Significados de soi-disant en inglés

She knew not the conventionalities of the world, of society, of circles refined, soi-disant.

Without arms, and the will to use them, even a soi-disant army is ridiculous.

He was a soi-disant savant on human nature and a particular expert on mankind's credulity.

The soi-disant "Conseiller de Cour" has probably nothing to do with the Court.

This, however, was protected by the soi-disant soldiers, who stood their ground manfully against them.

How the soi-disant Christian world, indeed, should have done it, is a piece of historical curiosity.

Monsieur Plessis was a Frenchman, a soi-disant Protestant.

He found the soi-disant Epicurean at the point of death, but in perfect possession of his senses.

His body was brought back to France, and his soi-disant widow mourned him decorously for a year.

Perhaps a soi-disant sensible man may see these words and think that I am a sad sentimentalist.

But who can wonder, when the Almighty himself is called by one of those wretches, the soi-disant God.

But what the devil had made it so precious to the soi-disant Prince Victor and his charming wife?

One thing was clear, that, at the time of the soi-disant Duval's decease, the beau Monsieur was at Vienna.

It occurred to him that he ought to summon help and clap the soi-disant King and his henchman into prison.

Did you ever hear of a prime minister, even soi-disant tel, challenging an opponent, when he could not answer him?

While this conversation occurred between Lord L'Estrange and his ward, the soi-disant Riccabocca and Violante were walking slowly through the gardens.