Of the sort Meaning in English
expression
UH-v the SORT
OV the SAWT
التعريف
Used to refer to things, people, or situations that are similar to the one just mentioned or described.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Common in formal or semi-formal contexts. Often used to express generalization or dismissal ('nothing of the sort' means 'not at all'). Seldom used in very casual speech; similar to 'of that kind/type'.
Spanish: de ese tipo - de esa clasePortuguese (BR): desse tipo - desse gêneroPortuguese (PT): desse tipo - dessa espécieChinese (Simplified): 那种类型的 - 那类的Chinese (Traditional): 那種型的 - 那類的Hindi: ऐसी प्रकार का - उस तरह काArabic: من هذا النوع - من هذا القبيلBengali: এই ধরনের - এই রকমেরRussian: такого рода - подобного родаJapanese: そのような - そういう種類のVietnamese: loại đó - như vậyKorean: 그런 종류의 - 그런 식의Turkish: bu türden - bu tiptenUrdu: اس قسم کا - اس نوعیت کاIndonesian: seperti itu - jenis itu
جمل نموذجية
I have never seen anything of the sort before.
basic
Please do not say things of the sort again.
basic
Do you sell books of the sort we discussed?
basic
He claims he never said anything of the sort.
natural
If you hear rumors of the sort going around, just ignore them.
natural
We don't usually get requests of the sort, but we'll see what we can do.
natural