Usage examples of "something or other" in English with translation to Spanish

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Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. Toda persona tiene derecho a un nivel de vida adecuado que le asegure, así como a su familia, la salud y el bienestar, y en especial la alimentación, el vestido, la vivienda, la asistencia médica y los servicios sociales necesarios; tiene asimismo derecho a los seguros en caso de desempleo, enfermedad, invalidez, viudez, vejez u otros casos de pérdida de sus medios de subsistencia por circunstancias independientes de su voluntad.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Toda persona tiene todos los derechos y libertades proclamados en esta Declaración, sin distinción alguna de raza, color, sexo, idioma, religión, opinión política o de cualquier otra índole, origen nacional o social, posición económica, nacimiento o cualquier otra condición.
He went to some place or other. Fue a algún lugar.
My jacket has a secret pocket where I can hide money or other valuables. Mi chamarra tiene un bolsillo secreto donde puedo esconder dinero u otros valores.
For some reason or other I cannot bring myself to work. Por una u otra razón no puedo simplemente ponerme manos a la obra.
Should this be understood in something other than the literal sense? ¿Debería entenderse esto en un sentido distinto al literal?
If we can't get the money in any other way, we can, as a last resort, sell the car. Si no podemos conseguir el dinero de otra forma, podemos, como último recurso, vender el coche.
He is busy doing something. Él está ocupado haciendo algo.
The friends kissed each other on the cheek. Las amigas se besaron la una a la otra en la mejilla.
Give me something to eat. Dame algo de comer.
That couple was made for each other. Esta pareja estaba hecha el uno para el otro.
She gave him something cold to drink. Ella le dio algo frío para beber.
He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room. Él no pudo evitar ver que tú eras unas cinco veces más guapa que cualquier otra mujer en la sala.
Stop being lazy and find something to do. Para de hacer el vago y encuentra algo que hacer.
He keeps two cats: one is black, and the other white. Él tiene dos gatos: uno es negro y el otro blanco.
I completely forgot to make something for us to eat. Olvidé completamente hacer algo para que comiéramos.
They hated each other. Ellos se odiaban.
Something happened. Algo sucedió.
You shouldn't depend too much on other people to help you. No deberías depender tanto de los demás para que te ayuden.
We were hoping something interesting would happen. Esperábamos que ocurriera algo interesante.
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