en cierto sentido

en cierto sentido
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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a. in a sense
En cierto sentido, tenías razón, pero creo que tu reacción fue exagerada. ¿Por qué te enfadaste tanto?In a sense, you were right, but I think your reaction was exaggerated. Why were you so angry?
b. in a way
Es un trabajo muy bien pagado, pero, en cierto sentido, preferiría cobrar menos y no tener tanta responsabilidad.It's a very well paid job, but in a way, I'd prefer to be paid less and not have so much responsibility.
c. in some ways
Al principio creí que tu padre y tú tenían caracteres opuestos, pero, en cierto sentido, se parecen mucho.At first I thought that you and your father had opposing characters, but you're very much alike in some ways.
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