pour ainsi dire
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pour ainsi dire
- \pu.ʁ‿ɛ̃.si diʁ\
Where it comes from
Composé de pour, ainsi et dire.
adverb
- Quasiment. Au retour je voulus voir Herculanum, cette ville que l'on venoit pour ainsi dire d’exhumer ; […].
In English
- virtually almost
- so to speak in a manner of speaking
- as it were to indicate a word or statement is not exact
- in a manner of speaking as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect
Talk about this word "pour ainsi dire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/pour%20ainsi%20dire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pour ainsi dire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/pour%20ainsi%20dire "pour ainsi dire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/pour%20ainsi%20dire.Cite this
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title = {pour ainsi dire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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