# soi-disant

- **Language:** French
- **Level:** C1 (Advanced)
- **Part of speech:** adverb
- **Pronunciation:** /swa di.zɑ̃/
- **English:** ostensibly
- **Persian:** ظاهراً
- **Definition:** Seeming to be true but possibly not.

## Example

> Il a voyagé soi-disant pour affaires.
> He travelled ostensibly for business.
> او ظاهراً برای کار سفر کرد.

## Common phrases

- soi-disant pour
- soi-disant sur
- en apparence

## Related words

- [arbitraire](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/french/arbitraire): arbitrary (C1)
- [le biais](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/french/biais): bias (C1)
- [songer à](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/french/songer-a): contemplate (C1)
- [la divergence](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/french/divergence): discrepancy (C1)
- [le paradoxe](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/french/paradoxe): paradox (C1)
- [pragmatique](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/french/pragmatique): pragmatic (C1)
- [le contrôle](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/french/controle): scrutiny (C1)
- [analyser](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/french/analyser): analyse (B2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/french/soi-disant