"as it were" in German as it were sozusagen wenn man so sagen will/darf Detailed translations for "as it were" as it were as it were(also: in a manner of speaking, so to speak, as good as) sozusagen{adverb} as it were(also: in a manner of speaking, so to speak) wenn man so sagen will/darf English synonyms for "as it were" as it were {r} so to speak