says in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.say [Brit seɪ, Am seɪ] N

II.say <pt/pp said> [Brit seɪ, Am seɪ] VB trans

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1. say person words, line, prayer, hello, goodbye, yes, no:

say
dire (to a)
“hello, ” he said
“ciao” disse
say after me…
ripetete dopo di me…
to say one's piece
dire la propria or dire ciò che si deve dire
to say (that)
dire che
she says he's ill
dice che è malato
he said it was ready
disse che era pronto
she said there would be an accident
disse che ci sarebbe stato un incidente
I just wanted to say I'm sorry
volevo solo dire che mi dispiace
she said we were to wait or we should wait
disse che dovevamo aspettare or che avremmo dovuto aspettare
he said to wait here
ha detto di aspettare qui
it's my way of saying thank you
è il mio modo di ringraziarti
“residents say no to nuclear waste”
“i residenti dicono no allo stoccaggio delle scorie nucleari”
I didn't say so, but I thought
non l'ho detto, ma ho pensato che
if he was angry, he didn't say so
se era arrabbiato, non l'ha detto
how nice of you to say so
sei gentile a dire questo
didn't I say so?
non l'avevo detto?
if or though I do say so myself!
non dovrei dirlo io!
so they say (agreeing)
così dicono or così sembra
or so they say (doubtful)
così almeno dicono
or so he says
è quello che dice lui
so to say
per così dire
as you say…
come dici tu…
as they say
come si dice or come dicono
what will people say or they say
cosa dirà la gente
I don't care what anyone says
non mi importa di quello che dicono
(you can) say what you like, I think that…
tu puoi dire quello che vuoi or dì pure quello che vuoi, io penso che…
people or they say she's very rich, she is said to be very rich
si dice che sia molto ricca
some (people) say the house is haunted, the house is said to be haunted
si dice che la casa sia infestata dai fantasmi
to have something, to have nothing to say
avere qualcosa, non avere niente da dire
to say sth about sth, sb
dire qc su qc, qn
to say sth on a subject
dire qc su un argomento
something was said about that at the meeting
alla riunione se ne è parlato
nothing much was said about that
non se ne è parlato molto
she'll have something to say about that!
avrà certamente qualcosa da dire riguardo a ciò!
to say sth to oneself
dire qc fra sé (e sé)
she said to herself (that) it couldn't be true
disse tra sé e sé che non poteva essere vero
what do you say to that?
e adesso? come rispondi?
what do you say to the argument that…?
cosa ne pensi dell'argomentazione secondo cui…?
what would you say to people who think that…?
che cosa diresti alle persone che pensano che…?
what would you say to a little walk?
che ne diresti di fare quattro passi?
I wouldn't say no to another slice
non direi no a un'altra fetta
what (do you) say we eat now? inf
che ne direste di mangiare adesso? or e se mangiassimo adesso?
to say whether, who
dire se, chi
that's for the committee to say
è il comitato che deve decidere
it's not for me to say
non sono io che devo dirlo or non tocca a me dirlo
you said it! inf
l'hai detto!
you can say that again! inf
puoi ben dirlo!
I should say it is, they were!
eccome!
well said!
ben detto!
and so say all of us!
e noi siamo tutti d'accordo!
say no more inf
va bene or non dire altro or non aggiungere altro
let's say no more about it
non ne parliamo più
enough said inf
va bene or d'accordo or non occorre aggiungere altro
there's no more to be said
non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere
it goes without saying that …
va da sé che or è ovvio che …
don't say I didn't warn you!
non dire che non ti ho avvertito!
don't say it's raining again!
non mi dire che piove di nuovo!
you might just as well say education is useless
tanto vale dire che l'istruzione è inutile
that is to say
cioè or vale a dire
that's not to say that …
ciò non vuol dire che …
he was displeased, not to say furious
era scontento, per non dire furioso
I'll say this for her…
lo dirò a sua difesa…
one thing you have to say about Liz is…
una cosa che bisogna riconoscere di Liz è che…
I must say (that)
devo dire che
it seems rather expensive, I must say
sembra piuttosto caro, devo dire
well, I must say!
(ma) insomma!
to have a lot to say for oneself (negative)
essere pieno di sé
to have a lot to say for oneself (positive)
avere molti pregi
what have you got to say for yourself?
che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa?
that isn't saying much inf
non dice granché
that's saying a lot inf
non è poco

III.say <pt/pp said> [Brit seɪ, Am seɪ] VB intr

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IV.say [Brit seɪ, Am seɪ] ADV

V.say [Brit seɪ, Am seɪ] INTERJ Am

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Simon Says [Brit sʌɪmənˈsɛz, Am ˈsaɪmən sɛz] N

say-so [Brit, Am ˈseɪ ˌsoʊ] N inf

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supposing (that) he says no?
e se dicesse no?
portentously say, announce
in un tono funesto
portentously say, announce
in tono pomposo
to say yes
dire (di) sì
she always says yes to everything
dice sempre di sì a tutto
truculently say
minacciosamente, con tono minaccioso
waggishly say
con tono scherzoso
to say sth hurtfully
dire qc con l'intenzione di ferire
obstreperously say
strepitando

says in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for says in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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I.say <said, said> [seɪ] VB trans

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II.say <said, said> [seɪ] VB intr

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IV.say [seɪ] INTERJ (positive reaction)

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contrary to what he says
contrariamente a quanto dice
to say sth apologetically
dire qc per scusarsi
to say uncle childspeak
arrendersi

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says Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what he says goes
la sua parola è legge
what I like is what he says/is talking about
quello che mi piace è quello che dice/ciò di cui parla
don't stop taking the medicine unless your doctor says so
non interrompere la cura se non te lo ordina il medico
the clock says it's 6 o'clock
l'orologio fa le sei
contrary to what he says
contrariamente a quanto dice
I don't give a damn what he says!
non me ne frega niente di quello che dice!
it says in the newspaper that...
sul giornale è riportato che...
despite what he or she says
ha un bel dire inf
he [or she] never says hello to me
non mi saluta mai
some say one thing; others say another
chi dice una cosa, chi un'altra

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