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For the verb: "to say"
| Simple Past: | said |
| Past Participle: | said |
Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. say /seɪ/ n. to have one’s ~ dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su);
to have a ~, no ~ (in the matter) avere, non avere voce in capitolo;
they want more o a bigger ~ vogliono avere più peso;
to have the most o biggest ~ avere più voce in capitolo o più peso. 2.say /seɪ/
- tr. (pass., p.pass. said)
- [person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a);
“hello,” he said “ciao” disse;
~ after me... ripetete dopo di me...;
to ~ (that) dire che;
didn’t I ~ so? non l’avevo detto?
if o though I do ~ so myself! non dovrei dirlo io!
so they ~ (agreeing) così dicono;
or so they ~ (doubtful) così almeno dicono;
so to ~ per così dire;
as you ~... come dici tu...;
as they ~ come si dice, come si suol dire;
people o they ~ he’s very rich, he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco;
to ~ sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé);
what do you ~ to that? e adesso? come rispondi?
what do you ~ to…? cosa ne pensi di...?
what would you ~ to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi?
what (do you) ~ we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso?
it’s not for me to ~ non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo;
you said it! colloq. l’hai detto!
you can ~ that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo!
I should ~ it is! eccome!
well said! ben detto!
~ no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro;
let’s ~ no more about it non ne parliamo più;
there’s no more to be said non c’è nient’altro da aggiungere;
it goes without ~ing that va da sé o è ovvio che;
don’t ~ it’s raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo!
you might just as well ~… tanto vale dire che…;
that is to ~ cioè, vale a dire;
that’s not to ~ that ciò non vuol dire che;
he was displeased, not to ~ furious era scontento, per non dire furioso;
I must ~ (that) devo dire (che);
to have a lot to ~ for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé;
(positive) avere molti pregi;
what have you got to ~ for yourself? che cos’hai da dire in tua difesa?
that’s ~ing a lot colloq. non è poco
- [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire;
[painting, music, gift] esprimere;
[sign, poster, gauge] indicare;
[gesture, signal] significare, voler dire;
it ~s on the radio, in the rules that la radio, il regolamento dice che;
it ~s here that qui dice che;
the clock ~s three l’orologio fa le tre;
the dial ~s 300 il quadrante segna 300
- (guess) how high would you ~ it is? secondo te quanto è alto?
I’d ~ it was a bargain secondo me era un affare;
I’d ~ she was about 25 le avrei dato 25 anni
- (assume) let’s ~ (that) supponiamo o mettiamo che
- [person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a);
- intr. (pass., p.pass. said)
- stop when I ~ fermati quando te lo dico;
he wouldn’t ~ non ha voluto dirlo;
you don’t ~! iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!
~s you! colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!
~s who!, who ~s? colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?
- BE ant. I ~! (listen) ascolta! (shocked) giuro, sulla mia parola!
- stop when I ~ fermati quando te lo dico;
locuzioni idiomatiche it ~s a lot for sb., sth. la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.;
that ~s it all è tutto dire;
there’s a lot to be said for that method molte cose si possono dire in favore di questo metodo;
there’s a lot to be said for keeping quiet ci sono molti motivi per stare zitti;
when all is said and done tutto considerato, a conti fatti.
3. say /seɪ/ avv. diciamo, poniamo;that ~s it all è tutto dire;
there’s a lot to be said for that method molte cose si possono dire in favore di questo metodo;
there’s a lot to be said for keeping quiet ci sono molti motivi per stare zitti;
when all is said and done tutto considerato, a conti fatti.
you’ll need, ~, £ 50 for petrol avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina.4. say /seɪ/ inter. AE ehi, senti (un po’).
'say' trovato anche in queste voci:
Inglese:
absently
- accusingly
- admiringly
- advisedly
- aloud
- and
- anything
- apologetically
- as
- aside
- before
- bid
- blessing
- blue
- boo
- bound
- briskly
- brokenly
- brutally
- call
- call
- can
- carefully
- carelessly
- certain
- cheese
- clenched
- coldly
- come
- confidence
- contemptuously
- coolly
- cryptically
- cunningly
- dare
- darkly
- decidedly
- defiantly
- deliberately
- despondently
- die
- diffidently
- distantly
- dubiously
- dully
- early
- easy
- else
- emphatically
- equally
Italiano:
a
- accusare
- addio
- aggiungere
- alcunché
- allora
- almeno
- altri
- amen
- amico
- andare
- annunciare
- bastare
- bello
- bocca
- capitare
- capitolo
- cattiveria
- che
- checché
- chiaro
- ciò
- cioè
- come
- comunque
- congedare
- convenire
- coraggio
- cosa
- cretinata
- da
- delicatezza
- dire
- dire
- dubbio
- esagerare
- facile
- fare
- fermezza
- filo
- forte
- gente
- grazie
- idiozia
- imbecillità
- indicare
- inutile
- là
- lecito
- legittimo
say: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| 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. | |||
| Segnala un errore | |||
say: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||
| a lot to say about | n | (much to contribute on the topic of) | molto da dire su |
| Wow, he has a lot to say about my sister's engagement. | |||
| as if to say | adv | (in a way suggestive of sth) | come per dire |
| He nodded at her as if to say goodbye. | |||
| as much as to say | così come dire | ||
| as they say | adv | (according to what is commonly said) | come si suol dire |
| As they say, "It takes one to know one." | |||
| as you say | adv | (I agree that) | come dici |
| As you say, that spaghetti is delicious! | |||
| hard to say | adj | (not easy to determine) | difficile a dire agg |
| have a lot to say about | vtr | (openly share one's opinions on) | avere molto da dire su vtr |
| have little to say | v | (speak little) | avere poco da dire⇒ vtr |
| have your say | v | informal (give your opinion) | dire la propria vtr |
| I say | interj | UK, dated (well!) | Lasciate che ve lo dica inter |
| Well I say! That was quite a party! | |||
| I say | (my opinion is as follows) | io dico | |
| How can our company save money during this recession? I say we stop hiring and freeze salaries. | |||
| Come possiamo risparmiare durante la crisi? Io dico: blocchiamo i salari e smettiamo di assumere. | |||
| if you say so | se lo dici tu | ||
| let's say | interj | informal (supposing that, imagine) | mettiamo che, mettiamo il caso che, poniamo che, ipotizziamo che, immaginiamo che |
| Let's say we don't make a profit this quarter. What will we change, in order to become profitable? | |||
| mean to say | voler dire | ||
| mean what you say | v | (speak sincerely) | dire sinceramente vtr |
| needless to say | adv | (of course, obviously) | non c'è bisogno di dire che |
| Needless to say, I won't go there again. | |||
| never say die | saying | (don't give up) | mai dire mai |
| Come on boys, you can still win this game! Never say die! | |||
| Dai ragazzi, potete ancora vincere. Mai dire mai! | |||
| never say die | expr | (never give up) | mai dire mai, mai mollare, non mollare mai |
| not say a word | v | (remain silent) | non dire una parola vtr |
| Be quiet and don't say a word, or they will discover where we are hiding. | |||
| not say a word | v | (not divulge sth) | non dire una parola vtr |
| Don't say a word: it's our secret! | |||
| nothing to say about | prep | (no information or opinion about) | niente da dire su |
| say 'no' | dire "no" | ||
| say 'yes' to | dire sì a | ||
| say again | dire di nuovo | ||
| say by way of introduction | premettere⇒ vtr | ||
| say farewell | v | literal (say goodbye to sb) | salutare⇒ vtr |
| You should say farewell to him before he leaves. | |||
| Dovresti salutarlo prima che parta. | |||
| say good-bye, say goodbye | v | literal (bid farewell) | salutare⇒ vtr |
| It was hard for me to say goodbye to my new friends when the trip ended. | |||
| say good-bye, say goodbye | vi | figurative (give up expectation of sth) figurato: rinunciare | dire addio vtr |
| You can say goodbye to all hopes of promotion. | |||
| Puoi dire addio a tutti i tuoi sogni di promozione. | |||
| say goodbye | vi | (bid sb farewell) | salutare⇒ vtr |
| Say goodbye to your cousin for me! | |||
| Saluta tuo cugino da parte mia! | |||
| say goodbye to | dire addio a | ||
| say goodbye to sb | salutare qualcuno, accomiatarsi da qualcuno | ||
| say hello | v | (greet sb) | salutare⇒ vtr |
| I say hello to my neighbors every time I see them. | |||
| Saluto i miei vicini ogni volta che li vedo. | |||
| say no | v | (refuse or deny sth) | dire di no vi |
| The offer is very tempting but I'm afraid I have to say no. | |||
| L'offerta è molto allettante ma purtroppo devo dire di no. | |||
| say no to | v | (refuse) | rifiutare⇒, dire di no a, dire no a vtr |
| Say no to drugs. | |||
| DIciamo no alle droghe! | |||
| 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 | vtr | (think) | dirsi v rif |
| When I am a bit sad, I say to myself that it is important to think about positive things! | |||
| Quando sono triste, mi dico che sia importante pensare a cose buone! | |||
| say yes | dire di sì | ||
| say yes to | v | (consent to) | approvare⇒, dire di sì a, dire sì a vtr |
| Voters said yes to the ballot initiative. | |||
| 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 | adv | (surprisingly) | strano a dirsi |
| Strange to say, I have never set foot inside a church until today. | |||
| Una è bionda e l'altra è mora, una è alta a l'altra è bassa, ma - strano a dirsi - sono sorelle gemelle. | |||
| 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 | ||
| to say the least | adv | (at the minimum) | a dir poco avv |
| He was a bit taken aback, to say the least. | |||
| Her comment was highly inappropriate, to say the least. | |||
| Il suo commento era a dir poco fuori luogo. | |||
| 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 | ||
| Segnala un errore | |||
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
80% of girls say texts make them feel closer to men than dates do
a quick message to say have a good time in Italy
all I must say for you to understand what you must understand
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!
bitches say what
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
Doesn't say much?
Don't say that, don't look at me like that
Don't worry, of course I won't say anything
Don't you go an' say anything
drop me a line just to say hi
Easy for you to say!
eulogies to some dark-time niterie in say
continua...
80% of girls say texts make them feel closer to men than dates do
a quick message to say have a good time in Italy
all I must say for you to understand what you must understand
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!
bitches say what
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
Doesn't say much?
Don't say that, don't look at me like that
Don't worry, of course I won't say anything
Don't you go an' say anything
drop me a line just to say hi
Easy for you to say!
eulogies to some dark-time niterie in say
continua...
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