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Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) used to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.
When he hit his finger with the hammer, he said "ouch" or words to that effect.
[…]why not cut out the middleman and write the review himself? Then it would say exactly what the client wanted — that it was a terrific book. A shattering novel. A classic memoir. Will change your life. Lyrical and gripping, Stunning and compelling. Or words to that effect.
2012 August 25, David Streitfeld, “The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:they were beyond earshot of the American commander, Capt. James Lawrence, who implored his men: "Don't give up the ship!" (or words to that effect).
2004 August, Doug Stewart, “Shore Thing.”, in Smithsonian, volume 34, number 5, page 90:
Antonyms
Relateds
something like that · to the effect
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Translations (15)
fi tai jotakin vastaavaa (used to indicate a paraphrase) · hy կամ դրա տիպ մի բան (used to indicate a paraphrase) · zh 之类的话 (used to indicate a paraphrase) · nl of woorden van die strekking (used to indicate a paraphrase) · ru и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де (used to indicate a paraphrase) · zh 或諸如此類的話 (used to indicate a paraphrase) · pt ou algo assim (used to indicate a paraphrase) · zh 或诸如此类的话 (used to indicate a paraphrase) · zh 之類的話 (used to indicate a paraphrase) · ar أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ (used to indicate a paraphrase) · hy կամ սրա նման մի բան (used to indicate a paraphrase) · fr quelque chose du même genre (used to indicate a paraphrase) · hy կամ այս կարգի մի բան (used to indicate a paraphrase) · de sinngemäß gesagt (used to indicate a paraphrase) · pl coś w tym stylu (used to indicate a paraphrase)