German-English translation for "sozusagen"

"sozusagen" English translation

sozusagen

[-tsu-]Adverb | adverb adv

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so to speak, as it were
  • so to speak
    sozusagen
    as it were
    sozusagen
    sozusagen
examples
That job is pretty much finished.
Diese Arbeit ist sozusagen fertig.
Source: Tatoeba
At the synapse, the two neurons are said to be connected like two friends talking on the telephone.
An der Synapse sind die beiden Nervenzellen sozusagen verbunden wie zwei Freunde, die telefonieren.
Source: TED
Parliament is an institution which, let us say, is a symbol.
Das Parlament ist eine Institution, die sozusagen Symbolcharakter hat.
Source: Europarl
The Spanish Government has more or less made the fight against terrorism its number one priority.
Die spanische Regierung hat die Terrorismusbekämpfung sozusagen zu ihrer obersten Priorität gemacht.
Source: Europarl
This is, as it were, the starting pistol for the Commission's work.
Dies ist sozusagen auch mit der Startschuss für weitere Arbeiten der Kommission.
Source: Europarl
This is one of the fundamental principles of a democracy under the rule of law.
Das gehört sozusagen zum Grundwissen einer rechtsstaatlichen Demokratie!
Source: Europarl
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