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alguien(

ahl

gyehn

)

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g. she).

pronoun

1. (indeterminate person)

a. someone

Alguien me dijo una vez que la vida no es justa.Someone once told me that life isn't fair.

b. somebody

Necesito que alguien me ayude.I need somebody to help me.

c. anyone (in interrogative clauses)

¿Hay alguien en casa?Is anyone home?

d. anybody (in interrogative clauses)

¿Alguien ha hecho este curso?Has anybody taken this course?

alguien

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g. she).

pronoun

1. (alguna persona)

a. someone, somebody

2. (en interrogativas)

a. anyone, anybody

¿hay alguien ahí?is anyone there?

3. (persona de importancia)

a. somebody

se cree alguienshe thinks she's somebody (special)

alguien

pronoun

(gen) somebody; someone; (en frases interrogativas) anybody; anyone

si viene alguien if somebody comes; if anybody comes; ¿viste a alguien? did you see anybody?; para alguien que conozca la materia for anybody who is familiar with the subject; alguien se lo habrá dicho somebody or other must have told him; se cree alguien he thinks he's somebody

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Phrases with "alguien"

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prestarle atención a alguien		to pay attention to someone
dar señales para atraer a alguien		to give signals to attract someone
alguien que no dice la verdad		someone who doesn't tell the truth
hacerle caso a alguien		to pay attention to someone
a alguien		someone
salir con alguien		to date someone
estimar o reconocer el valor de algo o de alguien		to consider or recognize the value of something or someone
soportar a alguien		to put up with someone
alguien se ducha		someone takes a shower, someone's taking a shower
hay alguien		there's somebody
dejar a alguien		to leave someone
alguien que hace lo que le dicen		somebody that does what he's told
cuando una persona sale con alguien		when a person goes out with someone
dejar plantado a alguien		to stand up somebody
romper con alguien		to break up with somebody
llevar a alguien		to take someone
algo o alguien que no se puede olvidar		something or someone that you can't forget
llamar a algo o a alguien		to call something or someone
alguien que no quiere compartir		someone who doesn't want to share
tener fe en la discreción e intenciones de alguien		to have faith in someone's discretion and intentions

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