Sentence examples of "so to speak" in English

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He is, as it were so to speak, a walking encyclopedia. Él es, por así decirlo, una enciclopedia con patas.

Inventions are born, so to speak, of necessity. Los inventos nacen, por así decirlo, de la necesidad.

A camel is, so to speak, a ship on the desert. Un camello es, por así decirlo, un barco en el desierto.

She is, so to speak, a walking dictionary. Ella es, por así decirlo, un diccionario andante.

This cat is, so to speak, a member of our family. Este gato es, por así decirlo, un miembro más de la familia.

My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary. Mi padre es un diccionario ambulante, por así decirlo.

That old man is, so to speak, a walking dictionary. Ese viejo es, por decirlo así, un diccionario caminante.

He is, so to speak, a bookworm. Él es, por así decirlo, un ratón de biblioteca.

If your country doesn't let you camp for your rights, but lets you do so to see Justin Bieber, paste this on your wall. Pega esto en tu muro si tu país no deja que acampes por tus derechos, pero sí para ver a Justin Bieber.

You have to speak English here. Tienes que hablar inglés aquí.

At this rate, even independent film will never reach a true understanding of romance and relationships, so to hell with the movies, let's have dinner. A este paso, incluso las películas independientes jamás alcanzaran un verdadero entendimiento del romance y las relaciones, así que al diablo con las películas, vayamos a cenar.

His way to speak intrigues me. Me intriga su forma de hablar.

She doesn't want to speak, being afraid of making mistakes. No quiere hablar por miedo a equivocarse.

It's difficult to speak with him. Es difícil hablar con él.

You have no idea of how to speak in public. No tienes idea de cómo hablar en público.

It is difficult to speak Chinese well. Es difícil hablar bien chino.

I should like to speak to the manager. Quisiera hablar con el gerente.

She tends to speak ill of others. Ella tiende a hablar mal de los demás.

We were allowed to speak either in English or in Japanese. Podíamos hablar en inglés o en japonés.

If I can get into university, I am hoping to learn to speak two foreign languages. Si puedo entrar en la universidad, espero aprender a hablar dos lenguas extranjeras.

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