adverb
A1
Frequency #4353
pour ainsi dire
Pronunciation
/puʁ ɛ̃.si diʁ/
Meaning
- 1.so to speak
Example sentences
Pour ainsi dire.
So to speak.
C’est, pour ainsi dire, évident.
It’s, so to speak, obvious.
About “pour ainsi dire”
Fixed phrase. Marks a figurative or approximate wording.
Word family of “pour ainsi dire”
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