algo do tipo

English translation: something along those lines; something of the kind/sort

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Portuguese term or phrase:	algo do tipo
English translation:	something along those lines; something of the kind/sort
Entered by:	Oliver Simões

21:28 Jan 13, 2024

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Portuguese term or phrase: algo do tipo

"Acho que já ouvi algo do tipo por aí 🤔" (Irmão do Jorel Oficial, Facebook, 2022).

This is the title of a Facebook page about the use of plastics as it relates to environmental preservation. (See video snippet at: https://www.facebook.com/irmaodojoreloficial/videos/acho-que... ).

Is "something along these/those lines" a viable translation? Something like: "I think I already heard something along those lines somewhere."

This question came up as I was working on the translation of "along the lines of" into Portuguese:
"It's something along the lines of this: 'There are so many hypocrites in the church'..." (Laurie, 2024).

along the lines of (or on the lines of): roughly similar or in keeping with. (Ammer, Christine, "The American Dictionary of Idioms", 2013).

"É algo como isto: 'Há tantos hipócritas na igreja'...”
"É algo do tipo: 'Há tantos hipócritas na igreja'...”

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something along those lines

Explanation:
There are many idiomatic translations I can think of for this. Something of the sort, something of the kind, something along those lines (as you said).

Selected response from:

Robert Farren
Ireland

Grading comment

Thank you, Robert.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

something along those lines

Robert Farren

4 +1

something like that

Douglas Bissell

something to that effect

Paulo Melo

Some such

Gabriel Lima

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

10 mins confidence:

Some such

Explanation:
Sugestão

https://inglesnoteclado.com.br/2023/03/como-dizer-algo-do-tipo-em-ingles.html

Gabriel Lima
Brazil
Local time: 02:01
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you. I haven't found a single example with "some such" as a unit. Apparently, "some such" has to be followed by a noun. Examples: some such person, some such place, etc. The page you referenced gives two examples, and both contain a noun after "some such". As is, I don't think it's an accurate translation. Perhaps "... some such thing/talk etc."

47 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

something along those lines

Explanation:
There are many idiomatic translations I can think of for this. Something of the sort, something of the kind, something along those lines (as you said).

Robert Farren
Ireland
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you, Robert.

13 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

something like that

Explanation:
The first idea that came to me spontaneously

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 06:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you. I already have this under "or something (like that)" (PT: "ou algo assim/parecido").

1 day 13 hrs confidence:

something to that effect

Explanation:
Something to that effect

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/to-that-effect

Paulo Melo
Brazil
Local time: 02:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

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