somewhere

somewhere
['sʌmweə(r)]
avverbio
1) (some place) da qualche parte

he'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

2) (at an unspecified point in range)

somewhere between 20 and 70 people — tra le 20 e le 70 persone

somewhere around 8 o'clock — intorno alle 8

I paid somewhere around Ј 5 — ho pagato all'incirca 5 sterline

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now we're getting somewhere! — (in questioning) questo sì che è interessante! (making progress) ora sì che stiamo facendo progressi!

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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
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['sʌmweə(r)]
avverbio
1) (some place) da qualche parte

he'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

2) (at an unspecified point in range)

somewhere between 20 and 70 people — tra le 20 e le 70 persone

somewhere around 8 o'clock — intorno alle 8

I paid somewhere around Ј 5 — ho pagato all'incirca 5 sterline

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now we're getting somewhere! — (in questioning) questo sì che è interessante! (making progress) ora sì che stiamo facendo progressi!


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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