sort

Art, Sorte

Eine Gruppe von Dingen oder Personen mit gemeinsamen Merkmalen.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of things or people that share certain features.

• What sort of fruit is this?
• She enjoys all sorts of music.
• We have never faced this sort of problem before.

So benutzt man es: sort of something (What sort of music do you like?)

Synonyme: kind, type, category

Häufige Wendungen: sort of something, this sort, different sort

Typ, Mensch

Eine Person, die durch bestimmte Eigenschaften beschrieben wird, besonders als angenehm oder unangenehm.

In einfachem Englisch: A person described as having certain qualities, especially being pleasant or unpleasant.

• He is a good sort.
• Our new neighbour seems a decent sort.
• I thought she was a quiet sort until she joined the debate.

Synonyme: person

Häufige Wendungen: a good sort, a decent sort, a bad sort

Sortierung

Ein Vorgang, bei dem Dinge in Gruppen eingeteilt oder geordnet werden.

In einfachem Englisch: An occasion when you put things into groups or order.

• These papers need a sort.
• We had a quick sort of the cupboard.
• A thorough sort of her clothes took all afternoon.

So benutzt man es: a sort of something (I had a sort of the papers in my drawer.)

Synonyme: sorting, reorganization

Häufige Wendungen: have a sort, a quick sort, a thorough sort

sortieren, einteilen

Dinge nach gemeinsamen Merkmalen in Gruppen einteilen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put things into groups according to features they share.

• Please sort these clothes.
• He sorted the apples by colour.
• Have you sorted the letters into separate piles?

So benutzt man es: sort something by something (Sort the buttons by size.); sort something into something (She sorted the letters into three piles.)

Synonyme: group, classify, separate

Gegenteile: mix

Häufige Wendungen: sort the laundry, sort by colour, sort into groups, sort by size

sortieren, ordnen

Dinge in einer bestimmten Reihenfolge anordnen, etwa nach Namen, Datum oder Nummer.

In einfachem Englisch: To arrange things in a particular order, such as by name, date, or number.

• Sort the names alphabetically.
• She sorted the photos by date.
• Can you sort these numbers from smallest to largest?

So benutzt man es: sort something by something (Sort the files by date.); sort something in something order (Sort the names in alphabetical order.)

Synonyme: order, arrange

Gegenteile: shuffle

Häufige Wendungen: sort by date, sort alphabetically, sort a list