such (s ch)adj. 1. a. Of this kind: a single parent, one of many such people in the neighborhood. b. Of a kind specified or implied: a boy such as yourself. 2. a. Of a degree or quality indicated: Their anxiety was such that they could not sleep. b. Of so extreme a degree or quality: never dreamed of such wealth. adv. 1. To so extreme a degree; so: such beautiful flowers; such a funny character. 2. Very; especially: She has been in such poor health lately. pron. Idiom: 1. a. Such a person or persons or thing or things: was the mayor and as such presided over the council; expected difficulties, and such occurred. b. Itself alone or within itself: Money as such will seldom bring total happiness. 2. Someone or something implied or indicated: Such are the fortunes of war. 3. Similar things or people; the like: pins, needles, and such. such as For example. [Middle English, from Old English swylc; see swo- in Indo-European roots.] Usage Note: The adjective such is often followed by that when such is used to mean "of a degree or quality indicated," as in the sentence The demand of Feinberg's specialized services is such that he commands around $200,000 a month when he gets involved in a case. This example is acceptable to 87 percent of the Usage Panel. · The Panel does not, however, find the phrase such that to be an acceptable replacement for so that or in such a way that. A mere 12 percent approve of this usage in the sentence The products are packaged such that users can pick the components they need and add capabilities over time. |
such
Adjective
1. of the sort specified or understood: such places
2. so great or so much: such a mess
Adverb
extremely: such a powerful friend
pron
1. a person or thing of the sort specified or understood: such is the law of the land, fruitcakes and puddings and such
2. as such in itself or themselves: the Nordic countries are not lifting sanctions as such
3. such as for example: other socialist groups, such as the Fabians [Old English swilc]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | such - of so extreme a degree or extent; "such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty" much - (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage" |
| Adv. | 1. | such - to so extreme a degree; "he is such a baby"; "Such rich people!" intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
Translations
such [sʌtʃ] adj → tal, semejante (= of that kind): such a book → tal libro;
such a lot of → tanto;
such books as I have → cuantos libros tengo;
such [sʌtʃ] adj → tel(telle) (= of that kind);
such good books → de si bons livres;
as such adv → en tant que tel(telle) → à proprement parler
such [sʌtʃ] adj (of that kind);
(so much);
(emphasizing similarity);
such a lot of → so viel;
such as → wie (zum Beispiel);
as such → an sich
such [sʌtʃ] adj → tale (= of that kind): such a book → un tale libro, un libro del genere;
such books → tali libri, libri del genere (= so much): such courage → tanto coraggio adv such a long trip → un viaggio così lungo;
such as (= like) → come;
adj such [satʃ]
1 of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people. sulke مِثْل هذا، كهذا подобен takový, podobný sådan; den slags solch τέτοιος tal(es), así, semejante, de este tipo selline چنين sellainen tel, pareil, semblable כַּזֶה ऎसा takav, ovakav ilyen, olyan seperti svo sem; slíkur, þvílíkur, þess háttar come, simile, tale そのような ?전술한 것과 같은 종류 등을 나타내어? 그러한, 그와 같은 toks tāds seperti zulk slik; som; eller en liknende; sånn taki tal la fel, echivalent, asemănător такой; подобный taký, podobný takšen takav sådan, sådant, sådana เช่นนี้ bunun/onun gibi, böyle 此類的 такий اس طرح کا như thế, như loại đó 此类的
2 of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now). sulke كَبير، عَظيم такъв takový sådan derartig τέτοιος tal; así de (malos, etc) selline, niisugune آنقدر sellainen un tel בְּצוּרָה זוּ वैसा-ही gore spomenut ilyen seperti þvílíkur, þess háttar tale, così それほどの ?전술한 것과 같은 정도를 나타내어? 그 만큼 큰, 그렇게 심한 toks tāds (kā) seperti zulk slik, sånn (aż) taki tal astfel de такой taký takšen tako sådan, sådant, sådana ที่มาก öyle, böyle, o/bu kadar 如此的 такий اتنا زیادہ như là, thuộc loại được nói rõ 如此的
3 of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more. sodanig إلى دَرَجَةٍ كبيرَه такъв че takový sådan derartig τέτοιος, τόσο(ς) tal; tan/tanto nii(sugune) آنچنان niin, niin suuri tel כַּזֶה ऐसा, इस प्रकार का takav olyan sedemikian slíkur; svo tale, così ～ほどまでの (특정한 결과가 나타나게 할) 정도의, 그러한, 그와 같은 toks tāds sedemikian zulk slik, sånn taki tão/tanto atât(a) (de) такой taký takšen; tako toliki sådan, sådant, sådana ที่เป็นเช่นนี้ öyle 如此的...以致於 такий اس قدر، اس درجے کا đến nỗi , tới mức độ 如此的...以致于
4 used for emphasis This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me! sulke تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّوكيد بمعنى: كهذا، كهذه такъв (възклицание) takový sådan; så solch μεγάλος, πολύ tal, tan nii, tõesti همچو todella tel, si כַּזֶה इतना takav (naglašavanje) olyan begitu hvílíkur; svo tale, così 大した ?강조 용법? 대단한, 아주 toks tāds begitu zulk slik, sånn, så taki tão atât de; aşa de такой taký takšen; tako takav sådan, sådant, sådana ซึ่งเป็น öyle (bir), öylesine 這樣的，如此的 такий تاکید کے معنوں میں quả là, thật là 这样的，如此的
pron
such a person or thing, or such persons or things I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures. soos شَخص كهذا، شَيءٌ كهذا такъв, какъвто to, co; jako takový dem; som sådan der/die/das, solch αυτός, εκείνος, τέτοιος lo que; como tal see, need نظير se, ne, sinänsä le peu que; en tant que tel כַּזֶה इस प्रकार का, इस तरह का, तरह, उसी तरह takav, neki takav olyan sebagaimana það litla sem; sem slíkur questo, tale そのようなもの 그와 같은 사람(들), 그와 같은 것(들) toks [] tāds sebagaimana zodanig den som; som sådan ten, taki tal ca atare (как) таковой to, ťo; ako taký tisti, ki; kot tak takav vad, som sådan, som ... betraktad บุคคลหรือสิ่งเช่นนี้ bu/o şey, bu olay 這樣的人(或物) такий ایسے لوگ người hoặc vật đã được nói rõ 这样的人（或物）
adjectiv / pron suchlike
(things) of the same kind I don't like books about love, romance and suchlike (things). dies meer من هذا النَّوْع подобен podobný; takový ten den slags dergleichen παρόμοιος de ese tipo selletaoline از اين قبيل sen sellainen de ce genre כְּמוֹ זֶה उसी प्रकार का, और भी इसी तरह का takav, sličan ilyesféle sejenis sams konar; þess háttar del genere そのたぐいの(もの) 같은 종류의; 그러한 것들 panašus, tokio pobūdžio tamlīdzīgs sejenisnya dergelijk den slags (ting) i tym podobny quejandos de felul acesta подобный podobný podoben te vrste sådant, sådana saker, liknande บุคคลเช่นนี้ buna benzer, bunun gibi 類似的 подібний, такий اس قسم کا thuộc cùng một loại 类似的
adjectiv / pron such-and-such
used to refer to some unnamed person or thing Let's suppose that you go into such-and-such a shop and ask for such-and-such. so en so كذا وكذا еди какъв си takový a takový, to a to det og det der und der/ die und die/ das und das τάδε, δείνα tal y tal, tal y cual see ja see چنين و چنان jokin tel et tel, tel ou tel אֶלֶה וְאֶלֶה ओर उसी तरह takav i takav, izvjestan ez és ez sesuatu viss; þessi og þessi; tiltekinn determinato; tale しかじかの 이러이러한; 이러이러한 사람［것］ tam tikras, toks ir toks tāds un tāds sesuatu die en die den og den, en viss/tilfeldig taki a taki tal cutare такой-то taký a taký; to a to tak in tak; to in to takvi i tome slični den och den สิ่งที่ถูกลืม falan, filân falan 某某(人或物) такий-то فلاں nào đó, như thế 某某（人或物）
such as it is
though it scarcely deserves the name You can borrow our lawn mower, such as it is. sogenaamd مع أنَّه لا يَسْتَحِق هذا الإسْم такъв, какъвто е i když za moc nestojí selvom den ikke er meget bevendt wie er/sie/es nun einmal ist αν και δε λέει πολλά πράγματα si se le puede llamar así nii hästi kui see kõlbab, on nagu on همانطور كه حق است vaikka se nyt on mikä on pour ce que (cela) vaut כְּפִי שֶׁזֶה यद्यपि यह या वे जैसे कि हैं, उससे ज्यादा उपयोगी नहीं हो सकते takav kakav je ha ugyan annak nevezhető seperti apa adanya sem stendur varla undir nafni (quello che per vale) おそまつなものだが 이런 정도지만, 변변치 않지만 toks, koks yra tāds, kāds ir seperti apa adanya al verdient hij die naam niet sånn som det/den nå er; selv om det/skryte av den ikke er så mye å jakikolwiek by był embora pouco valha aşa cum e какой бы то ни было aj keď za veľa nestojí tak, kakršen je tako kako je även om den (det) inte är mycket att ha ไม่ออกความคิดเห็นถึงสิ่งที่พูดถึง çok iyi olmasına rağmen (質量)不過如此的 який би він не був جیسا یہ ہے dùng để xin lỗi vì chất lượng kém của cái gì （质量）不过如此的
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