| Σύνθετοι Τύποι: |
| a lot to say about | n | (much to contribute on the topic of) | (έχω) πολλά να πω έκφρ. |
| Wow, he has a lot to say about my sister's engagement. |
| as if to say | adv | (in a way suggestive of sth) | σαν να ήθελε να πει, σαν να προσπαθούσε να πει έκφρ. |
| He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. |
| as they say | adv | (according to what is commonly said) | σύμφωνα με τα όσα λέγονται, κατά τα λεγόμενα επίρ. |
| Note: επιρρηματικός προσδιορισμός |
| As they say, "It takes one to know one." |
| as you say | adv | (I agree that) | συμφωνώ ρ.μετ. |
| As you say, that spaghetti is delicious! |
| I say | interj | UK, dated (well!) | καλά επίρ. |
| I say, Jeeves! - that was a splendid party, was it not? |
| I say | | (my opinion is as follows) | λέω, νομίζω ρ.μετ. |
| How can our company save money during this recession? I say we stop hiring and freeze salaries. |
| let's say | interj | informal (supposing that, imagine) | ας υποθέσουμε ότι επίφ. |
| Let's say we don't make a profit this quarter. What can we change in order to become profitable? |
| mean what you say | v | (speak sincerely) | πες αυτό που εννοείς περίφρ. |
| needless to say | adv | (of course, obviously) | περιττό να λεχθεί έκφρ. |
| Needless to say, I won't go there again. |
| never say die | expr | (never give up) | δεν το βάζω κάτω έκφρ. |
| never say die | saying | (don't give up) | μην απελπίζεσαι, έχει ο Θεός έκφρ. |
| Come on boys, you can still win this game! Never say die! |
| not say a word | v | (remain silent) | δεν λέω κουβέντα, μένω σιωπηλός έκφρ. |
| Be quiet and don't say a word, or they will discover where we are hiding. |
| not say a word | v | (not divulge sth) | δεν αποκαλύπτω τίποτα, δεν βγάζω μιλιά, δεν μου παίρνουν κουβέντα έκφρ. |
| Don't say a word: it's our secret! |
| nothing to say about | prep | (no information or opinion about) | τίποτα να πω για περίφρ. |
| say farewell | v | literal (say goodbye to sb) | αποχαιρετώ, χαιρετώ, λέω αντίο ρ.μετ. |
| You should say farewell to him before he leaves. |
| say farewell | v | figurative (accept loss of sth) μεταφορικά | αποχαιρετώ, χαιρετώ, λέω αντίο ρ.μετ. |
| say good-bye, say goodbye | v | literal (bid farewell) | αποχαιρετώ, χαιρετώ, λέω αντίο ρ.μετ. |
| The time has come for us to say goodbye. |
| say good-bye, say goodbye | vi | figurative (give up expectation of sth) μεταφορικά | αποχαιρετώ, χαιρετώ, λέω αντίο ρ.μετ. |
| You can say goodbye to all hopes of promotion. |
| say goodbye | vi | (bid sb farewell) | αποχαιρετώ ρ.μετ. |
| Say goodbye to your cousin for me! |
| say hello | v | (greet sb) | χαιρετώ, λέω γεια ρ.μετ. |
| I say hello to my neighbors every time I see them. |
| say no | v | (refuse or deny sth) | αρνούμαι, λέω όχι ρ.μετ. |
| The offer is very tempting but I'm afraid I have to say no. |
| say no to | v | (refuse) | αρνούμαι, λέω όχι ρ.μετ. |
| I'm going to have to say no to another piece of cake. |
| say nothing | v | (remain silent) | παραμένω σιωπηλός, δεν λέω τίποτα ρ.μετ. |
| A defendant has the right to say nothing in a court of law. |
| say nothing of | vtr | (not mention) | δεν αναφέρω, δεν αναφέρομαι ρ.μετ. |
| say to yourself | vtr | (think) | σκέφτομαι ρ.αμ. |
| I said to myself, “No, that can't be right – I'd better start again from the beginning.” |
| say yes | v | (consent or agree to sth) | δέχομαι, αποδέχομαι, λέω ναι ρ.μετ. |
| I didn't really want to go but I said yes just to keep her happy. |
| say yes to | v | (consent to) | δέχομαι, αποδέχομαι, λέω ναι ρ.μετ. |
| Don't start work on it just yet – they haven't said yes to the plans yet. |
| strange to say | adv | (surprisingly) | παραδόξως, αναπάντεχα, απρόσμενα επίρ. |
| Strange to say, I've never set foot inside a church until today. |
| that is to say | adv | (in other words) | με άλλα λόγια ουσ.ουδ.πλ. |
| to say the least | adv | (at the minimum) | το λιγότερο, τουλάχιστον επίφ. |
| He was a bit taken aback, to say the least. |
| Her comment was highly inappropriate, to say the least. |
| venture to say | vtr | (daresay, be so bold as to say) | τολμώ να πω ρ.μετ. |
| you can say that again | interj | slang (yes: emphatically) | αυτό ξανά πες το! επίφ. |
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