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• 1 (kind, type) tipo (m) clase (f) what sort of car is it? = ¿qué tipo or clase de coche es? she's not the sort to let you down = no es de las que te fallan a sort of o sort of a = una especie de I didn't say anything of the sort = no dije nada semejante

• 2 (in phrases)

  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