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used to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- When he hit his finger with the hammer, he said "ouch" or words to that effect.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: OWTTE
Antonyms: in so many words, verbatim
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ
(ʔaw kamā qāla)
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Armenian:
կամ դրա տիպ մի բան
(kam dra tip mi ban)
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Armenian:
կամ այս կարգի մի բան
(kam ays kargi mi ban)
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Armenian:
կամ սրա նման մի բան
(kam sra nman mi ban)
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Chinese Mandarin:
之類的話
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Chinese Mandarin:
之类的话
(zhīlèi de huà)
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Chinese Mandarin:
或諸如此類的話
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Chinese Mandarin:
或诸如此类的话
(huò zhūrúcǐlèi de huà)
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Dutch:
of woorden van die strekking
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Finnish:
tai jotakin vastaavaa
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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French:
quelque chose du même genre
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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German:
sinngemäß gesagt
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Polish:
coś w tym stylu
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Portuguese:
ou algo assim
— used to indicate a paraphrase
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Russian:
и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де
(íli štó-to v étom róde)
— used to indicate a paraphrase
