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1 soi-disant
soi-disant [swadizɑ̃]1. invariable adjective• un soi-disant poète/professeur a so-called poet/teacher2. adverb• soi-disant que... (inf) it seems that...* * *swadizɑ̃
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adjectif invariable1) ( qui prétend être) self-styled2) ( prétendu) controv [démocratie, liberté, miracle] so-called (épith)
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adverbe ( prétendument) supposedlyelle a soi-disant la migraine — she has a migraine, or so she says
* * *swadizɑ̃1. adj inv2. advIl était soi-disant parti à Paris. — He had supposedly left for Paris.
* * *A adj inv (before n)1 ( qui prétend être) self-styled;B loc adv1 ( prétendument) supposedly; il n'est pas allé à l'école soi-disant parce qu'il est malade he hasn't gone to school, supposedly because he's ill; elle a soi-disant la migraine she has a migraine, or so she says; soi-disant que it would appear that.[swadizɑ̃] adjectif invariable2. [qui se prétend tel - aristocrate] self-styled ; [ - ami, héritier, génie] so-called————————[swadizɑ̃] adverbe(familier) [à ce qu'on prétend] supposedlyelle l'a soi-disant tué they say she killed ou she's alleged to have killed himelle est sortie, soi-disant pour acheter du fromage she went out, ostensibly to get some cheese ou to get some cheese, she said————————soi-disant que locution conjonctivesoi-disant qu'il ne nous aurait pas vus! he didn't see us, or so he said!
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