say-so in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for say-so in the English»French Dictionary

say-so [Brit, Am ˈseɪ ˌsoʊ] N inf

say-so

permission f

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it galls me to say so

il m'en coûte de dire ça

it would be inaccurate to say so

cela serait inexact

it is gracious of you to say so

c'est aimable à vous de dire cela

if I may say so

si je puis me permettre

that was delicious though I say so myself!

sans me vanter, c'était délicieux!

I didn't say so, but I thought

je ne l'ai pas dit, mais j'ai pensé que

if he was angry, he didn't say so

s'il était en colère, il ne l'a pas dit

how nice of you to say so

merci, c'est gentil

didn't I say so?

je l'avais bien dit!

if or though I do say so myself!

je ne devrais pas le dire, mais…!

Translations for say-so in the French»English Dictionary

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si j'ose dire

if I may say so

‘pourquoi est-ce que je ne peux pas aller à la plage avec eux?’—‘parce que!’

‘why can't I go to the beach with them?’—‘because I say so ou you can't!’

tu n'avais qu'à le dire!

you only had to say so!

say-so in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for say-so in the English»French Dictionary

say-so N no pl inf

1. say-so (approval):

say-so

autorisation f

to have sb's say-so

avoir l'accord de qn

2. say-so (unproved assertion):

say-so

assentiment m

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it is uncharitable of you to say so

ce n'est pas gentil de ta part de le dire

Translations for say-so in the French»English Dictionary

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si j'ose dire

if I may say so

que oui! inf

I should say so!

craindre/dire que oui

to fear/say so

il n'y a pas que vous qui le dites

you're not the only one to say so

say-so Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it is uncharitable of you to say so

ce n'est pas gentil de ta part de le dire

you're not the only one to say so

il n'y a pas que vous qui le dites

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It backed its associate-owner's claim about the incident, apparently only on his say-so.

rabble.ca

They could only have come in with the police's say-so.

www.independent.co.uk

Indeed, most of them are bought on the say-so of a shop assistant.

www.independent.ie

Neither the government nor the court has to accept the defendants' mere say-so.

www.stanfordlawreview.org

Yes we want to have a say-so in what happens and decide whether projects are compatible with our vision for our community or not.

www.publiceyeonline.com

Nothing happens anywhere in that country without the say-so of the highest supreme leader...

newsinfo.inquirer.net

It's a bit like an army that can't make a move without the say-so of central command.

thechronicleherald.ca

Walking 250 miles through forest on the say-so of scallop shells gives time to ponder on the mindset of the person who placed them there.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Ministers criticised the strike - which will take place on the say-so of just 303 people - as doing "devastating" harm to passengers, communities and businesses.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Law enforcement generally assumes it only needs a subpoena -- its own say-so -- to download your messages.

www.huffingtonpost.com