as it were

Greek translation: κατά κάποιον τρόπο

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English term or phrase:	as it were
Greek translation:	κατά κάποιον τρόπο
Entered by:	Assimina Vavoula

13:31 May 21, 2014

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English term or phrase: as it were

Avoid jargon
Jargon is professional shorthand and can be very useful – in its place. But you should be sure about what the other person understands and select the level of jargon to be used accordingly. Otherwise you can find that you are blinding people with science, as it were, and some – not wanting to appear foolish by asking – may allow meaning to be diluted.
For example, beware of company jargon (abbreviations of a department, process or person); industry jargon (technical descriptions of products and processes); and even of general phrases that contain an agreed internal definition that is not immediately apparent to an outsider, such as ‘good delivery’. What is ‘24-hour service’, other than insufficiently well defined? You can probably think of many more examples – perhaps some close to home!

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κατά κάποιον τρόπο

Explanation:
Definition of "as it were: In a way (used to be less precise): areas that have been, as it were, pushed aside" from Oxford Dictionary.

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Local time: 01:47

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κατά κάποιον τρόπο

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as it were = en quelque sorte = κατά κάποιον τρόπον

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κατά κάποιον τρόπο

Explanation:
Definition of "as it were: In a way (used to be less precise): areas that have been, as it were, pushed aside" from Oxford Dictionary.

Kettie Nossis
Greece
Local time: 01:47
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Greek
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Reference: as it were = en quelque sorte = κατά κάποιον τρόπον

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References :

1. "Article 44 is the extension, as it were, of Article 31."

"En quelque sorte, l'article 44 constitue la prolongation de l'article 31. "

2. "It is, as it were, a new commodity.''

''Il s'agit en quelque sorte d'une nouvelle matière première. ''

- Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2...

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3. ''That problem was only resolved, as it were, by massive immigration and two world wars. ''

''Ce problème n'a en quelque sorte été résolu que par l'intermédiaire de l'immigration et de deux guerres mondiales.''

- Πηγή : http://www.lalettrediplomatique.fr/contribution.php?choixlan...

Savvas SEIMANIDIS
France
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Greek,

French
PRO pts in category: 12

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