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some meaning in French

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some (indefinite quantity or number)
pronoun
[UK: sʌm]
[US: ˈsəm]

de la◼◼◼nom {f}

despronoun
{Pl}

dupronoun
{m}

some (indefinite amount, part)
pronoun
[UK: sʌm]
[US: ˈsəm]

de la◼◼◼nom {f}

despronoun
{Pl}

dupronoun
{m}

some (unspecified amount of)
determiner
[UK: sʌm]
[US: ˈsəm]

de la◼◼◼determiner

dudeterminer

some (approximately, roughly)
adverb
[UK: sʌm]
[US: ˈsəm]

quelque◼◻◻adverbe

environ◼◻◻adverbe

some (certain number)
pronoun
[UK: sʌm]
[US: ˈsəm]

quelque◼◻◻pronoun
{m} {f}

quelques◼◻◻pronoun
{Pl}

some (unspecified quantity or number of)
determiner
[UK: sʌm]
[US: ˈsəm]

quelque◼◻◻determiner

quelques◼◻◻determiner
{Pl}

some (certain proportion of)
determiner
[UK: sʌm]
[US: ˈsəm]

certain◼◻◻determiner

certains◼◻◻determiner
{Pl}

desdeterminer
{Pl}

some (certain, unspecified or unknown)
determiner
[UK: sʌm]
[US: ˈsəm]

quelconquedeterminer

some old (some)
determiner

~ intensifier adverb biendeterminer

somebody (some unspecified person)
pronoun
[UK: ˈsʌm.bə.di]
[US: ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

quelqu'un◼◼◼pronoun

someday (sometime; at some time in the future)
adverb
[UK: ˈsʌm.deɪ]
[US: ˈsʌm.ˌde]

un jour◼◼◼adverbe

somehow (in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated)
adverb
[UK: ˈsʌm.haʊ]
[US: ˈsʌm.ˌhɑːw]

d'une façon ou d'une autre◼◼◼adverbe

quelque part [colloquial]◼◼◼adverbe

someone (some person)
pronoun
[UK: ˈsʌm.wʌn]
[US: ˈsʌˌm.wən]

quelqu'un◼◼◼pronoun

someone else (some other person)
pronoun
[UK: ˈsʌm.wʌn els]
[US: ˈsʌˌm.wən ˈels]

quelqu'un d'autre◼◼◼pronoun

someone's (the possessive adjective for someone)
adjective
[UK: ˈsəˌm.wənz]
[US: ˈsəˌm.wənz]

de quelqu'un◼◼◼adjectif

à quelqu'un◼◼◻adjectif

someone's luck is in (someone is the object of another person's sexual attraction)
phrase

avoir une touchephrase

somersault [somersaults] (the act of going head over heels)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌ.mə.sɔːlt]
[US: ˈsʌ.mər.ˌsɒlt]

saut périlleux◼◼◼nom {m}

salto◼◼◼nom {m}

galipette◼◼◻nom {f}

something (unspecified object)
pronoun
[UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

quelque chose◼◼◼pronoun

something (talent that is hard to pin down)
pronoun
[UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

quelque chose◼◼◼pronoun

something is rotten in the state of Denmark (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right")
phrase
[UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪz ˈrɒt.n̩ ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˈden.mɑːk]
[US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈɪz ˈrɑːt.n̩ ɪn ðə ˈsteɪt əv ˈden.ˌmɑːrk]

il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemarkphrase

sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
adverb
[UK: ˈsʌm.taɪm]
[US: ˈsʌm.ˌtaɪm]

un jour ou l’autreadverbe

sometimes (on certain occasions, but not always)
adverb
[UK: ˈsʌm.taɪmz]
[US: səm.ˈtaɪmz]

parfois◼◼◼adverbeThe truth can be a burden sometimes. = La vérité peut parfois être un fardeau.

quelquefois◼◼◻adverbeSometimes I need my father. = J'ai quelquefois besoin de mon père.

tantôt◼◼◻adverbe

somewhat (limited extent)
adverb
[UK: ˈsʌm.wɒt]
[US: ˈsʌˈm.wət]

quelque peu◼◼◼adverbe

assez◼◼◼adverbeEating yogurt with a fork is somewhat difficult. = Manger du yaourt à la fourchette est assez difficile.

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