so to speak
In a manner of speakingIn a manner of speaking.
» You are, so to speak, a fish out of water.
Ihr seid sozusagen ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen. — Laoan
Du bist sozusagen wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen. — wolfgangth
Ти, якщо можна так висловитися, риба, яку витягли з води. — deniko
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1 sensesIn a manner of speaking.
sozusagen, um es so zu sagen, gewissermaßen
так сказа́тьtak skazátʹ
так би мо́витиtak by móvyty
in a manner of speaking
Examples
88 sentencesYou are, so to speak, a fish out of water.
Ти, якщо можна так висловитися, риба, яку витягли з води. — deniko
deIhr seid sozusagen ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen. — Laoan
He was so angry he couldn't speak.
deEr war so wütend, dass er nicht sprechen konnte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was so scared he couldn't speak.
I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
Tom couldn't speak any French, so we spoke in English.
Том не розмовляє французькою, тому ми говорили англійською. — quez
ruТом совсем не знал французского, поэтому мы говорили по-английски. — odexed
Translations
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- as if it were really so:as it were
- in a manner of speaking:as we say
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.