SO TO SPEAK

Meaning of SO TO SPEAK in English

adv. phr. To say it in this way. John was, so to speak, the leader of the club, but he was officially only the club's secretary. The horse, so to speak, danced on his hind legs.

Compare: AS IT WERE.

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SO TO SPEAK — one can say, as it were
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SO TO SPEAK — used to emphasize that you are expressing sth in an unusual or amusing way : They were all very similar. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SO TO SPEAK — {adv. phr.} To say it in this way. * /John was, so to speak, the leader of the club, but …
Slang English vocab
SO TO SPEAK — {adv. phr.} To say it in this way. * /John was, so to speak, the leader of the club, but …
Словарь английских идиом
SO TO SPEAK — using expressions or metaphors when speaking, to use the vernacular Ron was up the creek, so to speak. He'd promised …
English Idioms vocab
SO TO SPEAK — using expressions or metaphors when speaking, to use the vernacular Ron was up the creek, so to speak. He'd promised …
English Idioms vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SO TO SPEAK — так сказать
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SO TO SPEAK — так сказать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SO TO SPEAK — так сказать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SO TO SPEAK — так сказать
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SO TO SPEAK — так сказать
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SO TO SPEAK — так сказать
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SO TO SPEAK — так сказать так сказать
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPEAK — I. ˈspēk verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; or archaic spake ˈspāk ; or dialect British spak ˈspak ; spo·ken ˈspōkən …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SO — I. (|)sō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _sə adverb Etymology: Middle English so, sa, swa, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPEAK — — speakable , adj. — speakableness , n. — speakably , adv. /speek/ , v. , spoke or ( Archaic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SO — so 1 /soh/ , adv. 1. in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so. 2. in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SO — I. ˈsō, especially before adj or adv followed by “that” sə adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swā; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPEAK — verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; spo·ken ˈspō-kən ; speak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English speken, from Old English sprecan, specan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPEAK — vi to give sound; to sound. 2. speak ·vt to address; to accost; to speak to. 3. speak ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
SO — conj provided that; on condition that; in case that; if. 2. so ·adv it is well; let it be as …
Webster English vocab
SPEAK — [speak] vb spoke ; spo.ken ; speak.ing [ME speken, fr. OE sprecan, specan; akin to OHG sprehhan to speak, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPEAK — / spiːk; NAmE / verb ( spoke / spəʊk; NAmE spoʊk/ spoken / ˈspəʊkən; NAmE ˈspoʊ-/) HAVE CONVERSATION 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SO — / səʊ; NAmE soʊ/ adverb , conjunction , noun ■ adverb 1. so ... (that) ... | so ... as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPEAK — speak S1 W1 /spiːk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense spoke /spəʊk $ spoʊk/, past participle spoken /ˈspəʊkən $ ˈspoʊ-/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — I. so 1 S1 W1 /səʊ $ soʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swa ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SO — adv. & conj. --adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SO — adv. & conj. adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1. intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
SO — 1. adv. & conj. --adv. 1. (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent …
Oxford English vocab
SPEAK — ( speaks, speaking, spoke, spoken) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SO — Usually pronounced /soʊ/ for meanings 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 and 17. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPEAK — Synonyms and related words : accost, acquaint, act for, address, admonish, advert to, advertise, advertise of, advise, affect, affirm, allege, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEAK — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH, NOT TO MENTION or NOT TO SPEAK OF, …
Slang English vocab
SPEAK — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SPEAK — INDEX: 1. to speak 2. to speak unclearly 3. to speak a language 4. to speak a little of a …
Longman Activator English vocab
SPEAK — See ↑ SPEAK 1,3, ↑ TALK 1,18 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't speak • ↑ no ... to speak of
Longman Activator English vocab
SPEAK — v. 25B6; verb she refused to speak about it : TALK, say anything/something; utter, state, declare, tell, voice, express, pronounce, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEAK — v. 1 talk, converse, discourse We were not allowed to speak during lessons 2 talk to, converse or discourse with, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPEAK — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH, NOT TO MENTION or NOT TO SPEAK OF, …
Словарь английских идиом
SPEAK — verb 1 BAD : We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night speaking. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SO — I conjunction 1 BAD : He hadn't taken any warm clothes with him so that he felt cold. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPEAK — гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, уст. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SO — 1. нареч. 1) настолько, столь; так, до такой степени She is so beautiful. ≈ Она так красива. 2) так же, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPEAK — speak.ogg spi:k v (spoke;spoken) 1. 1> говорить the baby is learning to speak - ребёнок учится говорить he can speak …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SO — 1. səʋ adv 1. указывает на способ совершения действия (именно) так, таким, подобным образом you mustn't behave so - вы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPEAK — speak гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, устар. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SO — so нареч.1) настолько, столь; так, до такой степени She is so beautiful. — Она так красива. 2) так же, таким …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPEAK — v (spoke;spoken) 1. 1> говорить the baby is learning to speak - ребёнок учится говорить he can speak now - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SO — 1. səʋ adv 1. указывает на способ совершения действия (именно) так, таким, подобным образом you mustn't behave so - вы …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPEAK — гл. ; прош. вр. - spoke , уст. - spake ; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SO — 1. нареч. 1) настолько, столь; так, до такой степени She is so beautiful. — Она так красива. 2) так же, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPEAK — гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, уст. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою мысль to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPEAK — _v. _p. spoke, _уст. spake; _p-p. spoken 1> говорить, разговаривать, изъясняться; the baby is learning to speak - ребенок учится …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SO — 1. _adv. 1> так, таким образом; that's not so - это не так; that's certainly so - это, безусловно, так; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SPEAK — v. p. spoke, уст. spake; p-p. spoken 1. говорить, разговаривать, изъясняться; the baby is learning to speak - ребенок учится …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SO — 1. adv. 1. так, таким образом; that's not so - это не так; that's certainly so - это, безусловно, так; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SPEAK — _v. (spoke, _уст. spake - spoken) 1> говорить, разговаривать, изъясняться; the baby is learning to speak ребёнок учится говорить; English …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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