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quelque meaning in English

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quelque determiner

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

quelque adverbe

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

quelque pronoun
{m} {f}

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

quelque chose pronoun

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

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

quelque chose du même genre phrase

or words to that effect(used to indicate a paraphrase)
phrase

quelque chose à voir nom

sight [sights]◼◼◼(something worth seeing)
noun
[UK: saɪt] [US: ˈsaɪt]

quelque part adverbe

somewhere◼◼◼(in some place)
adverb
[UK: ˈsʌm.weə(r)] [US: ˈsʌˌm.wer]

somewhere◼◼◼(to some place)
adverb
[UK: ˈsʌm.weə(r)] [US: ˈsʌˌm.wer]

quelque part [colloquial] adverbe

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

quelque part que conjunction

wherever◼◼◼(in any place, anywhere)
conjunction
[UK: ˌweə.ˈre.və(r)] [US: we.ˈre.vər]

quelque peu adverbe

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

kind of◼◼◻(somewhat)
adverb
[UK: kaɪnd əv] [US: ˈkaɪnd əv]

quelquefois adverbe

sometimes◼◼◼(on certain occasions, but not always)
adverb
[UK: ˈsʌm.taɪmz] [US: səm.ˈtaɪmz]
Sometimes I need my father. = J'ai quelquefois besoin de mon père.

quelques determiner

a few◼◼◼(a small number of)
determiner
[UK: ə fjuː] [US: ə ˈfjuː]

few◼◼◻(meteorology: obscuring 1-2 eighths of the sky)
determiner
[UK: fjuː] [US: ˈfjuː]

quelques nom

couple [couples]◼◼◼(a small number of)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌp.l̩] [US: ˈkʌp.l̩]
I made a couple calls. = Je passai quelques appels.

quelques pronoun
{Pl}

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

quelques determiner
{Pl}

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

quelques-uns pronoun

a few◼◼◼(a small number of things)
pronoun
[UK: ə fjuː] [US: ə ˈfjuː]

quel que soit determiner

whatever◼◼◼(regardless of the … that; for any … that)
determiner
[UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩]

quel que soit preposition

regardless of◼◼◼(without attention to)
preposition
[UK: rɪ.ˈɡɑːd.ləs əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: rə.ˈɡɑːrd.ləs əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

quel que soit phrase

no matter what◼◼◻(whatever)
phrase

quel que soit celui qui pronoun
{m}

whichever◼◼◼pronoun
[UK: wɪʧ.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: wɪtʃ.ˈev.r̩]

accuser (quelqu'un) de (quelque chose) verbe

lay something at the feet of(to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone))
verb

appesentir sur quelque chose verbe

expatiate [expatiated, expatiating, expatiates](to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant)
verb
[UK: ɪk.ˈspeɪ.ʃɪeɪt] [US: ɪk.ˈspeɪ.ʃɪeɪt]

appliquer quelque chose épais verbe

slather(to spread something thickly on something else; to coat well)
verb
[UK: ˈslæ.ðə] [US: ˈslæ.ðʌr]

as-tu quelque chose de prévu demain? phrase

are you doing anything tomorrow(familiar)
phrase

de quelque manière que ce soit conjunction

however◼◼◼conjunction
[UK: haʊ.ˈe.və(r)] [US: ˌhɑː.ˈwe.vər]

dire quelque chose verbe

ring a bell◼◼◼(to seem vaguely familiar)
verb
[UK: rɪŋ ə bel] [US: ˈrɪŋ ə ˈbel]

désapprouver (quelque chose) verbe

take exception◼◼◼(to disagree)
verb

en avoir quelque chose à foutre [positive sense] verbe

give a shit◼◼◼(to (not) care)
verb

en quelque sorte adverbe

kind of◼◼◼(somewhat)
adverb
[UK: kaɪnd əv] [US: ˈkaɪnd əv]

sort of◼◼◼(in a way etc.)
adverb
[UK: sɔːt əv] [US: ˈsɔːrt əv]

so to speak◼◼◻(in a manner of speaking)
adverb
[UK: ˈsəʊ tuː spiːk] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈtuː ˈspiːk]

il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark phrase

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]

ne pas être d'accord (avec quelque chose) verbe

take exception(to disagree)
verb

peur de rater quelque chose nom {f}

fear of missing out◼◼◼(form of social anxiety characterized by compulsive concern that one might be missing opportunities)
noun

prendre de son temps (pour faire quelque chose) verbe

take time◼◼◼(to volunteer to spend one's time)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈteɪk ˈtaɪm]

prendre le temps (de faire quelque chose) verbe

take time◼◼◼(to volunteer to spend one's time)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈteɪk ˈtaɪm]

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