Vocabulary
sozusagen
/zoːtsuˈzaːɡn̩/· adverb
so to speak, as it were
Softens an imprecise or figurative word: „Er ist sozusagen der Chef der Party.“
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sozusagen
so to speak (figurative)
Das ist sozusagen mein zweites Wohnzimmer.
That's my second living room, so to speak.
Common combinations
- sozusagen als …as it were, as …
- sozusagen nebenbeimore or less on the side
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
gewissermaßenquasi
Real examples
- Die Kneipe ist sozusagen unser zweites Wohnzimmer.The pub is our second living room, so to speak.
- Ich bin hier sozusagen der Neue.I'm the new guy here, so to speak.
- Das war sozusagen Liebe auf den ersten Blick.It was love at first sight, as it were.
