that certain something

tenir quelque chose pour certain — to be certain of something

ils vont gagner, c'est certain! — they're bound to win!

il est certain qu'il n'aurait jamais pu faire ce qu'il a fait sans sa femme — he certainly couldn't have done what he did if it hadn't been for his wife

ils vont à une mort certaine — they're heading for certain death

un homme d'un âge certain — a man of advanced years

un certain nombre d'erreurs — a (certain) number of mistakes

une certaine image de la France — a certain image of France

d'une certaine manière — in a way

un certain M. Grovagnard — a (certain) Mr Grovagnard

un homme d'un certain âge — a man who's no longer young

il avait déjà un certain âge — he was already getting on in years

à certains moments — sometimes, at times

certains d'entre eux — some of them

Ce n'est pas certain. — It's not certain.

Nous allons vers une faillite certaine. — We're heading for certain bankruptcy.

L'Italie possède un avantage certain: ses attaquants. — Italy has one definite advantage: its strikers.

être certain de — to be certain of, to be sure of

être certain que — to be certain that, to be sure that

Je suis certain que je l'ai remis en place. — I'm certain that I put it back., I'm sure that I put it back.

sûr et certain — absolutely certain

un certain Bertrand — a certain Bertrand

dans une certaine mesure — to a certain extent, to some extent

d'un certain âge — of a certain age

un certain temps — quite some time, some time

J'ai mis un certain temps à comprendre ce qu'elle disait. — It took me quite some time to understand what she was saying., It took me some time to understand what she was saying.

d'une certaine manière — in a way

Il règne une certaine confusion. — There is some confusion.

Certaines personnes n'aiment pas la crème. — Some people don't like cream.

Certaines fois, il n'y avait personne. — Sometimes there was nobody there.

certaines — some

Make certain you arrive early

I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.

estaba buscando algo más barato — I was looking for something cheaper

-¿no habéis comido nada? -sí, algo hemos picado — "haven't you eaten anything?" - "yes, we've had a little snack"

dura algo así como tres horas — it's about three hours long

sé algo de inglés — I know a little English

nos dieron algo de comer — they gave us something to eat

hay algo de verdad en lo que dicen — there is some truth in what they say

tenía algo de revolucionario — there was something of the revolutionary in him

tengo algo de prisa — I'm in a bit of a hurry

se ha cambiado en algo el plan — the plan has been changed slightly

las dos hermanas se parecen en algo — there is a certain likeness between the two sisters

¿quieres tomarte algo? — would you like a drink?

al nacer pesó tres kilos y algo — she weighed just over three kilos at birth

casi me da algo cuando falló el penalti — I nearly died when he missed the penalty

si no deja de comer dulces un día le va a dar algo — if he doesn't stop eating sweet things something will happen to him one day

ya es algo —

ha logrado un estilo propio, lo que ya es algo — she has achieved her own style, which is quite something

¿puedes darme algo? — can you give me something?

¿le has dado algo más de dinero? — have you given him any more money?

¿no le habrá pasado algo? — nothing has happened to him, has it?

me recuerda algo a mi padre — he reminds me a little of my father

la inflación ha subido algo más de dos puntos — inflation has gone up by a little over two points

• un algo, tiene un algo que atrae — there's something attractive about him o there's something about him that's attractive

había un algo de tristeza en su expresión — there was something sad in his expression

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

höflich, aber bestimmt — polite but firm

ganz bestimmt, ich komme — I'll definitely come; yes, certainly, I'll come

ich habe das bestimmt liegengelassen — I must have left it behind

ich habe nichts Bestimmtes vor — I am not doing anything in particular

du weißt es doch [ganz] bestimmt noch — I'm sure you must remember it

ganz bestimmt, ich komme — I'll definitely come; yes, certainly, I'll come

ich habe das bestimmt liegengelassen — I must have left it behind

ein winziges Etwas — a tiny little thing

das gewisse Etwas — that certain something

das gewisse Etwas — that certain something

ein winziges Etwas — a tiny little thing

das gewisse Etwas — that certain something

das gewisse Etwas — that certain something

è cosa certa — it's quite certain, there's no doubt about it

è un sintomo certo di malattia — it's a sure sign of illness

sono certo che verrà — I'm sure she'll come

ne sono più che certo — I'm absolutely sure of it

non sono certo di poter venire — I'm not sure I can come

devo sbrigare una certa faccenda — there is a certain matter I must attend to

un certo signor Bonanno — a (certain) Mr Bonanno

c'è un certo Stefano che ti cerca — someone called Stefano is looking for you

in un certo senso — in a way, in a certain sense

un certo non so che — an indefinable something

fino ad un certo punto — up to a point

certe volte — sometimes

certe volte non ti capisco proprio! — sometimes I just don't understand you!

avere una certa età — to be getting on

di una certa età — past one's prime, not so young

un fatto di una certa importanza — a fact of some importance

certi giorni l'ufficio apre più tardi — some days the office opens later

certa gente non è mai contenta — some people are never satisfied

non vado a vedere certi film — I don't watch such bad films

in quel locale c'erano certe facce! — there were some really unpleasant faces in that place!

ho visto certe borse oggi - le avrei comprate tutte — I saw some terrific handbags today - I could have bought the lot

certi/e — (persone) some (people), (cose) some

certo che sì/no — certainly/certainly not

posso portare un amico? - ma certo! — may I bring a friend? - yes, of course!

certo che puoi! — of course you can!

sì certo — yes indeed

no certo — certainly not

di certo — certainly

sono certo che verrà — I feel certain that she'll come

una cosa è -a,... — one thing is certain,...

dare qcs. per certo — to be certain of sth.

è certo che lei accetterà — it's certain that she'll accept, she's certain to accept

lasciare il certo per l'incerto — to take a chance, to plunge into the unknown

certo! — of course! sure!

ma certo che vi aiuterò — of course I'll help you

certo (che) è una situazione difficile — it's a difficult situation indeed

no di certo — certainly not, of course not

di certo non verrà — he definitely won't come

una -a quantità di — some

per un certo periodo — for some time, for a while

in un certo (qual) modo — in a way

fino a un certo punto — up to a (certain) point

sono uscito con -i miei amici — I went out with some friends of mine

un certo signor Bianchi — a (certain) Mr Bianchi

non sopporto -i comportamenti — I can't stand such behaviour

ho fatto -i sogni stanotte! — I had such dreams last night!

hai -e idee! — you have some funny ideas!

richiederà un certo impegno — it will take some doing

un uomo di una -a età — a man of a distinct age

nada de particular — nothing special

el vestido no tiene nada de particular — the dress is nothing special

lo que tiene de particular es que... — what's remarkable about it is that...

en este caso particular — in this particular case

tiene un sabor particular — it has a flavour of its own

en particular — in particular

me gustan todas, pero esta en particular — I like all of them, but this one in particular

clase particular — private lesson

casa particular — private home

no dijo mucho sobre este particular — he didn't say much about this matter

no comerciamos con particulares — we don't do business with individuals

en su domicilio particular — at his home

en particular — in particular, particularly

la casa no tiene nada de particular — there's nothing special about the house

en su domicilio particular — at his home

en particular — in particular, particularly

la casa no tiene nada de particular — there's nothing special about the house