Sentence examples of "a sort of" in English

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A whale is a sort of mammal. Una ballena es una especie de mamífero.
This transparent liquid contains a sort of poison. Este líquido transparente contiene un tipo de veneno.
Some religious men regard pain as a sort of trial from God. Algunos religiosos consideran el dolor como una forma de prueba de Dios.
It was the sort of weird car that made me want to blurt out, "what the heck is that?" Era la clase de coche extraño que me hace querer soltar, "¿qué diablos es eso?"
Tom was the sort of man you could get along with. Tom era el tipo de hombre con el que te podías llevar bien.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the sort of couple who don't go out much in the evenings. El Sr. y la Sra. Smith son la clase de pareja que no salen mucho de noche.
Tom doesn't enjoy doing that sort of thing. Tom no disfruta haciendo ese tipo de cosas.
What sort of information do you get on the Internet? ¿Qué tipo de información encuentras en el Internet?
I'd rather die than yield to this sort of demand. Preferiría morirme antes que ceder a una petición de este tipo.
It is not possible to be free from every sort of disease. Es imposible estar libre de todo tipo de enfermedad.
It's the sort of day when you'd like to stay in bed. Es uno de esos días en los que dan ganas de quedarse en la cama.
What sort of stupid project is this anyway? De cualquier forma, ¿qué clase de tonto proyecto es?
He isn't the sort of man that boasts of his abilities. Él no es el tipo de hombre que se jacte de sus habilidades.
"Is that some sort of uniform?" "Oh right, it's because I play field hockey." "¿Es ese algún tipo de uniforme?" "Oh, claro, es porque yo juego hockey de césped."
He is not the sort of person who likes to listen to jazz. Él no es el tipo de persona al que le gusta escuchar jazz.
What sort of work do you do? ¿Qué tipo de trabajo haces?
What sort of father do you think you'll be? ¿Qué clase de padre pensás que serás?
That sort of flattery will get you nowhere. Piropos de ese tipo no te servirán de nada.
I sort of understand. En cierto modo lo comprendo.
It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want. Puede ser que la felicidad que nos espera allí no sea para nada la clase de felicidad que nosotros quisiéramos.
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