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à peu près — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • approximately adv Roughly; close to a particular amount or figure, but not exact.
  • ish adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
  • odd adj Strange, unusual, or not what you would expect.

Senses

à peu près is used for these senses in English:

  • approximately Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
  • ish (colloquial) about, approximately
  • kind of (idiomatic, colloquial) Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
  • odd (not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).

ish — full definition

  1. adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
  2. interjection (informal) Used to express mild disgust.
  3. noun (slang) Stuff or things, often used as a mild substitute for a cruder word.

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