en quelque sorte

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Definition of en quelque sorte - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

approximationd'une certaine manière, pas tout à fait exactement

Il est en quelque sorte devenu notre chef de famille.
C'est en quelque sorte une solution temporaire.
En quelque sorte, il a raison sur ce point.

d'une certaine façon

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Expressions with sorte

faire en sorte

agir de manière à obtenir un résultat précis

Il faut faire en sorte que tout soit prêt à temps.

toute sorte

n'importe quel type ou genre de chose

Il y a toute sorte d'animaux dans ce zoo.

toute sorte de

det.

indique une grande variété d'éléments différents

On a toute sorte de jeux ici.

une sorte de

det.

marque un rapprochement imprécis avec un type nommé

C’était une sorte de cabane au fond du jardin.

aucune sorte

absence totale de type ou de catégorie de quelque chose

Il n'y a aucune sorte de problème avec cette solution.

de sorte que

conj.

exprime une conséquence réelle qui s'est produite

Il a plu de sorte que le match a été annulé.

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rendre accessible

faciliter

faire en sorte que quelque chose puisse être atteint ou compris facilement

rendre accessible à tous

démocratiser

faire en sorte que chaque personne puisse utiliser ou obtenir quelque chose

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English:in a way, ...
German:gewissermaßen, ...
Italian:in un certo senso, ...
Spanish:en cierto modo, ...
Portuguese:por assim dizer, ...
Chinese:某种程度上, ...
Japanese:ある意味で, ...
Arabic:إلى حد ما, ...
Hebrew:בְּאֹפֶן מַסּוּיָם, ...
Russian:в некотором роде, ...
Ukrainian:так би мовити, ...
Catalan:d'alguna manera, ...
Danish:så at sige, ...
Dutch:in zekere zin, ...
Greek:κατά κάποιο τρόπο, ...
Hungarian:bizonyos értelemben, ...
Khmer:និយាយបានថា, ...
Korean:어느 정도, ...
Polish:w pewnym sensie, ...
Portuguese (BR):por assim dizer, ...
Romanian:într-un fel, ...
Swedish:på sätt och vis, ...
Thai:ในทางหนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:bir bakıma, ...
Vietnamese:nói cách khác, ...

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