Meaning of or words to that effect | Babel Free
Definitions
used to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.
idiomatic
Equivalents
العربية
أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ
Deutsch
sinngemäß gesagt
Français
quelque chose du même genre
Nederlands
of woorden van die strekking
Português
ou algo assim
Русский
и́ли что́-то в э́том ро́де
Examples
“When he hit his finger with the hammer, he said "ouch" or words to that effect.”
“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).”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.