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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mas o menos
"Estoy más o menos cansado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To a certain extent; moderately or somewhat, often used to soften a statement or description.
"I am kind of tired after working all day." - 2
Used informally to indicate that something is approximately or roughly as described.
"The movie was kind of weird, but I enjoyed it."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'kind' (meaning type, race, or nature, originating from Old English 'cynd') combined with the preposition 'of'. Over centuries of English discourse, the phrase grammaticalized into a degree modifier indicating slight approximation or mitigation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kind of" is said worldwide
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un peu
Transliteration: œ̃ pø
"Je suis un peu fatigué ce soir."
ziemlich
Transliteration: ˈtsiːmlɪç
"Das Essen war ziemlich gut."
un po'
Transliteration: un pɔ
"Sono un po' stanco oggi."
más o menos
Transliteration: mas o menos
"Estoy más o menos cansado."
um pouco
Transliteration: ũ ˈpoʊku
"Estou um pouco cansado."
थोड़ा
Transliteration: thoda
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मैं आज थोड़ा थक गया हूँ।"
有点儿
Transliteration: yǒudiǎnr
Script: 中文汉字
"我今天有点儿累。"
약간
Transliteration: yakgan
Script: 한국어 한글
"나는 오늘 약간 피곤하다."
ちょっと
Transliteration: chotto
Script: 日本語
"今日はちょっと疲れています。"
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