(por+el+modo+en+que)

Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.

Ex: However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.

nunca he hecho tal cosa — I never did any such thing o anything of the sort

el tal cura resultó estar casado — this priest (we were talking about) o pey this priest person turned out to be married

un tal García — one García, a man called García or something pey

esa es una tal — pey she's a tart *

• y tal * —

fuimos al cine y tal — we went to the pictures and stuff *

• tal y cual, teníamos prisa, pero entre tal y cual tardamos una hora — we were in a hurry, but between one thing and another it took us an hour

• tal como, estaba tal como lo dejé — it was just as I had left it

tal y como están las cosas, no creo que sea buena idea — as things are o given the current state of affairs, I don't think it would be a good idea

• tal cual, déjalo tal cual — leave it just as it is

• tal que, tomaremos algo ligero tal que una tortilla — we'll have something light such as o like an omelette

son, tal vez, las mejores canciones del disco — they are perhaps o maybe o possibly the best songs on the album

-¿crees que ganarán? -tal vez — "do you think they'll win?" - "perhaps o maybe o they may do"

no importa el frío con tal de ir bien abrigado — the cold doesn't matter as long as o if you're well wrapped up

• con tal de que — provided (that), as long as

con tal de que no me engañes — provided (that) o as long as you don't deceive me

con tal de que regreséis antes de las once — provided (that) o as long as you get back before eleven

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.

all sorts of adventures — todo tipo or toda clase de aventuras, aventuras de todo tipo or de toda clase, todo género or toda suerte de aventuras (liter)

what sort of car is it? — ¿qué tipo or clase de coche es?

I know your sort — (BrE) ya sé de qué pie cojeas

a bad/good sort — (BrE) una mala/buena persona

a sort of o sort of a — una especie de

of sorts, of a sort: he gave us a meal of sorts nos dio una comida, si se le puede llamar comida; sort of (colloq): it's sort of sad to think of him all alone da como pena pensar que está solo (fam); do you want to go? - well, sort of ¿quieres ir? - bueno, en cierto modo sí; out of sorts mal, pachucho (Esp fam); I'm feeling a bit out of sorts — no me encuentro muy bien

a new sort of car — una nueva clase or un nuevo tipo de coche

the sort you gave me last time — de la misma clase or del mismo tipo que me dio la última vez

• books of all sorts, all sorts of books — libros de toda clase or de todo tipo, toda clase or todo tipo de libros

• I know his/ her sort — conozco el paño, conozco a esa clase de gente

• he's a painter of a sort or of sorts — se puede decir que es pintor

• but not that sort — pero no de ese tipo, pero no así

• he's the sort who will cheat you — es de esa clase or de ese tipo de personas que te engañará, es de esos que or de los que te engañan

• what sort do you want? — (=make) ¿qué marca quieres?; (=type) ¿de qué tipo lo quieres?

• sort of —

• he's not the sort of man to say that — no es de los que dicen eso

• an odd sort of novel — una novela rara, un tipo extraño de novela

• he's some sort of painter — es pintor de algún tipo

• that's the sort of person I am — así soy yo

• that's the sort of thing I need — eso es lo que me hace falta

• this sort of house — una casa de este estilo

• what sort of car? — ¿qué tipo de coche?

it's sort of awkward — es bastante or (LAm) medio difícil

• he's a good sort — es buena persona or (esp LAm) buena gente

• he's an odd sort — es un tipo raro

• your sort never did any good — las personas como usted nunca hicieron nada bueno

sort code N — [of bank] número m de agencia

all sorts of adventures — todo tipo or toda clase de aventuras, aventuras de todo tipo or de toda clase, todo género or toda suerte de aventuras (liter)

what sort of car is it? — ¿qué tipo or clase de coche es?

I know your sort — (BrE) ya sé de qué pie cojeas