sort of

un poco

En pequeña cantidad o grado, sin llegar a ser mucho.

En inglés sencillo: A little, without being very much.

• I am sort of tired.
• She was sort of hungry after the walk.
• Are you sort of worried about tomorrow?

Cómo se usa: sort of + adjective (I feel sort of nervous.)

Sinónimos: a little, slightly, somewhat, kind of

Expresiones frecuentes: sort of tired, sort of hungry

más o menos, en cierto modo

Indica que una descripción se acerca a la realidad, pero no es del todo exacta.

En inglés sencillo: Used when a description is close to the truth but not completely right.

• It is sort of like a hotel.
• He was sort of my boss, though we worked as equals.
• We sort of won, because the other team stopped playing.

Cómo se usa: sort of like someone/something (The game is sort of like chess.)

Sinónimos: in a way, kind of, more or less

Expresiones frecuentes: sort of like, sort of a friend, sort of agree, sort of understand