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As it were; figuratively speaking; in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: so to speak
Antonyms: none provided
From in + an alteration of Middle English a maner of speche (“a manner of literary style”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
bij wijze van spreken
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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Finnish:
tavallaan
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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French:
pour ainsi dire
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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French:
d'une certaine manière
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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German:
sozusagen
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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German:
in gewisser Weise
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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Hungarian:
bizonyos értelemben
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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Italian:
in un certo senso
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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Polish:
niejako
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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Polish:
poniekąd
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
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Scottish Gaelic:
mar gum biodh
— as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
