such

Significado

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.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/sʌt͡ʃ/

Etimologia

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.

Frases

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

Um exemplo desse sistema é uma massa em uma superfície com atrito.

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

Como tal, o termo "guru" é controverso.

It's such an unfair world , innit ?

É um mundo tão injusto, não é?

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

O conjunto de todos esses pontos de tangência é chamado de "caminho de expansão" da empresa.

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

Tarefas de manutenção, como corte e lavoura, foram realizadas pela cidade.

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

"Eu só gostaria de ter esses olhos", comentou o rei em um tom irritado.