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I. some·thing [ˈsʌm(p)θɪŋ] PRON indef

1. something (unspecified thing, situation, action):

something: etwas

there's something sharp in my shoe: in meinem Schuh ist etwas Spitzes

something terrible had happened: etwas Schreckliches war geschehen

there's something wrong with the engine: mit dem Motor stimmt was nicht

I need something to write with: ich brauche etwas zum Schreiben

we stopped for something to eat: wir hielten an, um etwas zu essen

is there something you'd like to say?: möchtest du mir etwas sagen?

I'll need a credit card or something of the kind to break into the apartment: ich brauche eine Kreditkarte oder so etwas Ähnliches, um in die Wohnung einzubrechen

something else: etwas anderes

would you like some coffee or perhaps there's something else you'd like?: möchtest du Kaffee oder lieber etwas anderes?

something a little stronger: etwas Stärkeres [o. Alkoholisches]

to get something for nothing: etwas einfach so bekommen

to do something [about sb/sth]: etwas [gegen jdn/etw] unternehmen

to have [got] something to do with sb/sth: etwas mit jdm/etw zu tun haben

didn't she have something to do with that scandal?: hatte sie nicht etwas mit dem Skandal zu tun?

2. something (outstanding person, thing, quality,):

something: etwas

that's something: das ist schon was

there's something about her which many men find appealing: sie hat etwas an sich, das die meisten Männer attraktiv finden

to be really [or quite]something approv inf: etwas darstellen

as a violinist, she's really something: als Geigerin ist sie wirklich etwas Besonderes

it was quite something for her to remember us after all these years: dass sie sich nach all den Jahren noch an uns erinnerte!

to make something of oneself: etwas aus sich dat machen

3. something (not exact):

a wry look, something between amusement and regret: ein scheeler Blick, irgendwas zwischen Belustigung und Bedauern

she has something of her mother's facial features: sie hat etwas von den Gesichtszügen ihrer Mutter

he always was something of a moaner: er war schon immer ein rechter Nörgler

it was something of a surprise: es war eine ziemliche Überraschung

the building materials cost something under $4,500: das Baumaterial kostet etwas unter 4.500 Dollar

inf she works for a bank or something: sie arbeitet für eine Bank oder so was inf

hey, are you drunk or something?: he, bist du betrunken oder was? inf

something like ...: ungefähr wie ...

something like ...: in etwa wie ...

he sounds something like his father on the phone: er klingt am Telefon fast genauso wie sein Vater

something like [or inf around] ...: um die ...

there were something like fifty applicants: es gab um die fünfzig Bewerber/Bewerberinnen

Phrases:

to be something else: etwas Besonderes sein

the reaction from the crowd was something else: die Reaktion des Publikums war wirklich beeindruckend

to have something going on with sb: etwas mit jdm haben inf

they say he's got something going on with his boss: es heißt, dass er etwas mit seiner Chefin hat

to have [got] something there: ein Hammer sein inf

there's something in sth: an etw dat ist etwas dran

there's something in catching the earlier train: es macht in der Tat Sinn, den früheren Zug zu nehmen

II. some·thing [ˈsʌm(p)θɪŋ] ADV inv inf (very)

something: ganz

my back hurts something terrible: mein Rücken schmerzt ganz furchtbar

III. some·thing [ˈsʌm(p)θɪŋ] N

something: Etwas nt <->

I've been looking for that special something for your birthday: ich suche etwas ganz Besonderes für deinen Geburtstag

the certain something: das gewisse Etwas

a little something: eine Kleinigkeit

time for a little something: Zeit, eine Kleinigkeit zu essen

lit·tle ˈsome·thing N

1. little something FOOD:

little something: Betthupferl nt <-s, -> SGer, A

little something: Bettmümpfeli nt <-s, -> CH

2. little something (present):

little something: Kleinigkeit <-, -en>

twen·ty-some·thing [ˈtwentisʌm(p)θɪŋ] N modifier

twenty-something: über zwanzigjährig

OpenDict entry

thirty-something N

the thirty-something crowd: Leute um die 30

the thirty-something crowd: die Überdreizigjährigen npl

nothing/something noteworthy: nichts/etwas Besonderes

something's got to give (things can't go on like this): so kann es nicht weitergehen

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Twen m: twenty-something

etwas Aufsehenerregendes: something sensational

etwas Aufsehenerregendes: quite something inf

etwas Aufsehenerregendes (negativ): something shocking

jdn [irgendwohin] zwacken: to pinch sb['s something]

Ohrenzeuge (-zeu·gin): witness (to something heard)

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

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do-something case INFRASTR, THEOR MODEL, APPRAIS

do-something case: Mit-Fall

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Mit-Fall: do-something case

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

wow! your new car is really something!: Mann! dein neues Auto macht ganz schön was her! inf

he jabbered out something about an accident: er quasselte etwas von einem Unfall daher inf

so etwas kann einen wirklich jammern: something like that can be really distressing

du bist da am Kinn ja ganz beschmiert: you've got something smeared on your chin

ich finde schon eine Beschäftigung für euch: I'll find something for you to do

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Music is the one thing in show-business with which you can't fool somebody into buying something.

entertainment.ie

He is depicted as being happy, but there is a glint of something more in his eyes.

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It is a large bird that is literally ablaze with fire, resembling something related to a phoenix.

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She struggles to find something to prove she did something with her life and reveals that she is really good at math.

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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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