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say [seɪ](preterite, past participle said)a. dire ; [+ poem] réciter• to say yes/no to an invitation accepter/refuser une invitation• say after me... répétez après moi...• could you say that again? tu peux répéter ?• it's easier said than done! c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire !• "yes" she said « oui » dit-elle• "10 o'clock" he said to himself « 10 heures » se dit-il• it is said that... on dit que...• what would you say is the population of Paris? à votre avis, combien y a-t-il d'habitants à Paris ?• I'll say this for him, he's honest au moins, on peut dire qu'il est honnête• he's cleverer than his brother but that isn't saying much il est plus intelligent que son frère, mais ça n'est pas difficilec. ( = indicate) that doesn't say much for his intelligence cela en dit long (ironique) sur son intelligenced. ( = imagine) say you won £10,000, what would you spend it on? imaginons que tu gagnes 10 000 livres, à quoi les dépenserais-tu ?• say for argument's sake that... disons à titre d'exemple que...e. ( = admit) dire, reconnaîtref. (proposals) shall we say £5/Tuesday? disons 5 livres/mardi ?• what would you say to a round of golf? si on faisait une partie de golf ?g. [dial, thermometer] indiquer• enough said! (inf) je vois ce que tu veux dire !• let's say no more about it! n'en parlons plus !• it goes without saying that... il va sans dire que...• didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit, n'est-ce pas ?• if there were, say, 500 people s'il y avait, mettons, 500 personnes• it seems rather rude, I must say cela ne me paraît guère poli, je l'avoue3. noun• to have one's say ( = say one's piece) dire ce qu'on a à dire• to have a say in selecting... avoir son mot à dire dans la sélection de...4. compounds* * *[seɪ] 1.to have a say/no say in something — avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur quelque chose
they want more ou a bigger say — ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire
2.to have the most ou biggest say — avoir le plus de poids
transitive verb (prét, pp said)1) [person] dire [words, prayer, hello, no] (to à)‘hello,’ he said — ‘bonjour,’ dit-il
say after me... — répète après moi...
how nice of you to say so — merci, c'est gentil
if ou 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
as you say... — comme tu le dis...
people ou they say she's very rich —
what do you say to the argument that...? — que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel...?
what (do you) say we eat now? — (colloq) et si on mangeait maintenant?
you said it! — (colloq) tu l'as dit!
you can say that again! — (colloq) ça, tu peux le dire! (colloq)
I should say it is/they were! — et comment! (colloq)
say no more — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris! (colloq)
enough said — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris (colloq)
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...
what have you got to say for yourself? — ( reprimand) qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse?; ( jocular greeting) qu'est-ce que tu deviens?
that's saying a lot — (colloq) ce n'est pas peu dire
2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] exprimer; [sign, clock, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer; [gesture, signal] signifierit says on the radio/in the rules that — la radio/le règlement dit que
3) ( guess) direhow high would you say it is? — à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur?
4) ( assume)to say (that) — supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj)
3.let's say there are 20 — mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20
intransitive verb (prét, pp said)1)you don't say! — iron sans blague!, pas possible!
says who? — (colloq)
2) (dated) GB4.adverb disons, mettons5.say, £50 for petrol — disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence
exclamation US dis-donc!••it says a lot for somebody/something — c'est tout à l'honneur de quelqu'un/quelque chose
that says it all — c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaires
when all is said and done — tout compte fait, en fin de compte
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6 son-of-a-bitch
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jocular — joc u*lar (j[o^]k [ u]*l[ e]r), a. [L. jocularis, fr. joculus, dim. of jocus joke. See {Joke}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person. [1913 Webster] 2. Sportive; merry. Jocular exploits. Cowper. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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jocular — [jäk′yə lər] adj. [L jocularis < joculus, dim. of jocus,JOKE] 1. joking; humorous; full of fun 2. said as a joke SYN. WITTY jocularity [jäk′yo͞olar′ə tē, jäk′yəlar′ə tē] n. pl. jocularities jocularly adv … English World dictionary
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jocular — adjective /ˈʤɒkjʊlə,ˈʤɑkjəlɚ/ Humorous, amusing or joking. He was in a jocular mood all day. Syn: dismissive, jokey, unemotional, silly Ant: heartfelt, serious … Wiktionary
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