Meaning of such-and-such | Babel Free
Definitions
A placeholder or generic thing.
Equivalents
Esperanto
tio kaj alio
Suomi
se ja se
Français
Untel
Italiano
tal dei tali
Polski
taki owaki
Português
tal e tal
Examples
“It's a poor system, because if you want to do such-and-such, you must first find that function in a long and disorderly list.”
“[…] it has answered numerous questions as to what such-and-such a locomotive designer would have done, to keep pace with increasing demand for tractive power, had he held office for just a little longer.”
“We always rub our hands too much / We know the reasons, but such and such”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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