as it were

Significat (Anglès)

1. (not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, were.
2. (not-comparable) Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.
3. (not-comparable) Used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay.

Conceptes

per dir-ho així

gairebé

quasi

com si

virtualment

#quasi |quasi

Sinònims

so to speak

quasi

as if

as though

in a way

so to call it

you could say

#quasi |quasi

sort of

to a certain extent

virtually

one might say

Traduccions

pour ainsi dire

sozusagen

por decirlo así

gleichsam

por assim dizer

en cierto sentido

gewissermaßen

sicut

en quelque sorte

per così dire

de fait

pour dire

virtualmente

in certo qual modo

soi disant

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: as it were

Heretat de anglès antic: *ealswā hit wǣre

In summary

From Middle English as it were, as hyt were, als it were, als hit were, from Old English *ealswā hit wǣre, attested only as swā hit wǣre and swylċe hit wǣre (“as it were”, literally “as it would be”).