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US - UKFor the verb: "to say"
| Simple Past: | said |
| Past Participle: | said |
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:
say /seɪ/ noun have one's ~ dire la propria;
have a ~ avere voce in capitolo transitive/intransitive verb (pt/pp said) dire;
that is to ~ cioè;
that goes without ~ing questo è ovvio;
when all is said and done alla fine dei conti;
~ yes/no dire di sì/no;
just ~ the word and I'll come tu chiama e io vengo. what more can I ~? che altro dire?. some time next week ~? la prossima settimana, diciamo?;
the clock ~s ten to six la sveglia fa le sei meno dieci;
you can ~ that again! puoi dirlo forte!;
the tree is said to be very old a quanto pare l'albero è vecchissimo;
he said you were to bring the car ha detto che dovevi portare la macchina;
it ~s a lot for him that … il fatto che…
la dice lunga sul suo conto;
what have you got to ~ for yourself? che scusa hai?;
to ~ nothing of … per non parlare di…, what would you ~ to a new car? cosa ne diresti di una macchina nuova?
have a ~ avere voce in capitolo transitive/intransitive verb (pt/pp said) dire;
that is to ~ cioè;
that goes without ~ing questo è ovvio;
when all is said and done alla fine dei conti;
~ yes/no dire di sì/no;
just ~ the word and I'll come tu chiama e io vengo. what more can I ~? che altro dire?. some time next week ~? la prossima settimana, diciamo?;
the clock ~s ten to six la sveglia fa le sei meno dieci;
you can ~ that again! puoi dirlo forte!;
the tree is said to be very old a quanto pare l'albero è vecchissimo;
he said you were to bring the car ha detto che dovevi portare la macchina;
it ~s a lot for him that … il fatto che…
la dice lunga sul suo conto;
what have you got to ~ for yourself? che scusa hai?;
to ~ nothing of … per non parlare di…, what would you ~ to a new car? cosa ne diresti di una macchina nuova?
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'say' found in these entries:
English:
absently - accusingly - admiringly - advisedly - awkwardly - behalf - blandly - bleakly - briskly - call - cryptically - dare - decline - despair - dubiously - dully - firmly - for - forcefully - grace - hallo - interest - may - mildly - miserably - people - pleasantly - quietly - rattle - read - restate - said - shakily - snap - so - softly - sotto voce - testily - they - to - tongue - used
Italian:
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| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||||||||
| say | vtr | (speak) | dire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| My friend said "hello". | |||||||||
| Il mio amico ha detto "ciao". | |||||||||
| say | vtr | (give an opinion) | dire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| I say it's a bad idea. | |||||||||
| Io dico che è una cattiva idea. | |||||||||
| say | vtr | (order) | dire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Dad says to come and eat dinner right now. | |||||||||
| Papà dice di venire subito a mangiare la cena. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations | |||||||||
| say | interj | (to gain attention) formale | senta, dica vtr conj | ||||||
| informale | senti vtr imper | ||||||||
| Say, do you know where I can find a good restaurant? | |||||||||
| Dica, sa dove posso trovare un buon ristorante? | |||||||||
| say | vi | (speak) | dire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| It's quite impressive, as you say. | |||||||||
| È piuttosto impressionante, come dici. | |||||||||
| say | vtr | (recite) | dire, recitare vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| Jimmy can say his ABCs. | |||||||||
| Jimmy sa dire l'alfabeto. | |||||||||
| say | vtr | (suppose) | dire vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| Let's say that he's right. | |||||||||
| Diciamo che ha ragione lui. | |||||||||
| say | vtr | (affirm) | dire, ritenere, affermare vtr ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| She is said to be the best painter of her generation. | |||||||||
| Si dice che sia la migliore pittrice della sua generazione. | |||||||||
| say | vtr | (indicate) | dire, segnare vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| The thermometer says that it's seventy degrees. | |||||||||
| Il termometro dice settanta gradi. | |||||||||
| say | vtr | (prayer) | dire, recitare vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| The children said a prayer for their parents. | |||||||||
| I bambini hanno detto una preghiera per i loro genitori. | |||||||||
| say | vtr | (mass) | dire, celebrare vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| The priest said the Mass on Sunday. | |||||||||
| Il prete ha detto messa domenica. | |||||||||
| Suggest improvements for "say" above. | |||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||||||||
| a lot to say about | molto da dire a proposito | ||||||||
| as if to say | come per dire | ||||||||
| as much as to say | così come dire | ||||||||
| as they say | come si dice | ||||||||
| as you say | come dici tu | ||||||||
| have a lot to say about | avere molto da dire su | ||||||||
| have little to say | avere poco da dire | ||||||||
| have your say | dire la propria | ||||||||
| I say | dico v | ||||||||
| if you say so | se lo dici tu | ||||||||
| mean to say | voler dire | ||||||||
| mean what you say | quello che si intende | ||||||||
| mean what you say | voler veramente dire | ||||||||
| never say die | proverbio | mai dire mai | |||||||
| not say a word | non dire una parola | ||||||||
| nothing to say about | niente da dire riguardo a | ||||||||
| say 'no' | dire "no" | ||||||||
| say 'yes' to | dire sì a | ||||||||
| say again | dire di nuovo | ||||||||
| say by way of introduction | premettere vtr ⇒ | ||||||||
| say farewell | dire addio | ||||||||
| say good-bye | dire addio | ||||||||
| say good-bye | salutare (andando via) | ||||||||
| say good-bye | partire v | ||||||||
| say goodbye | andare via | salutare vtr ⇒ | |||||||
| say goodbye to | dire addio a | ||||||||
| say goodbye to sb | salutare qualcuno, accomiatarsi da qualcuno | ||||||||
| say hello | salutare (arrivando) | ||||||||
| say no | dire di no | ||||||||
| say no to | dire no a | ||||||||
| say nothing | parlare senza dire | ||||||||
| say nothing | tacere v | ||||||||
| say nothing | non dire niente | ||||||||
| say nothing of | per non parlare di | ||||||||
| say over | pronunciarsi su | ||||||||
| say sorry to sb for sth | scusarsi con qn per qc v rif | ||||||||
| say the word | dare il segnale | ||||||||
| say to yourself | dire a se stessi | ||||||||
| say yes | dire di sì | ||||||||
| say yes to | dire sì a | ||||||||
| say your prayers | comincia a pregare | ||||||||
| say-nothing | insignificante (senza contenuto) | ||||||||
| say-nothing | taciuto | ||||||||
| say-so | pronunciamento nm | ||||||||
| say-so | general meaning | autorizzazione | |||||||
| strange to say | strano a dirsi | ||||||||
| that is to say | vale a dire | ||||||||
| the say | il detto | ||||||||
| they say | dicono v | ||||||||
| to say | dire | ||||||||
| to say nothing of | non dire niente di | ||||||||
| venture to say | osare dire | ||||||||
| you can say that again | puoi dirlo forte | ||||||||
| you don't say | non dire | ||||||||
| You don't say! | A chi lo dici! pron | ||||||||
| you say | dici v | ||||||||
| your say | dire la tua nf | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
Forum discussions with the word(s) 'say' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'say':
100 ways to say hi
a quick message to say have a good time in Italy
all the girls around her say she gets it coming
Allow me to say thank you very much
And if it comes to that, I should say she could do with a bit more solid nourishment herself
And if what I say is responsible
And that's all I have to say about that!
any more than we say
As Cool Hand Luke would say, "What we got here is... failure to communicate."
Before I sleep, I say a prayer
best time to say good-bye
Bet you couldn't say it without your teeth in!
Can you say headache?
Can't rightly say as I know what to tell you
Can't say I blame her
Did I say it right?
Did I say something wrong?
didn't get much say
Do what I say, not what I do
does that mean to say you miss me
Don't worry, of course I won't say anything
Don't you go an' say anything
Easy for you to say!
eulogies to some dark-time niterie in say
Everytime someone ask me to say something in italian, this is the sentence I'm saying
Feed lines for jokes; I say, I say, I say, and others
forecasters say this system's going to head west, so we're probably in the clear
have your say
he can say anything
he was afraid that you may say something
more...
a quick message to say have a good time in Italy
all the girls around her say she gets it coming
Allow me to say thank you very much
And if it comes to that, I should say she could do with a bit more solid nourishment herself
And if what I say is responsible
And that's all I have to say about that!
any more than we say
As Cool Hand Luke would say, "What we got here is... failure to communicate."
Before I sleep, I say a prayer
best time to say good-bye
Bet you couldn't say it without your teeth in!
Can you say headache?
Can't rightly say as I know what to tell you
Can't say I blame her
Did I say it right?
Did I say something wrong?
didn't get much say
Do what I say, not what I do
does that mean to say you miss me
Don't worry, of course I won't say anything
Don't you go an' say anything
Easy for you to say!
eulogies to some dark-time niterie in say
Everytime someone ask me to say something in italian, this is the sentence I'm saying
Feed lines for jokes; I say, I say, I say, and others
forecasters say this system's going to head west, so we're probably in the clear
have your say
he can say anything
he was afraid that you may say something
more...
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