such

Signification (Anglais)

Det

1. Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
2. Any.
3. Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.
4. Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.
5. (obsolete) A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.

Pron

A person, a thing, people, or things like the one or ones already mentioned.

Noun

Something being indicated that is similar to something else.

Concepts

tel

ainsi

tellement

comme

pareil

si

tant

autant

cette sorte de

un tel

comme cela

à peu près

telle

aussi

comme ça

de cette façon

genre

de telle manière

cela

sorte

tel quel

en un

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sʌt͡ʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English such, swuch, swich, swilch, swulch, from Old English swelċ, from Proto-West Germanic *swalīk, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz (“so formed, so like”), equivalent to so + like. Cognate with Scots swilk, sic, sik (“such”), Saterland Frisian suk (“such”), West Frisian suk, sok (“such”), Dutch zulk (“such”), Low German sölk, sulk, sülk, suk (“such”), German solch (“such”), Danish slig (“like that, such”), Swedish slik (“such”), Icelandic slíkur (“such”). More at so, like.

Phrases

An example of such a system is a mass on a surface with friction .

Un exemple d'un tel système est une masse sur une surface avec frottement.

As such , the term " guru " is a controversial one .

En tant que tel, le terme "gourou" est controversé.

It's such an unfair world , innit ?

C'est un monde si injuste, innig?

The set of all such tangency points is called the firm's " expansion path ".

L'ensemble de tous ces points de tangence est appelé le "chemin d'extension" de l'entreprise.

Maintenance tasks such as mowing and plowing were performed by the city .

Des tâches d'entretien telles que la tonte et le labour ont été effectuées par la ville.

‘I only wish I had such eyes , ’ the King remarked in a fretful tone .

"Je souhaite seulement avoir de tels yeux", a fait remarquer le roi d'un ton agité.