Sentence examples of "so-called" in English

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They are victims of the so-called war. Ils sont des victimes de la prétendue guerre.
He regards so-called compulsory education as useless. Il considère l'éducation soi-disant obligatoire comme inutile.
So-called trade friction could be avoided some day. Les prétendues frictions commerciales pourraient être évitées un jour.
Among the manufacturers of so-called "consumer electronics", there exists ruthless cut-throat competition. Entre les fabricants de ce que l'on nomme « l'électronique grand public » règne une concurrence impitoyable, à mort.
That politician has come down in the world since the so-called "Recruit scandal" was publicized. Ce politicien n’est plus rien depuis que le scandale Recruit a été rendu public.
People that have experienced so-called 'lucid dreams' often describe them as being 'more real than reality'. They also describe reality after waking up from a 'lucid dream' to be like a 'whimsical dream'. Les gens qui ont vécu ce que l'on nomme des "rêves lucides" les décrivent souvent comme "plus réels que la réalité". De même, après s'être réveillé d'un "rêve lucide", ils décrivent la réalité comme un "rêve fantasque".
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