or so

See also: orso and orsó

English

Phrase

or so

1. Roughly, approximately.

   How many people came to the party? – Thirty or so.

   Add about a quart or so of milk and stir.

   It was about half full or so.

   • John Gay

     A week or so will probably reconcile us.

Usage notes

• Coordinates with an adjective, adverb, noun or other type of word indicating a quantity

Translations

roughly, appoximately

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大約／大约 (zh) (dàyuē), 大约 (zh) (dàyuē), 左右 (zh) (zuǒyòu)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: suunnilleen (fi), noin (fi)
• German: oder so
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
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• Norwegian: eller noe

  Norwegian Bokmål: omtrent (no)

  Nynorsk: omlag

• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Scottish Gaelic: no mar sin
• Spanish: más o menos (es)

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