some in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm] DET When some is used to mean an unspecified amount of something, it precedes either uncountable nouns or countable nouns in the plural: give me some milk and some chocolate biscuits = dammi del latte e dei biscotti al cioccolato. - Some is translated by del, della, dei or delle according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: I'd like some bread = vorrei del pane have some tea = prenda del tè we've bought some books = abbiamo comprato dei libri they've bought some peaches = hanno comprato delle pesche. - Some can also be rendered by qualche, alcuni or alcune, and un po'(di) qualche is invariable and it is always followed by the singular: he showed me some pictures = mi mostrò qualche fotografia alcuni and alcune are always used in the plural and agree in gender with the nouns they qualify: I bought some books/some pencils = ho comprato alcuni libri/alcune matite; give me some money! = dammi un po' di soldi! - Some is generally used in affirmative sentences when used in interrogative sentences, some implies an answer in the affirmative (typically, when you offer something to somebody) or a feeling of surprise: will you have some coffee? = vuole del caffè? but didn't I give you some money this morning? = ma non ti ho già dato dei soldi stamattina? - For particular usages see this entry.

II.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm] PRON Some can be translated by ne which is placed before the verb in Italian: would you like some? = ne vuole? I've got some = ne ho.

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

IV.some [Brit sʌm, s(ə)m, Am səm]

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some succeed, (some) others give up
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Translations for some in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

an [ən, stressed: æn] indef art before vowel

an → a

See also a, A

a [ə, stressed: eɪ] indef art before consonant, an [ən, stressed: æn] before vowel

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you win some, you lose some

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