Definition of 言わば (いわば)

言わば

いわば

iwaba

adverb
so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)
Other readings:
いわば《謂わば》
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Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 47 results)

かれ
せいじん
成人
あかぼう
赤ん坊
He is, as it were, a grown-up baby

画家
えいえん
永遠の
しょうね
少年
The artist is eternally a boy

かれ
わた
私の
もっ
最も
した
親しい
ゆうじん
友人
きょうだ
兄弟
He is my closest friend; we are like brothers

A good coach is like a parent to the players

かれ
おお
大きな
あかぼう
赤ん坊
He is, as it were, a grown-up baby

かれ
みず
そと
さか
He is, so to speak, a fish out of water

わた
私の
ちち
がくしゃ
学者
My father is, so to speak, a learned fool

かれ
がくしゃ
学者
He is, so to speak, a learned fool

かれ
ある
歩く
ひゃっかてん
百科事典
He is, so to speak, a walking encyclopedia

She is, as it were, a walking speaker

いぬ
ぞく
家族
いちいん
一員
This dog is, so to speak, a member of our family

かれ
こうしん
好奇心
うし
失わない
えいえん
永遠の
せいねん
青年
He never loses his curiosity; he is, as it were, an eternal youth

You are, so to speak, a fish out of water

He is, so to speak, a fish out of water

We sat, as it were, on a volcano

That was, as it were, part of the job

The dog's hair is, as it were, a sweater

He rose from the dead, so to speak

He is, as it were, a grown up baby

Your idea is, as it were, a castle in the air
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