some

Signification (Anglais)

Pron

1. A certain number, at least two.
2. An indefinite quantity.
3. An indefinite amount; a part. Used mostly with abstract and nonliving objects.
4. (obsolete) Someone, a certain person.

Det

1. A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.
2. A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
3. An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
4. A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
5. A considerable quantity or number of.
6. Approximately, about (with a number).
7. Emphasizing a number.
8. (informal) A remarkable.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.
2. (dialectal, not-comparable) To a certain extent, or for a certain period.
3. (dialectal, not-comparable) Somewhat, a little.

Concepts

quelques

certain

quelque

certains

environ

un peu

des

à peu près

un

quelconque

plusieurs

du

peu

quelqu’un

de la

de

peu ou prou

une certaine quantité

d’aucuns

aux bords de

un peu de

approximativement

d'autres

aucun

🙅

combien

comme

la

presque

quasiment

quelques-uns

sensiblement

approchant

auprès

plus ou moins

Presque

quelque peu

quelques uns

un certain nombre

un exemplaire

à peu prés

quelqu'un

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Opposé de

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Synonymes

a few

🤏

any

few

🤏

several

a little

certain

little

one

a bit

about

approximately

part

other

someone

others

a little bit

somebody

a

🅰️

not many

somewhat

around

roughly

anybody

a certain

some one

more or less

some more

some kind of

the rest

various

half

something

some people

apart

some sort of

the others

different

another

close to

number of

a feature

sometimes

give or take

rather

portion

or so

of the

share

considerable

a number of

Traductions

einige

alcuni

qualche

🤏

algunos

alguno

unos

etwas

enkele

🤏

manche

algum

sommige

wat

enige

algun

algo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sʌm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: som

Hérité de ancien anglais: sum

Appartenant à écossais: sum

Appartenant à frison septentrional: som

Appartenant à frison occidental: sommige

Appartenant à néerlandais: som

Appartenant à néerlandais: sommige

Appartenant à bas-allemand: somige

Appartenant à allemand: -

Appartenant à danois: somme

Appartenant à suédois: somlig

Appartenant à norvégien: sum

Appartenant à islandais: sumur

Appartenant à gotique: 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃

In summary

From Middle English som, sum, from Old English sum (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic *sumaz (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, whole”).
Cognate Scots sum, some (“some”), North Frisian som, sam, säm (“some”), West Frisian sommige, somlike (“some”), dialectal Dutch som, saom (“some”), standard Dutch sommige (“some”), Low German somige (“some”), German dialectal summige (“some”), Danish somme (“some”), Swedish somlig (“some”), Norwegian sum, som (“some”), Icelandic sumur (“some”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 (sums, “one, someone”). More at same.

Phrases

The theories listed below are some of the more popular explanations .

Les théories énumérées ci-dessous sont quelques-unes des explications les plus populaires.

Some days are good , somedays are difficult .

Certains jours sont bons, un jour est difficile.

Some of the leaders of the uprising later abused their privileges for personal gain .

Certains dirigeants du soulèvement ont ensuite abusé de leurs privilèges à des fins personnelles.

Thus some series , such as " Pet Alien ", " Being Ian ", and " Jakers !

Ainsi, certaines séries, comme "Pet Alien", "étant Ian" et "Jakers!

After some competition , Albertville was awarded the school for the Seventh District .

Après une compétition, Albertville a reçu l'école du septième district.

Some folk traditions assign a different attribute to each leaf of a clover .

Certaines traditions folkloriques attribuent un attribut différent à chaque feuille d'un trèfle.