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ainsi meaning in English

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ainsi adverbe

thus◼◼◼(in this way or manner)
adverb
[UK: ðʌs] [US: ˈðəs]
Thus goes the Bible. = Ainsi dit la Bible.

thus◼◼◼(as a result)
adverb
[UK: ðʌs] [US: ˈðəs]
Thus goes the Bible. = Ainsi dit la Bible.

thereby◼◼◼(by that)
adverb
[UK: ðeə.ˈbaɪ] [US: ˈðer.ˈbaɪ]
He is usually straightforward and sincere and thereby gains the confidence of those who meet him. = Il est d'ordinaire direct et sincère et gagne ainsi la confiance de ceux qui le rencontrent.

hence◼◼◻(as a result, therefore)
adverb
[UK: hens] [US: ˈhens]

ainsi preposition

like that◼◼◻(in that particular manner)
preposition
[UK: ˈlaɪk ðæt] [US: ˈlaɪk ˈðæt]

ainsi determiner

suchdeterminer
[UK: sʌtʃ] [US: ˈsətʃ]

ainsi que conjunction

as◼◼◼(in the same way that)
conjunction
[UK: əz] [US: ˈæz]

as well as◼◼◼(and in addition)
conjunction
[UK: əz wel əz] [US: ˈæz ˈwel ˈæz]

ainsi que preposition

along with◼◼◻(in addition to)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈlɒŋ wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ə.ˈlɔːŋ wɪθ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

ainsi soit-il phrase

so be it◼◼◼(indication of acceptance)
phrase

et ainsi de suite phrase

and the like◼◼◼phrase
[UK: ənd ðə ˈlaɪk] [US: ænd ðə ˈlaɪk]

and all◼◼◻(idiomatic: including every item associated with preceding item or items)
phrase
[UK: ənd ɔːl] [US: ænd ɔːl]

etc.; et ainsi de suite phrase

and so forth(indicates that a list continues in a similar manner)
phrase
[UK: ənd ˈsəʊ fɔːθ] [US: ænd ˈsoʊ ˈfɔːrθ]

la vie est ainsi faite phrase

such is life◼◼◼(used to express the acceptance of misfortune)
phrase
[UK: sʌtʃ ɪz laɪf] [US: ˈsətʃ ˈɪz ˈlaɪf]

pour ainsi dire adverbe

so to speak◼◼◼(in a manner of speaking)
adverb
[UK: ˈsəʊ tuː spiːk] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈtuː ˈspiːk]

as it were◼◼◼(to indicate a word or statement is not exact)
adverb
[UK: əz ɪt wɜː(r)] [US: ˈæz ˈɪt wər]

qu'il en soit ainsi phrase

so be it◼◼◼(indication of acceptance)
phrase