such-and-such in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for such-and-such in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.such-and-such [Am ˈsətʃənˌsətʃ, Brit ˈsʌtʃ(ə)nˌsʌtʃ] ADJ

such-and-such

tal (o cual)

we were told to get such-and-such a book

nos dijeron que compráramos tal (o cual) libro

II.such-and-such [Am ˈsətʃənˌsətʃ, Brit ˈsʌtʃ(ə)nˌsʌtʃ] PRON

such-and-such

tal (o cual) cosa

Translations for such-and-such in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tal¹ ADJ

1. tal (dicho):

no existía tal tesoro, todo era fruto de su imaginación

there was no such treasure, he had made it all up

yo nunca he dicho tal cosa

I have never said anything of the kind o anything of the sort

nunca recibí tales instrucciones

I never received any such instructions

2. tal (seguido de consecuencia):

su desesperación era tal o era tal su desesperación que llegó a pensar en el suicidio

his despair was such o such was his despair that he even contemplated suicide

se llevó tal disgusto o se llevó un disgusto tal que estuvo llorando toda la tarde

she was so upset (that) she spent the whole afternoon crying

había tal cantidad de gente que no pudimos entrar

there were such a lot of o so many people that we couldn't get in

3. tal (con valor indeterminado):

tal

such-and-such attr

siempre está pidiendo dinero para tal cosa y tal otra

he's always asking for money for one thing or another

ha llamado un tal Méndez

a Mr Méndez phoned

ha llamado un tal Méndez

someone called Méndez phoned

such-and-such in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for such-and-such in the English»Spanish Dictionary

such and such [ˈsʌtʃ·ən·ˌsʌtʃ] ADJ inf

such and such

tal o cual

to arrive at such and such a time

llegar a tal o cual hora

to meet sb in such and such a place

encontrarse con alguien en tal o cual lugar

Translations for such-and-such in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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a tantos de enero

on such and such a day of January

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Maybe you post that your dad just retired from such-and-such company.

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We decide that, for example, the "tree of life" means such-and-such.

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Many of our parents grew up in tight-knit cultures and communities that really care about what such-and-such did and who such-and-such married.

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When you see such-and-such a clip, you know that a certain mechanism is moving, or that a certain trapdoor has opened.

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They'd promise that if you just did such-and-such and sent the same letter to a dozen friends or strangers, you'd get something great.

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I may be the first person to report that such-and-such person said something on a given day.

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I keep getting these annoying rejections that say the claim is either anticipated under 102 or obvious under 103 in view of such-and-such.

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Buddy of mine is having a fundraiser for such-and-such thing.

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This wasn't like going to the expert in the world on such-and-such -- that isn't actually fair peer review -- but to support people in small communities.

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If human beings are rational animals of such-and-such a sort, then the moral virtues are...

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