sort

US /sɔːrt/
UK /sɔːrt/
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sorte, genre

a category of things or people having some common characteristic and typically classified accordingly

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What sort of music do you like?
Quel genre de musique aimes-tu ?
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There are all sorts of problems to deal with.
Il y a toutes sortes de problèmes à gérer.
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trier, classer

arrange (a collection of items) in a particular order or according to certain criteria

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Please sort these books by author.
Veuillez trier ces livres par auteur.
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We need to sort out the good apples from the bad ones.
Nous devons trier les bonnes pommes des mauvaises.
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arrangeclassifycategorizegrouporder
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régler, résoudre

resolve a problem or difficulty

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Let's try to sort out this misunderstanding.
Essayons de régler ce malentendu.
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I need to sort out my finances.
Je dois régler mes finances.
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resolvesettlerectifyfixhandle
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