in other words

English

Adverb

in other words (not comparable)

1. (conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.

   He has another appointment on Thursday. In other words, I don't think he'll be attending your gathering.

Synonyms

• (introducing an explanation etc): put differently, that is to say, i.e.

Hyponyms

• (introducing an explanation etc): to wit, namely, viz.

Translations

stated or interpreted another way

Arabic: وبعبارة أخرى (ar) (wa-bi-3ibaara 'úkhraa) Chinese: Mandarin: 換句話說 (cmn), 换句话说 (cmn) (huànjùhuàshuō), 就是說 (cmn), 就是说 (cmn) (jiùshìshuō) Croatian: drugim riječima (hr) Czech: jinými slovy (cs) Danish: med andre ord (da), m.a.o. (da) Dutch: zeg maar, met andere woorden Esperanto: alivorte (eo) Estonian: teiste sõnadega Finnish: toisin sanoen (fi) French: autrement dit (fr), en d'autres termes (fr)

German: mit anderen Worten (de) Hungarian: más szóval (hu) Japanese: つまり (ja) (tsumari), 言い換えれば (ja) (iikaereba) Norwegian: med andre ord (no) Polish: innymi słowy (pl) Portuguese: por outras palavras Romanian: adică (ro) Russian: другими словами (ru) (drugími slovámi), иначе говоря (ru) (ináče govorjá), иными словами (ru) (inými slovámi) Spanish: en otras palabras (es) Swedish: med andra ord, (mao) Vietnamese: nói cách khác (vi)