Translations for „say-so“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

say-so N no pl inf

say-so

aprovação f

we're not allowed to do that without our mom's say-so

não podemos fazer isso sem a permissão da mamãe

we're not allowed to do that without our mom's say-so

palavra f

don't do it just on my say-so

não faça isto só confiando na minha palavra

Usage examples with say-so

don't do it just on my say-so

não faça isto só confiando na minha palavra

we're not allowed to do that without our mom's say-so

não podemos fazer isso sem a permissão da mamãe

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That may work in the safe confines of campus, where men can have their academic careers destroyed on the mere say-so of a female student.

www.breitbart.com

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

www.stanfordlawreview.org

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

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

www.independent.co.uk

Most importantly, on whose say-so are these children diagnosed?

www.dailymail.co.uk

It is also imbued with certainty -- historians usually don't question the politician's say-so.

dissidentvoice.org

One problem -- parents are usually paying for the phones, and have the say-so as to what services will be purchased.

ww2.kqed.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

To me, he is saying he wants to take it back to a time when his forefathers had more say-so.

www.macleans.ca

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

rabble.ca