Portuguese-English translations for de certa forma

• in a way
  I suppose in a way it was worth waiting. Penso que, de certa forma, valeu a pena esperar.
  Yesterday was also historic in a way, however. Mas o dia de ontem foi, de certa forma, igualmente histórico.
  In a way, we have to link all the issues together. Temos, de certa forma, de ligar todas estas questões.
• so to speak
  If the European Union adopted this directive, Europe would become the 'Enron-proof' continent, so to speak. Se adoptasse a directiva a Europa tornar-se-ia, de certa forma, o continente 'à prova de Enron?.
  It is therefore wrong to claim that a stricter REACH system will save thousands of lives and create, so to speak, immortality. É portanto falso pretender que um sistema REACH mais duro iria salvar milhares de vidas e criaria de certa forma seres imortais.
  This issue also has a bearing on the work of Parliament, as regards the ability of the Members to become involved in this process, since it is we who represent the people, so to speak. Esta questão também diz respeito ao trabalho do Parlamento no que se refere à capacidade dos deputados intervirem neste processo, já que nós, de certa forma, representamos as pessoas.
• sort of
  However, the events taking place at the moment have sort of dampened the enthusiasm. Contudo, os acontecimentos actualmente em curso abafaram, de certa forma, o entusiasmo.
  You have sort of just answered that, but is there a real will to have an FTA with the EU? Já respondeu, de certa forma, a esta pergunta, mas existe de facto vontade de assinar um ACL com a UE?
  It sort of makes sense the way he explains it, but I still dont really understand

Related words

• desconcertar
• desconcertado
• desconcertante