takoreći

1. practically; virtually
   Stan je takoreći besplatan za tu lokaciju. — For that location, the flat is practically free.
   Takoreći smo završili, ostalo je još malo. — We're virtually done, there's just a little left.
2. so to speak; as it were
   On je, takoreći, duša ovog kafića. — He is, so to speak, the soul of this café.