somehow *** some·how adv

somehow *** some·how adv
['sʌmˌhaʊ]
1) (in some way) in qualche modo, in un modo o nell'altro

it must be done somehow or other — bene o male va fatto

we managed it somehow — non so come, ma ce l'abbiamo fatta

we'll manage somehow — in un modo o nell'altro ce la faremo

I'll do it somehow — lo farò, in un modo o nell'altro

2) (for some reason) per un motivo o per l'altro

it seems odd somehow — non so perché, ma mi sembra strano

somehow I've never succeeded — chissà perché non ce l'ho mai fatta

somehow I don't think he believed me — qualcosa mi dice che non mi ha creduto


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