somebody in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for somebody in the English»Italian Dictionary

somebody [Brit ˈsʌmbədi, Am ˈsəmbədi] PRON

1. somebody (unspecified person):

somebody

qualcuno

somebody famous, important

una persona famosa, importante

somebody came to see me

qualcuno è venuto a trovarmi

we need somebody who speaks Japanese, who can repair cars

abbiamo bisogno di qualcuno che parli giapponese, che sappia riparare le macchine

Mr Somebody (-or-other)

il tal dei tali

ask John or Henry or somebody

chiedi a John, a Henry o a qualcun altro

2. somebody (important person):

he (really) thinks he's somebody

pensa proprio di essere qualcuno

they think they're somebody

si credono chissà chi

she's really somebody in the film industry

è veramente una che conta nell'industria cinematografica

somebody up there likes me

lassù qualcuno mi ama

somebody up there doesn't like me

non me ne va mai bene una

Translations for somebody in the Italian»English Dictionary

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baraccato (baraccata)

= somebody who lives in temporary housing

trigesimo

= thirtieth day after somebody's death

investitore (investitrice)

= the driver who runs somebody over

stragista

= somebody in favour of stragismo or who practises it

raccomandatario (raccomandataria)

= person to whom somebody is recommended

bastian contrario

= somebody who contradicts another just for the sake of doing so

dire a nuora perché suocera intenda

= to use somebody as a mouthpiece

gavettone inf

trick consisting in throwing a bucket of cold water over somebody

qualcuno (in frasi affermative)

somebody

qualcuno mi ha detto che era malata

somebody or someone told me she was sick

qualcuno ha bussato

somebody knocked

squilla il telefono, qualcuno può rispondere?

the phone is ringing, could somebody answer it?

qualcun altro (in frasi affermative)

somebody else

qualcun altro l'ha già detto prima di lui

somebody else said that before him

si crede (di essere) qualcuno

he thinks he's somebody

un giorno diventerà qualcuno

one day, he's going to be somebody

somebody in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for somebody in the English»Italian Dictionary

somebody [ˈsʌm·ˌbɑ:·di] PRON indef

somebody

qualcuno

somebody else

qualcun altro

somebody or other

qualcuno

there is somebody Italian on the phone

c'è un italiano al telefono

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if somebody comes, tell him that …

se viene qualcuno, digli che…

if somebody comes, he will buy it

se qualcuno viene, lo comprerà

there is somebody behind this

c'è qualcuno dietro a tutto questo

Translations for somebody in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

qualcuno (-a)

somebody

credersi chissà che cosa

to think one is somebody

somebody Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if somebody comes, he will buy it

se qualcuno viene, lo comprerà

if somebody comes, tell him that …

se viene qualcuno, digli che…

there is somebody behind this

c'è qualcuno dietro a tutto questo

somebody else

qualcun altro

somebody or other

qualcuno

there is somebody Italian on the phone

c'è un italiano al telefono

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The stripes on the leisure suit -- back to the stripes -- are random, run every which way, as if somebody had splashed white paint across a black background.

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No one wants to sit for ages in the same seat listening to somebody drone on for a lifetime.

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They figure it's nothing more than a system error but realize somebody is actually inside when they discover that somebody used one of the vending machines inside.

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Although somebody offered to buy him a season ticket, naval command instead decided to enlist him by the book.

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The werewolf would leave his or her clothing and would be unable to turn back if somebody touched the clothes.

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He claimed that it was important to elect somebody of wealth, so that he could entertain visitors and citizens beyond what the honorarium provided for.

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If you're going to write a biography of somebody, it'd be nice if you'd talk to their family.

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The chambermaid can not tell, but did note another odd occurrence: somebody ran a bath at noon but everyone denies having done so.

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But if people's careers can depend on certain statistics, and those statistics can be jiggered, expect somebody to jigger them.

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His representation in these bodies was mostly unanimous choice of the people but if somebody had challenged him people gave a befitting reply, whosoever he may be.

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