a modo de

a modo de

as a, like a

■ lo utilizaron a modo de un jarrón they used it as a vase

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= by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of

Ex. An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex. During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.

Ex. In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.

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= by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of

Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.

Ex: In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.