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kin·da

(kīn′də)
Informal
Contraction of kind of: You kinda look like my uncle.
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kinda

(ˈkaɪndə)
adv
quite; rather
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Adv. 1. kinda - to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"
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Translations

kinda

[ˈkaɪndə] adv (= quite) → plutôt
He looked kinda cool but kinda young → Il avait l'air plutôt cool mais plutôt jeune aussi.
I'd kinda like to ...
I'd kinda like to have a sheep farm in New Mexico → Ça ne me déplairait peut-être pas d'avoir un élevage de moutons au Nouveau Mexique.
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"I kinda always been a mite proud of 'em," he confessed, as he rolled his after-supper cigarette.
"Kinda. The only trouble is, I haven't got my rose yet."
Actresses Kinda Alloush and Mina Shalabi are living in a bubble of rumors.
I guess I kinda look like a lizard, but as for sleeping under a heated lamp or on a heated rock it's pretty damn hot in California.
The glow on Kinda Hanna's face is there for a reason -- she's pregnant with her first baby!
Egypt's rising star Kinda Alloush is set to take center screen in a new film "La Mu'akhadah" (Excusable).
Although this one is kinda all over the place, you can tell the guy took his time and is into what he's doing; future issues are sure to please as well.
Stars in the Arab celebosphere aren't normally happy to share the spotlight with anyone but Syrian actress Kinda Alloush welcomes a bit of healthy competition.

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