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some1 /sʌm/ , weak form /səm/ adjetivo
    1. (unstated number or type) (+ pl n) unos, unas;
      there were ~ children in the park había unos niños en el parque;
      would you like ~ cherries? ¿quieres (unas) cerezas?
    1. (unstated quantity or type) (+ uncount n): ~ paint fell on my head me cayó (un poco de) pintura en la cabeza;
      would you like ~ coffee? ¿quieres café?
  1. (a, one) (+ sing count noun) algún, -guna;
    ~ day I'll get my revenge ya me vengaré algún día
  1. (particular, not all) (+ pl n) algunos, -nas;
    I like ~ modern artists algunos artistas modernos me gustan;
    in ~ ways en cierto modo
    1. (not many, a few) ‹lemons/apples› algunos, -nas
    1. (not much, a little) ‹meat/rice› un poco de
    1. (several, many): she's been bedridden for ~ years now hace algunos años que está postrada en cama
    1. (large amount of): we've known each other for quite ~ time now ya hace mucho (tiempo) que nos conocemos
  1. (colloq)
    1. (expressing appreciation): that's ~ car you've got! ¡vaya coche que tienes!
    1. (stressing remarkable, ridiculous nature): that was ~ exam! ¡vaya examen!
    1. (expressing irony): ~ friend you are! ¡qué buen amigo eres! (iró)
some2 pronombre
    1. (a number of things or people) algunos, -nas
    1. (an amount): there's no salt left;
      we'll have to buy ~       no queda sal;
      vamos a tener que comprar      ;
      the coffee's ready: would you like ~? el café está listo: ¿quieres?
  1. (certain people) algunos, -nas;
    ~ say that … algunos dicen que …
some3 adverbio (approximately) unos, unas, alrededor de

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
some [sʌm]
I adjetivo
1   (una cantidad no definida
     no siempre se traduce) uno(s),-a(s), alguno(s),-a(as), algo de: I'll give you some books, te daré unos libros
     there are some marks on the carpet, hay (algunas) manchas en la alfombra
     would you like some coffee?, ¿quieres café?
2   bastante, varios: that was some days ago, eso fue hace varios días
3   alguno,-a, cierto,-a: I hope it had some effect, espero que haya tenido algún efecto
     some people think it's unlucky, algunos dicen que trae mala suerte
     to some extent, hasta cierto punto
4   (partitivo) alguno(s),-a(s): some poisons are more dangerous than others, algunos venenos son más peligrosos que otros
5   (una o más cosas o personas no definidas) algún,-uno(s),-una(s): I'll be back some day, algún día volveré
     some idiot has left the door open, algún idiota ha dejado la puerta abierta
6   some or other, algún que otro: I often see him in some bar or other, a menudo lo veo en algún que otro bar
7   fam (expresa admiración o sorpresa) ¡vaya...!: that's some job!, ¡vaya trabajo!
     (irónico) menudo,-a: some friend she is!, ¡valiente amiga es ella!
    
II pron
1   (personas sin especificar) algunos,-as: some of my friends live in London and some in Paris, algunos de mis amigos viven en Londres y algunos en París
     some say he's mad, algunos dicen que está loco
2   (parte de una cantidad) some of the apples, algunas de las manzanas
     some of the wine was off, parte del vino estaba picado
     that coffee smells good - can I have some?, ese café huele bien, ¿puedo tomar un poco?
    
III adverbio
1   unos,-as, alrededor de: London is some sixty miles from the coast, Londres está a unas sesenta millas de la costa
2   US fam mucho: he sure drinks some, él sí que bebe mucho



some: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
Compound Forms:
be of some helpser de alguna ayuda
clear some spacevtr (rid an area of clutter)hacer un hueco, hacer un huequito loc verb
If you could just clear some space on your desk, I'll set the computer up there.
 hacer lugar loc verb
Podés hacer lugar en la mesita de luz para poner una foto mía.
 despejar vtr
clear some space forvtr literal (make room for sb/ sth)hacer sitio loc verb
Could you clear some space on your calendar to spend some time with her?
Ya somos muchos pero si vienes te haremos sitio.
 hacer lugar loc verb
 hacer espacio loc verb
for some reasonadv (for an unknown reason)por alguna razón loc adv
For some reason my computer has started crashing whenever I connect it to the network, and I can't work out how to fix the problem.
 sabrá Dios porqué fr hecha
 vaya a saber por qué fr hecha
in some measureen cierta medida
in some measurede algún modo
in some placeen algún lugar
in some wayde algún modo
in some way or otherde una manera u otra
quite somealgunos
replace some information with parametersreemplazar alguna información por parámetros
some hopealguna esperanza
some of these daysalgunos de estos días
some time agohace algún tiempo
to some degreeun poco
to some extenthasta cierto punto
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a little give/some give
A or SOME - grammar
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a/some
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accountant of some description so you can expect him to play banker
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admired some people for their talents
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After happening on some beautiful art herself
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after some further conversation
aggregate = further, additional?? (in some cases)
Ain't that some shit
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although some may say..
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and never spare some; You two should be
and so, for some time
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