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[sʌm]
1. adj
1)

(a certain amount or number of) some tea/water/biscuits/girls — del tè/dell'acqua/dei biscotti/delle ragazze

I have some books — ho qualche libro or alcuni libri

some children came — sono venuti dei bambini

all I have left is some chocolate — mi è rimasto solo un po' di cioccolato

have some more crisps — prendi ancora delle patatine

there's some milk in the fridge — c'è un po' del latte in frigo

there were some people outside — c'era della gente fuori

he asked me some questions about the accident — mi ha fatto qualche domanda or alcune domande or delle domande sull'incidente

have some tea/ice-cream — prendi un po' di tè/gelato

if you have some time to spare — se hai un po' di tempo a disposizione

2) (certain: in contrast) certo (-a), alcuni (-e) pl

some people hate fish — certa gente odia il pesce

some people say that ... — certa gente dice or alcuni dicono che...

in some ways — per certi versi, in un certo senso

3) (vague, indeterminate) un (-a) certo (-a), qualche

some day — un giorno

some day next week — un giorno della prossima settimana

in some form or other — in una qualche forma

some man was asking for you — un tale chiedeva di te

at some place in Sweden — da qualche parte in Svezia

some politician or other — un qualche uomo politico

some other time! — sarà per un'altra volta!

4)

(considerable amount of) it took some courage to do that — ci è voluto un bel coraggio per farlo

some days ago — parecchi giorni fa

some distance away — abbastanza lontano

at some length — a lungo

after some time — dopo un po'

5)

(emphatic: a few, a little) that's SOME consolation! — questo è già qualcosa!

there's still SOME petrol in the tank — c'è ancora un po' di benzina nel serbatoio

6)

(fam: intensive) that's some fish! — questo sì che è un pesce!

it was some party — è stata una grande festa

you're some help! iro — sei proprio un bell'aiuto!

2. pron
1) (a certain number) alcuni (-e) pl, certi (-e) pl

some of them are crazy — alcuni di loro sono pazzi

I've got some — (books etc) ne ho alcuni, (milk, money) ne ho un po'

some (of them) have been sold — alcuni sono stati venduti

would you like some? — ne vorresti qualcuno?

do take some — prendine qualcuno

some went this way and some that — alcuni andarono di qua e altri di là

2) (a certain amount) un po'

could I have some of that cheese? — potrei avere un po' di quel formaggio?

have some more — prendine ancora un po'

have some! — prendine un po'!

I've read some of the book — ho letto parte del libro

some of what he said was true — parte di ciò che ha detto era vero

some of it was left — ne è rimasto un po'

3. adv

some 20 people — circa 20 persone


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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