French term
United Kingdom
Works in: English to German
dites
| 4 +4 | said to be |
Karen Tkaczyk
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| 4 | said to be |
Ineke Hardy
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| 3 +1 | reputedly major/important |
Sandra Petch
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PRO (1): Fiorsam
Non-PRO (2): Karen Tkaczyk, Dr Sue Levy (X)
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Proposed translations
United States
PhD Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals/Cosmetics
Native in: English (Variants: US, British)
Works in: French to English, English
said to be
Netherlands
Style, accuracy, and research skills
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: Afrikaans to English, Dutch to English, Flemish to English, and 11 more.
said to be
reputedly major/important
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Note added at 54 mins (2006-08-01 14:27:13 GMT)
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To me, "reportedly" suggests an element of rumour. Some examples taken from websites:
"Steve Jobs is reportedly negotiating the sale of Pixar Animation"
"Some claim that the matter also reportedly implicates the other son"
"Katie Holmes’ parents are reportedly refusing to attend her wedding"
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suezen
: reputedly is good
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Thanks! :-)
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: in medical writing, "reportedly" is used quite commonly and objectively - as in "it has been reported" - google "reportedly" + "drug interactions" :-)
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OK! This is definitely your area of specialisation.
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