Translations
- British English:
someone
You use someone to talk about a person without saying who you mean.I need someone to help me.ˈsʌmˌwʌn; -wən PRONOUN I need someone to help me. - Spanish:
alguien
pron
- French: quelqu’un pron
- German:
jemand
pron
- Chinese: 某人 pron
- Arabic: شَخْصٌ مَا pron
- Portuguese: alguém pron
- Russian: кто-то pron
- Croatian: netko pron
- Czech: někdo pron
- Danish: nogen pron
- Dutch: iemand pron
- Finnish: joku pron
- Greek: κάποιος pron
- Italian: qualcuno pron
- Japanese: 誰か pron
- Korean: 누군가 pron
- Norwegian: noen pron
- Polish: ktoś pron
- Brazilian Portuguese: alguém pron
- European Spanish:
alguien
pron
- Swedish: någon pron
- Thai: บางคน pron
- Turkish: birisi pron
- Vietnamese: người nào đó pron
Usage examples
We always told ourselves we weren't robbing anyone, just using someone else's money.
, YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)I like the idea of having a coach as someone who helps and guides me.
Cycling Weekly (2004)Something stinks about someone grabbing at your crown jewels.
Irish Times (2002)One out of three of us has felt envious of someone else's home at one time or another.
Glasgow Herald (2001)But even then someone would break the lock and take your things.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)