o'clock/£50 autour de 10 heures/cinquante livres sterling ; they paid somewhere around £20,000 ils ont payé à peu près 20 000 livres sterling.now we're getting somewhere! ( in questioning) voilà enfin des informations utiles! ; ( making progress) on arrive enfin à quelque chose! -
3 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!
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4 about
1. prep (в пространственном значении) на, около2. prep близость, неподалёку, поблизости, околоhe walked about the garden — он ходил по саду взад и вперёд, он расхаживал по саду
tell me all about it — расскажите мне всё, что вы знаете об этом
what about …? — как насчёт …?
stick about — не уходить, оставаться поблизости
about then — около этого; примерно в это время
3. a predic двигающийся, находящийся в движении4. a predic вставший с постели5. a predic существующий, находящийся в обращенииthey are always yapping about life — они всё время говорят «за жизнь»
6. a predic мор. меняющий курс; ложащийся, поворачивающий на другой галс7. prep (нахождение в разных местах) тут и там, по8. prep (указывает на наличие)they had lost all they had about them — они потеряли всё, что при них было
there is smth. about her — в ней что-то есть
I know what I am talking about — я знаю, о чём говорю
Синонимический ряд:1. again (other) again; back; backward; circuitously; in reverse; round; round about2. anyhow (other) anyhow; at random; haphazard; haphazardly; helter-skelter; random; randomly3. around (other) around; circling; close on; close to; encircling; enclosing; inclosing; near; near-at-hand; nearby; nigh; not far from; not quite; surrounding4. concerning (other) concerning; connected with; in regard to; of; relating to; relative to; respecting; with reference to; with regard to5. everywhere (other) all around; all over; any which way; anywise; every place; everywhere; on every side6. hither and thither (other) far and wide; here and there; hither and thither; hither and yon7. nearly (other) all but; almost; approximately; as good as; circa; getting on for (British); just about; more or less; most; much; nearly; practically; roughly; roundly; rudely; say; some; somewhere; virtually; well-nigh8. throughout (other) all about; all through; everyplace; over; through; throughout9. with (other) on (colloquial); withАнтонимический ряд:distant; exactly; precisely; remote -
5 knock\ about
1. III1) knock about smb. /smb. about/ call. knock about one's wife (each other, etc.) поколотить жену и т. д.2) knock about smth. сои. the gloves must be knocking about the room somewhere перчатки, должно быть, валяются где-то в комнате; that old thing has been knocking about the house for years это старье годами валяется где-то в доме2. IVknock about smth. in some manner coll. he's knocked about the world quite a bit он немало побродил по свету, где он только не побывал3. XIbe knocked about in some manner our boat was awfully knocked about by the waves нашу лодку сильно потрепало волнами; our ship has been terribly knocked about in battle наш корабль сильно пострадал в бою; the furniture was badly knocked about in transit при перевозке мебель изрядно пострадала; he was badly knocked about его здорово отделали; the car was badly knocked about машина была сильно помята4. XVIcoll. knock about over (in) some place knock about all over the world (all over Asia, all over Europe, etc.) бродить /скитаться/ по всему свету и т. д., he has knocked about in Africa for years он годами разъезжал по Африке; knock about for some time he knocked about for half an hour он поболтался там с полчаса; knock about with smb. he knocks about with some odd characters он водит компанию с какими-то странными типами
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