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suchlike

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such·like  (schlk)
adj.
Of the same kind; similar.
pron.
Persons or things of such a kind.

suchlike [ˈsʌtʃˌlaɪk]
adj
(prenominal) of such a kind; similar John, Ken, and other suchlike idiots
n
such or similar persons or things hyenas, jackals, and suchlike
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.suchlike - of the same kind; "a locker that usually contained paper, ink, and suchlike equipment"
like, similar - resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"
Translations
suchlike [ˈsʌtʃlaɪk]
A. ADJsemejante
pots, pans and suchlike thingscazuelas, sartenes y cosas semejantes or cosas por el estilo
B. PRON media people and suchlikegente de los medios de comunicación y personas por el estilo
buses, lorries and suchlikeautobuses, camiones y vehículos por el estilo
suchlike [ˈsʌtʃlaɪk] pron
and suchlike → et autres
suchlike (inf)
adjsolche
prondergleichen
suchlike [ˈsʌtʃˌlaɪk] (fam)
1. adjsimile, di tal genere
sheep and suchlike animals → pecore fpl e animali mpl del genere
2. pron and suchlikee così via


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When not engaged in reading Virgil, Homer, or Mistral, in parks, restaurants, streets, and suchlike public places, he indited sonnets (in French) to the eyes, ears, chin, hair, and other visible perfections of a nymph called Therese, the daughter, honesty compels me to state, of a certain Madame Leonore who kept a small cafe for sailors in one of the narrowest streets of the old town.
Night set in, they quickened their pace, and the fears of the two prisoners grew greater, especially as they heard themselves assailed with- "Get on, ye Troglodytes;" "Silence, ye barbarians;" "March, ye cannibals;" "No murmuring, ye Scythians;" "Don't open your eyes, ye murderous Polyphemes, ye blood-thirsty lions," and suchlike names with which their captors harassed the ears of the wretched master and man.
He hurried along the terrace-walk, and darted up a flight of broad steps leading into an old and gloomy hall, whose walls were ornamented with rusty suits of armour, antlers, weapons of the chase, and suchlike garniture.
 
 
 
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