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1 considerable **** con·sid·er·able adj
[kən'sɪd(ə)rəbl]considerevole, notevoleto a considerable extent — in gran parte, in misura notevole
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2 some
I [forma forte sʌm],forma debole s [əm] determinante, quantisostantivo femminilesome cheese — del formaggio, un po' di formaggio
2) (certain: in contrast to others)in some ways, I agree — per certi aspetti, sono d'accordo
4) (a little)well that's some consolation anyway! — beh, è comunque una consolazione!
5) spreg. (unspecified)6) colloq. (remarkable)7) colloq. (not much)some help you are! — iron. sei proprio di grande aiuto!
II [sʌm]some people! — spreg. che gente!
(do) have some! — prendetene o servitevi!
2) (certain ones: in contrast to others)III [sʌm]1) (approximately) circa, più o meno2) AE colloq. (a lot)* * *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.) qualche2) ((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.) qualche3) ((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.) qualche4) (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!) molto2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) qualche3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) circa3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) un poco- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *I [forma forte sʌm],forma debole s [əm] determinante, quantisostantivo femminilesome cheese — del formaggio, un po' di formaggio
2) (certain: in contrast to others)in some ways, I agree — per certi aspetti, sono d'accordo
4) (a little)well that's some consolation anyway! — beh, è comunque una consolazione!
5) spreg. (unspecified)6) colloq. (remarkable)7) colloq. (not much)some help you are! — iron. sei proprio di grande aiuto!
II [sʌm]some people! — spreg. che gente!
(do) have some! — prendetene o servitevi!
2) (certain ones: in contrast to others)III [sʌm]1) (approximately) circa, più o meno2) AE colloq. (a lot) -
3 rather ***** ra·ther
['rɒːðə(r)]1. adv1) (preference) piuttostorather than wait, she... — piuttosto che aspettare, lei...
I would or I'd rather go — preferirei andare
it's rather expensive — (quite) è piuttosto caro, (excessively) è un po' troppo caro
it's rather a pity — è proprio or davvero un peccato
3)or rather — (more accurately) anzi, per essere (più) precisi
2. excl
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