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in so many words en · ADP

Meanings

1. Verbatim; using exactly the given words.
   • In so many words, he asked me to give him the answers to the test.
   • "I never asked you to get that drug," he said. "Not in so many words," she said. "What do you mean by that?" "Well, a fat lot of fun we were going to have without it." 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
   • He said he liked you. At least, not in so many words, but that was the idea.
   • I said so in so many words.

Coordinates

in a word[periphrasis]]> · or words to that effect[paraphrasis]]> · in other words

Translations (15)

tr harfiyen (verbatim) · gd facal air an fhacal (verbatim) · it senza mezze parole (verbatim) · tr harfi harfine (verbatim) · tr kelimesi kelimesine (verbatim) · pl bez ogródek (verbatim) · pl dosadnie (verbatim) · pl wprost (verbatim) · fr texto (verbatim) · fr mot pour mot (verbatim) · sv ord för ord (verbatim) · it senza peli sulla lingua (verbatim) · fi kirjaimellisesti (verbatim) · it a chiare lettere (verbatim) · fi sanasta sanaan (verbatim)