that is to say

English

Adverb

that is to say (not comparable)

1. (conjunctive) In other words. Used to introduce a clarification, simplification, or explanation

   One of the best things about works of music is that they are repeatable, that is to say that one can listen to the same work over and over without becoming tired of it.

Quotations

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Synonyms

• (in other words): that is, i.e.

Hyponyms

• (in other words): Namely, to wit

Translations

in other words

Arabic: يعني (yáʿnī) Catalan: és a dir (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 就是說 (cmn), 就是说 (cmn) (jiùshìshuō), 換句話說 (cmn), 换句话说 (cmn) (huànjùhuàshuō) Danish: det vil sige (da), dvs. (da) Finnish: toisin sanoen (fi) French: c'est-à-dire (fr) German: das heißt (de)

Haitian Creole: sètadi Persian: یعنی (ya'ni) Polish: czyli (pl) Portuguese: ou seja (pt) Romanian: adică (ro) Russian: то есть (ru) Spanish: o sea (es), es decir (es) Turkish: yani (tr), başka bir deyişle (tr)