some

some
some [sʌm]
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1. adjective
2. pronoun
3. adverb
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1. adjective
   a. ( = a certain amount of, a little) du, de la de l'
• some tea/ice cream/water du thé/de la glace/de l'eau
• would you like some more meat? voulez-vous encore un peu de viande ?
   b. ( = a certain number of) des
• some cakes des gâteaux
• I haven't seen him for some years cela fait des années que je ne l'ai pas vu
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de is sometimes used before an adjective.
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• some wonderful memories de merveilleux souvenirs
• I found some small mistakes j'ai trouvé de petites erreurs
   c. (indefinite) un, une
• some woman was asking for her il y avait une dame qui la demandait
• there must be some solution il doit bien y avoir une solution
• some other day un autre jour
• some time last week la semaine dernière
• in some way or other d'une façon ou d'une autre
• some day un jour (ou l'autre)
• some more talented person quelqu'un de plus doué
   d. ( = a certain) if you are worried about some aspect of this proposal ... si un aspect quelconque de cette proposition vous préoccupe ...
   e. (as opposed to others) some children like school certains enfants aiment l'école
• some coffee is bitter certains cafés sont amers
• in some ways, he's right par certains côtés, il a raison
• some people just don't care il y a des gens qui s'en fichent
• some people say that ... il y a des gens qui disent que ...
   f. ( = a considerable amount of) it took some courage to do that! il a fallu du courage pour faire ça !
• he spoke at some length il a parlé assez longuement
• it's a matter of some importance c'est une question assez importante
   g. ( = a limited) this will give you some idea of ... cela vous donnera une petite idée de ...
• that's some consolation! c'est quand même une consolation !
• surely there's some hope she will recover? il y a tout de même quelque espoir qu'elle guérisse ?
   h. (in exclamations) (inf) that was some party! (admiring) ça a été une super fête ! (inf)
• you're some help! (ironic) tu parles d'une aide ! (inf)
• he says he's my friend -- some friend! (ironic) il dit être mon ami -- drôle d'ami ! (inf)
2. pronoun
   a. ( = as opposed to others) certain(e)s m(f)pl
• some cheered, others shouted abuse certains applaudissaient, d'autres criaient des injures
• some of my friends certains de mes amis
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► Note the use of d'entre with personal pronouns.
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• some of them were late certains d'entre eux étaient en retard
• some of us knew him certains d'entre nous le connaissaient
   b. ( = not all) quelques-un(e)s m(f)pl
• I don't want them all, but I'd like some je ne les veux pas tous mais j'en voudrais quelques-uns
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► Even if not expressed, of them must be translated in French by en.
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• I've still got some (of them) j'en ai encore quelques-uns
• some (of them) have been sold on en a vendu quelques-uns
   c. ( = a certain amount or number when object of the verb) en
• I've got some j'en ai
• have some! prenez-en !
• do you need stamps? -- it's okay, I've got some est-ce que tu as besoin de timbres ? -- non, ça va, j'en ai
   d. ( = a part) une partie
• some has been eaten on en a mangé une partie
• put some of the sauce into a bowl versez une partie de la sauce dans un bol
• have some of this cake prenez un peu de gâteau
• I agree with some of what you said je suis en partie d'accord avec ce que vous avez dit
► ... and then some (inf)
it would cost twice that much and then some ça coûterait deux fois plus et même davantage
3. adverb
   a. ( = about) environ
• there were some twenty houses il y avait environ vingt maisons
   b. ( = a bit) (inf)
you'll feel better when you've slept some tu te sentiras mieux une fois que tu auras dormi un peu
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Note: When some is used as a quantifier to mean an unspecified amount of something, it is translated by du, de l' before vowel or mute h, de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: I'd like some bread = je voudrais du pain; have some water = prenez de l'eau; we've bought some beer = nous avons acheté de la bière; they've bought some peaches = ils ont acheté des pêches
But note that where some is followed by an adjective preceding a plural noun, de alone is used in all cases: some pretty dresses = de jolies robes
For particular usages see I below
When some is used as a pronoun it is translated by en which is placed before the verb in French: would you like some? = est-ce que vous en voulez?; I've got some = j'en ai
For particular usages see II below
[sʌm] 1.
determiner, quantifier
1) (an unspecified amount or number)

some cheese — du fromage

some old socks — de vieilles chaussettes

2) (certain: in contrast to others) certains

some children like it — certains enfants aiment ça

in some ways, I agree — d'une certaine façon, je suis d'accord

some people say that — certaines personnes disent que

in some parts of Europe — dans certaines parties de l'Europe

3) (a considerable amount or number)

he has some cause for complaint — il a des raisons de se plaindre

it will take some doing — ça ne va pas être facile à faire

we stayed there for some time — nous sommes restés là assez longtemps

we waited for some years — nous avons attendu plusieurs années

he hadn't seen her for some years — ça faisait plusieurs années qu'il ne l'avait pas vue

4) (a little, a slight)

the meeting did have some effect — la réunion a eu un certain effet

the candidate needs to have some knowledge of computers — le candidat doit avoir certaines or un minimum de connaissances en informatique

you must have some idea where the house is — tu dois avoir une idée de l'endroit où la maison se trouve

this money will go some way towards compensating her for her injuries — cet argent compensera un peu ses blessures

to some extent — dans une certaine mesure

well that's some consolation anyway! — c'est toujours ça! (colloq)

5) péj (an unspecified, unknown)

some man came to the house — un homme est venu à la maison

a car of some sort —

some sort of car — une sorte de voiture

6) (colloq) (a remarkable)

that was some film! — ça c'était un film!

that's some woman ou man! — c'est quelqu'un!

7) (colloq) (not much)

some help you are! — iron c'est ça que tu appelles aider!

some mechanic he is! — tu parles d'un mécanicien!

‘I'd like the work to be finished by Monday’ - ‘some hope!’ — ‘j'aimerais que le travail soit fini avant lundi’ - ‘tu rêves (colloq)!’

2.
pronoun
1) (an unspecified amount or number)

I'd like some of those — j'en voudrais quelques-uns comme ça

(do) have some! — servez-vous!

(do) have some more! — reprenez-en!

2) (certain ones: in contrast to others)

some (of them) are blue — certains sont bleus

some say that — certaines personnes disent que

I agree with some of what you say — je suis d'accord avec une partie de ce que tu dis

some (of them) arrived early — certains d'entre eux sont arrivés tôt

3.
adverb
1) (approximately) environ

some 20 people — environ 20 personnes

some £50 — autour de 50 livres sterling

2) (colloq) US (a lot) un peu

from here to the town center in 5 minutes, that's going some — (colloq) aller d'ici au centre ville en 5 minutes, il faut le faire

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some people! — ah vraiment, il y a des gens!


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