something in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for something in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.something [Brit ˈsʌmθɪŋ, Am ˈsəmˌθɪŋ] PRON

2. something (thing of importance, value etc):

it proves something
he got something out of it
he is quite or really something!
do you want to make something out of it?
there's something in what he says
you've got something there!
he has a certain something
we gave him something for his trouble (a tip)

II.something [Brit ˈsʌmθɪŋ, Am ˈsəmˌθɪŋ] ADV

III.something of ADV (rather, quite)

See also nothing, else

I.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] PRON

1. nothing:

nerien
rienne

2. nothing (emphasizing insignificance):

5. nothing (emphatic: setting up comparisons):

II.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] ADV

III.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] ADJ

IV.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] N

VIII.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ]

I.else [Brit ɛls, Am ɛls] ADV

something else
she's something else inf! (very nice)
she's something else inf! (unusual)
‘so what else is new?’ iron
Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
nothing/something untoward
to be something of a tomboy
to be onto something inf
I think I'm onto something big inf
to have something to fall back on

Translations for something in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to have a certain something
something unheard of

something in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for something in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] indef pron, sing

III.something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] ADV (about)

See also nothing, anything

I.nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ] indef pron, sing

anything [ˈenɪθɪŋ] indef pron, sing

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to be something of a rarity

Translations for something in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
something
something beautiful
that's something
to bring sb a little something
to have something to do with sth
something like
something/nothing new
il y a du neuf
something new has happened
to be something of a Don Quixote
to do something stupid

something Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

can you do something with my car?
to get something out of one's system inf
to be something of a Don Quixote
I've got something to say to you!
to be able to do something for sb
it's not much, but it's something anyway
the kids were up to something here
have you got something to write with?
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I am every instant hearing something which overpowers me.
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It evokes giggles and coquettishness; a sense of something perverse that at once fulfills man's needs and makes him debauched.
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If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.
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Around 1600 a number of experimenters used steam to power small fountains working something on the principle of a coffee percolator.
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This is something that should be done in the way that it was, subversively, not overtly.
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So, even when they're both making exactly the same tone, there's still something completely different going on under the hood.
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For example, when a person is feeling guilty about something he did earlier, he will perceive the people around him as also feeling guilty.
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He is depicted as being happy, but there is a glint of something more in his eyes.
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His status was something unique in Tibet, growing to possess military, political and economic power.
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When she's really interested in something, she looks rather po-faced, but when the smile lights up, it's like the sun coming out.
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