quelque chose
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛl.k(ə) ʃoz/
Pronoun
quelque chose (plural quelques choses)
- something (an indefinite or indeterminate object)
- 1920 [1897], Bram Stoker, “Journal de Jonathan Harker (Sténographié)” (chapter I), in Ève Paul-Margueritte, Lucie Paul-Margueritte, transl., Dracula, translation of original in English:
- Elle sourit et dit quelque chose à un homme en manches de chemise qui l’avait suivie.
- [original: She smiled and said something to a man in shirtsleeves, who had followed her.]
- 1920 [1897], Bram Stoker, “Journal de Mina Murray” (chapter VIII), in Ève Paul-Margueritte, Lucie Paul-Margueritte, transl., Dracula, translation of original in English:
- Ensuite, j’ai le vague souvenir de quelque chose de long et de sombre, avec des yeux flamboyants, juste comme nous l’avons vu l’autre soir dans le soleil couchant, tandis que j’avais l’impression d’être entourée de douceur et d’amertume tout ensemble.
- [original: Then I have a vague memory of something long and dark, with flashing eyes, just like we saw the other evening in the setting sun, while I had the impression of being surrounded by sweetness and bitterness all together.]
Usage notes
- to qualify with an adjective, the preposition de must be used, the adjective is masculine
- quelque chose de nouveau
- something new
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