Usage examples of "somebody else's" in English with translation to French

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Was this somebody else's idea? Est-ce que c'était l'idée de quelqu'un d'autre ?

We're always somebody else's idiot. On est toujours l'imbécile d'un autre.

I would like to marry somebody like her. J'aimerais épouser quelqu'un comme elle.

I had no sooner closed the door than somebody started knocking on it. J'avais à peine fermé la porte que quelqu'un frappa.

Could somebody please open the door? Quelqu'un pourrait-il ouvrir la porte, s'il vous plait ?

Somebody pushed me in. Quelqu'un m'a poussé à l'intérieur.

I will employ somebody who can speak English. Il embauchera quelqu'un qui sait parler anglais.

Somebody must break the sad news to her mother. Quelqu'un doit annoncer les tristes nouvelles à sa mère.

A drunkard is somebody you don't like and who drinks as much as you do. Un alcoolique, c'est quelqu'un que vous n'aimez pas et qui boit autant que vous.

Somebody is playing the piano. Quelqu'un joue du piano.

Somebody loves everyone. Quelqu'un aime tout le monde.

Section 214, in my opinion one of the stranger provisions of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein's General Administrative Code, seems to imply that somebody who kidnaps a person from another one, must deliver the latter a receipt, to that effect. Le paragraphe 214, selon mon opinion une des dispositions encore plus étranges du Code administratif général du Land de Schleswig-Holstein, semble stipuler que quelqu'un qui enlève une personne à une autre, doit lui en délivrer un reçu.

I want somebody to talk to. J'aimerais quelqu'un avec qui parler.

Professor Tanaka wants somebody to help him with his study. Le professeur Tanaka veut l'aide de quelqu'un pour ses recherches.

I really need to hit somebody. J'ai vraiment besoin de frapper quelqu'un.

Somebody knows that. Quelqu'un le sait.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. Tout est drôle tant que ça arrive à quelqu'un d'autre.

I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so. Je suppose que tu as répété "kuwabara kuwabara" après un éclair, ou que tu as vu quelqu'un le faire.

Somebody, open this door, please. Est-ce que quelqu'un peut ouvrir la porte s'il vous plaît ?

He thinks he is somebody, but actually he is nobody. Il pense qu'il est quelqu'un, Mais actuellement il n'est personne.

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