so-called in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for so-called in the English»Spanish Dictionary

so-called [Am ˈsoʊ ˈˌkɔld, Brit] ADJ usu attr

1. so-called (commonly named):

so-called

(así) llamado

so-called

(así) denominado

2. so-called (indicating skeptical attitude):

so-called expert/do-gooder

supuesto

so-called expert/do-gooder

presunto

this so-called improvement

esta supuesta or pretendida mejora

this so-called improvement

esta dizque mejora LatAm

Translations for so-called in the Spanish»English Dictionary

sedicente, sediciente ADJ

1. sedicente (autodenominado):

sedicente

self-styled

estos sedicentes revolucionarios

these self-styled revolutionaries

2. sedicente (denominado):

sedicente

so-called

la sedicente sabiduría de estos refranes

the so-called wisdom of these sayings

pretendido (pretendida) ADJ attr

la pretendida duquesa

the so-called duchess

con pretendida afectuosidad

with false affection

lo justificó con una pretendida enfermedad

he justified it by pretending o saying he'd been ill

dizque, diz que ADV LatAm

1. dizque (según parece):

dizque

apparently

quedaron dizque muy contentos

apparently they were very pleased

dizque van a cerrar la fábrica

they say o people say o apparently they're planning to close the factory

2. dizque (expresando escepticismo):

esta dizque democracia

this so-called democracy

estaban allí, dizque trabajando

they were there, supposedly working

no llamaron dizque para no molestar

they didn't phone because they didn't want to disturb us, or so they said

supuesto¹ (supuesta) ADJ

1. supuesto (falso):

supuesto (supuesta)

false

actuaba bajo un nombre supuesto

he worked under a false o an assumed name

el supuesto electricista resultó ser un ladrón

the so-called o supposed electrician proved to be a thief

2. supuesto (que se rumorea):

la radio desmintió su supuesta muerte

reports of his death were denied on the radio

su supuesta enfermedad

her supposed illness

Phrases:

por supuesto

of course

¿vendrás? — ¡por supuesto!

are you going to come? — of course!

¿lo sabías? — ¡por supuesto que sí!

did you know? — of course I did!

dar algo por supuesto

to take sth for granted

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una planta denominada así por su forma

a plant so called because of its shape

la enfermedad de Chagas, así llamada por el nombre de su descubridor

Chagas' disease, named after o so called because of the physician who discovered it

so-called in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for so-called in the English»Spanish Dictionary

so-called [ˌsəʊˈkɔ:ld, Am ˌsoʊˈkɑ:ld] ADJ

so-called

así llamado, -a

so-called

presunto, -a

Translations for so-called in the Spanish»English Dictionary

llamado (-a) ADJ

llamado (-a) (conocido como)

called

llamado (-a) (supuesto)

so-called

presunto (-a) ADJ

1. presunto (supuesto):

presunto (-a)

presumed

el presunto asesino

the alleged murderer

2. presunto (equivocadamente):

presunto (-a)

so-called

supuesto (-a) ADJ

supuesto (-a) (ladrón, asesino)

alleged

supuesto (-a) (testigo, nombre)

assumed

supuesto (-a) (causa)

supposed

por supuesto

of course

dar algo por supuesto

to take sth for granted

dar algo por supuesto (pretendido)

so-called

supuesto que

since

supuesto que

as

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Though much criticized because of its so-called light sound, the album sold to almost one million copies.

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Second, studies should be carried out the influence of so-called trends in art.

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These vessels were so-called because several of them were destroyed in friendly fire incidents.

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The so-called training school was created primarily to rehabilitate working-class girls perceived to be destined for adult criminality.

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The hot part of the hamam, includes the so-called baths of the hamam.

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The phonology, however, has undergone many innovations, the most notable being the loss of the so-called guttural consonants.

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The park is built entirely of concrete, with so-called rails and a surrounding fence.

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Peter's main interest was in naturalia, rather than the so-called artificialia.

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Learning to apply these so-called middle game joseki is one of the steps to becoming strong.

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Such 3-axis gyro is typically called a "flybarless controller", so-called because it eliminates the need for a flybar.

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