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something (talent that is hard to pin down) pronoun [UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | algo maispronoun |
something (unspecified object) pronoun [UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | algopronoun alguma coisapronoun |
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] | |
lay something at the feet of (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) verb | responsabilizarverb |
sixtysomething (a person between the ages of 60 and 69) noun | sexagenárianoun sexagenárionoun |
sweep something under the rug (to conceal a problem expediently) verb | |
take something in stride (cope with something unfortunate without much effort) verb | levar numa boaverb |
talk someone into something (persuade someone to do something by talking to them) verb | |
up to something (doing something mischievous or scheming) adjective | aprontaradjective |