"si fa per dire" meaning in All languages combined

See si fa per dire on Wiktionary

Phrase [Italian]

Audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-LangPao-si fa per dire.wav
Etymology: Literally, “it is done to say”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|it is done to say}} “it is done to say”, {{lit|it is done to say}} Literally, “it is done to say” Head templates: {{it-pos|phrase|head=~fa:fare}} si fa per dire
  1. as a figure of speech
    Sense id: en-si_fa_per_dire-it-phrase-xmb9TxPz
  2. so to speak
    Sense id: en-si_fa_per_dire-it-phrase-B4m0eC0e Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Download JSON data for si fa per dire meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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