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1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal(es), así, semejante, de este tipo2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tal; así de (malos, i2etc/i2)3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tal; tan/tanto4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tal, tan
2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) lo que; como tal- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is
such adj pron1. tal / semejantehow could you do such a thing? ¿cómo podrías hacer una cosa así?there is no such thing as fairies! ¡las hadas no existen!2. tan / tantoit was such a good film! ¡era una película tan buena!there were such a lot of people! ¡había tanta gente!such as como / por ejemplotr[sʌʧ]1 (of that sort) tal, semejante2 (so much, so great) tal, tanto,-a1 (so very) tan■ it was such a boring film that... era una película tan aburrida que...1 (of that specified sort) tal■ the disaster was such that... el desastre fue tal que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat such and such a time a tal horain such a way that... de tal manera que...such as (like, for example) comosuch as? ¿por ejemplo?such is life! ¡así es la vida!such ['sʌʧ] adv1) so: tansuch tall buildings: edificios tan grandes2) very: muyhe's not in such good shape: anda un poco mal3)such that : de tal manera quesuch adj: talthere's no such thing: no existe tal cosain such cases: en tales casosanimals such as cows and sheep: animales como vacas y ovejassuch pron1) : talsuch was the result: tal fue el resultadohe's a child, and acts as such: es un niño, y se porta como tal2) : algo o alguien semejantebooks, papers and such: libros, papeles y cosas por el estiloadj.• así adj.• semejante adj.• tal adj.adj.indef.• tal adj.indef.pron.• semejante pron.• tal pron.
I sʌtʃ1)a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...
such a charming girl! — qué chica más or tan encantadora!
she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!
I've never heard such nonsense — nunca he oído semejante or tamaña estupidez
such... (that) — tal/tan... que
I was in such pain (that) I couldn't sleep — tenía tanto or tal dolor que no pude dormir
such... as — tan... como
2)a) (of this, that kind) talsuch children are known as... — a dichos or a tales niños se los conoce como...
such a journey would take weeks — un viaje así or como ése llevaría semanas
b) ( unspecified) talthe letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha
until such time as we are notified — (frml) hasta (el momento en) que se nos notifique
II
1)a) ( of the indicated kind) talsuch is life — (set phrase) así es la vida (fr hecha)
snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo
b)many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...
I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?
c)as such — como tal/tales
2)a)such as, such... as — (frml)
b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...
3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)such that — tal... que
[sʌtʃ]the pain was such that I screamed — fue tal el dolor or fue tan grande el dolor, que grité
1.ADJ (=of that kind) tal; (=so much) tantodid you ever see such a thing? — ¿has visto alguna vez cosa semejante?, ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?
it caused such trouble that... — dio lugar a tantos disgustos que...
such an honour! — ¡tanto honor!
it made such a stir as had not been known before — tuvo una repercusión como no se había conocido hasta entonces
in such cases — en tales casos, en semejantes casos
such is not the case — frm la cosa no es así
such a plan is most unwise — un proyecto así es poco aconsejable, un proyecto de ese tipo no es aconsejable
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writers such as Updike, such writers as Updike — autores como Updikethis is my car such as it is — aunque valga poco, es mi coche
such as? — ¿por ejemplo?
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there's no such thing — no existe tal cosa•
some such idea — algo por el estilo2.ADV tan3.PRON los que, las que•
may all such perish! — ¡mueran cuantos hay como él!•
rabbits and hares and such — conejos y liebres y tal•
as such, and as such he was promoted — y así fue ascendidothere are no trees as such — no hay árboles propiamente dichos, no hay árboles que digamos
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we know of none such — no tenemos noticias de ninguno así* * *
I [sʌtʃ]1)a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...
such a charming girl! — qué chica más or tan encantadora!
she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!
I've never heard such nonsense — nunca he oído semejante or tamaña estupidez
such... (that) — tal/tan... que
I was in such pain (that) I couldn't sleep — tenía tanto or tal dolor que no pude dormir
such... as — tan... como
2)a) (of this, that kind) talsuch children are known as... — a dichos or a tales niños se los conoce como...
such a journey would take weeks — un viaje así or como ése llevaría semanas
b) ( unspecified) talthe letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha
until such time as we are notified — (frml) hasta (el momento en) que se nos notifique
II
1)a) ( of the indicated kind) talsuch is life — (set phrase) así es la vida (fr hecha)
snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo
b)many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...
I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?
c)as such — como tal/tales
2)a)such as, such... as — (frml)
b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...
3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)such that — tal... que
the pain was such that I screamed — fue tal el dolor or fue tan grande el dolor, que grité
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