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wijze van spreken meaning in English

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wijze van spreken substantief

figure of speech(word or phrase)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r) əv spiːtʃ] [US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər əv ˈspiːtʃ]

wijze van spreken substantief
{f}

expression [expressions](colloquialism or idiom)
noun
[UK: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩] [US: ɪk.ˈspreʃ.n̩]

bij wijze van spreken preposition

in a manner of speaking(as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect)
preposition