Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sort of
Spanish translation:
Por así decirlo.
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Dec 28, 2014 17:51
9 yrs ago
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English term
Spain
Also an interpreter (medical, court)
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
sort of
English to Spanish
Other
Psychology
Sociopaths - love fraud
Context:
At the time, she was having the roof on her home replaced, and Victor got a job as a salesperson with a roofing company. As a favor to him, Bridget allowed him to bid, and his company won the job. Sort of.
Thanks
At the time, she was having the roof on her home replaced, and Victor got a job as a salesperson with a roofing company. As a favor to him, Bridget allowed him to bid, and his company won the job. Sort of.
Thanks
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +6 | Por así decirlo. |
Elsa Gómez
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| 3 +2 | De cierta manera |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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| 3 | O sea... |
Jennifer Levey
|
Proposed translations
+6
7 mins
Selected
Por así decirlo.
Es difícil saber cómo traducirlo exactamente sin más contexto.
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Comment: "perfect"
+2
6 mins
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Ecuador
Native in English
&
Spanish
Ecuador
Language and engineering expert
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
7 hrs
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
O sea...
One typical expression used in similar circumstances in my home town to suggest that the previous phrase was perhaps an 'over-statement'.
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