i.e.

abbr. Latin
id est (that is)

An abbreviation for id est, a Latin phrase meaning “that is.” It indicates that an explanation or paraphrase is about to follow: “Many workers expect to put in a forty-hour week — i.e., to work eight hours a day.” (Compare e.g.)

that is (id est)

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: that is to say; in other words
  Synonyms: ie, id est, that is

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Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - dvs., det vil sige, det betyder, det er

Nederlands (Dutch)
d.w.z., namelijk, dat is

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = id est/that is) c'est-à-dire

Deutsch (German)
abbr. - das heißt, d.h.

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - τουτέστιν, ήτοι, δηλαδή

Italiano (Italian)
cioè

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - isto é

Русский (Russian)
то есть

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - es decir, esto es

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - id est (dvs.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
即, 比如

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 即, 比如

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - id est(즉)

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - すなわち

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) ما معناه, أي, و يعني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮זאת אומרת, דהיינו‬

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