sorta in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sorta in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sorta [Am ˈsɔrdə, Brit ˈsɔːtə] ADV Am inf

sorta = sort of, sort

See also sort

I.sort [Am sɔrt, Brit sɔːt] N

1.1. sort (kind, type):

sort (of things)

tipo m

sort (of things)

clase f

all sorts of adventures

todo tipo or toda clase de aventuras

all sorts of adventures

aventuras de todo tipo or de toda clase

all sorts of adventures

todo género or toda suerte de aventuras liter

what sort of car is it?

¿qué tipo or clase de coche es?

it's definitely my sort of film/book

decididamente, este es el tipo or la clase de película/libro que a mí me gusta

it's a nice enough place, if you like that sort of thing

es un sitio bastante agradable, si te gusta ese tipo de cosa

and all that sort of thing

y todo eso

you know the sort of thing I mean

ya sabes a lo que me refiero

I believe he's a musician or something of the sort

creo que es músico o algo por el estilo

what sort of time do you call this to be coming home?

¿qué horas son estas de llegar a casa?

behavior of that sort will not be tolerated

no se tolerará ese tipo de comportamiento

don't tell lies: I didn't say anything of the sort

no digas mentiras: no dije nada semejante

I expected him to be arrogant, but he was nothing of the sort

creía que iba a ser arrogante, pero no lo era en absoluto

you'll do nothing of the sort!

¡ni se te ocurra!

1.2. sort (kind, type) (of people):

she's not the sort to let you down

no es de las que te fallan

I'm not that sort of girl

yo no soy de esas

they're not our sort (of people) at all

no son gente como uno

that's the sort of person he is

él es así

I know your sort Brit

ya sé de qué pie cojeas

a bad/good sort Brit

una mala/buena persona

it takes all sorts (to make a world)

hay de todo en la viña del Señor

1.3. sort (kind, type) (approximating to):

a sort of or sort of a

una especie de

he's a sort of painter or he's sort of a painter

es una especie de pintor

it's sort of a bluish-green color

es una especie de verde azulado

2. sort in phrases:

of sorts, of a sort he gave us a meal of sorts

nos dio una comida, si se le puede llamar comida

you could say he was a friend of a sort, I suppose

supongo que se lo podría calificar de amigo

sort of inf I do sort of think we should do something

creo que quizás deberíamos hacer algo

it's sort of sad to think of him all alone

da como pena pensar que está solo inf

do you want to go? — well, sort of

¿quieres ir? — bueno, en cierto modo sí

this is what you wanted, isn't it? — well, sort of

es lo que querías ¿no? — bueno, más o menos

out of sorts

mal

out of sorts

pachucho Spain inf

I'm feeling a bit out of sorts

no me encuentro muy bien

II.sort [Am sɔrt, Brit sɔːt] VB trans

1. sort (classify):

sort papers/stamps/letters/parcels

clasificar

we were sorted into groups according to our level

nos pusieron en grupos de acuerdo a or según nuestro nivel

sort the ones with job experience from the ones without

divídelos en dos grupos según tengan o no experiencia laboral

2. sort (mend):

sort

arreglar

III.sort [Am sɔrt, Brit sɔːt] VB intr

sort (accord) liter:

to sort ill/well with sth

no concordar/concordar con algo

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English

We sorta wanted to stylize her up a bit and make her more iconic.

en.wikipedia.org

Sorta, but not as overtly or cloyingly as you might think.

www.kotaku.com.au