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| Do something! interj | (act, be productive) (tú) | ¡Haz algo! loc interj |
| | (vos) | ¡Hacé algo! loc interj |
| | (usted) | ¡Haga algo! loc interj |
| | The thief is getting away! Do something! |
fiftysomething,
fifty-something n | informal (person in their 50s) | cincuentón, cincuentona nm, nf |
| | | persona de cincuenta y pico nf + loc adj |
| | | persona de cincuenta y tantos nf + loc adj |
| | We fiftysomethings grew up without mobile phones. |
| | Nosotros los cincuentones crecimos sin teléfonos celulares. |
fiftysomething,
fifty-something adj | informal (age: in your 50s) | cincuentón/ona adj |
| | | de cincuenta y pico, de cincuenta y tantos loc adj |
| | Janice is an elegant fiftysomething divorcée. |
fortysomething,
forty-something n | informal (person in their 40s) (coloquial) | cuarentón, cuarentona nm, nf |
fortysomething,
forty-something adj | informal (age: in your 40s) (coloquial) | cuarentón/ona adj |
| | (coloquial) | de cuarenta y tantos loc adj |
have something,
have something there v expr | (have a good idea) | tener una buena idea loc verb |
have something against [sth],
have something against doing [sth] v expr | (be opposed to) | tener algo en contra de loc verb |
| | | tener algo contra loc verb |
| have something against [sb] v expr | (dislike [sb]) | tener algo en contra de loc verb |
| | | tener algo contra loc verb |
if something crops up,
if anything crops up expr | (should [sth] unexpected arise) | si ocurre algo, si surge algo, si se presenta algo expr |
| | | si surge algún contratiempo, si se presenta algún contratiempo expr |
| | I plan to come to the party, but will let you know if something crops up to prevent me coming. |
| | Pienso asistir a la fiesta, pero te aviso si surge algo y no puedo ir. |
| make something of yourself v expr | (become successful) | convertir en alguien expr |
| | | hacer algo de ti expr |
| | Hard work will let you make something of yourself. |
| | El trabajo duro te convertirá en alguien. |
put one over on [sb],
put something over on [sb] v expr | informal (deceive) | engañar a vtr + prep |
sixtysomething,
sixty-something n | informal (person in their 60s) | sesentañero, sesentañera nm, nf |
sixtysomething,
sixty-something adj | informal (age: in your 60s) | de sesenta y pico loc adj |
| something akin to [sth] expr | (similar to) | algo parecido a loc verb |
| | I can't really figure Gemma out; I'd say she's something akin to a Goth, but not actually quite a Goth. |
| | No puedo descifrar a Gemma, es algo parecido a una gótica, pero no del todo una gótica. |
| something awful adv | slang (intensely) | a toda costa loc adv |
| | The boy wanted that toy something awful. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A toda costa quería que su madre lo alzara. |
| something else n | ([sth] different) | otra cosa adj + nf |
| | Sam wanted shrimp for dinner but had to settle for something else. |
| | Pedro quería gambas para cenar, pero tuvo que conformarse con otra cosa. |
| something else n | ([sth] additional) | algo más loc prnl |
| | Would you like something else to drink? |
| | ¿Quiere algo más de beber? |
| something else n | figurative, slang ([sth] very impressive) (ES, coloquial) | otro rollo adj + nm |
| | | otra cosa adj + nf |
| | His new car's something else! - it´s amazing! Wow! - now that painting is really something else! |
| | ¡Su coche nuevo es otro rollo! Está increíble. |
| something fierce adv | informal (desperately, intensely) | con fiereza loc adv |
| | | intensamente adv |
| | The wind was blowing something fierce all through the night. |
| | I love her something fierce. |
| | El viento sopló con fiereza toda la noche. |
| | La amo intensamente. |
| something like expr | (approximately the same as) | algo como expr |
| | (AR) | algo tipo expr |
| something like that n | (a similar thing) | algo así loc prnl |
| | | algo por el estilo loc prnl |
| | Clive claimed he was late because his car broke down or something like that. |
| | Clive dijo que llegó tarde porque se le rompió el auto o algo así. |
something of,
somewhat of expr | (rather, quite) | bastante expr |
| something or other n | ([sth] not remembered precisely) | algo pron |
| | | algo así loc prnl |
| | | algo por el estilo loc prnl |
| | Something or other didn't feel quite right about him. |
| | She told me something or other about not being able to pay the bill. |
| | Algo en él no me terminaba de gustar. |
| | Me dijo algo así como que no podía pagar la factura. |
| something special n | (unique quality) | un no sé qué loc nom m |
| | I knew there was something special about him the moment I first saw him. |
| | | algo especial pron + adj mf |
| | Supe que tenía algo especial desde la primera vez que lo vi. |
| something terrible adv | informal (desperately, intensely) | terriblemente adv |
| | My arm hurt something terrible when I fell off my bike. |
| | Me dolía el brazo terriblemente después de caerme de la bicicleta. |
| something to chew on n | informal, figurative ([sth] to consider) | algo para considerar, algo para evaluar grupo nom |
| | The annual report gave the analysts something to chew on. |
| | El informe anual le dio a los analistas algo para considerar. |
| something to write home about expr | figurative, informal (remarkable) | algo para contar expr |
| | | cosa de no creer expr |
| | Wow, what an amazing fireworks display! That was certainly something to write home about. |
| | ¡Wow, esos fuegos artificiales fueron increíbles! Fue definitivamente algo para contar. |
| something's up expr | (something is amiss) | algo pasa expr |
| | | pasa algo expr |
thirtysomething,
thirty-something n | informal (person in their 30s) | treintañero, treintañera nm, nf |
thirtysomething,
thirty-something adj | informal (age: in your 30s) | de treinta y pico loc adj |
| | | treintañero adj |
twentysomething,
twenty-something n | informal (person in their 20s) | veinteañero, veinteañera nm, nf |
twentysomething,
twenty-something adj | informal (age: in your 20s) (edad) | veinteañero adj |