some in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm] DET ADJ When some is used as an adjective to mean an unspecified amount of something, it is translated by du, de l' before vowel or mute h, de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: I'd like some bread = je voudrais du pain; have some water = prenez de l'eau; we've bought some beer = nous avons acheté de la bière; they've bought some peaches = ils ont acheté des pêches.
But note that where some is followed by an adjective preceding a plural noun, de alone is used in all cases: some pretty dresses = de jolies robes.
For particular usages see I. below.
When some is used as a pronoun it is translated by en which is placed before the verb in French: would you like some? = est-ce que vous en voulez?; I've got some = j'en ai.
For particular usages see II. below.

II.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm] PRON

III.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm] ADV

IV.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm]

an. → anno

an [Brit an, ən, Am æn, ən]

an → a

See also a2, A1

a2 [Brit ə, eɪ, Am eɪ, ə] avant voyelle ou ‘h’ muet, an [æn, ən] DET

A1, a [Brit ə, eɪ, Am eɪ, ə] N

a2 [Brit ə, eɪ, Am eɪ, ə] avant voyelle ou ‘h’ muet, an [æn, ən] DET

See also many, lot2, lot1, little2, little1, job lot, few

I.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] ADJ

many
beaucoup de, un grand nombre de
many people/cars
beaucoup de gens/voitures, un grand nombre de personnes/voitures
were there many people?
y avait-il beaucoup de monde?
many times
de nombreuses fois, bien des fois
for many years
pendant de nombreuses années
in many ways
à bien des égards
his many friends
ses nombreux amis
the many advantages of city life
les nombreux avantages de la vie citadine
the many people who came
les nombreuses personnes qui sont venues
how many people/times?
combien de personnes/fois?
too many times
trop de fois
there are too many people
il y a trop de monde
many/too many people think that …
beaucoup/trop de gens/personnes pensent que …
a great/good many people came
de nombreuses personnes sont venues
there were a great/good many people
il y avait beaucoup de monde
for a great many years
pendant de nombreuses années
like so many other women, she …
comme tant d'autres femmes, elle …
I have as many books as you (do)
j'ai autant de livres que toi
five exams in as many days
cinq examens en autant de jours
many are those who …
nombreux sont ceux qui …
many a man would be glad of such an opportunity
plus d'un homme se réjouirait d'une telle occasion
I spent many a night there
j'y ai passé de nombreuses nuits
I've been there many a time, many's the time I've been there
j'y suis allé maintes fois

II.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] PRON

III.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] N

IV.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni]

I.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON

1. lot:

a lot (a great deal)
beaucoup
we buy a lot at the market
nous achetons beaucoup de choses au marché
he likes to spend a lot on holidays
il aime dépenser beaucoup d'argent en vacances
to get a lot out of book, activity
tirer beaucoup de
to do a lot to help sb/improve sth
faire beaucoup pour aider qn/améliorer qc
there's not a lot to tell
il n'y a pas grand-chose à raconter
they didn't have a lot left
il ne leur restait pas grand-chose
he knows a lot about sport
il s'y connaît beaucoup en sport
you've taken (rather) a lot on
tu en fais (un peu) trop
I'd give a lot to be able to do
je donnerais cher pour pouvoir faire
it says a lot about her/the regime
ça en dit long sur elle/le régime
it has a lot to do with anxiety
c'est très lié à l'angoisse
that has a lot to do with it
c'est très lié
an awful lot
énormément
there's an awful lot left to do
il reste énormément de choses à faire
quite a lot
beaucoup, pas mal inf
to mean quite a lot to sb
avoir beaucoup d'importance pour qn
to mean quite a lot to sb
avoir pas mal d'importance pour qn inf
she knows quite a lot about cinema
elle s'y connaît très bien en cinéma
we have such a lot in common
nous avons tellement or tant de choses en commun
such a lot depends on…
tellement or tant de choses dépendent de…
it takes such a lot out of me
ça me fatigue tellement
he's been through such a lot
il a tellement or tant souffert

II.lot1 [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

1. lot (great deal):

a lot of
beaucoup de
a lot of money/energy/books
beaucoup d'argent/d'énergie/de livres
it affects a lot of women
cela touche beaucoup de femmes
I don't have a lot of
je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps
not a lot of people know that
il n'y a pas beaucoup de gens qui savent ça
I see a lot of him
je le vois beaucoup
you've done a lot of teaching
tu as beaucoup enseigné
to spend an awful inf lot of time doing
passer énormément de temps à faire
he has an awful inf lot of responsibility
il a énormément de responsabilité
there were quite a lot of people/cars/books
il y avait beaucoup de gens or monde/voitures/livres
there were quite a lot of people/cars/books
il y avait pas mal de gens or monde/voitures/livres inf
quite a lot of people disagree
il y a beaucoup de personnes qui ne sont pas d'accord
quite a lot of our efforts/support…
une bonne part de nos efforts/notre soutien…
what a lot of people/books!
que de monde/de livres!
a lot
beaucoup
a lot better/easier/more useful
beaucoup mieux/plus facile/plus utile
a lot worse
bien pire
they talk a lot about justice
ils parlent beaucoup de justice
she works at home a lot
elle travaille beaucoup à la maison
you find this a lot with teenagers
on rencontre beaucoup ce problème chez les adolescents
the situation has improved a lot
la situation s'est beaucoup améliorée
we visit them a lot
nous leur rendons souvent visite
this happens quite a lot
cela arrive très souvent
an awful lot cheaper
beaucoup moins cher
you're smoking an awful lot inf
tu fumes beaucoup
it would help an awful inf lot
ça aiderait beaucoup
he travels abroad such a lot
il voyage beaucoup à l'étranger
thanks a lot inf!
merci beaucoup!

little2 [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ

I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

taste a little
goûtez-en un peu
save a little for me
gardes-en un peu pour moi
I only ate a little
je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu
a little of the money
un peu de l'argent
the little I saw wasn't very good
le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien
I did what little I could
j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu
he remembers very little
il ne se souvient pas bien
little of what he says is true
il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit
there's little I can do
je ne peux pas faire grand-chose
she did little to help
elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider
I got little out of the lecture
je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours
age has little to do with it
l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans
to do as little as possible
faire le moins possible
to know little about mechanics
ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique
there's little to worry about
il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter
little of note
rien de bien particulier
it says little for his honesty
ça en dit long sur son honnêteté
it says very little for her
ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur
little or nothing
quasiment rien

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

job lot [Brit, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌlɑt] N

I.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] ADJ When few is used as an adjective to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity (few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I. 1. in the entry.
When few is used as an adjective in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I. 2. in the entry.
When a few is used as an adjective(a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II. in the entry.
For translations of few used as a pronoun (few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II. and III. in the entry.
For translations of the few used as a noun (the few who voted for him) see IV. in the entry.

1. few (not many):

few
peu de
few visitors/letters
peu de visiteurs/lettres
few people came to the meeting
peu de gens sont venus à la réunion
very few houses/families
très peu de maisons/familles
there are very few opportunities for graduates
il y a très peu de débouchés pour les diplômés
one of my few pleasures
un de mes rares plaisirs
on the few occasions that she has visited this country
les rares fois où elle a visité ce pays
their needs are few
ils ont peu de besoins
their demands are few
ils sont peu exigeants, ils revendiquent peu de chose
to be few in number
être peu nombreux
there are too few women in this profession
il y a trop peu de femmes dans ce métier
with few exceptions
à quelques exceptions près
a man of few words (gen)
un homme peu loquace
a man of few words (approvingly)
un homme qui ne se perd pas en paroles inutiles

III.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] PRON

IV.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju] N

V.few <comp fewer, superl fewest> [Brit fjuː, Am fju]

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to do some mending
faire du raccommodage
some ambiguities
quelques ambiguïtés
to get some nookie
baiser vulg sl
to get some nookie
faire l'amour
to get some shut-eye (short sleep)
piquer un roupillon inf
to get some shut-eye (go to bed)
aller se coucher
m/f some bright spark iron
un petit malin/une petite maligne m/f

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

some in the PONS Dictionary

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

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an [ən] indef art (+ vowel)

See also a, A

a [ə] indef art (+ consonant) (single, not specified)

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with some reluctance
avec réticence

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

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some Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there have been protests from some quarters
il y a eu des protestations de la part de certains
to buy some fruit such as apples
acheter des fruits comme des pommes
at some distant point in the future
à (long/court) terme
to put some color in one's cheeks
se mettre du fond de teint
to set sail for/from some place
partir en bateau pour/d'un endroit
to think some more about a question
retravailler une question
I bought (some) apples and some lovely lemons
j'ai acheté des pommes et de beaux citrons
to have some time ahead of oneself
avoir du temps devant soi
to deal with some business/an issue
traiter une affaire/question
to withhold some money out of wages
retenir un montant sur le salaire
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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For some time she lived in a trailer on food stamps and welfare.
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They also noted through their qualitative research that some barebackers were in search of HIV.
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Some manufacturers have a separate ground loop fluid pump pack, while some integrate the pumping and valving within the heat pump.
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After a series of court cases the nature of the guarantees for some policies was reinterpreted, becoming more onerous.
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This was followed by outbreaks of sleeping sickness and smallpox that would halve the population of some areas.
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Like some other nitrated organic compounds, nitroethane is also used as a fuel additive and a precursor to explosives.
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Some of these designs leapfrogged other countries' tank designs.
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Arsenal need some nastiness in them, a devilment which is used in the right way.
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Let's spend some time with this, because it's equal parts misleading and guileless.
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This batch of tunes could be used in much the same way, and includes some characters who would probably benefit mightily, if temporarily, from a good antifogmatic.
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