some

some
[sʌm] 1. adj
1) (a certain amount of) trochę +gen; (a certain number of) parę +gen nvir pl, paru +gen vir pl, kilka +gen nvir pl, kilku +gen vir pl

some tea/water — trochę herbaty/wody

some biscuits — parę or kilka herbatników

some policemen — paru or kilku policjantów

2) (certain) (in contrasts) niektóre +nvir pl, niektórzy +vir pl

some people say that … — niektórzy (ludzie) mówią, że …

some films were excellent — niektóre filmy były świetne

3) (unspecified)

some woman was asking for you — jakaś kobieta pytała o ciebie

some day — pewnego dnia

2. pron
1) (a certain number) parę nvir pl, paru vir pl, kilka nvir pl, kilku vir pl

have you got any friends? — yes, I've got some — (czy) masz jakichś przyjaciół? — tak, mam paru or kilku

have you got any stamps? — yes, I've got some — (czy) masz jakieś znaczki? — tak, mam parę or kilka

2) (a certain amount) trochę

have we got any money? — yes, we've got some — (czy) mamy jakieś pieniądze? — tak, mamy trochę

some was left — trochę zostało

3. adv

some ten people — jakieś dziesięć osób

* * *
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.) kilka, trochę
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.) trochę, niektórzy
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.) jakiś
4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) pewny, pewien
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!) nie lada
2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) jakiś
3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) jakieś, około
3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) nieco
- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me

English-Polish dictionary. 2013.

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