Translation for '
say' from English to French
NOUN | a say | says | |
VERB | to say | said | said saying | says | |
SYNO | to allege | to articulate | to aver | ... |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
VERB to infinitive | simple past | past participle
present participle | 3rd person
| dire qc. | to say sth. 7 | |
| prononcer qc. | to say sth. | |
2 Words: Others |
| Allons donc ! | I say! | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| cuis.relig. dire le bénédicité | to say grace | |
| ne pas s'exprimer | to say nothing | |
| se taire [personne] | to say nothing | |
| s'excuser | to say sorry | |
| répéter qc. [redire] | to say sth. again | |
| dire crûment qc. | to say sth. bluntly | |
| dire qc. avec tristesse | to say sth. sadly | |
| se dire oui | to say yes | |
3 Words: Others |
| Mettons que ... [+subj.] | Let's say (that) ... [hypothetically] | |
| voire {adv} | not to say | |
| Reçu cinq sur cinq ! [aussi : 5 sur 5] [loc.] | Say no more! [idiom] | |
| D'aucuns prétendent que ... | Some say that ... | |
| curieusement {adv} | strange to say | |
| À peine ! [fam.] | You don't say! | |
| Tu m'étonnes ! [loc.] [ironique] | You don't say! [idiom] [ironic] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| se risquer à dire qc. | to dare to say sth. | |
| avoir son mot à dire | to have one's say | |
| dire des cochonneries [fam.] | to say dirty things | |
| dire adieu à qc. [loc.] | to say goodbye to sth. [idiom] | |
| ling. exprimer qc. en français | to say sth. in French | |
| dire qc. à haute voix | to say sth. out loud | |
| dire qc. d'un trait | to say sth. straight out | |
| répéter qc. à qn. | to say sth. to sb. again | |
| dire des stupidités | to say stupid things | |
| relig. égrener son chapelet | to say the rosary | |
| envoyer qn. dire qc. | to send sb. to say sth. | |
4 Words: Others |
| et chose curieuse, ... {adv} | and, strange to say ... | |
| mais, dira-t-on, ... | but, one may say, ... | |
| Comment dit-on ... ? | How do you say ... ? | |
| Ça ne se refuse pas ! | I wouldn't say no! | |
| c'est-à-dire {adv} <c.-à-d., c-à-d> | that is to say <i.e.> [namely, viz] | |
| C'est vite dit ! | That's easy to say! | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| trouver qc. à dire sur qn./qc. | to find sth. to say about sb./sth. | |
| avoir son mot à dire | to have something to say | |
| relig. bénir qc. | to say a blessing over sth. | |
| glisser quelques mots | to say a few words | |
| dire qc. en plaisantant | to say sth. as a joke | |
| dire qc. pour plaisanter | to say sth. as a joke | |
| dire qc. dans un souffle | to say sth. in a whisper | |
| dire qc. ironiquement | to say sth. tongue in cheek [idiom] | |
| dire qc. avec un sourire méprisant | to say sth. with a sneer | |
| dire sa pensée | to say what one thinks | |
5+ Words: Others |
| Elle t'a fait une réflexion ? | Did she say anything to you? | |
| Tu as vraiment dit ça ? | Did you really say that? | |
| Je ne sais pas au juste. | I can't say for certain. | |
| Il serait exagéré de dire que ... | It would be an exaggeration to say that ... | |
| On va trop loin en disant que ... | It's an exaggeration to say that ... | |
| On peut encore dire que ... | It's still true to say that ... | |
| C'est vite dit ! | That's easy for you to say! | |
| Qu'est-ce que j'ai dit de mal ? | What did I say wrong? | |
| Ce que je veux dire, c'est que ... | What I'm trying to say is (that) ... | |
| télécom. C'est de la part de qui ? [au téléphone] | Who shall I say is calling? [phone call] | |
| à demi-mot {adv} | without having to say everything | |
| Ça, on peut le dire. [loc.] | You can say that again! [idiom] | |
| Ça ne se refuse pas ! | You can't say no to that! | |
| Autant dire que ... | You might as well say that ... | |
| Tu dis ça parce que ça t'arrange. | You say that because it suits you. | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| recommander à qn. de ne rien dire | to advise sb. not to say anything | |
| avoir son mot à dire | to be entitled to one's say | |
| ne pas pouvoir prononcer un mot | to be unable to say a word | |
| être incapable de rien dire | to be unable to say anything | |
| avoir voix au chapitre [loc.] | to have one's say (in the matter) [idiom] | |
| avoir voix au chapitre [loc.] | to have some say in it [idiom] | |
| dire quelques mots sur qn./qc. | to say a few words about sb./sth. | |
| être médisant | to say bad things about people | |
| dire d'un ton pointu | to say in a sharp tone of voice | |
| se dire lassé de qc. | to say one is tired of sth. | |
| ne pas dire ce qu'on pense | to say one thing and mean another [idiom] | |
| dire qc. officieusement | to say sth off the record | |
| dire qc. officiellement | to say sth on the record | |
| dire qc. carrément | to say sth. direct and straight forward | |
| prendre le contre-pied de qn. [loc.] [en paroles] | to say the opposite of what sb. says | |
| juger prudent de ne rien dire | to think it wise not to say anything | |
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Translation for 'say' from English to French
- to say sth.
- dire qc.
prononcer qc.
- I say!
- Allons donc !
- to say grace
- dire le bénédicitécuis.relig.
- to say nothing
- ne pas s'exprimer
se taire [personne]
- to say sorry
- s'excuser
- to say sth. again
- répéter qc. [redire]
- to say sth. bluntly
- dire crûment qc.
- to say sth. sadly
- dire qc. avec tristesse
- to say yes
- se dire oui
- Let's say (that) ... [hypothetically]
- Mettons que ... [+subj.]
- not to say
- voire {adv}
- Say no more! [idiom]
- Reçu cinq sur cinq ! [aussi : 5 sur 5] [loc.]
- Some say that ...
- D'aucuns prétendent que ...
- strange to say
- curieusement {adv}
- You don't say!
- À peine ! [fam.]
- You don't say! [idiom] [ironic]
- Tu m'étonnes ! [loc.] [ironique]
- to dare to say sth.
- se risquer à dire qc.
- to have one's say
- avoir son mot à dire
- to say dirty things
- dire des cochonneries [fam.]
- to say goodbye to sth. [idiom]
- dire adieu à qc. [loc.]
- to say sth. in French
- exprimer qc. en françaisling.
- to say sth. out loud
- dire qc. à haute voix
- to say sth. straight out
- dire qc. d'un trait
- to say sth. to sb. again
- répéter qc. à qn.
- to say stupid things
- dire des stupidités
- to say the rosary
- égrener son chapeletrelig.
- to send sb. to say sth.
- envoyer qn. dire qc.
- and, strange to say ...
- et chose curieuse, ... {adv}
- but, one may say, ...
- mais, dira-t-on, ...
- How do you say ... ?
- Comment dit-on ... ?
- I wouldn't say no!
- Ça ne se refuse pas !
- that is to say <i.e.> [namely, viz]
- c'est-à-dire {adv} <c.-à-d., c-à-d>
- That's easy to say!
- C'est vite dit !
- to find sth. to say about sb./sth.
- trouver qc. à dire sur qn./qc.
- to have something to say
- avoir son mot à dire
- to say a blessing over sth.
- bénir qc.relig.
- to say a few words
- glisser quelques mots
- to say sth. as a joke
- dire qc. en plaisantant
dire qc. pour plaisanter
- to say sth. in a whisper
- dire qc. dans un souffle
- to say sth. tongue in cheek [idiom]
- dire qc. ironiquement
- to say sth. with a sneer
- dire qc. avec un sourire méprisant
- to say what one thinks
- dire sa pensée
- Did she say anything to you?
- Elle t'a fait une réflexion ?
- Did you really say that?
- Tu as vraiment dit ça ?
- I can't say for certain.
- Je ne sais pas au juste.
- It would be an exaggeration to say that ...
- Il serait exagéré de dire que ...
- It's an exaggeration to say that ...
- On va trop loin en disant que ...
- It's still true to say that ...
- On peut encore dire que ...
- That's easy for you to say!
- C'est vite dit !
- What did I say wrong?
- Qu'est-ce que j'ai dit de mal ?
- What I'm trying to say is (that) ...
- Ce que je veux dire, c'est que ...
- Who shall I say is calling? [phone call]
- C'est de la part de qui ? [au téléphone]télécom.
- without having to say everything
- à demi-mot {adv}
- You can say that again! [idiom]
- Ça, on peut le dire. [loc.]
- You can't say no to that!
- Ça ne se refuse pas !
- You might as well say that ...
- Autant dire que ...
- You say that because it suits you.
- Tu dis ça parce que ça t'arrange.
- to advise sb. not to say anything
- recommander à qn. de ne rien dire
- to be entitled to one's say
- avoir son mot à dire
- to be unable to say a word
- ne pas pouvoir prononcer un mot
- to be unable to say anything
- être incapable de rien dire
- to have one's say (in the matter) [idiom]
- avoir voix au chapitre [loc.]
- to have some say in it [idiom]
- avoir voix au chapitre [loc.]
- to say a few words about sb./sth.
- dire quelques mots sur qn./qc.
- to say bad things about people
- être médisant
- to say in a sharp tone of voice
- dire d'un ton pointu
- to say one is tired of sth.
- se dire lassé de qc.
- to say one thing and mean another [idiom]
- ne pas dire ce qu'on pense
- to say sth off the record
- dire qc. officieusement
- to say sth on the record
- dire qc. officiellement
- to say sth. direct and straight forward
- dire qc. carrément
- to say the opposite of what sb. says
- prendre le contre-pied de qn. [loc.] [en paroles]
- to think it wise not to say anything
- juger prudent de ne rien dire
Usage Examples English
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- The contest that allows you to say anything. Contestants usually say the opposite of what one would expect them to say based on the context.
- The slogan used to advertise the product is "Don't say vinegar - say Sarson's".
- Spotnitz's repeated advice to clinicians he trained was to "just get the patient to say everything."
- Most sources say he died ca.1528, but some say he was killed in the Sack of Rome the previous year.
- A double junction with a diamond can have its speed limit raised if the track centres are widened from say 4 m to say 12 m to allow for a fixed coarse-angled diamond crossing (say 1 in 8.25) with fine-angled turnouts (1 in 15).
- Intuitively, to say that two mathematical structures are "antiisomorphic" is to say that they are basically opposites of one another.
- O'Malley's detractors say that he was not a visionary for taking baseball west.
- It is unclear how the bus fell into the river, some officials say it was due to a tyre puncture, and others say failure of brakes.
- Williams was born on May 26, 1836, in the DC area, though records differ on exactly where (some sources say Virginia, whereas others say DC itself).
- Housemates must say yes to everything told by Brother Zhai. They will only be given two chances to say no.
- The Greek noun ῥῆμα "saying, utterance, word, verb" is analyzed as consisting of the root ἐρ-/ῥε- (er-/rhe-) "say" (cf.
- Some say the leshy cannot speak, but only makes sounds like clapping or wilderness noises (birds, rustling leaves, growls, etc.). Others say he can mimic voices of people you know.
- Some reviews say that HAN has a smooth taste. Others say that it tastes like fortified sake.
- Some may say that such claims are neither true nor false; others say that they are all false.
- Capurro died in 1920; some sources say in Naples while others say Mexico City.
- One of the 1939's vice-champions, Alfrēds Krauklis, once said: "Frankly saying – these three Baltic states raised the European basketball.
- In a 1990s interview, Krauklis said: "Frankly saying – these three Baltic states raised the European basketball.
- Swedish also has verbs for the addresses: [...] 'to say [...] ', and [...] 'to say [...] '.
- Compound verbs are formed with [...] "say" or [...] "cause to say", a formation common among Ethiopian languages.
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