some

1. pronoun, adjective

1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) noen, litt, noe

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) noe, noen, en del

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) en eller annen, noe, litt

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) (på) mange/visse (måter), (i en) viss utstrekning

2. adjective

1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) en god del, betydelig

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) viss, en eller annen

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cirka, om lag, omtrent

3. adverb

((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) litt, et stykke på vei, noe

- somebody

- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me

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adv. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/

1) (foran regneord e.l.) om lag, omtrent, rundt regnet, cirka

• it happened some thirty years ago

det skjedde for rundt tretti år siden

2) (hverdagslig) ganske (så), noe til

• he seemed annoyed some

han virket ganske irritert

• that's going some!

det var noe til fart!

some dozen people et dusintalls mennesker

some few noen få

II

determ. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/

1) noe, noen, litt, en eller annen, et eller annet, en del, somme, viss, et visst, visse, enkelte

• some person might have seen it

en eller annen kan ha sett det

• I bought some stamps

jeg kjøpte noen frimerker

• there is some man at the door

det er en eller annen mann på døren

• it is open some days

den er åpen visse dager

• there is some truth in what you say

det er noe sant i det du sier

• some of it was spoilt

noe av det var ødelagt

• some work is pleasant

noe arbeid er trivelig

• would you like some more?

vil du ha litt til?

• I have read it in some book or other

jeg har lest det i en eller annen bok

• that is some help

det er en viss hjelp

2) atskillig, en hel del, en god (del), ikke så lite

• that will take some courage

• I shall be away for some time

jeg kommer til å være borte en god stund

3) (hverdagslig) ordentlig, skikkelig, litt av

• that was some party!

det var litt av en fest, det!

for some reason or other av en eller annen grunn

for some time yet på en god stund ennå

of some size ganske stor

some (people) somme, enkelte, en del

some bread litt brød, noe brød

some day (or other) en eller annen dag, før eller senere