or so

See also: orso and orsó

English

Phrase

or so

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 (zh), 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

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)

Anagrams

'roos, roos

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