somebody

somebody
somebody pron
1 (unspecified person) quelqu'un ; somebody famous/important quelqu'un de célèbre/d'important ; somebody came to see me quelqu'un est venu me voir ; we need somebody who speaks Japanese/who can repair cars on a besoin de quelqu'un qui parle (subj) japonais/qui sache réparer les voitures ; Mr Somebody(-or-other) M. Machin ; ask John or Henry or somebody demande à John, à Henry ou à n'importe qui d'autre ;
2 (important person) he (really) thinks he's somebody il ne se prend pas pour n'importe qui ; they think they're somebody ils se prennent pour des gens importants, ils se croient importants ; she's really somebody in the film industry c'est vraiment quelqu'un d'important dans le monde du cinéma.
Idioms
somebody up there likes me il y a quelqu'un là-haut qui veille sur moi ; somebody up there doesn't like me je n'ai jamais eu de chance.

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