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Definition and Synonyms for いわば
1. |
いわば |
まるでそれが本当にそうであるかのように |
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As It Were |
as if it were really so |
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Synonyms: |
いわば, まるで, あたかも, 言うなれば |
2. |
いわば |
ある意味では、言ってみれば |
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So To Speak |
in a manner of speaking |
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Synonyms: |
いわば, いわゆる, 言うなれば |
Sample Sentences for いわば
条約というのは、いわば、国家間の契約である。
A treaty is, as it were, a contract between countries.
彼は、いわば、生き字引だ。
He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
僕の父は、いわば生き字引だ。
My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
私はいわば部外者だった。
I was an outsider, so to speak.
われわれは、いわば、火山の上に座っているようなものだった。
We sat, as it were, on a volcano.
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