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quite some
Language:
Meanings:
1.
US
UK
Australia
General English
neutral
informal
A considerable or substantial amount of; fairly long or large (typically used before nouns such as time, distance, or quantity).
2.
US
UK
General English
informal
colloquial
An emphatic qualifier used to indicate a notably high degree or surprising extent.
Examples:
EN:
He's been in this country for quite some time.
ES:
Ha estado en este país durante bastante tiempo.
EN:
Uh, it's been quite some time now.
ES:
Desde hace mucho tiempo.
EN:
Aviator Ellissen performed quite some other stunts!
ES:
El aviador Ellissen ha realizado muchas acrobacias.
EN:
I've been outside quite some time.
ES:
He estado afuera bastante tiempo.
EN:
Work and I haven't been on speaking terms for quite some time.
ES:
El trabajo y yo hace tiempo que no nos dirigimos la palabra.
EN:
That will take quite some time, won't it.
ES:
Eso llevará bastante tiempo, ¿verdad?
EN:
Fairly, for quite some time.
ES:
En realidad, desde hace bastante tiempo.
EN:
And yet you've known me for quite some time now.
ES:
No me conocías hasta ahora.
EN:
Aristides has been staying away for quite some time
ES:
Aristides está tardando mucho...
EN:
I haven't seen or heard of Mr Sherwood in quite some time.
ES:
No he visto al Sr. Sherwood desde hace ya mucho tiempo.
EN:
Oh, no, your name has been going the rounds now for quite some time.
ES:
Su nombre se ha oído en los círculos más estrechos.
EN:
I'll say that; now I probably won't have to say anything for quite some time.
ES:
Digo que ahora no necesitaré hablar en mucho tiempo.
EN:
It's just what I've been doing for quite some time.
ES:
Hace mucho que ya no lo hago.
EN:
Then you have been back for quite some time?
ES:
¿Llevas allí mucho tiempo?
EN:
This intrusive youth has been boring me for quite some time...
ES:
Este muchacho intruso lleva tiempo aburriéndome...
EN:
He's been in this country for quite some time.
ES:
Ha estado en este país durante bastante tiempo.
EN:
Uh, it's been quite some time now.
ES:
Desde hace mucho tiempo.
EN:
Aviator Ellissen performed quite some other stunts!
ES:
El aviador Ellissen ha realizado muchas acrobacias.
EN:
I've been outside quite some time.
ES:
He estado afuera bastante tiempo.
EN:
Work and I haven't been on speaking terms for quite some time.
ES:
El trabajo y yo hace tiempo que no nos dirigimos la palabra.
EN:
That will take quite some time, won't it.
ES:
Eso llevará bastante tiempo, ¿verdad?
EN:
Fairly, for quite some time.
ES:
En realidad, desde hace bastante tiempo.
EN:
And yet you've known me for quite some time now.
ES:
No me conocías hasta ahora.
EN:
Aristides has been staying away for quite some time
ES:
Aristides está tardando mucho...
EN:
I haven't seen or heard of Mr Sherwood in quite some time.
ES:
No he visto al Sr. Sherwood desde hace ya mucho tiempo.
EN:
Oh, no, your name has been going the rounds now for quite some time.
ES:
Su nombre se ha oído en los círculos más estrechos.
EN:
I'll say that; now I probably won't have to say anything for quite some time.
ES:
Digo que ahora no necesitaré hablar en mucho tiempo.
EN:
It's just what I've been doing for quite some time.
ES:
Hace mucho que ya no lo hago.
EN:
Then you have been back for quite some time?
ES:
¿Llevas allí mucho tiempo?
EN:
This intrusive youth has been boring me for quite some time...
ES:
Este muchacho intruso lleva tiempo aburriéndome...
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