Полный русско-английский словарь
якобы
1. союз that; as if, as though говорят, якобы он умер — they say that he has died он вообразил, якобы его произвели в генералы — he imagined he had been made a general 2. частица supposedly, ostensibly, allegedly, purportedly; as if, as though он якобы все понял — he says he has understood everything он приехал к нам якобы для того, чтобы работать — he came to us with the alleged purpose of working, he came to us supposedly to work мы посмотрели эту якобы страшную картину — we have seen this supposedly dreadful film ostensibly; он ~ понял he seemed to understand, he said he understood; один из них ~ инженер one of them is supposed to be an engineer; он пришёл ~ для того, чтобы работать he came here ostensibly to work.