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own kind

English translation: same type

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English term or phrase:own kind
Selected answer:same type
Entered by: Katya Kesten

20:52 Nov 2, 2019
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: own kind
Hello:

"She'll be with her own kind."

To be with her own kind, what does it mean?

Thank you.
marijas
same type
Explanation:
With her own type of people...could be referring to social class, race, religion, education level, sexual orientation, even gender.
Selected response from:

Katya Kesten
Local time: 12:32
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +6same type
Katya Kesten
4Like her ...people like she herself
Najme Rajaee
4 -1propre genre
Ali Sharifi


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
same type


Explanation:
With her own type of people...could be referring to social class, race, religion, education level, sexual orientation, even gender.

Katya Kesten
Local time: 12:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rodrigo Anjos
0 min
  -> Thanks, Rodrigo!
agree  Roberta Broccoletti
21 mins
  -> Thanks, Roberta!
agree  Tony M: Yes, "people she belongs with" — with a possible implication that wherever she was before, she was not with her own kind = perhaps "did not fit in"
51 mins
  -> Exactly!
agree  Suzan Hamer: She will be with others just like herself.
3 hrs
  -> Yup!
agree  Sarah Lewis-Morgan
12 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  katsy
15 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
propre genre


Explanation:
Whatever is his/her genre

Ali Sharifi
United States
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Wrong mangauge! And even if this were FR, this would not be correct anyway!
8 hrs
  -> You are right sir, it is my mistake. I am sorry,
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Like her ...people like she herself


Explanation:
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Example sentence(s):
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Najme Rajaee
Iran
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Materially the same as answer already posted; and in any case, 'she herslef' would not be right, that would not be idiomatic in the way you are seeking to use it here.
4 hrs
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