somebody in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for somebody in the English»French Dictionary

somebody [Brit ˈsʌmbədi, Am ˈsəmbədi] PRON

1. somebody (unspecified person):

somebody

quelqu'un

somebody famous/important

quelqu'un de célèbre/d'important

somebody came to see me

quelqu'un est venu me voir

we need somebody who speaks Japanese/who can repair cars

on a besoin de quelqu'un qui parle japonais/qui sache réparer les voitures

Mr Somebody(-or-other)

M. Machin

ask John or Henry or somebody

demande à John, à Henry ou à n'importe qui d'autre

2. somebody (important person):

he (really) thinks he's somebody

il ne se prend pas pour n'importe qui

they think they're somebody

ils se prennent pour des gens importants, ils se croient importants

she's really somebody in the film industry

c'est vraiment quelqu'un d'important dans le monde du cinéma

somebody up there likes me

il y a quelqu'un là-haut qui veille sur moi

somebody up there doesn't like me

je n'ai jamais eu de chance

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somebody is walking over my grave

j'ai une angoisse

Translations for somebody in the French»English Dictionary

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elle entendit un raclement de gorge

she heard somebody clearing their throat

quelqu'un

someone, somebody

quelqu'un d'autre

somebody else, someone else

un jour, il deviendra quelqu'un

one day, he'll be somebody

le téléphone sonne, est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait répondre?

the telephone is ringing, could somebody answer?

un prénommé Jules

somebody called Jules

cohabitation

living with somebody, living under the same roof as somebody

elle est maquée

she's shacked up with somebody sl

épouser un rupin

to marry somebody who is loaded inf

il va y avoir de la viande froide sl!

somebody is going to get it!

on demande une main innocente

somebody impartial is required

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Translations for somebody in the English»French Dictionary

somebody [ˈsʌmbədi, Am -ˌbɑ:di] indef pron (some person)

somebody

quelqu'un

somebody or other

je ne sais qui

there is somebody English on the phone

il y a un Anglais au téléphone

See also nobody, anybody

I.nobody [ˈnəʊbədi, Am ˈnoʊbɑ:di] PRON indef pron, sing

nobody

personne

nobody spoke

personne n'a parlé

nobody but me

personne sauf moi

we saw nobody else

nous n'avons vu personne d'autre

he told nobody

il ne l'a dit à personne

II.nobody [ˈnəʊbədi, Am ˈnoʊbɑ:di] N inf

nobody

zéro m

those people are nobodies

ces gens sont des moins que rien

anybody [ˈenɪbɒdɪ, Am -bɑ:dɪ] indef pron, sing

1. anybody (someone):

if anybody knows

si quelqu'un sait

I've not seen anybody like that

je n'ai vu personne de tel

2. anybody (whoever):

anybody can apply

n'importe qui peut postuler

I can give them to anybody I like

je peux les donner à qui je veux

anybody will do

le premier venu sera le bon

anybody else

n'importe qui d'autre

anybody but him

tout autre que lui

Phrases:

everybody who is anybody iron hum

tous les gens qui comptent

it's anybody's guess

Dieu seul le sait

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to block somebody's path

bloquer le passage de qn

if somebody comes, he will buy it

si quelqu'un vient, il l'achètera

somebody just rang: what do they want?

on a sonné: qu'est-ce qu'elle/il veut?

Translations for somebody in the French»English Dictionary

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quelqu'un

somebody

quelqu'un d'autre

somebody else

avoir le faciès de quelqu'un qui ...

to have the face of somebody who ...

faire un heureux inf

to make somebody very happy

faire un riche mariage

to marry somebody rich

quelqu'un que je ne nommerai pas

somebody who will remain anonymous

j'ai dû vous confondre avec une autre

I must have confused you with somebody else

somebody Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

somebody just rang: what do they want?

on a sonné: qu'est-ce qu'elle/il veut?

if somebody comes, he will buy it

si quelqu'un vient, il l'achètera

to block somebody's path

bloquer le passage de qn

somebody or other

je ne sais qui

there is somebody English on the phone

il y a un Anglais au téléphone

somebody wants to speak to you on the telephone

on vous demande au téléphone

I must have confused you with somebody else

j'ai dû vous confondre avec une autre

to have the face of somebody who ...

avoir le faciès de quelqu'un qui ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Somebody tries to create a rift among these three pals.

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The stripes on the leisure suit -- back to the stripes -- are random, run every which way, as if somebody had splashed white paint across a black background.

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The werewolf would leave his or her clothing and would be unable to turn back if somebody touched the clothes.

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No one wants to sit for ages in the same seat listening to somebody drone on for a lifetime.

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Completion of this process simply allows somebody to apply for a certificate to work as an insurance agent.

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But if people's careers can depend on certain statistics, and those statistics can be jiggered, expect somebody to jigger them.

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The study of fossil wood is sometimes called palaeoxylology, with a palaeoxylologist somebody who studies fossil wood.

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They figure it's nothing more than a system error but realize somebody is actually inside when they discover that somebody used one of the vending machines inside.

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Although somebody offered to buy him a season ticket, naval command instead decided to enlist him by the book.

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He claimed that it was important to elect somebody of wealth, so that he could entertain visitors and citizens beyond what the honorarium provided for.

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