something in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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

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

III.something [Am ˈsəmˌθɪŋ, Brit ˈsʌmθɪŋ] ADV 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

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something in the PONS Dictionary

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I.something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] PRON indef, sing

III.something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] ADV

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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

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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
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English
It evokes giggles and coquettishness; a sense of something perverse that at once fulfills man's needs and makes him debauched.
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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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This is something that should be done in the way that it was, subversively, not overtly.
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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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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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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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His status was something unique in Tibet, growing to possess military, political and economic power.
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All because this vicious, careerist, small-minded martinet felt like getting something off his preening chest.
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He is depicted as being happy, but there is a glint of something more in his eyes.
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