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said, said /seɪ/Translation
v [t]
Véase tb: easier said than done; I dare say; needless to say; Say cheese!; to be safe to say; to {bid/say} farewell to sth/sb; to say grace; to say sth casually; whatever you may say; whatever you say›
⇨ decir
He said he would come Dijo que vendría
Say «no» to him Dile que «no»
She said to me that she is happy there Me dijo que es feliz allí
■ constr. to say to sb: She said to me he would be late - Me dijo que llegaría tarde. Incorrecto: She said me he would be late›Let's take a painter, say Picasso
Pongamos por caso cualquier pintor, digamos Picasso
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⇨ marcar
It says 28 degrees Marca 28 grados
⇨ decir
What the sign say? ¿Qué dice la señal?
it goes without saying
⇨ ni que decir tiene
say no more
⇨ no digas más
that is to say
⇨ es decir
to say nothing of sth
⇨ por no decir
⇨ y no digamos
when all is said and done
⇨ a fin de cuentas
You can say that again! (inform)
⇨ ¡y que lo digas!
⇨ ¡y tanto!
you don't say! (inform)
⇨ ¡no me digas!
(Definition of say v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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