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German translation of 'so-called'

Word Frequency

so-called

[ˌsəʊˈkɔːld]
adjective
sogenannt
(supposed) angeblich

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Example Sentences Including 'so-called'

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These so-called secondary deals used to be frowned upon.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And any so-called friends who helped her get ready for this big night out.
The Sun (2012)
Can we talk about the so-called recovery?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I have to be very careful with so-called new friends.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Much of this flows to so-called tax havens.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
These so-called close friends seemed to have relationships based entirely on banter and small talk.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Watch out for the suspect actions of so-called friends.
The Sun (2015)
Many so-called experts perceived all manner of hidden meanings in that episode.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So-called experts examined them, no one said a thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The worst thing was the time we lost waiting for so-called experts to give us the green light.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If a so-called fat tax was introduced, we would be taxed for a disability.
The Sun (2013)
Perhaps if we all relaxed a bit and stopped listening to so-called experts we might be a lot happier and healthier.
The Sun (2014)
Surely some tough love could have been used by his so-called loving family?
The Sun (2009)
The review will cover cases where cards are allegedly stolen, online transactions where alleged stolen card details are used and so-called phantom withdrawals from cash machines.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There have been many instances of so-called experts being made to appear foolish.
The Sun (2007)
They loosened the definition of who we consider to be a friend and how much these so-called friends know about us.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yet again, the system seems to be ignoring the victims of crime and worrying more about the so-called rights of criminals.
The Sun (2006)
We should calm down about so-called radicalisation.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Catching the ear of a so-called expert at a party leads to advice which is neither detached nor informal.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
My husband left me for my so-called best friend.
Shapiro, Jean Get the Best out of the Rest of Your Life (1990)
But what about so-called equal opportunities?
Miller, Maureen Double Income No Kids Yet? (1989)
This is the area of the so-called expert system.
Evans, Peter & Deehan, Geoff The Descent of Mind - the how and why of intelligence (1990)

Trends of 'so-called'

In Common Usage. so-called is one of the 10000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

View usage for:

17091769182918891949YearsRecorded Usage
YearsFrequency:
17090.25
17100.2
17110.32
1712
17130.67
1714
1715
1716
1717
1718
1719
1720
1721
1722
1723
17240.26
1725
1726
1727
1728
1729
1730
1731
17320.2
1733
1734
17350.16
1736
1737
17380.14
17390.11
1740
1741
1742
1743
1744
1745
1746
17470.08
1748
1749
1750
17510.09
1752
1753
17540.07
17550.28
1756
17570.09
17580.15
1759
17600.06
1761
1762
1763
1764
1765
1766
1767
1768
1769
17700.1
1771
1772
1773
1774
17750.06
1776
17770.05
17780.1
1779
17800.81
17810.07
1782
17830.07
17840.06
17850.42
17860.38
17870.18
17881.04
17890.05
17900.06
17910.07
17920.16
17930.2
17940.68
17950.41
17960.48
17970.45
17980.44
17991.11
18001.46
18012.06
18021.36
18032.58
18042.76
18053.98
18063.1
18074.42
18083.18
18094.38
18103.29
18114.3
18123.69
18133.82
18144.18
18153.89
18163.67
18173.9
18183.75
18193.73
18203.37
18213.89
18223.65
18235.27
18243.8
18253.94
18263.81
18273.71
18284.12
18294.92
18304.08
18313.88
18324.34
18333.76
18344.17
18354.17
18364.15
18373.77
18383.96
18394.08
18404.04
18413.89
18423.99
18434.09
18444.23
18454.18
18464.55
18474.53
18483.95
18494.39
18504.27
18513.75
18524.37
18533.73
18543.97
18554.76
18564.08
18573.54
18583.98
18593.77
18604.56
18613.89
18623.77
18634.01
18643.26
18653.67
18663.69
18674.25
18683.74
18693.95
18703.68
18713.31
18724.34
18733.82
18743.67
18753.8
18763.83
18774.38
18783.64
18793.46
18803.96
18813.58
18823.82
18833.55
18843.43
18853.7
18863.24
18873.4
18883.18
18893.58
18903.63
18913.48
18923.84
18933.36
18943.44
18952.88
18963.05
18972.95
18982.99
18992.9
19002.87
19013.32
19022.62
19033.13
19042.82
19053.33
19063.02
19072.85
19082.64
19092.43
19102.55
19112.56
19122.5
19132.19
19142.51
19152.15
19162
19171.83
19182.94
19191.99
19202.34
19212.32
19222.1
19231.93
19241.98
19252.09
19262.08
19272.09
19282.02
19292.12
19301.81
19311.85
19321.74
19331.76
19341.71
19351.59
19361.52
19371.72
19381.62
19391.74
19401.34
19411.34
19421.17
19431.43
19441.29
19451.39
19461.57
19471.45
19481.48
19491.66
19501.55
19511.71
19522.15
19531.5
19541.72
19551.52
19561.8
19571.56
19581.51
19591.57
19601.44
19611.67
19621.67
19631.44
19641.52
19651.65
19661.61
19671.41
19681.4
19691.43
19701.44
19711.45
19721.36
19731.46
19741.56
19751.36
19761.4
19771.37
19781.37
19791.36
19801.39
19811.31
19821.29
19831.38
19841.38
19851.36
19861.23
19871.32
19881.3
19891.27
19901.34
19911.26
19921.25
19931.23
19941.23
19951.18
19961.31
19971.25
19981.2
19991.16
20001.11
20011.25
20021.17
20031.1
20041.2
20051.1
20061.05
20071.1
20081.07

'so-called' in Other Languages

British English: so-called ADJECTIVE
You use so-called to indicate that you think a word or expression is in fact wrong.
These are the facts that explode their so-called economic miracle.

Source

Translation of so-called from the Collins English to German