Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
algo do tipo
English translation:
something along those lines; something of the kind/sort
Portuguese term
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Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
algo do tipo
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'...”
L2: EN_US
Register: Idiomatic
| 4 +4 | something along those lines |
Robert Farren
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| 4 +1 | something like that |
Douglas Bissell
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| 4 | something to that effect |
Paulo Melo
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| 3 | Some such |
Gabriel Lima
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Non-PRO (2): philgoddard, Mario Freitas
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Proposed translations
Ireland
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Native in: English (Variants: UK, British, Irish)
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something along those lines
| agree |
Nick Taylor
: Something of the sort - That's what I would have said
6 mins
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| agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
5 hrs
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| agree |
Andrew Bramhall
19 hrs
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| agree |
Mayara Souza
22 hrs
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Brazil
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Some such
| 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." |
Portugal
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Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
something like that
| Thank you. I already have this under "or something (like that)" (PT: "ou algo assim/parecido"). |
Brazil
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