something in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.something [Brit ˈsʌmθɪŋ, Am ˈsəmˌθɪŋ] PRON

1. something (unspecified thing):

something
qualcosa, qualche cosa
something to do, eat
qualcosa da fare, da mangiare
to say something
dire qualcosa
something made him laugh
qualcosa lo fece ridere
something new, interesting
qualcosa di nuovo, di interessante
something else
qualcos'altro
he's always trying to get something for nothing
cerca sempre di scroccare qualcosa
there's something wrong
c'è qualcosa che non va
there's something odd about her
c'è qualcosa di strano in lei
there's something funny going on
sta succedendo qualcosa di insolito
something or other
una cosa o l'altra
she's something (or other) in the army, motor trade
ha un qualche lavoro nell'esercito, nel commercio delle auto

II.something [Brit ˈsʌmθɪŋ, Am ˈsəmˌθɪŋ] ADV

thirty something [ˈθɜːtɪˌsʌmθɪŋ] N inf

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nothing, something untoward
niente, qualcosa di imprevisto
to be onto something inf
aver trovato qualcosa
I think I'm onto something big inf
credo di aver trovato qualcosa di grosso

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pacchianata
something flashy
pacchianata
something showy
alcunché
something
c'è alcunché di strano in lui
there is something odd about him
agire meditatamente
to do something after careful consideration
companatico
= something to eat with bread
qualcosa (in frasi affermative e nelle offerte)
something
bisogna fare qualcosa!
we've got to do something! something must be done!
qualcosa da fare, da mangiare
something to do, to eat
sta capitando qualcosa (di insolito)
there's something (funny) going on
forse gli è successo qualcosa
maybe something's happened to him
c'è qualcosa che non va
there's something wrong, something's wrong
qualcosa del genere
something like that
mi ha risposto qualcosa del tipo “la richiameremo”
he told me they'd phone me, or something like that
è rimasta qualcosa come tre ore
she stayed for something like or for about three hours
qualcosa di meglio, di meno caro
something better, cheaper
qualcosa di nuovo, bello
something new, nice
c'è qualcosa di strano in lei, ha qualcosa di strano
there's something odd about her
a quei tempi fare il maestro significava qualcosa
in those days it was quite something to be a primary school teacher
è già qualcosa
that's something anyway
è già qualcosa che ti abbia chiesto scusa!
at least he apologized, that's something!
mi dice qualcosa
it reminds me of something, it rings a bell
qualcosa mi dice che …
something tells me (that) …
portati qualcosa da leggere
take something to read with you
quel libro è qualcosa di straordinario
that book is something extraordinary
qualcos'altro (in frasi affermative e nelle offerte)
something else
un qualcosa
a certain something
un qualcosa di strano
something odd or strange
quid
something
in lui c'è un quid che non mi piace
he has a certain something or air about him that I don't like

something in the PONS Dictionary

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I.something [ˈsʌm·θɪŋ] PRON indef, sing

III.something [ˈsʌm·θɪŋ] ADV

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nothing/something noteworthy
nulla/qualcosa di rilevante

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something Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

something amazing happened to her that day
quel giorno le è capitata una cosa straordinaria
that's not something to be sneezed at
non è da buttar via
to take the chill off of something
riscaldare qc
her job is something concerned with computers
il suo lavoro ha a che vedere con i computer
to knock together something to eat
mettere insieme qualcosa da mangiare
to get something out of one's system inf
scaricarsi
this is something that concerns me closely
la cosa mi tocca da vicino
to have something to do with sth/sb
avere a che vedere con qc/qu (essere in rapporto con)
there's something not quite right here
c'è qualcosa che non mi torna
there's something rather curious about him [or her] [or it]
ha un certo non so che di curioso

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He is depicted as being happy, but there is a glint of something more in his eyes.
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Music is the one thing in show-business with which you can't fool somebody into buying something.
entertainment.ie
Logic programming was thought as something that unified various gradients of computer science (software engineering, databases, computer architecture and artificial intelligence).
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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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I am every instant hearing something which overpowers me.
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He left approximately 18 months later, citing desensitization and feeling like he was becoming something he didn't want to be.
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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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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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Castor said she had cut herself off while saying antifreeze because she had intended to say something else.
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This is something that should be done in the way that it was, subversively, not overtly.
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