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 [sʌtʃ] (often foll by a corresponding subordinate clause introduced by that or as)
determiner
1.
a. of the sort specified or understood such books shouldn't be sold here
b. (as pronoun) such is life robbers, rapists, and such
2. so great; so much such a help I've never seen such weeping
as such
a. in the capacity previously specified or understood a judge as such hasn't so much power
b. in itself or themselves intelligence as such can't guarantee success
such and such specific, but not known or named at such and such a time
such as
a. for example animals, such as elephants and tigers
b. of a similar kind as; like people such as your friend John make me angry
c. of the (usually small) amount, etc. the food, such as there was, was excellent
such that so that: used to express purpose or result power such that it was effortless
adv
(intensifier) such nice people such a nice person that I gave him a present
[Old English swilc; related to Old Frisian sālik, Old Norse slīkr, Gothic swaleiks, Old High German sulih]
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]
A. ADJ (= of that kind) → tal; (= so much) → tanto
such a book → tal libro
such books → tales libros
books such as these → semejantes libros
did you ever see such a thing? → ¿has visto alguna vez cosa semejante?, ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?
I was in such a hurry → tenía tanta prisa
it caused such trouble that → dio lugar a tantos disgustos que ...
such an honour! → ¡tanto honor!
it made such a stir as had not been known before → tuvo una repercusión como no se había conocido hasta entonces
in such cases → en tales casos, en semejantes casos
we had such a case last year → tuvimos un caso parecido el año pasado
such is not the case (frm) → la cosa no es así
on just such a day in June → justo en un día parecido de junio
such a plan is most unwise → un proyecto así es poco aconsejable, un proyecto de ese tipo no es aconsejable
writers such as Updike, such writers as Updike → autores como Updike
such a man as Ganivet → un hombre tal como Ganivet
such a man as you → un hombre como tú
such money as I have → el dinero que tengo
such stories as I know → las historias que conozco
this is my car such as it is → aunque valga poco, es mi coche
he read the documents such as they were → leyó los documentos que había
such as? → ¿por ejemplo?
such is life → así es la vida
there's no such thing → no existe tal cosa
there's no such thing as a unicorn → el unicornio no existe
the Gautier case was such a one → el caso Gautier era de ese tipo
some such idea → algo por el estilo
such a book → tal libro
such books → tales libros
books such as these → semejantes libros
did you ever see such a thing? → ¿has visto alguna vez cosa semejante?, ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?
I was in such a hurry → tenía tanta prisa
it caused such trouble that → dio lugar a tantos disgustos que ...
such an honour! → ¡tanto honor!
it made such a stir as had not been known before → tuvo una repercusión como no se había conocido hasta entonces
in such cases → en tales casos, en semejantes casos
we had such a case last year → tuvimos un caso parecido el año pasado
such is not the case (frm) → la cosa no es así
on just such a day in June → justo en un día parecido de junio
such a plan is most unwise → un proyecto así es poco aconsejable, un proyecto de ese tipo no es aconsejable
writers such as Updike, such writers as Updike → autores como Updike
such a man as Ganivet → un hombre tal como Ganivet
such a man as you → un hombre como tú
such money as I have → el dinero que tengo
such stories as I know → las historias que conozco
this is my car such as it is → aunque valga poco, es mi coche
he read the documents such as they were → leyó los documentos que había
such as? → ¿por ejemplo?
such is life → así es la vida
there's no such thing → no existe tal cosa
there's no such thing as a unicorn → el unicornio no existe
the Gautier case was such a one → el caso Gautier era de ese tipo
some such idea → algo por el estilo
B. ADV → tan
such good food → comida tan buena
such a clever girl → una muchacha tan inteligente
it's such a long time now → hace tanto tiempo
such good food → comida tan buena
such a clever girl → una muchacha tan inteligente
it's such a long time now → hace tanto tiempo
C. PRON → los que, las que
we took such as we wanted → tomamos los que queríamos
I will send you such as I receive → te mandaré los que reciba
may all such perish! → ¡mueran cuantos hay como él!
rabbits and hares and such → conejos y liebres y tal
as such and as such he was promoted → y así fue ascendido
there are no trees as such → no hay árboles propiamente dichos → no hay árboles que digamos
we know of none such → no tenemos noticias de ninguno así
we took such as we wanted → tomamos los que queríamos
I will send you such as I receive → te mandaré los que reciba
may all such perish! → ¡mueran cuantos hay como él!
rabbits and hares and such → conejos y liebres y tal
as such and as such he was promoted → y así fue ascendido
there are no trees as such → no hay árboles propiamente dichos → no hay árboles que digamos
we know of none such → no tenemos noticias de ninguno así
such [ˈsʌtʃ]
adj
(= of this or that kind) → tel*(telle)
such a book → un tel livre, un livre pareil
such books → de tels livres, des livres pareils
there's no such thing → ça n'existe pas
There's no such thing as the yeti → Le yéti, ça n'existe pas.
I said no such thing → je n'ai rien dit de tel
some such place → un endroit de ce genre
such as (= like) → tel* que(telle), comme
hot countries, such as India → les pays chauds, comme l'Inde, les pays chauds, tels que l'Inde
such ... as
such careers as teaching, nursing and hairdressing → des carrières comme l'enseignement, les soins infirmiers et la coiffure, des carrières telles que l'enseignement, les soins infirmiers et la coiffure
such a book → un tel livre, un livre pareil
such books → de tels livres, des livres pareils
there's no such thing → ça n'existe pas
There's no such thing as the yeti → Le yéti, ça n'existe pas.
I said no such thing → je n'ai rien dit de tel
some such place → un endroit de ce genre
such as (= like) → tel* que(telle), comme
hot countries, such as India → les pays chauds, comme l'Inde, les pays chauds, tels que l'Inde
such ... as
such careers as teaching, nursing and hairdressing → des carrières comme l'enseignement, les soins infirmiers et la coiffure, des carrières telles que l'enseignement, les soins infirmiers et la coiffure
adv → si
They are such nice people → Ce sont des gens si gentils.
It's such a long journey → C'est un si long voyage.
It was such a long time ago → C'était il y a si longtemps.
He writes such good books → Il écrit de si bons livres.
such a lot of → tellement de, tant de
I've got such a lot of work → J'ai tellement de travail.
They are such nice people → Ce sont des gens si gentils.
It's such a long journey → C'est un si long voyage.
It was such a long time ago → C'était il y a si longtemps.
He writes such good books → Il écrit de si bons livres.
such a lot of → tellement de, tant de
I've got such a lot of work → J'ai tellement de travail.
pron
a noise such as to → un bruit de nature à
as such → en tant que tel*(telle)
not as such → pas exactement
He's not an expert as such, but → Ce n'est pas exactement un expert, mais ...
such and such such-and-such [ˈsʌtʃənsʌtʃ] adj → tel(le) ou tel(le)
such-and-such a place → tel ou tel endroit
a noise such as to → un bruit de nature à
as such → en tant que tel*(telle)
not as such → pas exactement
He's not an expert as such, but → Ce n'est pas exactement un expert, mais ...
such and such such-and-such [ˈsʌtʃənsʌtʃ] adj → tel(le) ou tel(le)
such-and-such a place → tel ou tel endroit
such
adj
(= of that kind) → solche(r, s); such a person → so or solch ein Mensch, ein solcher Mensch; such a book → so ein Buch, ein solches Buch; such people/books → solche Leute/Bücher; many/few/all such people/books → viele/wenige/all solche Leute/Bücher; all such books are very expensive → solche Bücher sind sehr teuer; do you have such a book? → haben Sie so ein Buch?; such a thing → so etwas, so was (inf); have you got such a thing as …? → haben Sie so etwas wie …?; there’s such a thing as divorce → es gibt so etwas wie eine Scheidung; I said no such thing → das habe ich nie gesagt; no such thing → nichts dergleichen; I’ll/you’ll do no such thing → ich werde mich/du wirst dich hüten; there’s no such thing as a unicorn → so etwas wie ein Einhorn gibt es nicht; … or some such idea → … oder so etwas, … oder so was in der Richtung (inf), → … oder so ähnlich; … or some such name/place → … oder so (ähnlich); he was such a one/just such another → er war einer von ihnen/auch (so) einer; in such a case → in einem solchen Fall; men/books such as these, such men/books as these → Männer/Bücher wie diese, solche Männer/Bücher; writers such as Agatha Christie, such writers as Agatha Christie → (solche) Schriftsteller wie Agatha Christie; he’s not such a fool as you think → er ist nicht so dumm, wie Sie denken; I’m not such a fool as to believe that or that I’d believe that → ich bin nicht so dumm or kein solcher Dummkopf, dass ich das glaube; such people as attended → die(jenigen), die anwesend waren; I’ll give you such books/money as I have → was ich an Büchern/Geld habe, gebe ich Ihnen
(= so much, so great etc) he’s such a liar → er ist so or solch ein Lügner, er ist ein derartiger or solcher Lügner; he did it in such a way that … → er machte es so, dass …; such wealth! → welch (ein) Reichtum!; such beauty! → welche Schönheit!; he’s always in such a hurry → er hat es immer so eilig
pred his surprise was such that …, such was his surprise that … → seine Überraschung war so groß, dass …, er war so überrascht, dass …; his manner was such that … → er benahm sich so, dass …; her speech was such that … → ihre Rede war so gehalten, dass …
adv → so, solch (geh); nobody else makes such a good cup of tea as you → niemand kocht so guten Tee wie du; it’s such a long time ago → es ist so lange her
pron rabbits and hares and such → Kaninchen, Hasen und dergleichen; such being the case … → in diesem Fall …; such was not my intention → dies war nicht meine Absicht; such is not the case → dies ist nicht der Fall; such is life! → so ist das Leben!; those and such as those (hum inf) → die oberen zehntausend (hum); may all such perish! → mögen sie alle verderben!; as such → an sich; such as? → (wie) zum Beispiel?; such as it is → so, wie es nun mal ist; the food, such as there was of it … → das Essen, so weit vorhanden …, was an Essen da war, …; I’ll give you such as I have → ich gebe Ihnen, was ich habe
such [sʌtʃ]
1. predeterminer, determiner
a. (of this/that sort) → tale, del genere
such a book → un tale libro, un libro del genere
such books → tali libri, libri del genere
did you ever hear of such a thing? → hai mai sentito una cosa del genere?
there's no such thing → non esiste
there's no such thing as a unicorn → gli unicorni non esistono
there's no such place in Italy → non c'è un posto del genere in Italia
such was his answer → questa è stata la sua risposta
such is life → così è la vita
I said no such thing → non ho detto niente del genere
in such cases → in casi del genere
we had such a case last year → si è avuto un caso del genere l'anno scorso
some such idea → un'idea del genere
it was such as to/that → era tale da/che
this is my car such as it is → questa è la mia macchina, se così si può chiamare
such a book → un tale libro, un libro del genere
such books → tali libri, libri del genere
did you ever hear of such a thing? → hai mai sentito una cosa del genere?
there's no such thing → non esiste
there's no such thing as a unicorn → gli unicorni non esistono
there's no such place in Italy → non c'è un posto del genere in Italia
such was his answer → questa è stata la sua risposta
such is life → così è la vita
I said no such thing → non ho detto niente del genere
in such cases → in casi del genere
we had such a case last year → si è avuto un caso del genere l'anno scorso
some such idea → un'idea del genere
it was such as to/that → era tale da/che
this is my car such as it is → questa è la mia macchina, se così si può chiamare
b. (so much, so great) → tale, tanto/a
he's not such a fool as you think → non è così scemo come pensi
I had such a fright → ho preso un tale spavento
such courage → tanto coraggio
I was in such a hurry → avevo una tale fretta
I was in such a hurry that ... → avevo così tanta fretta che...
such a lot of → talmente, così tanto/a
making such a noise that → facendo un rumore tale che
a noise such as to → un rumore tale da
he's not such a fool as you think → non è così scemo come pensi
I had such a fright → ho preso un tale spavento
such courage → tanto coraggio
I was in such a hurry → avevo una tale fretta
I was in such a hurry that ... → avevo così tanta fretta che...
such a lot of → talmente, così tanto/a
making such a noise that → facendo un rumore tale che
a noise such as to → un rumore tale da
c. (so very) → talmente, così
such good food → cibo così buono
such good books → libri così buoni
such a clever girl → una ragazza così intelligente
it's such a long time since we saw each other → è da tanto tempo che non ci vediamo
such a long time ago → tanto tempo fa
I haven't had such good tea for ages → erano secoli che non bevevo un tè così buono
such a long trip → un viaggio così lungo
such good food → cibo così buono
such good books → libri così buoni
such a clever girl → una ragazza così intelligente
it's such a long time since we saw each other → è da tanto tempo che non ci vediamo
such a long time ago → tanto tempo fa
I haven't had such good tea for ages → erano secoli che non bevevo un tè così buono
such a long trip → un viaggio così lungo
2. pron
a. (this, that, those) such as wish to go → chi desidera andare
but such is not the case → ma non è questo caso
and such (like) → e così via
I haven't many, but I'll give you such as I have → non ho molti, ma ti darò tutti quelli che ho
but such is not the case → ma non è questo caso
and such (like) → e così via
I haven't many, but I'll give you such as I have → non ho molti, ma ti darò tutti quelli che ho
b. as such (in that capacity) → come tale, in quanto tale; (in itself) → di per sé
and as such he was promoted → e come tale fu promosso
there's no garden as such → non c'è un vero e proprio giardino
doctors as such are ... → i medici in quanto tali sono...
the work as such is poorly paid → il lavoro di per sé non è pagato bene
and as such he was promoted → e come tale fu promosso
there's no garden as such → non c'è un vero e proprio giardino
doctors as such are ... → i medici in quanto tali sono...
the work as such is poorly paid → il lavoro di per sé non è pagato bene
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 (이미 언급된 종류에 대해) 그러한 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 (이미 언급된 상태에 대해) 그러한 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 (원인을 나타냄) 그러하여 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) 그러한 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 그러한 사람, 것 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) 그러한 같은 종류(의) 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 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 (per quello che vale) おそまつなものだが 변변치 못하지만 toks, koks yra tāds, kāds ir seperti apa adanya al verdient hij die naam niet sånn som det/den nå er; selv om det/den ikke er så mye å skryte av 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
such → جداً, كبير tak, takový sådan, sådanne so, solcher όπως, τέτοιος tal, tan sellainen tel takav, tako come, tale そのような, そんなに 그런, 그렇게 zodanig, zulk slik taki tal, tão такой, тому подобный sådan เช่นนี้, อย่างมาก böyle, böylesine như loại đó, vô cùng 这样, 这样的
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