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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessupposto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: supposto
"Il supposto miracolo è stato smentito dagli scienziati."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Generally assumed or believed to be the case, often with the implication that it is not true.
"The supposed treasure turned out to be just a box of old stones."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: past participle of the verb suppose, via Old French from Latin supponere 'substitute, put under', from sub- 'under' + ponere 'place'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "supposed" is said worldwide
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prétendu
Transliteration: prétendu
"Le prétendu expert n'avait aucune qualification."
vermeintlich
Transliteration: vermeintlich
"Der vermeintliche Dieb war in Wirklichkeit unschuldig."
supposto
Transliteration: supposto
"Il supposto miracolo è stato smentito dagli scienziati."
supuesto
Transliteration: supuesto
"El supuesto ladrón fue liberado por falta de pruebas."
suposto
Transliteration: suposto
"O suposto herói acabou por fugir do perigo."
कथित
Transliteration: kathit
"कथित चोरी की पुलिस जांच कर रही है।"
所谓的
Transliteration: suǒwèi de
"这个所谓的新计划并没有太大作用。"
소위
Transliteration: sowi
"그 소위 전문가라는 사람은 아무것도 몰랐다."
いわゆる
Transliteration: iwayuru
"そのいわゆる宝物はただの石ころだった。"
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