"if you will" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} if you will
  1. Please, kindly; used in giving a non-concrete instruction. Synonyms: if you like
    Sense id: en-if_you_will-en-adv-XdIhPBGa
  2. So to speak, like; used to indicate that a description is not standard.
    Sense id: en-if_you_will-en-adv-w4-dOQcY
  3. Used in conceding a description. Translations (conceding a description): om du vil (Danish), om man vil (Danish), wenn du willst (German), wenn du so willst (German), si vis (Latin), że tak powiem (Polish), por assim dizer (Portuguese), если угодно (jesli ugodno) (Russian), ако ћемо право (ako ćemo pravo) [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), por así decirlo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-if_you_will-en-adv-2YZAd68J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English subordinate clauses, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 13 49 Disambiguation of English subordinate clauses: 28 12 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 17 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 12 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 8 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 12 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 27 13 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 21 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 19 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 13 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 25 19 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 13 63 Disambiguation of 'conceding a description': 5 21 74
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      "word": "wenn du so willst"
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