soi-disant
Meanings
Adverb
1. supposedly
Examples5
Il est soi-disant l'homme le plus riche du monde.
It is said that he is the richest man in the world.
Il est soi-disant libéral.
He is a so called liberal.
Soi-disant, c'est un libéral.
He is a so called liberal.
Un avion civil aurait soi-disant violé l'espace militaire aérien.
A commercial airplane allegedly violated military airspace.
Elle l'a soi-disant tué en état de légitime défense.
She allegedly killed him in self-defense.