sort

• Nom désignant un groupe, une classe ou un type de choses ou de personnes ayant des caractéristiques similaires.

A noun referring to a group, class, or type of things or people that share similar characteristics.

1. Type or kindA1formal

   A group of people or things that share similar characteristics.

   Type ou genre

   • What sort of music do you like?
   • This sort of behavior is unacceptable.
   • There are many sorts of flowers in the garden.

   Synonymesbrandcategoryclassgenreilkkindspeciesstyletypevariety

2. Personality or characterA2informal

   Used to describe a person's character or nature.

   nature, caractère

   • He's a friendly sort of person.
   • She's not the sort to give up easily.
   • What sort of man would do such a thing?

   Synonymescharacterdispositionilkkidneykindmoldnaturestripetemperamenttype

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de mettre en ordre ou de classer des objets par type, catégorie ou rang.

A verb used to indicate the act of arranging or categorizing items into groups based on type, class, or order.

1. Arrange or organizeA2formal

   To arrange items in a particular order or according to a system.

   Trier, classer

   • She sorted the books by author name.
   • He sorted the mail into different piles.
   • The computer program sorts the data alphabetically.

   Synonymesarrangecategorizeclassifyfilegrouporderorganizeranksystematizetriage

   Antonymesconfusedisarrangedisorderdisorganizejumblemessmixscramble

2. Resolve or deal withB1informalbritish

   To solve a problem or deal with a situation.

   régler, résoudre

   • I need to sort out my finances this weekend.
   • The technician sorted the issue with the printer.
   • We'll sort everything before the deadline.

   Synonymesaddressfixhandleresolvesettlestraighten outwork out

Variantes phrasalsort out