sort

tipo, clase

Un grupo de cosas o personas con características comunes.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: sort of something (What sort of music do you like?)

Sinónimos: kind, type, category

Expresiones frecuentes: sort of something, this sort, different sort

persona, tipo

Una persona descrita por sus cualidades, especialmente por ser agradable o desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: person

Expresiones frecuentes: a good sort, a decent sort, a bad sort

clasificación, ordenación

Una ocasión en que se agrupan o se ponen en orden varias cosas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: a sort of something (I had a sort of the papers in my drawer.)

Sinónimos: sorting, reorganization

Expresiones frecuentes: have a sort, a quick sort, a thorough sort

clasificar, separar

Separar cosas en grupos según sus características comunes.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: sort something by something (Sort the buttons by size.); sort something into something (She sorted the letters into three piles.)

Sinónimos: group, classify, separate

Antónimos: mix

Expresiones frecuentes: sort the laundry, sort by colour, sort into groups, sort by size

ordenar

Colocar cosas en un orden determinado, por ejemplo por nombre, fecha o número.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: sort something by something (Sort the files by date.); sort something in something order (Sort the names in alphabetical order.)

Sinónimos: order, arrange

Antónimos: shuffle

Expresiones frecuentes: sort by date, sort alphabetically, sort a list