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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesin certo senso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: in tʃɛrto sɛnso
"È in certo senso vero."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To some extent or in some way; more or less.
"I sort of understand what you mean."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'sort' (meaning a category or kind) combined with the preposition 'of', evolving into a colloquial hedge or attenuator in spoken English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sort of" is said worldwide
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en quelque sorte
Transliteration: en kel-kuh sort
"C'est en quelque sorte un miracle."
irgendwie
Transliteration: irgendwie
"Ich verstehe das irgendwie."
in certo senso
Transliteration: in tʃɛrto sɛnso
"È in certo senso vero."
más o menos
Transliteration: mas o menos
"Entiendo más o menos lo que dices."
meio que
Transliteration: mey-o ke
"Eu meio que gostei do filme."
एक तरह से
Transliteration: ek tarah se
"यह एक तरह से सही है।"
有点像
Transliteration: yǒu diǎn xiàng
"这有点像是奇迹。"
어쩐지
Transliteration: eojjeonji
"그건 어쩐지 이상해요."
なんというか
Transliteration: nan to iu ka
"なんというか、難しい問題ですね。"
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