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Meaning of shall we say | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Used to make a statement less offensive, by way of euphemism.
  2. Used as a warning that the description may be imprecise.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shall, we, say.

Equivalents

Deutsch gewissermaßen mehr oder weniger quasi sagen wir mal sozusagen wie man es ausdrücken könnte
Español digamos
Polski by tak rzec rzec można

Examples

“Your son's behaviour at school has been, shall we say⟳, "difficult".”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

shallowly shamably shamanically shamanistically shamblingly shambolically

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