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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquelqu'un d'important
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kel-kœ̃ d‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃
"Il est devenu quelqu'un d'important dans le milieu artistique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An important, influential, or distinguished person in a particular sphere or society.
"At the exclusive gala, everyone present was somebody."
- 1
A person of considerable importance or celebrity status.
"He went from being a nobody in Hollywood to a true somebody."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English combinations of 'sum' (some) and 'bodi' (body/person). The extended idiomatic phrasing 'anybody who is anybody' or 'somebody who is somebody' emerged in modern English as a tautological superlative denoting high social status or importance.
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quelqu'un d'important
Transliteration: kel-kœ̃ d‿ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃
"Il est devenu quelqu'un d'important dans le milieu artistique."
eine Berühmtheit
Transliteration: aɪ̯nə bəˈʁyːmthaɪ̯t
"Auf der Party war jeder, der in der Stadt Rang und Namen hat."
un personaggio importante
Transliteration: un persɔnˈaddʒo imporˈtante
"A quel ricevimento c'erano tutti i pezzi grossi."
alguien importante
Transliteration: alˈɣjen im.poɾˈtan.te
"En esa industria, él es alguien importante."
uma pessoa importante
Transliteration: uˈmɐ pɨˈso.ɐ ĩ.puɾˈta.tɨ
"Ele tornou-se alguém importante no mundo dos negócios."
खास व्यक्ति
Transliteration: khaas vyakti
"उस महफ़िल में हर कोई एक खास व्यक्ति था।"
大人物
Transliteration: dà rén wù
"能出席这个晚会的都是有头有脸的大人物。"
요인
Transliteration: yoin
"그 파티에는 업계의 내라라 하는 요인들이 모두 모였다."
重要人物
Transliteration: jūyō jinbutsu
"そのパーティーには業界のそうそうたる重要人物が顔を揃えていた。"
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