something in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for something in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.something [Am ˈsəmˌθɪŋ, Brit ˈsʌmθɪŋ] PRON

1. something:

something

algo

something different/interesting

algo distinto/interesante

something has happened to her

algo le ha pasado

something must be broken

debe de haber algo roto

have something to eat/drink

come/bebe algo

give him something to eat/drink

dale algo de comer/beber

may I ask you something?

¿puedo preguntarte algo or una cosa?

have you considered trying something else?

¿has pensado en probar con otra cosa?

do you know something? I think we're lost

¿sabes una cosa or sabes qué? creo que nos hemos perdido

he caught sight of something white

vio una cosa blanca

it sounded like something out of a novel

parecía de novela

she looks like something out of a fashion magazine

parece salida de una revista de modas

or something of the kind

o algo por el estilo

there may be something in what she says

puede ser que tenga algo de razón

it's not something to be proud of

no es como para estar orgulloso

that was something I hadn't expected

eso no me lo esperaba

is it something I said?

¿qué pasa? ¿qué he dicho?

it must be something you ate

te habrá sentado mal algo (que comiste)

it's not much, but it's something

no es mucho, pero algo es

2.1. something (in vague statements or approximations):

in eighteen hundred and something

en mil ochocientos y pico or y algo

she's 30 something, I reckon

digo yo que tendrá unos 30 y tantos años

she's 30 something, I reckon

digo yo que tendrá unos 30 y pico inf

he said it was because of the traffic or something

dijo que era por el tráfico o qué se yo

didn't she say she was going to France or something?

¿no dijo que se iba a Francia o no sé dónde?

have you gone mad or something?

¿te has vuelto loco o qué?

have you gone mad or something?

¿es que te has vuelto loco?

something in the region of $50, 000

alrededor de 50.000 dólares

it was something over 12m long

medía algo más de 12 metros

2.2. something:

something like, something like 200 spectators

unos 200 espectadores

the leaves taste something like spinach

las hojas saben como a espinacas

he looks something like his brother

se parece algo a su hermano

2.3. something:

something of (rather), she's something of an eccentric

es algo excéntrica

the quartet has earned itself something of a reputation

el cuarteto se ha ganado una cierta reputación

he became something of a hermit

se convirtió en una especie de ermitaño

it came as something of a surprise

me (or nos etc.) sorprendió un poco

it's something of a drawback

no deja de ser un inconveniente

3. something (sth special):

it was quite something for a woman to reach that position

era todo un logro que una mujer alcanzara esa posición

it was quite something for a woman to reach that position

no era moco de pavo que una mujer alcanzara esa posición inf

that party was something else! inf

¡la fiesta estuvo genial or fue demasiado! inf

she's quite something, isn't she? (in looks)

está bien ¿eh?

she's quite something, isn't she? (in general)

¡qué mujer (or chica etc.)! ¿no?

there's something about him

tiene algo

there's something about him

tiene un no sé qué

to have (got) something (be talented)

tener algo

(perceive sth significant) I think you might have something there

puede que tengas razón

II.something [Am ˈsəmˌθɪŋ, Brit ˈsʌmθɪŋ] N no pl

won't you have a little something (to eat/drink)?

¿no quieres comer/beber algo?

I've prepared a little something, so I hope you're hungry

he preparado alguna cosita, así que espero que tengas hambre

she has that certain something

tiene ese no sé qué

III.something [Am ˈsəmˌθɪŋ, Brit ˈsʌmθɪŋ] ADV inf

my back's playing me up something chronic

¡la espalda me tiene … !

my back's playing me up something chronic

la espalda me está fastidiando de mala manera

-something SUFFIX

a twenty/thirty-something

una persona de veinte/treinta y tantos años

a twenty/thirty-something

una persona de veinte/treinta años y pico inf

a thirty-something couple

una pareja de treinta y tantos años

a thirty-something couple

una pareja de treinta años y pico inf

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she always finds something to niggle about

siempre encuentra algo de qué quejarse

she always finds something to niggle about

siempre tiene algún reparo

something's niggling him

algo le preocupa

something's niggling him

algo lo tiene inquieto

there's something wrong with the mechanics

hay un problema con el mecanismo

there's something wrong with the mechanics

hay un problema mecánico

she had something of the schoolmarm about her pej

parecía una institutriz de las antiguas

he's constantly moaning about something

está constantemente or continuamente quejándose

Translations for something in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tiene un aquel

she has a certain something

me pasó una cosa increíble inf

something incredible happened to me inf

ponte algo más abrigador, hace frío

put something warmer on, it's cold

mi cachativa me dice que algo anda mal

I have a feeling something's wrong

mi cachativa me dice que algo anda mal

my instinct tells me there's something wrong

something in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for something in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] PRON indef, sing

1. something (some object or concept):

something

algo

something else/nice

algo más/bonito

something or other

alguna cosa

one can't have something for nothing

quien algo quiere, algo le cuesta

2. something (about):

... or something inf

...o algo así

two metres something

dos metros y pico

his name is Paul something

su nombre es Paul no sé qué

II.something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] N

a little something

una cosita

a certain something

cierta cosa

Phrases:

that is really something!

¡ésa sí que es buena!

III.something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] ADV

something around £10

alrededor de 10 libras

something over/under £100

algo más/menos de 100 libras

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nothing/something noteworthy

nada/algo digno de atención

to knock together something to eat

hacer algo rápido para comer

to do something until you drop [o till you drop]

hacer algo hasta caer rendido, -a

to buy something on hire purchase

comprar algo a plazos

Translations for something in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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eso es harina de otro costal fig

that's something quite different

tener un aquel

to have a certain something

hacer algo por postureo

to do something just for show

algo (en frases afirmativas)

something

esta película es algo aparte

this film is something special

se cree algo

he/she thinks he/she is something

algo así como

something like

aquí se está tramando algo

something's cooking here

something Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

something amazing happened to her that day

aquel día le sucedió una cosa asombrosa

to buy something on the cheap inf

comprar algo por poco dinero

her job is something concerneded with computers

su trabajo tiene que ver con ordenadores

to get something out of one's system inf

quitarse algo de encima

to knock together something to eat

hacer algo rápido para comer

to take the chill off of something

calentar algo un poco

to put a stop to something

ponerle el/un freno a algo

I'd already been told something like that

ya me habían dicho algo por el estilo

not to be sure of something

no tenerlas todas consigo

there is something fishy going on here

aquí hay mucho diablo inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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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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Castor said she had cut herself off while saying antifreeze because she had intended to say something else.

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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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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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This is something that should be done in the way that it was, subversively, not overtly.

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Tonight, something terrifying is about to be born.

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All because this vicious, careerist, small-minded martinet felt like getting something off his preening chest.

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