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[seɪ] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. said1)а) говорить; сказать, произносить; выражать словамиthey say — говорят (что...)
- say no- say nothing ofSyn:б) заявлять; объявлятьSyn:2) = say overа) повторять наизусть; произносить вслухAt the wedding ceremony, the priest said, "Say after me..." — Во время свадебной церемонии священник сказал: "Повторяйте за мной..."
б) декламировать; читать наизусть, по памяти3)а) ( say to) считать, полагать; высказывать свое мнение о (чём-л.)What do you say to going to a cinema tonight? — Что ты думаешь по поводу того, чтобы сходить в кино сегодня вечером?
б) приводить доводы, аргументы; свидетельствоватьThe villagers had plenty to say against the building of the new airport. — У жителей деревни было много аргументов против строительства нового аэропорта.
Losing that contract doesn't say much for the director's skill in business. — Потеря этого контракта не особенно хорошо говорит о деловых качествах директора.
4)а) показывать (о приборе, часах и т. п.)Syn:б) сообщать, передавать; выражатьa glance that said all that was necessary — взгляд, выразивший всё
Syn:5) предполагать, допускатьLet's say you are right. — Предположим, что вы правы.
Just say you won the lottery - what would you do? — Представьте только, что вы выиграли в лотерею. Что вы стали бы делать?
"Say we get a job in New York," one woman asked. "How would we be covered?" — "Предположим, что мы устраиваемся на работу в Нью-Йорке," - спросила одна женщина. "Каким было бы наше страховое покрытие?"
Syn:••I say!, Say! — послушайте!, ну и ну!
No sooner said than done. — Cказано - сделано.
- you don't say so!- you don't say ! - you said it
- you may well say so
- what I say is
- I should say
- I should say so
- that is to say
- say the word 2. сущ.1) мнение, словоSyn:2) авторитет, влияние- have a say in smth.- have no say in smth.Syn:3. нареч.1) приблизительно, примерноThe property is worth, say, four million dollars. — Собственность оценивается миллиона, этак, в четыре долларов.
Syn:about 1., approximately2) напримерSyn:for example, as 2.
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