saying in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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saying [Brit ˈseɪɪŋ, Am ˈseɪɪŋ] N

I.say [Brit seɪ, Am seɪ] N

II.say <pret, 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 à)
‘hello, ’ he said
‘bonjour, ’ dit-il
say after me…
répète après moi…
to say one's piece
dire ce qu'on a à dire
to say (that)
dire que
she says he's ill
elle dit qu'il est malade
he said it was ready
il a dit que c'était prêt
she said there would be an accident
elle a dit qu'il y aurait un accident
I just wanted to say I'm sorry
je voulais juste te dire que j'étais désolé
she said we were to wait or we should wait
elle a dit que nous devions attendre
he said to wait here
il a dit d'attendre ici
it's my way of saying thank you
c'est ma façon de dire merci
‘residents say no to nuclear waste’
‘les résidents disent non au stockage des déchets nucléaires’
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…!
so they say (agreeing)
il paraît
or so they say (doubtful)
du moins c'est ce qu'on dit
or so he says
du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend
so to say
pour ainsi dire
as you say…
comme tu le dis…
as they say
comme on dit
what will people say or they say
qu'est-ce que les gens diront
I don't care what anyone says
je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on
(you can) say what you like, I think that…
tu peux dire ce que tu veux, moi je crois que…
people or they say she's very rich, she is said to be very rich
on dit qu'elle est très riche
some (people) say the house is haunted, the house is said to be haunted
certains disent que la maison est hantée
to have something/to have nothing to say
avoir quelque chose/ne rien avoir à dire
to say sth about sth/sb
dire qc au sujet de qc/qn
to say sth on a subject
parler d'un sujet
something was said about that at the meeting
on en a parlé à la réunion
nothing much was said about that
on n'a pas dit grand-chose à ce sujet
she'll have something to say about that!
elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus!
to say sth to oneself
se dire qc
she said to herself (that) it couldn't be true
elle s'est dit que cela ne pouvait pas être vrai
what do you say to that?
qu'est-ce que tu en dis?
what do you say to the argument that…?
que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel…?
what would you say to people who think that…?
que répondriez-vous à ceux qui pensent que…?
what would you say to a little walk?
qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade?
I wouldn't say no to another slice
je ne dirais pas non à une autre tranche
what (do you) say we eat now inf?
et si on mangeait maintenant?
to say whether/who
dire si/qui
that's for the committee to say
c'est au comité de décider
it's not for me to say
ce n'est pas à moi de le dire
you said it inf!
tu l'as dit!
you can say that again inf!
ça, tu peux le dire! inf
I should say it is/they were!
et comment! inf
well said!
bien dit!
and so say all of us!
nous sommes tous d'accord là-dessus!
say no more inf
ça va, j'ai compris! inf
let's say no more about it
n'en parlons plus
enough said inf
ça va, j'ai compris inf
there's no more to be said
il n'y a rien à ajouter
it goes without saying that …
il va sans dire que …
don't say I didn't warn you!
tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu!
don't say it's raining again!
ne me dis pas qu'il pleut de nouveau!
you might just as well say education is useless
autant dire que l'instruction est inutile
that is to say
c'est-à-dire
that's not to say that …
cela ne veut pas dire que …
he was displeased, not to say furious
il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux
I'll say this for her…
je dois dire à sa décharge que…
one thing you have to say about Liz is…
s'il y a une chose qu'il faut reconnaître à propos de Liz c'est…
I must say (that)
je dois dire que
it seems rather expensive, I must say
cela paraît un peu cher, je dois dire
well, I must say!
ça alors!
to have a lot to say for oneself
être bavard
what have you got to say for yourself?
qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse?
that isn't saying much inf
ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose inf
that's saying a lot inf
ce n'est pas peu dire

III.say <pret, 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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say-so [Brit, Am ˈseɪ ˌsoʊ] N inf

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Churchill is famously quoted as saying…
tout le monde connaît les célèbres mots de Churchill…
I'm saying this solely for your benefit
je dis ça uniquement dans votre intérêt

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saying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for saying in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»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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to overhear sb saying sth
entendre qn dire qc
as we say
comme on dit
needless to say ...
inutile de dire ...
vocally to say
à haute voix

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saying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there's no saying
il n'y a pas à dire
I felt awful for saying that
je m'en suis voulu d'avoir dit ça
without saying a word/explaining
sans dire mot/explications
to be on (the) record as saying ...
avoir dit en public que ...
the press quoted him as saying sth
selon les journaux, il aurait dit qc
if you don't mind me saying so, ...
si je peux me permettre de le dire, ...
all the best! saying goodbye
à la prochaine!
to go back to what I was saying: ...
je reprends: ...
it's like saying sb did sth
cela revient à dire que qn a fait qc
to have the gift for saying sth
avoir le génie de dire qc
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She didn't have much time for saying the right thing, wearing the right thing and curtsying.
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Tony tells him to stop and reaffirms his decision, saying that he needs toughening up.
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Ray demurs, saying he never drinks because he doesn't like the taste of alcohol.
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His new friends remark that they wish someone would decapitate the statue, saying it would be funny to see the town so upset.
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The speaker is saying that nature gives gifts at birth, and calls on people, giving something inhuman human-like characteristics.
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Additionally, only directional language caused memory improvements: just saying that red was touching green was unhelpful.
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Amber finds her, saying that she just accidentally ate a spoonful of guacamole with bacon in it, and she found it delicous.
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Castor said she had cut herself off while saying antifreeze because she had intended to say something else.
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You may think magic is make-believe, but this little bean has scientists saying they've found the magic weight loss cure for every body type.
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At this, ordinary soldiers, whose morale was very low, began to fraternize with the rebels, saying that they were tired of fighting against their own people.
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