somebody

pron.
An unspecified or unknown person; someone. See Usage Note at he¹.

n., pl., -ies.
A person of importance: "Obviously she was somebody-a real presence in the room" (Oleg Cassini).

noun

An important, influential person: character, dignitary, eminence, leader, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage. Informal big-timer, heavyweight, someone, VIP. Slang big shot, big wheel, bigwig, muckamuck. See important/unimportant.

n

Definition: person of fame, importance
Antonyms: nobody, nonentity

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IN BRIEF: n. - A human being.

Somebody has to go polish the stars. — Shel Silverstein. Source: Somebody Has To

Dansk (Danish)
pron. - en eller anden, en, nogen
n. - noget, en betydningsfuld person

idioms:

• someone or other    en eller anden

Nederlands (Dutch)
iemand, belangrijk persoon

Français (French)
pron. - quelqu'un, quelqu'un d'important
n. - quelqu'un

idioms:

• someone or other    M. Machin, n'importe qui d'autre

Deutsch (German)
pron. - jemand
n. - wichtige Person

idioms:

• someone or other    irgend jemand

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - κάποιος
n. - κάποιος (σπουδαίος)

idioms:

• someone or other    κάποιος, ο ένας ή ο άλλος

Italiano (Italian)
qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - alguém
n. - pessoa importante

Русский (Russian)
кто-то, кое-кто, кто-нибудь, "важная персона", личность, имярек

Español (Spanish)
pron. - alguien
n. - alguna persona

idioms:

• someone or other    alguien

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - någon
n. - betydande person

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有人, 某人, 了不起的人, 大人物

idioms:

• someone or other    或者此人, 或者别人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
pron. - 有人, 某人
n. - 了不起的人, 大人物

idioms:

• someone or other    或者此人, 或者別人

한국어 (Korean)
pron. - 어떤 사람, 누군가
n. - 어엿한 사람, 상당한 인물, 대단한 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ひとかどの人物
pron. - 誰か

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) شخص ما (الاسم) شخص ذو شأن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮מישהו‬
n. - ‮אישיות חשובה‬

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