This pie, such as it is, is the best I can make.
Jane told her grandmother her grades, such as they were.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
Such — Such, a. [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch, swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G. solch, Icel. sl[=i]kr, OSw. salik, Sw. slik, Dan. slig, Goth. swaleiks; originally … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
such — /such/, adj. 1. of the kind, character, degree, extent, etc., of that or those indicated or implied: Such a man is dangerous. 2. of that particular kind or character: The food, such as it was, was plentiful. 3. like or similar: tea, coffee, and… … Universalium
such as it is — Just as it appears or is presented, not being any better or worse than most others of its kind; being average or mediocre. * /This pie, such as it is, is the best I can make./ * /Jane told her grandmother her grades, such as they were./ … Dictionary of American idioms
such as it is — Just as it appears or is presented, not being any better or worse than most others of its kind; being average or mediocre. * /This pie, such as it is, is the best I can make./ * /Jane told her grandmother her grades, such as they were./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Such — may refer to:* Bob Such (fl. 1990s), Australian politician * Alec John Such (born 1956), American musician * Peter Such (born 1964), English cricketerSee also: * Screaming Lord Sutch (1940 1999), British musician … Wikipedia
Such — ist der Name folgender Personen: Alec John Such (* 1956), ehemaliger E Bassist der Rockband Bon Jovi George Such (1798–1879), britischer Vogelkundler Manfred Such (* 1942), deutscher Politiker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffskläru … Deutsch Wikipedia
such — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swilc; akin to Old High German sulīh such, Old English swā so, gelīk like more at so, like Date: before 12th century 1. a. of a kind or character to be indicated or suggested < a bag such… … New Collegiate Dictionary
such — As a pronoun, such is informal, if not substandard, when used to mean that or the same. Avoid saying I could not bear such when you mean I could not bear that (or the same). (See said.) Such should not be used to mean the like, either. Avoid… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
such — 1. adjective /sʌʧ/ a) like this, that, these, those; Used to make a comparison with something implied by context. I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before. b) Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to so much of. Such is life. See Also:… … Wiktionary
such as — {conj.} 1. Of a kind or amount shown or named; of a kind like. * /The explorer took only such men and things as he really needed into the jungle with him./ * /They felt such heat in the jungle as they had never felt before./ * /Many different… … Dictionary of American idioms
such as — {conj.} 1. Of a kind or amount shown or named; of a kind like. * /The explorer took only such men and things as he really needed into the jungle with him./ * /They felt such heat in the jungle as they had never felt before./ * /Many different… … Dictionary of American idioms
