something

Signification (Anglais)

Pron

1. (indefinite, pronoun) An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
2. (colloquial, indefinite, pronoun) A quality to a moderate degree.
3. (colloquial, indefinite, pronoun) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
4. (colloquial, indefinite, often, pronoun) Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.

Adj

Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Somewhat; to a degree.
2. (colloquial, especially, not-comparable) Used to adverbialise a following adjective

Verb

Designates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.

Noun

1. An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
2. An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).

Concepts

quelque chose

de

quelqu’un

dériver

contre

pour

à

transporter

un peu

éloigner

quelqu'un

1️⃣

être

dévier

chose

défaire

porter plainte

accuser

issue

n’importe quel

occuper

origine

porter

priver

provenir

remonter

renoncer

responsable

rien

son

🔉

tenir

tirer

transmettre

voir

👀

assumer la responsabilité

camionner

🚚

démoder

départir

ébattre

issu

n’importe quoi

passer de mode

petite quantité

prendre corps

quelque peu

un tant soit peu

véhiculer

quelquechose

fucker

originer

brosser un tableau répugnant

Synonymes

anything

thing

what

somebody

someone

a little

for

from

of

some things

be

whatever

somewhat

any

some

oneself

item

whatsoever

veer

transport

somewhere

little

report

object

off

stuff

draw

away

digress

event

deviate

aught

descended

descend

at

derive

consider

as

affair

abandon

come

indeed

in charge

coherent

issue

article

lead

go out

marginally

go

Traductions

algo

qualcosa

etwas

iets

irgendetwas

algo

κάτι

abkommen

irgendwas

aliquid

alguma coisa

alguna cosa

alguna cosa

cosa

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: somþyng

Appartenant à ancien anglais: āwiht

Appartenant à suédois: någonting

In summary

From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).

Phrases

I can learn something from the desert , too .

Je peux aussi apprendre quelque chose du désert.

Two men discussing something over a beer .

Deux hommes discutant de quelque chose sur une bière.

A young girl is mixing something yellow in a bowl .

Une jeune fille mélange quelque chose de jaune dans un bol.

Despair is something that haunts us at night .

Le désespoir est quelque chose qui nous hante la nuit.

Why don't you say something ?

Pourquoi ne dites-vous pas quelque chose?

There's something funny going on around here .

Il se passe quelque chose de drôle ici.