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1 go home and say your prayers

Макаров: не суй нос не в свои дела

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > go home and say your prayers
2 Go home and say your prayers!

Не суй нос не в свои дела!

Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Go home and say your prayers!
3 say over

say over повторять Do you say your prayers over every night?

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > say over
4 say

I [seɪ]
nome

to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)

to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo

they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
II 1. [seɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)

"hello," he said — "ciao" disse

say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...

to say (that) — dire che

didn't I say so? — non l'avevo detto?

if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, 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 must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco

2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler dire

it says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che

it says here that — qui dice che

the clock says three — l'orologio fa le tre

the dial says 300 — il quadrante segna 300

3) (guess)

how high would you say it is? — secondo te quanto è alto?

I'd say it was a bargain — secondo me era un affare

I'd say she was about 25 — le avrei dato 25 anni

4) (assume)

let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1)

stop when I say — fermati quando te lo dico

he wouldn't say — non ha voluto dirlo

you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!

says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!

says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?

2) BE ant.

I say! — (listen) ascolta! (shocked) giuro, sulla mia parola!

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it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.

that says it all — è tutto dire

there's a lot to be said for that method — molte cose si possono dire in favore di questo metodo

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet — ci sono molti motivi per stare zitti

when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
III [seɪ]
avverbio diciamo, poniamo

you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
IV [seɪ]
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po')

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[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) dire

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) dire

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) dire

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) dire
2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) (diritto di parlare), (voce in capitolo)

- saying
- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
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say (1) /seɪ/
n. [u]

1 quel che si ha da dire; opinione: to have (o to say) one's say, dire la propria; dare il proprio parere

2 diritto di parlare (o di decidere); voce in capitolo: to have a say ( in the matter), aver voce in capitolo (nella faccenda).
say (2) /seɪ/
inter.

(fam. USA) ehi!; di' un po'! senti (un po')!
♦ (to) say /seɪ/
(pass. e p. p. said), v. t. e i.

1 dire; dichiarare; asserire; affermare; recitare: «Move this table,» Mary said, «sposta questo tavolo» disse Mary; I said straightaway I wanted to buy it, but he told me to think it over, io dissi subito che volevo comprarlo ma lui mi disse di rifletterci bene; I'm only going to say a few words, dirò solo poche parole; to say «Good morning», dire «buongiorno»; dare il buongiorno; Say after me: «I swear to speak the truth», ripeti dopo di me: «Giuro di dire la verità»; to say yes [no], dire di sì [di no]; needless to say, inutile a dirsi; manco a dirlo; People say ( o they say) he's very wealthy, dicono che sia molto ricco; He is said to be extremely rich, si dice che sia ricchissimo; Say your prayers, di' (o recita) le preghiere!; He said he would run in the election, ha dichiarato che si sarebbe candidato alle elezioni; It's hard to say, è difficile a dirsi; DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- I'd say I've been here about fifteen minutes, direi che sono qui da quindici minuti; What did he say about me?, che cosa ha detto di me?; What do you have to say about that?, che cosa ne dici?; Do as I say, fai come dico io; Let us say he is innocent, diciamo che è (o supponiamo che sia) innocente; Let's meet again tomorrow, say at 4, ritroviamoci domani pomeriggio, diciamo alle 4 NOTA D'USO: - to tell o to say?-

2 ( di testo scritto) dire; essere scritto: What does her note say?, che cosa dice il suo biglietto?; It says on the label that it should be taken before your meals, l'etichetta dice che lo si deve prendere prima dei pasti; It is said in the Bible, lo dice la Bibbia; sta scritto nella Bibbia

3 indicare; segnare; fare: The tower clock says ten past four, l'orologio della torre segna le 4 e 10

● (GB) I say, you do look smart!, ehi, come sei elegante! □ That says a lot about his reliability, questo la dice lunga sulla sua affidabilità □ What have you got to say for yourself?, che cosa puoi dire a tua discolpa? □ There is a lot to be said for their offer, la loro offerta sembra assai vantaggiosa □ It doesn't say much for his fitness to run the business, non depone certo a favore della sua capacità di mandare avanti la ditta □ to say a good word for sb., dire (o mettere) una buona parola per q. □ to say nothing of, per non dire (o parlare) di □ What would you say (o do you say) to a glass of beer?, che ne diresti (o che ne dici) di una birra? □ to say to oneself, dire fra sé; pensare □ (fam. USA) to say uncle, arrendersi; dire basta □ (versando da bere a q.) «Say when!» – «When», «Di' basta!» – «Basta così» □ to say the word, dare l'ordine; dare il via □ ( slang) «Says who?» «Says me!», «e chi lo dice?» «lo dico io!» □ ( slang) Says you!, lo dici tu!; figurati!; non ci credo; provaci (un po')! □ (fam.) says I, dico io; dissi io □ So you say!, ah sì?; davvero?; cosa mi dici! □ You can say that again (o You may well say so)!, puoi dirlo forte!; altroché!; eccome! □ (fam. spec. USA) You said it, l'hai detto!; verissimo! □ You don't say (so)!, ma no!; non è possibile!; pensa un po'! □ It goes without saying that…, va da sé che…; è ovvio che… □ ( rispondendo a un'offerta) I wouldn't say no, grazie, sì; volentieri □ (fam.) What do you say?, che ne dici? che ne pensi?; che te ne pare? □ Who can say?, chi può dirlo?, chi lo sa? □ You can't say fairer than that, mi pare una proposta più che generosa; di più non si può pretendere □ having said that, detto questo; comunque □ An excellent idea, if I may say so!, ottima idea, se posso dire! □ You may well say so, puoi ben dirlo □ There is no saying how he will react, non si può sapere come la prenderà; la sua reazione è imprevedibile □ (fam.) Say no more, non dire altro!; non aggiungere altro!; ho (già) capito! □ that is to say, vale a dire; cioè; in altre parole □ when all is said and done, a conti fatti; tutto considerato.
NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-
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I [seɪ]
nome

to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)

to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo

they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
II 1. [seɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)

"hello," he said — "ciao" disse

say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...

to say (that) — dire che

didn't I say so? — non l'avevo detto?

if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, 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 must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco

2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler dire

it says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che

it says here that — qui dice che

the clock says three — l'orologio fa le tre

the dial says 300 — il quadrante segna 300

3) (guess)

how high would you say it is? — secondo te quanto è alto?

I'd say it was a bargain — secondo me era un affare

I'd say she was about 25 — le avrei dato 25 anni

4) (assume)

let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1)

stop when I say — fermati quando te lo dico

he wouldn't say — non ha voluto dirlo

you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!

says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!

says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?

2) BE ant.

I say! — (listen) ascolta! (shocked) giuro, sulla mia parola!

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it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.

that says it all — è tutto dire

there's a lot to be said for that method — molte cose si possono dire in favore di questo metodo

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet — ci sono molti motivi per stare zitti

when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
III [seɪ]
avverbio diciamo, poniamo

you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
IV [seɪ]
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po')

English-Italian dictionary > say
5 say

[seɪ] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. said
1)

а) говорить; сказать, произносить; выражать словами

they say — говорят (что...)

- say no
- say nothing of
Syn:

communicate, speak, state I 3., verbalize

б) заявлять; объявлять

Syn:

declare

2) = say over

а) повторять наизусть; произносить вслух

to say a lesson — отвечать урок

At the wedding ceremony, the priest said, "Say after me..." — Во время свадебной церемонии священник сказал: "Повторяйте за мной..."

Do you say your prayers over every night? — Ты молишься каждый вечер?

б) декламировать; читать наизусть, по памяти

3)

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; свидетельствовать

The 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:

indicate

б) сообщать, передавать; выражать

a glance that said all that was necessary — взгляд, выразивший всё

Syn:

communicate

5) предполагать, допускать

Let'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:

suppose, assume

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I say!, Say! — послушайте!, ну и ну!

No sooner said than done. — Cказано - сделано.

when all is said and done — в конечном счёте

- 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, слово

Syn:

opinion

2) авторитет, влияние

to have the say амер. — иметь право окончательно решать

- have a say in smth.
- have no say in smth.
Syn:

influence 1., impact 1.
3. нареч.
1) приблизительно, примерно

The property is worth, say, four million dollars. — Собственность оценивается миллиона, этак, в четыре долларов.

Syn:

about 1., approximately

2) например

Syn:

for example, as 2.

Англо-русский современный словарь > say
6 say over

повторять Do you say your prayers over every night? ≈ Ты повторяешь молитвы каждый вечер?

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > say over
7 say

say [seɪ]

dire ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 2 penser ⇒ 1 (e) indiquer ⇒ 1 (g) marquer ⇒ 1 (g), 1 (h) exprimer ⇒ 1 (h)

(pt & pp said [sed], 3rd pers sing says [sez])

1 transitive verb

(a) (put into words) dire;

∎ to say sth (to sb) dire qch (à qn);

∎ to say hello/goodbye to sb dire bonjour/au revoir à qn;

∎ say hello to them for me dites-leur bonjour de ma part;

∎ figurative I think you can say goodbye to your money je crois que vous pouvez dire adieu à votre argent;

∎ as I said yesterday/in my letter comme je l'ai dit hier/dans ma lettre;

∎ to say yes/no dire oui/non;

∎ did you say yes or no to his offer? tu as répondu oui ou non à sa proposition?, tu as accepté ou refusé sa proposition?;

∎ I wouldn't say no! je ne dis pas non!, ce n'est pas de refus!;

∎ I wouldn't say no to a cold drink je prendrais volontiers ou bien une boisson fraîche;

∎ to say please/thank you dire s'il vous plaît/merci;

∎ to say a prayer (for) dire une prière (pour);

∎ to say one's prayers faire sa prière;

∎ I can't say Russian names properly je n'arrive pas à bien prononcer les noms russes;

∎ I said to myself "let's wait a bit" je me suis dit "attendons un peu";

∎ what did he say about his plans? qu'a-t-il dit de ses projets?;

∎ have you said anything about it to him? est-ce que vous lui en avez parlé?;

∎ don't say too much about our visit ne parlez pas trop de notre visite;

∎ the less said the better moins nous parlerons, mieux cela vaudra;

∎ what did you say? (repeat what you said) pardon?, qu'avez-vous dit?; (in reply) qu'avez-vous répondu?;

∎ well, say something then! eh bien, dites quelque chose!;

∎ I can't think of anything to say je ne trouve rien à dire;

∎ I have nothing to say (gen) je n'ai rien à dire; (no comment) je n'ai aucune déclaration à faire;

∎ I have nothing more to say on the matter je n'ai rien à ajouter là-dessus;

∎ nothing was said about going to Moscow on n'a pas parlé d'aller ou il n'a pas été question d'aller à Moscou;

∎ let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus;

∎ can you say that again? pouvez-vous répéter ce que vous venez de dire?;

∎ you can say that again! c'est le cas de le dire!, je ne vous le fais pas dire!;

∎ Telecommunications who shall I say is calling? c'est de la part de qui?;

∎ say what you think dites ce que vous pensez;

∎ say what you mean dites ce que vous avez à dire;

∎ the chairman would like to say a few words le président voudrait dire quelques mots;

∎ he didn't have a good word to say about the plan il n'a dit que du mal du projet;

∎ he doesn't have a good word to say about anybody il n'a jamais rien de positif à dire sur personne;

∎ what have you got to say for yourself? eh bien, expliquez-vous!;

∎ he didn't have much to say for himself (spoke little) il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire; (no excuses) il n'avait pas de véritable excuse à donner;

∎ he certainly has a lot to say for himself il n'a pas la langue dans la poche;

∎ as you might say pour ainsi dire;

∎ so saying, he walked out sur ces mots, il est parti;

∎ to say nothing of the overheads sans parler des frais;

∎ British just say the word, you only have to say (the word) vous n'avez qu'un mot à dire;

∎ having said that ceci (étant) dit;

∎ to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire;

∎ it goes without saying that we shall travel together il va sans dire ou il va de soi que nous voyagerons ensemble;

∎ familiar you said it! tu l'as dit!, comme tu dis!;

∎ familiar don't say you've forgotten! ne me dis pas que tu as oublié!;

∎ say no more n'en dis pas plus;

∎ enough said (I understand) je vois;

∎ well said! bien dit!;

∎ say when dis-moi stop;

∎ American say what? quoi?;

∎ when all's said and done tout compte fait, au bout du compte

(b) (with direct or indirect speech) dire;

∎ "not at all", she said "pas du tout", dit-elle;

∎ she says (that) the water's too cold elle dit que l'eau est trop froide;

∎ she said (we were) to come elle a dit qu'on devait venir;

∎ she said to get back early elle a dit qu'on devait rentrer tôt;

∎ they said on the news that… on a dit ou annoncé aux informations que…;

∎ they said it was going to rain ils ont annoncé de la pluie

(c) (claim, allege) dire;

∎ they say ghosts really do exist ils disent que les fantômes existent vraiment;

∎ you know what they say, no smoke without fire tu sais ce qu'on dit, il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu;

∎ as they say comme ils disent ou on dit;

∎ it is said that no one will ever know the real story on dit que personne ne saura jamais ce qui s'est vraiment passé;

∎ I've heard it said that… j'ai entendu dire que… + indicative;

∎ these fans are said to be very efficient ces ventilateurs sont très efficaces, d'après ce qu'on dit;

∎ he is said to be rich, they say he is rich on le dit riche, on dit qu'il est riche;

∎ he is said to have emigrated on dit qu'il a émigré

(d) (expressing personal opinion) dire;

∎ as you say, he is the best candidate comme tu dis, c'est lui le meilleur candidat;

∎ so he says, that's what he says c'est ce qu'il dit;

∎ I can't say how long it will last je ne peux pas dire combien de temps cela va durer;

∎ who can say? qui sait?;

∎ who can say when he'll come? qui peut dire quand il viendra?;

∎ (you can) say what you like, but I'm going vous pouvez dire ce que vous voulez, moi je m'en vais;

∎ I must say she's been very helpful je dois dire ou j'avoue qu'elle nous a beaucoup aidés;

∎ well this is a fine time to arrive, I must say! en voilà une heure pour arriver!;

∎ I'll say this much for them, they don't give up easily au moins, on peut dire qu'ils n'abandonnent pas facilement;

∎ I'll say this for him, he certainly tries hard je dois reconnaître qu'il fait tout son possible;

∎ you might as well say we're all mad! autant dire qu'on est tous fous!;

∎ you don't mean to say he's eighty-six vous n'allez pas me dire qu'il a quatre-vingt-six ans;

∎ is he stupid? - I wouldn't say that est-ce qu'il est bête? - je n'irais pas jusque-là;

∎ I should say so bien sûr que oui, je pense bien;

∎ I should say not! bien sûr que non!;

∎ if you say so si ou puisque tu le dis;

∎ and so say all of us et nous sommes tous d'accord ou de cet avis;

∎ there's no saying what will happen impossible de prédire ce qui va arriver;

∎ to say the least c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;

∎ it's rather dangerous, to say the least c'est plutôt dangereux, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;

∎ I was surprised, not to say astounded j'étais surpris, pour ne pas dire stupéfait;

∎ there's something to be said for the idea l'idée a du bon;

∎ there's not much to be said for the idea l'idée ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ there's a lot to be said for doing sport il y a beaucoup d'avantages à faire du sport;

∎ there is little to be said for beginning now on n'a pas intérêt à commencer dès maintenant;

∎ that's not saying much ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose;

∎ it doesn't say much for his powers of observation cela en dit long sur son sens de l'observation;

∎ you're honest, I'll say that for you je dirais en votre faveur que vous êtes honnête;

∎ that isn't saying much for him ce n'est pas à son honneur;

∎ it says a lot for his courage/about his real motives cela en dit long sur son courage/ses intentions réelles;

∎ the way you dress says something about you as a person la manière dont les gens s'habillent est révélatrice de leur personnalité

(e) (think) dire, penser;

∎ I say you should leave je pense que vous devriez partir;

∎ what do you say? qu'en dites-vous?, qu'en pensez-vous?;

∎ what will people say? que vont dire les gens?;

∎ what did they say to your offer? qu'ont-ils dit de votre proposition?;

∎ what do you say we drive over or to driving over to see them? que diriez-vous de prendre la voiture et d'aller les voir?;

∎ what would you say to a picnic? que diriez-vous d'un pique-nique?, ça vous dit de faire un pique-nique?;

∎ when would you say would be the best time for us to leave? quel serait le meilleur moment pour partir, à votre avis?;

∎ to look at them, you wouldn't say they were a day over forty à les voir, on ne leur donnerait pas plus de quarante ans

(f) (suppose, assume)

∎ (let's) say your plan doesn't work, what then? admettons ou supposons que votre plan ne marche pas, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ say he doesn't arrive, who will take his place? si jamais il n'arrive pas, qui prendra sa place?;

∎ look at, say, Jane Austen or George Eliot… prends Jane Austen ou George Eliot, par exemple…;

∎ if I had, say, £100,000 to spend si j'avais, mettons ou disons, 100 000 livres à dépenser;

∎ come tomorrow, say after lunch venez demain, disons ou mettons après le déjeuner;

∎ shall we say Sunday? disons dimanche, d'accord?

(g) (indicate, register) indiquer, marquer;

∎ the clock says 10.40 la pendule indique 10 heures 40;

∎ what does your watch say? quelle heure est-il à ta montre?;

∎ the sign says 50 km le panneau indique 50 km;

∎ the gauge says 3.4 la jauge indique ou marque 3,4;

∎ it says "shake well" c'est marqué "bien agiter";

∎ the instructions say (to) open it out of doors dans le mode d'emploi, on dit qu'il faut l'ouvrir dehors;

∎ it says in the newspaper that… on dit dans le journal que… + indicative;

∎ the Bible says or it says in the Bible that… comme il est écrit dans la Bible…

(h) (express → of intonation, eyes) exprimer, marquer;

∎ his expression said everything son expression était très éloquente ou en disait long;

∎ that look says a lot ce regard en dit long

(i) (mean)

∎ that is to say c'est-à-dire;

∎ it's short, that's to say, about twenty pages c'est court, ça fait dans les vingt pages;

∎ that's not to say I don't like it cela ne veut pas dire que je ne l'aime pas

2 intransitive verb

(tell) dire;

∎ he won't say il ne veut pas le dire;

∎ I'd rather not say je préfère ne rien dire;

∎ I can't say exactly je ne sais pas au juste;

∎ it's not for me to say (speak) ce n'est pas à moi de le dire; (decide) ce n'est pas à moi de décider;

∎ I can't say fairer than that je ne peux pas mieux dire;

∎ so to say pour ainsi dire;

∎ I say! (expressing surprise) eh bien!; (expressing indignation) dites donc!; (to attract attention) dites!;

∎ American say! dites donc!;

∎ I mean to say! tout de même!, quand même!;

∎ I'll say! et comment donc!;

∎ you don't say! sans blague!, ça alors!

3 noun

∎ to have a say in sth avoir son mot à dire dans qch;

∎ I had no say in choosing the wallpaper on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis pour le choix du papier peint;

∎ I have no say in the matter je n'ai pas voix au chapitre;

∎ we had little say in the matter on ne nous a pas vraiment demandé notre avis;

∎ to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire;

∎ now you've had your say, let me have mine maintenant que vous avez dit ce que vous aviez à dire, laissez-moi parler

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8 say

1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt

what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?

it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)

you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)

says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!

don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...

I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde

[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen

I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?

what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes

say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten

which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen

2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]

3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]

the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...

a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

2) (power of decision)

the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)

3) (what one has to say)

have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)

get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen

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[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) sagen

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) sagen

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) aufsagen

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) sagen
2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) das Mitspracherecht

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say

[seɪ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (utter)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

how do you \say your name in Japanese? wie spricht man deinen Namen auf Japanisch aus?

I'm sorry, what did you \say? Entschuldigung, was hast du gesagt?

to \say sth to sb's face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagen

when all is said and done letzten Endes

when all is said and done, you can only do your best letzten Endes kann man sich nur bemühen, sein Bestes zu geben

2. (state)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what did they \say about the house? was haben sie über das Haus gesagt?

what did you \say to him? was hast du ihm gesagt?

“the department manager is at lunch,” he said apologetically „der Abteilungsleiter ist beim Mittagessen“, meinte er bedauernd

another cup of tea? — I wouldn't \say no ( fam) noch eine Tasse Tee? — da würde ich nicht Nein sagen

to \say goodbye to sb jdm auf Wiedersehen sagen, sich akk von jdm verabschieden

if Europe fails to agree on this, we can \say goodbye to any common foreign policy ( fam) wenn Europa sich hierauf nicht einigen kann, können wir jegliche gemeinsame Außenpolitik vergessen

to \say the least um es [einmal] milde auszudrücken

he's rather unreliable to \say the least er ist ziemlich unzuverlässig, und das ist noch schmeichelhaft ausgedrückt

you can \say that again! ( fam) das kannst du laut sagen fam

to have anything/nothing/something to \say [to sb] [jdm] irgendetwas/nichts/etwas zu sagen haben

I've got something to \say to you ich muss Ihnen etwas sagen

to \say yes/no to sth etw annehmen/ablehnen

having said that,... abgesehen davon...

3. (put into words)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what are you \saying, exactly? was willst du eigentlich sagen?

that was well said das war gut gesagt; (sl)

\say what? echt? fam

he talked for nearly an hour, but actually he said very little er redete beinahe eine Stunde lang, aber eigentlich sagte er sehr wenig

needless to \say [that] he disagreed with all the suggestions, as usual natürlich war er, wie immer, mit keinem der Vorschläge einverstanden

to have a lot/nothing to \say viel/nicht viel reden

what have you got to \say for yourself? was hast du zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?

\say no more! alles klar!

to \say nothing of sth ganz zu schweigen von etw dat

it would be an enormous amount of work, to \say nothing of the cost es wäre ein enormer Arbeitsaufwand, ganz abgesehen von den Kosten

4. (think)

it is said [that] he's over 100 er soll über 100 Jahre alt sein

she is a firm leader, too firm, some might \say sie ist eine strenge Führungskraft, zu streng, wie manche vielleicht sagen würden

\say what you like, I still can't believe it du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber ich kann es noch immer nicht glauben

▪ to \say sth to oneself sich dat etw sagen

she said to herself, “what a fool I am!” „was bin ich doch für eine Idiotin“, sagte sie zu sich selbst

5. (recite aloud)

▪ to \say sth etw aufsagen

to \say a prayer ein Gebet sprechen

6. (give information)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

the sign \says... auf dem Schild steht...

can you read what that notice \says? kannst du lesen, was auf der Mitteilung steht?

it \says on the bottle to take three tablets a day auf der Flasche heißt es, man soll drei Tabletten täglich einnehmen

my watch \says 3 o'clock auf meiner Uhr ist es 3 [Uhr]

7. (indicate)

to \say something/a lot about sb/sth etwas/eine Menge über jdn/etw aussagen

the way he drives \says a lot about his character sein Fahrstil sagt eine Menge über seinen Charakter aus

to \say something for sb/sth für jdn/etw sprechen

it \says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often dass sie so oft Cello übt, zeigt ihre Entschlossenheit

there's little/a lot to be said for sth es spricht wenig/viel für etw akk

there's a lot to be said for living alone es spricht viel dafür, alleine zu leben

8. (convey inner/artistic meaning)

▪ to \say sth etw ausdrücken

the look on his face said he knew what had happened der Ausdruck auf seinem Gesicht machte deutlich, dass er wusste, was geschehen war

the expression on her face when she saw them said it all ihr Gesichtsausdruck, als sie sie sah, sagte alles

9. ( fam: suggest)

▪ to \say sth etw vorschlagen

I \say we start looking for a hotel now ich schlage vor, wir suchen uns jetzt ein Hotel

what do you \say we sell the car? was hältst du davon, wenn wir das Auto verkaufen?

10. (tell, command)

▪ to \say when/where etc. sagen, wann/wo usw.

he said to meet him here er sagte, dass wir ihn hier treffen sollen

she said to call her back when you get home sie sagte, du sollst sie zurückrufen, wenn du wieder zu Hause bist

to \say when sagen, wenn es genug ist [o reicht

11. (for instance)

[let's] \say... sagen wir [mal]...; (assuming) nehmen wir an, angenommen

try and finish the work by, let's \say, Friday versuchen Sie die Arbeit bis, sagen wir mal, Freitag fertig zu machen

[let's] \say [that] the journey takes three hours, that means you'll arrive at 2 o'clock angenommen die Reise dauert drei Stunden, das heißt, du kommst um 2 Uhr an

12.

▶ to \say amen to sth Amen zu etw dat sagen

I'll \say amen to that ich bin dafür

▶ to be unable to \say boo to a goose ein Hasenfuß sein iron pej fam

he's so shy he couldn't \say boo to a goose er ist so schüchtern, er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

▶ to \say cheese ‚cheese‘ sagen, „wo ist das Vögelchen?“ hum

▶ before sb could \say Jack Robinson bevor jd bis drei zählen konnte

▶ to \say uncle AM ( esp childspeak) sich akk geschlagen geben, aufgeben

▶ to \say the word Bescheid geben

just \say the word, and I'll come and help sag nur ein Wort und ich komme zu Hilfe

▶ you don't \say [so]! was du nicht sagst!

▶ you said it! ( fam) du sagst es!

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (state) sagen

where was he going? — he didn't \say wo wollte er hin? — das hat er nicht gesagt

is it possible? — who can \say? ist das möglich? — wer kann das schon sagen?

I appreciate the gesture more than I can \say ich kann gar nicht sagen, wie ich die Geste schätze

I can't \say for certain, but... ich kann es nicht mit Sicherheit behaupten, aber...

hard to \say schwer zu sagen

I can't \say das kann ich nicht sagen [o weiß ich nicht]

it's not for sb to \say es ist nicht an jdm, etw zu sagen

I think we should delay the introduction, but of course it's not for me to \say ich denke, wir sollten die Einführung hinausschieben, aber es steht mir natürlich nicht zu, das zu entscheiden

not to \say... um nicht zu sagen...

2. (believe) sagen

is Spanish a difficult language to learn? — they \say not ist Spanisch schwer zu lernen? — angeblich nicht

3. (to be explicit)

... that is to \say...... das heißt...

our friends, that is to \say our son's friends, will meet us at the airport unsere Freunde, genauer gesagt, die Freunde unseres Sohnes, werden uns am Flughafen treffen

that is not to \say das soll nicht heißen

he's so gullible, but that is not to \say that he is stupid er ist so leichtgläubig, aber das soll nicht heißen, dass er dumm ist

4. LAW

how \say you? wie lautet Ihr Urteil?

III. NOUN

no pl Meinung f

to have one's \say seine Meinung sagen

can't you keep quiet for a minute and let me have my \say? könnt ihr mal eine Minute ruhig sein, damit ich auch mal zu Wort kommen kann? fam

to have a/no \say in sth bei etw dat ein/kein Mitspracherecht haben

IV. ADJECTIVE

attr ( form)

▪ the said... der/die/das erwähnte [o genannte]...

V. INTERJECTION

1. AM ( fam: to attract attention) sag mal... fam

\say, how about going out tonight? sag mal, was hältst du davon, wenn wir heute Abend ausgehen? fam

I \say! BRIT ( dated) Donnerwetter! fam

I \say, what a splendid hat you're wearing! Donnerwetter, das ist ja ein toller Hut, den du da trägst! fam

2. (to show surprise, doubt etc.)

I [mean to [or must]] \say! [also,] ich muss [schon] sagen!; ( fam: for emphasis)

I'll \say! und wie!, das kann man wohl sagen! fam; (sl: to express doubt)

\says you! das glaubst aber auch nur du! fam

\says who? wer sagt das?

3. AM (expresses positive reaction) sag mal fam

\say, that's really a great idea! Mensch, das ist ja echt eine tolle Idee! fam

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[seɪ] vb: pret, ptp said
1. TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) sagen

you can say what you like (about it/me) — Sie können (darüber/über mich) sagen, was Sie wollen

I never thought I'd hear him say that — ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er das sagen würde

that's not for him to say — es steht ihm nicht zu, sich darüber zu äußern

he looks very smart, I'll say that for him —

if you see her, say I haven't changed my mind — wenn du sie siehst, sag ihr or richte ihr aus, dass ich es mir nicht anders überlegt habe

I'm not saying it's the best, but... — ich sage or behaupte ja nicht, dass es das Beste ist, aber...

though I say it myself — wenn ich das mal selbst sagen darf

never let it be said that I didn't try — es soll keiner sagen können or mir soll keiner nachsagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht

well, all I can say is... — na ja, da kann ich nur sagen...

it tastes, shall we say, interesting — das schmeckt aber, na, sagen wir mal interessant

you'd better do it – who says? —

well, what can I say? — na ja, was kann man da sagen?

what does it mean? – I wouldn't like to say — was bedeutet das? – das kann ich auch nicht sagen

having said that, I must point out... — ich muss allerdings darauf hinweisen...

so saying, he sat down — und mit den Worten setzte er sich

he didn't have much to say for himself — er sagte or redete nicht viel; (in defence) er konnte nicht viel (zu seiner Verteidigung) sagen

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihrer Verteidigung zu sagen?

if you don't like it, say so —

why didn't you say so? — warum haben Sie das denn nicht gesagt?

do it this way – if you say so — machen Sie es so – wenn Sie meinen

2)

giving instructions he said to wait here — er hat gesagt, ich soll/wir sollen etc hier warten

3) = announce melden

who shall I say? — wen darf ich melden?

4) = recite poem aufsagen; prayer, text sprechen

say after me... — sprechen Sie mir nach...

5) = pronounce aussprechen

he can't say his r's — er kann kein R aussprechen

6) = indicate newspaper, dictionary, clock, horoscope sagen (inf); (thermometer) anzeigen, sagen (inf); (law, church, Bible, computer) sagen

it says in the papers that... — in den Zeitungen steht, dass...

what does the paper/this book/your horoscope etc say? — was steht in der Zeitung/diesem Buch/deinem Horoskop etc?

the rules say that... — in den Regeln heißt es, dass...

what does the weather forecast say? — wie ist or lautet (form) der Wetterbericht?

the weather forecast said that... —

what does your watch say? — wie spät ist es auf Ihrer Uhr?, was sagt Ihre Uhr? (inf)

did the news say anything about the strike? — kam in den Nachrichten etwas über den Streik?

they weren't allowed to say anything about it in the papers — sie durften in den Zeitungen nichts darüber schreiben

7) = tell sagen

it's hard to say what's wrong what does that say about his intentions/the main character? — es ist schwer zu sagen, was nicht stimmt was sagt das über seine Absichten/die Hauptperson aus?

that says a lot about his character/state of mind — das lässt tief auf seinen Charakter/Gemütszustand schließen

these figures say a lot about recent trends — diese Zahlen sind in Bezug auf neuere Tendenzen sehr aufschlussreich

and that's saying a lot — und das will schon etwas heißen

that's not saying much — das will nicht viel heißen

that doesn't say much for him —

that says a lot for him — das spricht für ihn

there's no saying — das weiß keiner

there's no saying what might happen — was (dann) passiert, das kann keiner vorhersagen

there's something/a lot to be said for being based in London — es spricht einiges/viel für ein Zuhause or (for a firm) für einen Sitz in London

8)

= suppose say it takes three men to... — angenommen, man braucht drei Leute, um zu...

if it happens on, say, Wednesday? — wenn es am, sagen wir mal Mittwoch, passiert?

9)

in suggestions what would you say to a whisky/game of tennis? — wie wärs mit einem Whisky/mit einer Partie Tennis?

shall we say Tuesday/£50? —

what did he say to your plan? — was hat er zu Ihrem Plan gesagt?

I'll offer £500, what do you say to that? —

what do you say we go now? (inf) — wie wärs or was hieltest du davon, wenn wir jetzt gingen?, was meinst du, sollen wir jetzt gehen?

let's try again, what d'you say? (inf) — was meinste, versuchen wirs noch mal? (inf)

what do you say? — was meinen Sie?

I wouldn't say no to a cup of tea — ich hätte nichts gegen eine Tasse Tee

he never says no to a drink — er schlägt einen Drink nie aus, er sagt nie Nein or nein zu einem Drink

10)

exclamatory well, I must say! —

I say! (dated) (to attract attention) I say, thanks awfully, old man! (dated) — na so was! hallo! na dann vielen Dank, altes Haus! (dated)

say, what a great idea! (esp US) — Mensch, tolle Idee! (inf)

say, buddy! (esp US) — he, Mann! (inf)

I should say so! — das möchte ich doch meinen!

you don't say! (also iro) — nein wirklich?, was du nicht sagst!

well said! — (ganz) richtig!

you('ve) said it! — Sie sagen es!

you can say that again! — das kann man wohl sagen!

say no more! — ich weiß Bescheid!

says you! (inf) — das meinst auch nur du! (inf)

says who? (inf) — wer sagt das?

and so say all of us — und wir stimmen alle zu

11)

set expressions (it's) easier said than done — das ist leichter gesagt als getan

no sooner said than done — gesagt, getan

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

they say..., it is said... — es heißt...

he is said to be very rich — er soll sehr reich sein, es heißt, er sei sehr reich

a building said to have been built by... — ein Gebäude, das angeblich von... gebaut wurde or das von... gebaut worden sein soll

it goes without saying that... —

that goes without saying — das ist selbstverständlich

that is to say — das heißt; (correcting also) beziehungsweise

that's not to say that... — das soll nicht heißen, dass...

the plan sounded vague, not to say impractical — der Plan klang vage, um nicht zu sagen unpraktisch

to say nothing of the noise/costs etc — von dem Lärm/den Kosten etc ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen

to say nothing of being... — davon, dass ich/er etc... ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen

enough said! — genug!

2. NOUN

1)

= opportunity to speak let him have his say — lass ihn mal reden or seine Meinung äußern

everyone should be allowed to have his say —

you've had your say — Sie haben Ihre Meinung äußern können

2) = right to decide etc Mitspracherecht nt (in bei)

to have no/a say in sth —

I want more say in determining... — ich möchte mehr Mitspracherecht bei der Entscheidung... haben

to have the last or final say (in sth) — (etw) letztlich entscheiden; (person also) das letzte Wort (bei etw) haben

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say¹ [seı]

A v/t prät und pperf said [sed], 2. sg präs obs oder BIBEL say(e)st [ˈseı(ə)st], 3. sg präs says [sez], obs oder poet saith [seθ]

1. sagen, sprechen:

say yes to sth Ja zu etwas sagen;

they have little to say to each other sie haben sich wenig zu sagen; → goodby(e) A, jack¹ A 1, knife A 1

2. sagen, äußern, vorbringen, berichten:

have sth to say to ( oder with) etwas zu sagen haben in (dat) oder bei;

he has nothing to say for himself

a) er ist sehr zurückhaltend,

b) pej mit ihm ist nicht viel los;

have you nothing to say for yourself? hast du nichts zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?;

is that all you’ve got to say? ist das alles, was du zu sagen hast?;

the Bible says die Bibel sagt, in der Bibel heißt es oder steht;

people ( oder they) say he is ill, he is said to be ill man sagt oder es heißt, er sei krank; er soll krank sein;

what do you say to …? was hältst du von …?, wie wäre es mit …?;

it says es lautet (Schreiben etc);

it says here hier heißt es, hier steht (geschrieben);

my watch says 4:30 auf meiner Uhr ist es halb fünf;

what does your watch say? wie spät ist es auf deiner Uhr?;

you can say that again! das kannst du laut sagen!;

say no more (ist) schon gut!; → all C, bead A 2, nothing Bes Redew

3. sagen, behaupten, versprechen:

you said you would come; → soon 2

4. a) auch say over ein Gedicht etc auf-, hersagen

b) REL ein Gebet sprechen, ein Vaterunser etc beten: → grace A 11

c) KATH die Messe lesen

5. (be)sagen, bedeuten:

that is to say das heißt;

$500, say, five hundred dollars 500$, in Worten: fünfhundert Dollar;

(and) that’s saying sth (u.) das will was heißen;

that says it all das sagt alles

6. umg annehmen:

(let’s) say this happens angenommen oder nehmen wir (mal) an, das geschieht;

a sum of, say, $500 eine Summe von sagen wir (mal) 500 Dollar;

a country, say India ein Land wie (z. B.) Indien;

I should say ich würde sagen, ich dächte (schon)

B v/i

1. sagen, meinen:

it is hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen;

if you say so wenn du das sagst;

you may well say so das kann man wohl sagen;

you don’t say (so)! was du nicht sagst!;

say, haven’t I …? bes US umg sag mal, hab ich nicht …?;

I can’t say das kann ich nicht sagen;

as one ( oder you) might say könnte man sagen, sozusagen;

says he? umg sagt er?;

says who? umg wer sagt das?;

says you! sl das sagst du!, denkste!

2. I say

a) hör(en Sie) mal!, sag(en Sie) mal!,

b) (erstaunt od beifällig) Donnerwetter! umg, ich muss schon sagen!

C s

1. Ausspruch m, Behauptung f:

have one’s say seine Meinung äußern (to, on über akk oder zu)

2. Mitspracherecht n:

have a (no) say in sth etwas (nichts) zu sagen haben bei etwas;

let him have his say lass(t) ihn (doch auch mal) reden!

3. auch final say endgültige Entscheidung:

who has the say in this matter? wer hat in dieser Sache zu entscheiden oder das letzte Wort (zu sprechen)?

say² [seı] s ein feiner Wollstoff

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1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt

what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?

it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)

you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)

says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!

don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...

I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde

[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen

I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?

what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes

say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten

which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen

2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]

3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]

the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...

a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

2) (power of decision)

the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)

3) (what one has to say)

have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)

get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said)

= sagen v.

English-german dictionary > say
9 say

قَالَ \ remark: (in reported speech) to say: He remarked that it was time to go home. say: to express in spoken words: I love you, she said. He said nothing to her. So they say. What would you say to a cup of coffee? (If sb. offered you a cup, would you like one?) Have you said your prayers?. speak: to express: Always speak the truth. tell: to say (the truth, a lie, the answer, the time, a secret, a story, etc.) to sb.: He told me that he was afraid. If you know the answer you mustn’t tell (anyone). \ See Also تكلم (تَكَلَّمَ)، أخبر (أَخْبَرَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > say
10 say

sei
1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) decir

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) decir

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) decir

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) decir

2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) opinión, voz y voto

- saying
- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say

say vb decir

I didn't hear him, what did he say? no lo he oído, ¿qué ha dicho?

he said that he was tired dijo que estaba cansado

how do you say "laugh" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "laugh" en español?

El pasado y participio pasado de say es said

say

tr[seɪ]

transitive verb (pt & pp said tr[sed])

1 (gen) decir; (express) expresar; (state) afirmar, declarar

■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?, ¿qué ha dicho?

■ could you say that again? ¿podrías repetir eso?

■ first she said yes and then no primero dijo que sí y luego que no

■ I thought you said you could cook! ¡no habías dicho que sabías cocinar!

■ she said to be here at 9.00 pm dijo que teníamos que estar aquí a las 9.00

■ they say he killed her dicen que la mató

2 (prayer) rezar; (poem, lines) recitar

3 (newspaper, sign, etc) decir; (clock, meter, etc) marcar

■ what does the guidebook say? ¿qué dice la guía?, ¿qué pone en la guía?

■ what time does your watch say? ¿qué hora marca tu reloj?

4 (think) pensar, opinar, decir

■ what do you say? ¿qué opinas?

■ I say we keep looking creo que deberíamos seguir buscando

■ what do you say we have a break? ¿qué te parece si hacemos un descanso?

■ what would you say to an ice-cream? ¿te apetece un helado?

5 (suppose) suponer, poner, decir

■ say you found a wallet, what would you do? supongamos que encuentras una cartera, ¿qué harías?

■ come round at, say, 8.00pm pásate hacia las 8.00, ¿te parece?

■ shall we say Saturday then? ¿quedamos el sábado, pues?

noun

1 opinión nombre femenino

■ I didn't have much say in the matter no tuve ni voz ni voto en el asunto

interjection

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar ¡oye!, ¡oiga!

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

having said that... a pesar de eso..., no obstante...

I say! (calling somebody) ¡oiga!, ¡oye! 2 (surprise) ¡caramba!, ¡caray!

I'll say! ¡ya lo creo!

it goes without saying that... por supuesto que..., huelga decir que...

it is said that... dicen que..., se dice que...

never say die no rendirse

not to have a lot to say for oneself no tener mucho que decir

not to say... por no decir...

not to say much for somebody/something decir mal de alguien/algo

say no more! (interrupting) ¡basta! 2 (I understand) ¡no me digas más!

say when! ¡ya me dirás basta!

that is to say es decir

the least said the better cuanto menos decimos, mejor

to have one's say dar su opinión, hablar

to not say a dicky-bird no decir ni pío

to say a lot for somebody/something decir mucho en favor de alguien/algo

to say nothing of... por no decir nada de..., por no mencionar...

to say the least como mínimo

to say to oneself decir para sí

when all is said and done al fin y al cabo

you can say that again! ¡y que lo digas!, ¡ya lo creo!

you don't say! ¡no me digas!

you said it! ¡ya lo creo!; ¡dímelo a mí!

say ['seɪ] v, said ['sɛd] ; saying ; says ['sz] vt

1) express, utter: decir, expresar

to say no: decir que no

that goes without saying: ni que decir tiene

no sooner said than done: dicho y hecho

to say again: repetir

to say one's prayers: rezar

2) indicate: marcar, poner

my watch says three o'clock: mi reloj marca las tres

what does the sign say?: ¿qué pone el letrero?

3) allege: decir

it's said that she's pretty: se dice que es bonita

say vi

: decir

say n, pl says ['seɪz] : voz f, opinión f

to have no say: no tener ni voz ni voto

to have one's say: dar uno su opinión

say

n.

• decir s.m.

• voz (Voto) s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said) = decir v.

(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-

pp: dicho

fut/c: dir-•)

I
1. seɪ
(pres says sez; past & past p said sed) transitive verb

1) (utter, express in speech) \<\<word/sentence/mass\>\> decir*; \<\<prayer\>\> rezar*

to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien

I said yes/no — dije que sí/no

he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta

go away, she said — -vete- dijo

he didn't say a word — no dijo ni una palabra or (fam) ni pío

well said! — bien dicho!

to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien

don't say you forgot! — no me digas que se te olvidó!

I can't say when they'll be back — no sé cuándo volverán

who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?

well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?

it was, how o what shall I say, a tricky situation — fue, cómo te (lo) diría, una situación delicada

if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo

why didn't you say so before? — haberlo dicho antes

I should say so — ( emphatic agreement) eso digo yo; ( probability) yo diría que sí

that's to say — es decir

it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...

there's a lot to be said for waiting — hay muchas razones por las que bien vale la pena esperar

there's nothing more to be said! — no hay más que decir!

to say the least — como mínimo

what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate

the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor

say no more — no me digas más

you can say that again! — y que lo digas!

it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...

though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo

that's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

no sooner said than done — dicho y hecho

when all's said and done — al fin y al cabo

before you could say knife o Jack Robinson — en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

2)

a) ( state) decir*

it said in the paper that... — el periódico decía or ponía que...

b) \<\<watch/dial\>\> marcar*

3)

a) ( suppose) (colloq) suponer*, poner*

(let's) say that... — supongamos or pongamos que...

shall we say tomorrow? — ¿qué tal mañana? (fam)

b) ( estimate) decir*

4)

a) ( allege) decir*

he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice

to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa

b) (decide, pronounce) decir*

that's really not for me to say — eso no me corresponde a mí decirlo

5) ( respond to suggestion) (colloq)

what do o would you say to a cup of tea — ¿quieres or (esp Esp) te apetece una taza de té?, ¿qué te parece si nos tomamos un té?

I wouldn't say no to a drink — no rechazaría una copa

2.

vi decir*

I'd rather not say — prefiero no decirlo

it's hard to say — es difícil decirlo

you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?

who says o says who? — (colloq) ¿quién lo dice?

you don't say! — (colloq) no me digas!

I say! — (BrE colloq)

I say! what a lovely dress! — pero qué vestido más bonito!

II

interjection (AmE colloq) oye! (fam)

say, that's a great idea! — oye, qué buena idea! (fam)

say, buddy — eh, amigo!

III

noun (no pl)

a) ( statement of view)

to have one's say — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión

b) ( power)

say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)

[seɪ] (vb: pt, pp said)
1. VT
VI
1) [person] (=speak, tell) decir

"hello," he said — -hola -dijo

what did you say? — ¿qué dijiste?

he said to me that... — me dijo que...

to say to o.s. — decir para sí

he said (that) he'd do it — dijo que él lo haría

she said (that) I was to give you this — me pidió que te diera esto

I say (that) we should go — yo digo que nos vayamos

• say after me — repite lo que digo yo

• to say sth again — repetir algo

• to say goodbye to sb — despedirse de algn

• to say good morning/ goodnight to sb — dar los buenos días/las buenas noches a algn

• to say mass — decir misa

• I've nothing more to say — se acabó

let's say no more about it — se acabó el asunto

• I must say (that) I disapprove of the idea — la verdad es que no me parece bien la idea

I must say she's very pretty — tengo que or debo reconocer que es muy guapa

it's difficult, I must say — es difícil, lo confieso

• to say no — decir que no

to say no to a proposal — rechazar una propuesta

I wouldn't say no — (Brit) * me encantaría

• to say a prayer — rezar

• that's what I say — eso digo yo, lo mismo digo yo

• I will say this about him, he's bright — reconozco (a pesar de todo) que es listo

• to say yes — decir que sí

to say yes to a proposal — aceptar una propuesta

2) (=show on dial) marcar; (=show in print) poner, decir

my watch says three o'clock — mi reloj marca las tres

it says 30 degrees — marca 30 grados

it says here that it was built in 1066 — aquí pone or dice que se construyó en 1006

the rules say that... — según las reglas..., en las reglas pone...

3) (in phrases)

• when all is said and done — al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas

• she has nothing to say for herself — no tiene conversación, nunca abre la boca

what have you got to say for yourself? — ¿y tú, qué dices?

he never has much to say for himself — habla poco

that doesn't say much for him — eso no es una gran recomendación para él

it says much for his courage that he stayed — el que permaneciera allí demuestra su valor

it's not for me to say — no me toca a mí decir

• to say the least — para no decir más

• say what you like about her hat, she's charming — dígase lo que se quiera acerca de su sombrero, es encantadora

• that's saying a lot — y eso es algo

his suit says a lot about him — su traje dice mucho de él

• though I say it or so myself — aunque soy yo el que lo dice

• there's no saying what he'll do — quién sabe lo que hará

• I'd rather not say — prefiero no decir (nada)

it's an original, not to say revolutionary, idea — la idea es original y hasta revolucionaria

• to say nothing of the rest — sin hablar de lo demás

• would you really say so? — ¿lo crees de veras?

• that is to say — o sea, es decir

• what do or would you say to a walk? — ¿le apetece or se le antoja un paseo?

what would you say to that? — ¿qué contestas a eso?

• it goes without saying that... — ni que decir tiene que..., huelga decir que...

that goes without saying — eso cae de su peso

- what he says goes

4) (impersonal use)

it is said that..., they say that... — se dice que..., dicen que...

he is said to have been the first — dicen que fue el primero

• it's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho

• there's a lot to be said for it/for doing it — hay mucho que decir a su favor/a favor de hacerlo

• it must be said that... — hay que decir or reconocer que...

• there's something to be said for it/for doing it — hay algo que decir a su favor/a favor de hacerlo

there's something to be said on both sides — hay algo que decir en pro y en contra

• no sooner said than done — dicho y hecho

5) (in exclamations)

say! (esp US) —

I'll say! * —

I should say so! * —

you can say that again! * — ¡ya lo creo!, ¡exacto!

• you don't say! * — (often hum) ¡no me digas!

• enough said! — ¡basta!

• I say! — (Brit) (calling attention) ¡oiga!; (in surprise, appreciation) ¡vaya!, ¡anda!

• say no more! — ¡basta!, ¡ni una palabra más!

• so you say! — ¡eso es lo que tú dices!

• well said! — ¡muy bien dicho!

• you've said it! * — ¡exacto!, ¡tú lo dijiste!

6) (=suppose) suponer, decir, poner

(let's) say it's worth £20 — supongamos or digamos or pon que vale 20 libras

I should say it's worth about £100 — yo diría que vale unas cien libras

shall we say Tuesday? — ¿quedamos en el martes?

shall we say £5? — ¿convenimos en 5 libras?

we sell it at say £25 — pongamos que lo vendemos por 25 libras

we were going at say 80kph — íbamos a 80kph más o menos

2.

N

• to have one's say — dar su opinión

I've had my say — yo he dado mi opinión or he dicho lo que pensaba

to have a say in the matter — tener voz y voto

if I had had a say in it — si hubieran pedido mi parecer or opinión

to have no say in the matter — no tener voz en capítulo

let him have his say! — ¡que hable él!

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I
1. [seɪ]
(pres says [sez]; past & past p said [sed]) transitive verb

1) (utter, express in speech) \<\<word/sentence/mass\>\> decir*; \<\<prayer\>\> rezar*

to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien

I said yes/no — dije que sí/no

he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta

go away, she said — -vete- dijo

he didn't say a word — no dijo ni una palabra or (fam) ni pío

well said! — bien dicho!

to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien

don't say you forgot! — no me digas que se te olvidó!

I can't say when they'll be back — no sé cuándo volverán

who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?

well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?

it was, how o what shall I say, a tricky situation — fue, cómo te (lo) diría, una situación delicada

if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo

why didn't you say so before? — haberlo dicho antes

I should say so — ( emphatic agreement) eso digo yo; ( probability) yo diría que sí

that's to say — es decir

it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...

there's a lot to be said for waiting — hay muchas razones por las que bien vale la pena esperar

there's nothing more to be said! — no hay más que decir!

to say the least — como mínimo

what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate

the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor

say no more — no me digas más

you can say that again! — y que lo digas!

it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...

though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo

that's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

no sooner said than done — dicho y hecho

when all's said and done — al fin y al cabo

before you could say knife o Jack Robinson — en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

2)

a) ( state) decir*

it said in the paper that... — el periódico decía or ponía que...

b) \<\<watch/dial\>\> marcar*

3)

a) ( suppose) (colloq) suponer*, poner*

(let's) say that... — supongamos or pongamos que...

shall we say tomorrow? — ¿qué tal mañana? (fam)

b) ( estimate) decir*

4)

a) ( allege) decir*

he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice

to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa

b) (decide, pronounce) decir*

that's really not for me to say — eso no me corresponde a mí decirlo

5) ( respond to suggestion) (colloq)

what do o would you say to a cup of tea — ¿quieres or (esp Esp) te apetece una taza de té?, ¿qué te parece si nos tomamos un té?

I wouldn't say no to a drink — no rechazaría una copa

2.

vi decir*

I'd rather not say — prefiero no decirlo

it's hard to say — es difícil decirlo

you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?

who says o says who? — (colloq) ¿quién lo dice?

you don't say! — (colloq) no me digas!

I say! — (BrE colloq)

I say! what a lovely dress! — pero qué vestido más bonito!

II

interjection (AmE colloq) oye! (fam)

say, that's a great idea! — oye, qué buena idea! (fam)

say, buddy — eh, amigo!

III

noun (no pl)

a) ( statement of view)

to have one's say — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión

b) ( power)

say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)

English-spanish dictionary > say
11 say

adv. hé, zeg, bij wijze v. spreken
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n. mening; gesproken woord; spreekrecht; woord
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v. zeggen; veronderstellen; van mening zijn

say¹

[ see] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; geen meervoud〉

1 invloed ⇒ zeggen(schap)

2 zegje ⇒ mening

♦voorbeelden:

1   have a say in the matter • iets in de melk te brokkelen hebben

     he has the say about that matter • hij heeft het voor het zeggen in die zaak

2   have/say one's say • zijn zegje zeggen/doen

————————

say²

[ see, 〈 3e persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd〉 sez] 〈 said, said [ sed]〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 zeggen ⇒ praten, vertellen

♦voorbeelden:

1   I could not say • ik zou het niet kunnen zeggen

     〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 I say! • hé (zeg), zeg; je meent het!

     so to say • bij wijze van spreken

     it's not for me to say • daar kan ik niet over beslissen/me niet over uitlaten

     I'd rather not say • ik laat me er liever niet over uit

     a man, they say, of bad reputation • een man, (zo) zegt men, met een slechte reputatie

     〈 informeel〉 you don't say (so) • 't is niet waar!, ongelofelijk!

     〈 spreekwoord〉 saying is one thing and doing another • zeggen en doen is twee

→ dare dare/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 (op)zeggen ⇒ uiten, (uit)spreken

2 zeggen ⇒ vermelden, verkondigen

3 zeggen ⇒ aanvoeren, te kennen geven

4 zeggen ⇒ aannemen, veronderstellen

5 aangeven ⇒ tonen, zeggen

♦voorbeelden:

1   say grace/one's prayers • dank zeggen, bidden

     say one's lesson • zijn les opzeggen

     I dare say that • het zou zelfs heel goed kunnen dat

     〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 I wouldn't say no • ik zeg geen nee

     say no more! • geen woord meer!; praat er mij niet van!; dat zegt al genoeg!

     to say nothing of • om nog maar te zwijgen over

     say to oneself • bij zichzelf denken

     I've something to say to you • ik moet je iets vertellen

     〈 vaak schertsend〉 as they say • zoals men zegt/dat noemt, zoals dat heet

     〈 informeel〉 say what you like • je mag zeggen wat je wil

     who shall I say, sir? • wie kan ik zeggen dat er is, meneer?

     〈 spreekwoord〉 least said, soonest mended • zwijgen en denken kan niemand krenken

     that is to say • met andere woorden, dat wil zeggen, tenminste

2   the text says • in de tekst staat

     to say the least • op zijn zachtst uitgedrukt

     she is said to be very rich • men zegt dat ze heel rijk is, ze zou heel rijk zijn

     it is said/they say • men zegt/ze zeggen

     it says on the bottle • op de fles staat

     it says here that • hier staat dat

3   what have you to say for yourself? • wat heb je ter verdediging aan te voeren?

     let's do it together, what do you say? • laten we het samen doen, wat zou je daarvan zeggen/vinden?

     what do you say to this? • wat zou je hiervan vinden/zeggen?

4   let's say, shall we say • laten we zeggen/aannemen

     say it were true • aangenomen/stel dat het waar is

     say seven a.m. • laten we zeggen/pakweg zeven uur ('s ochtends)

5   what time does your watch say? • hoe laat is het op jouw horloge?

¶ when all is said and done • alles bij elkaar genomen, al met al

     no sooner said than done • zo gezegd, zo gedaan

     it goes without saying • het spreekt vanzelf

     〈 informeel〉 I'll say, you can say that again, 〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉you said it • zeg dat wel, daar zeg je zo iets, en of!

     say when • zeg het als 't genoeg is

English-Dutch dictionary > say
12 prière

prière [pʀijεʀ]

feminine noun

a. prayer

• dire or faire ses prières to say one's prayers

b. ( = demande) entreaty

• il est resté sourd à mes prières he wouldn't do what I asked him to

► prière de... please...

• « prière de ne pas fumer » "no smoking (please)"

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pʀijɛʀ
nom féminin

1) Religion prayer

faire sa prière — to say one's prayers

2) ( demande) request; ( plus insistant) plea, entreaty

prière de ne pas fumer — no smoking please

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pʀijɛʀ nf
1) RELIGION prayer

faire ses prières — to say one's prayers

2) (= demande instante) plea, entreaty

3) (locution)

prière de...; "prière de ne pas déranger" — "please do not disturb"

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prière

A nm Édition prière d'insérer review slip.

B nf

1 Relig prayer; lieu de prière place of prayer; appeler les fidèles à la prière to call the faithful to prayer; une journée placée sous le signe de la prière a day of prayer; être absorbé dans sa prière to be absorbed in prayer ou one's prayers; faire sa prière or ses prières to say one's prayers; conduire la prière to lead the prayers; la prière du soir evening prayers (pl);

2 ( demande) request; ( plus insistant) plea, entreaty; céder à la prière de qn to give in to sb's request, to yield to sb's plea ou entreaty; prière de fermer la porte please close the door; prière de ne pas fumer no smoking please; prière de ne pas se pencher à la portière do not lean out of the window.

[prijɛr] nom féminin

1. RELIGION prayer

dire ou faire ou réciter ses prières to pray, to say one's prayers

être en prière to be praying

je l'ai trouvé en prière I found him at prayer

tu peux faire tes prières [menace] say your prayers

2. [requête] request, plea, entreaty

elle a fini par céder aux prières de ses enfants she finally gave in to her children's pleas

‘prière de ne pas fumer’ ‘no smoking (please)’

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prière d'insérer nom masculin & nom féminin

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Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > prière
13 pomoliti se

vr pf (moliti) pray, offer prayers, say a prayer, say one's prayers (for) | -te se! say your prayers!, pray!

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• spring

• appear

Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > pomoliti se
14 Не суй свой нос в чужой вопрос

Carry on your own affairs and do not become concerned with those of other people. See Любопытной Варваре нос оторвали (Л)
Var.: Не суй (тычь) носа в чужое просо
Cf: Curiosity killed the cat (Am., Br.). Don't thrust your sickle into another's corn (Am.). Enquire not what boils in another's pot (Br.). Every person should row his own boat (Am.). Go home and say your prayers (Br.). Hoe your own row (Am.). It that lies not in your gate breaks not your shin (Br.). Keep your nose out of other people's business (Am.). A man should not stick his nose in his neighbor's pot (Am.). Meddle not with another man's matter (Br.). Mind your own business (Am., Br.). Never be breaking your shin on a stool that is not in your way (Am.). Paddle your own canoe (Am., Br.). Skeer your own fire (Br.). The stone that lies not in your gate breaks not your toe (Br.)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Не суй свой нос в чужой вопрос
15 home

1. [həʋm] n
1. 1) дом, жилище, обиталище

at home - дома, у себя [см. тж. 2, 2), 6, 2) и ♢ ]

hamlet of fifty homes - деревня из пятидесяти домов

they invited us to their home - они пригласили нас к себе (домой)

2) местожительство; местопребывание; проживание

to make one's home in the country [abroad] - поселиться в деревне [за границей]

to give smb. a home, to make a home for smb. - приютить кого-л., дать кому-л. пристанище

a friend offered me a home with him - приятель предложил мне поселиться у него

2. 1) родной дом, отчий дом, родные места

one's own home - родной дом

ancestral home, the home of one's fathers - отчий дом

to be away from home - быть вдали от родного дома

to return to one's home - возвратиться в родной дом

to feel a longing for one's home - тосковать по дому /по родным местам/

2) родина

at home - на родине [см. тж. 1, 1), 6, 2) и ♢ ]

at home and abroad - у нас /на родине/ и за границей

to fight for home and country - сражаться за родину

where is your home? - откуда вы родом?

my home is England [Leeds] - моя родина - Англия [я родом из Лидса]

3) метрополия ( Англия)

service at home - воен. служба в метрополии

this island provides /affords/ a home to myriads of birds - этот остров служит гнездовьем для мириад птиц

3. семья; домашний круг; семейная жизнь

hers was a happy home - в семейной жизни она была счастлива

the war brought sorrow to many homes - война принесла горе многим семьям

he comes from a poor home - он из бедной семьи

4. 1) место распространения, родина (растений и т. п.); ареал

the Indian jungle is the home of the tiger - тигры обитают в джунглях Индии

2) место зарождения или возникновения, родина, колыбель

England is the home of railways - железные дороги впервые появились в Англии

5. 1) приют, благотворительное заведение; пансионат

home for orphans - сиротский приют

home for the blind [for invalids] - приют для слепых [для инвалидов]

old people's home, home for the old - дом для престарелых

rest home - дом отдыха

children's home - детский дом, детдом

2) частное заведение для бездомных собак, кошек и т. п.

(boarding) home for dogs - приют для собак

6. спорт.

1) дом ( в играх)

2) своё поле

at home - на своём поле [см. тж. 1, 1), 2, 2) и ♢ ]

3) финиш ( лёгкая атлетика)

4) гол

♢ one's last /long/ home - могила

a home (away) from home - второй дом

to be at home - а) чувствовать себя легко, непринуждённо, свободно; the boy was not quite at home there - мальчик чувствовал себя там неловко; make yourself at home - чувствуйте себя как дома, располагайтесь как дома; б) принимать гостей; устраивать приёмный день; [ср. тж. 1, 1), 2, 2) и 6, 2)]

Mrs. Smith is not at home to anyone except relatives - г-жа Смит никого не принимает, кроме родственников

I am always at home to you - для вас я всегда дома, я всегда рад /рада/ видеть вас у себя

to feel at home см. to be at home а)

to be /to feel/ at home in /with/ smth. - хорошо знать что-л.; свободно владеть чем-л.

to be /to feel/ at home in /with/ a foreign language - свободно владеть иностранным языком

he is at home in /on, with/ any topic - он с лёгкостью говорит /он может говорить/ на любую тему

go home and say your prayers - ≅ не суй нос не в свои дела

east or west home is best, there is no place like home - посл. ≅ в гостях хорошо, а дома лучше
2. [həʋm] a
1. 1) домашний

home science - домоводство

home treatment - лечение на дому

home lessons - домашнее задание

home baking [canning] - выпечка [консервирование] в домашних условиях

home slaughtering /killing/ - домашний забой скота

home address - домашний адрес, местожительство

home industry - а) надомная работа; б) кустарный промысел; [см. тж. 4, 1)]

2) семейный

home life - семейная жизнь

home interests - интересы семьи /дома/

home joys - семейные радости

2. 1) родной, свой

home town - родной город

home base - ав. своя авиабаза; аэродром базирования

home station - ж.-д. станция приписки

home port - мор. порт приписки

2) местный

home team /side/ - спорт. команда хозяев поля

home club - спорт. клуб - хозяин поля

home ground - спорт. своё поле

home stretch - спорт. см. homestretch

3) направленный к дому; обратный

home journey - мор. обратный рейс

home freight - мор. а) обратный фрахт; б) груз, доставляемый в отечественные порты

3. жилой

home farm - а) ферма при помещичьем доме; б) ферма, где живёт её владелец

4. 1) отечественный

home manufacture [industry] - отечественное производство [-ая промышленность] [см. тж. 1, 1)]

home products - отечественные изделия

2) внутренний

home market [trade] - внутренний рынок [-яя торговля]

home politics - внутренняя политика

home front - внутренний фронт

Home Office - министерство внутренних дел

Home Secretary - министр внутренних дел

5. относящийся к метрополии ( Англии)

home (air) defence - воен. (противовоздушная) оборона метрополии

home service - воен. служба в метрополии

Home Fleet - флот метрополии

home forces - войска метрополии

Home Guard - войска местной обороны

6. редк. колкий, едкий, бьющий в цель

home truth - горькая правда

home question - ехидный вопрос

♢ home and dry - а) достигший своей цели; he was home and dry yesterday as the next president - вчера его желание свершилось - он стал президентом /его избрали президентом/; б) (находящийся) в безопасности
3. [həʋm] adv
1. 1) дома

to be home - быть /находиться/ дома

2) домой

on one's way home - по дороге домой

to go /to come/ home - идти /приходить/ домой [см. тж. 2 и ♢ ]

to arrive home - приехать домой

to see smb. home - проводить кого-л. домой

to call smb. home - звать кого-л. домой

to be the first man home in the race - спорт. кончить гонку первым

3) на родину

diplomats were ordered home - дипломаты были отозваны на родину

back home - а) дома; на родине; he is back home again - он вернулся домой; customs here differ from those back home - обычаи здесь иные, чем у нас на родине; б) домой, на родину

2. в цель, в точку

to go /to come, to get/ home - попасть в цель [см. тж. 1, 2) и ♢ ]

the blow went home - удар попал в цель

his speech went home - его слова произвели впечатление

3. до отказа, до конца; туго, крепко

to knock home - прочно забивать

to drive a nail home - забивать гвоздь по самую шляпку

to screw a piece home - прочно привинтить деталь

♢ to bring smth. home to smb. - а) втолковывать кому-л. что-л.; доводить что-л. до чьего-л. сознания; б) уличить кого-л. в чём-л.

to bring a crime [a fraud] home to smb. - уличить кого-л. в преступлении [в обмане]

to bring a charge home to smb. - доказать обвинение против кого-л.

to drive smth. home (to smb.) - а) = to bring smth. home to smb. а); б) доводить до конца, успешно завершать что-л.

to drive one's success home - добиться полного успеха

to get home - а) иметь успех; удаваться; б) выиграть; победить ( в спортивных соревнованиях); в) наносить меткий /точный/ удар; задевать за живое, больно задевать; [ср. тж. 1, 2) и 2]

to come /to get, to strike/ home to smb. - а) растрогать кого-л. до глубины души, найти отклик в чьей-л. душе; б) доходить до чьего-л. сознания, быть понятным кому-л.; [ср. тж. 1, 2) и 2]

it will come home to him some day what he had lost - когда-нибудь он поймёт, что потерял

to bring oneself /to come, to get/ home - а) занять прежнее положение; the anchor comes home - мор. якорь ползёт; б) оправиться ( после денежных затруднений)

to pay home - воздать по заслугам, отплатить

to ram /to press/ smth. home = to bring smth. home to smb. а)

to come /to strike, to touch/ home = to get home в)

to sink home = to come /to get, to strike/ home to smb. б)

nothing to write home about - нечем хвастаться; ничего особенного
4. [həʋm] v
1. 1) возвращаться домой, лететь домой (особ. о голубе)

to home from Paris - возвращаться домой из Парижа

an aircraft is homing to its carrier - самолёт возвращается на свой авианосец

2) посылать, направлять ( домой)

to home a pigeon - запускать голубя

radar installations home aircraft to emergency airfields - радарные установки наводят самолёты на запасные аэродромы

3) наводиться (о ракете, торпеде и т. п.)

a missile homes towards an objective on a beam - ракета наводится на цель по лучу

2. 1) находиться, жить (где-л.)

to home with smb. - жить у кого-л. /совместно с кем-л./

several publishers have homed in this city - в этом городе обосновались несколько издательств

2) устраивать (кого-л.) у себя, приютить (кого-л.)

НБАРС > home
16 К-97

(и) карты (книги) в руки кому coll (sent these forms only fixed WO
s.o. 's knowledge, experience etc make him best suited for some job, task: X-y и карты в руки -this is right up X's alley
this is X's department (specialty) this is (right) in X's line X is just the person (to do sth.).
Молись! Молись — тебе говорят, пьяная рожа! Как это — забыл? Откуда я знаю? Это ты должен знать! Ты - человек, а не я. Тебе и карты в руки. А мне нельзя, не полагается (Терц 5). Pray! Say your prayers, I tell you, you drunken bastard! What do you mean, you've forgotten them? How am I supposed to know? It's you who have to know. It's you who's human, not me. This is right up your alley. I'm not allowed to

it's not done (5a).

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17 и карты в руки

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⇒ s.o.'s knowledge, experience etc make him best suited for some job, task:

- X-y и карты в руки≈ this is right up X's alley;

- this is X's department < specialty>;

- this is (right) in X's line;

- X is just the person (to do sth.).

♦ Молись! Молись - тебе говорят, пьяная рожа! Как это - забыл? Откуда я знаю? Это ты должен знать! Ты - человек, а не я. Тебе и карты в руки. А мне нельзя, не полагается (Терц 5). Pray! Say your prayers, I tell you, you drunken bastard! What do you mean, you've forgotten them? How am I supposed to know? It's you who have to know. It's you who's human, not me. This is right up your alley. I'm not allowed to; it's not done (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и карты в руки
18 и книги в руки

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⇒ s.o.'s knowledge, experience etc make him best suited for some job, task:

- X-y и карты в руки≈ this is right up X's alley;

- this is X's department < specialty>;

- this is (right) in X's line;

- X is just the person (to do sth.).

♦ Молись! Молись - тебе говорят, пьяная рожа! Как это - забыл? Откуда я знаю? Это ты должен знать! Ты - человек, а не я. Тебе и карты в руки. А мне нельзя, не полагается (Терц 5). Pray! Say your prayers, I tell you, you drunken bastard! What do you mean, you've forgotten them? How am I supposed to know? It's you who have to know. It's you who's human, not me. This is right up your alley. I'm not allowed to; it's not done (5a).

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19 карты в руки

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⇒ s.o.'s knowledge, experience etc make him best suited for some job, task:

- X-y и карты в руки≈ this is right up X's alley;

- this is X's department < specialty>;

- this is (right) in X's line;

- X is just the person (to do sth.).

♦ Молись! Молись - тебе говорят, пьяная рожа! Как это - забыл? Откуда я знаю? Это ты должен знать! Ты - человек, а не я. Тебе и карты в руки. А мне нельзя, не полагается (Терц 5). Pray! Say your prayers, I tell you, you drunken bastard! What do you mean, you've forgotten them? How am I supposed to know? It's you who have to know. It's you who's human, not me. This is right up your alley. I'm not allowed to; it's not done (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > карты в руки
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⇒ s.o.'s knowledge, experience etc make him best suited for some job, task:

- X-y и карты в руки≈ this is right up X's alley;

- this is X's department < specialty>;

- this is (right) in X's line;

- X is just the person (to do sth.).

♦ Молись! Молись - тебе говорят, пьяная рожа! Как это - забыл? Откуда я знаю? Это ты должен знать! Ты - человек, а не я. Тебе и карты в руки. А мне нельзя, не полагается (Терц 5). Pray! Say your prayers, I tell you, you drunken bastard! What do you mean, you've forgotten them? How am I supposed to know? It's you who have to know. It's you who's human, not me. This is right up your alley. I'm not allowed to; it's not done (5a).

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