sort of

un peu

En petite quantité ou à un faible degré, sans être beaucoup.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : sort of + adjective (I feel sort of nervous.)

Synonymes : a little, slightly, somewhat, kind of

Expressions courantes : sort of tired, sort of hungry

en quelque sorte, plus ou moins

Indique qu’une description est proche de la vérité sans être tout à fait exacte.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : sort of like someone/something (The game is sort of like chess.)

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

Expressions courantes : sort of like, sort of a friend, sort of agree, sort of understand