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1 nothing

nothing ⇒ Usage note: nothing

A pron

1 (no item, event, idea) rien ; ( as object of verb) ne…rien ; ( as subject of verb) rien…ne ; she says nothing elle ne dit rien ; I knew nothing about it je n'en savais rien ; we saw nothing nous n'avons rien vu ; we can do nothing (about it) nous n'y pouvons rien ; there's nothing in the fridge il n'y a rien dans le frigidaire® ; nothing can alter the fact that rien ne peut changer le fait que ; nothing could be further from the truth rien n'est plus faux ; can nothing be done to help? est-ce qu'on ne peut rien faire pour aider? ; nothing happened il ne s'est rien passé ; they behaved as if nothing had happened ils ont fait comme si de rien n'était ; there's nothing to drink il n'y a rien à boire ; I've got nothing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre ; you have nothing to lose vous n'avez rien à perdre ; there's nothing to stop you leaving rien ne t'empêche de partir ; we've had nothing to eat nous n'avons rien mangé ; you did nothing at all to stop them tu n'as absolument rien fait pour les arrêter ; next to nothing presque rien ; nothing much pas grand-chose ; there's nothing much on TV il n'y a pas grand-chose à la télé ○ ; nothing much happens here il ne se passe pas grand-chose ici ; I've nothing much to tell je n'ai pas grand-chose à raconter ; nothing more rien de plus ; we ask for nothing more nous ne demandons rien de plus ; is there nothing more you can do? vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus? ; she's just a friend, nothing more or less c'est une amie, c'est tout ; nothing else rien d'autre ; there's nothing else for us il n'y a rien d'autre pour nous ; nothing else matters rien d'autre ne compte, il n'y a que ça qui compte ; she thinks about nothing else elle ne pense à rien d'autre, elle ne pense qu'à cela ; there's nothing else one can say il n'y a rien d'autre à dire ; if nothing else it will be a change for us au moins ça nous changera les idées ; to have nothing against sb/sth ne rien avoir contre qn/qch ; to have nothing to do with ( no connection) ne rien avoir à voir avec ; (no dealings, involvement) ne rien avoir à faire avec ; the drop in sales has nothing to do with the scandal la baisse des ventes n'a rien à voir avec le scandale ; it had nothing to do with safety ça n'avait rien à voir avec la sécurité ; he had nothing to do with the murder il n'avait rien à voir avec le meurtre, il n'était pour rien dans le meurtre ; I had nothing to do with it! je n'y étais pour rien! ; that's got nothing to do with it! ça n'a rien à voir! ; she will have ou she wants nothing to do with it/us elle ne veut rien avoir à faire avec ça/nous ; it's nothing to do with us ça ne nous regarde pas ; she acts as though it had nothing to do with her elle fait comme si ça ne la concernait pas ; to come to nothing n'aboutir à rien ; to stop at nothing ne reculer devant rien (to do pour faire) ; to have nothing on ( no clothes) être nu ; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu ; you've got nothing on me ○ ! ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi! ; he's got nothing on you ○ ! ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville ○ ! ; Paris has nothing on this ○ ! Paris ne peut pas rivaliser avec ça! ;

2 ( emphasizing insignificance) rien ; a fuss about nothing une histoire pour (un) rien ; to get upset over nothing s'énerver pour (un) rien ; we were talking about nothing much nous parlions de tout et de rien ; to count for nothing ne compter pour rien ; he means ou is nothing to me il n'est rien pour moi ; so all this effort means nothing to you? alors tout ce travail t'est complètement égal? ; it meant nothing to him ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj) ; the names meant nothing to him les noms ne lui disaient rien ; he cares nothing for convention sout il se moque des conventions ; to think nothing of doing ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire ; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire ; I thought nothing of it until the next day ça m'a paru tout à fait normal jusqu'au lendemain ; think nothing of it! ce n'est rien! ; it was nothing to them to walk miles to school ils trouvaient tout à fait normal de faire des kilomètres à pied pour aller à l'école ; there's nothing to driving a truck ce n'est rien de conduire un camion ; there' s really nothing to it! c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile! ;

3 ( very little indeed) lit, fig rien ; she's four foot nothing ≈ elle ne fait pas plus d'un mètre vingt, elle fait un mètre vingt à tout casser ○ ; it costs next to nothing ça ne coûte presque rien ; for nothing ( for free) gratuitement, gratis ○ ; ( pointlessly) pour rien ; it's money for nothing c'est de l'argent vite gagné ; all this work for nothing tout ce travail pour rien ; they aren't called skyscrapers for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on appelle ça des gratte-ciel ; not for nothing is he known as… ce n'est pas pour rien qu'il est connu comme… ; I'm not English for nothing! hum je ne suis pas anglais pour rien! ;

4 (indicating absence of trait, quality) nothing serious/useful rien de grave/d'utile ; nothing too fancy rien de très compliqué ; nothing interesting, nothing of any interest rien d'intéressant ; nothing new to report rien de nouveau à signaler ; have they nothing cheaper? est-ce qu'ils n'ont rien de moins cher? ; there's nothing unusual about doing il n'y a rien d'extraordinaire à faire ; there's nothing unusual about it ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire ; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien ; nothing of the kind should ever happen again une chose pareille ne devrait jamais se reproduire ; you'll do nothing of the sort! tu n'en feras rien! ;

5 (emphatic: setting up comparisons) it's nothing like that at all! ce n'est pas ça du tout! ; there's nothing like the sea air for doing il n'y a rien de tel que l'air marin pour faire ; there's nothing like seeing old friends revoir de vieux amis, il n'y a rien de tel ; there's nothing like it! il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux! ; there's nothing so embarrassing as doing il n'y a rien d'aussi gênant que de faire ; I can think of nothing worse than je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que ; there's nothing more ridiculous than il n'y a rien de plus ridicule que ; that's nothing to what he'll do if he finds out that ce n'est rien comparé à or à côté de ce qu'il fera quand il découvrira que ; the hive resembles nothing so much as a business la ruche ressemble tout à fait à une entreprise ; to say nothing of sans parler de ; detested by his colleagues to say nothing of the students détesté par ses collègues sans parler des étudiants ;

6 (no element, part) to know nothing of ne rien savoir de [truth, events, plans] ; he knows nothing of the skill involved il n'imagine pas la technique que cela implique ; we heard nothing of what was said nous n'avons rien entendu de ce qui s'est dit ; he has nothing of the aristocrat about him il n'a rien d'un aristocrate ; there was nothing of the exotic in the place l'endroit n'avait rien d'exotique ;

7 (no truth, value, use) you get nothing out of it ça ne rapporte rien ; there's nothing in it for me ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi ; there's nothing in it (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans ; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt.

B adv

1 ( in no way) it is nothing like as important/difficult as c'est loin d'être aussi important/difficile que ; it's nothing like enough! c'est loin d'être suffisant! ; the portrait looks nothing like her le portrait ne lui ressemble pas du tout ; she is nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur ; the city is nothing like what it was la ville n'est plus du tout ce qu'elle était ;

2 (emphatic: totally, only) it's nothing short of brilliant/disgraceful c'est tout à fait génial/scandaleux ; nothing short of a miracle can save them il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver ;

3 (emphatic: decidedly) she's nothing if not original in her dress le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est qu'elle s'habille de façon originale ; I'm nothing if not stubborn! le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!

C adj to be nothing without sb/sth ne rien être sans qn/qch ; he's nothing without you/his career il n'est rien sans toi/sa carrière.

D n

1 ( nothingness) néant m ;

2 ( trivial matter) it's a mere nothing compared to ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à ; ⇒ sweet.

E nothing but adv phr he's nothing but a coward ce n'est qu'un lâche ; they've done nothing but moan ○ ils n'ont fait que râler ○ ; it' s caused me nothing but trouble ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis ; nothing but the best for me! je ne veux que ce qu'il y a de meilleur! ; she has nothing but praise for them elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux.

F nothing less than adv phr it's nothing less than a betrayal c'est une véritable trahison ; they want nothing less than reunification ils ne seront satisfaits que quand il y aura la réunification ; nothing less than real saffron will do il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire.

G nothing more than adv phr it's nothing more than a strategy to do ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire ; the stories are nothing more than gossip ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots ; they'd like nothing more than to do ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire.

Idioms

nothing doing ○ ! ( outright refusal) pas question ○ ! ; ( no chance of success) pas moyen ○ ! ; there's nothing doing at the office ○ il ne se passe rien au bureau ; there was nothing for it but to call the doctor GB il ne restait plus qu'à faire venir le médecin ; there's nothing for it! GB il n'y a rien à faire ; you get nothing for nothing on n'a rien sans rien.

Big English-French dictionary > nothing
2 nothing

nothing ['nʌθɪŋ]

1 pronoun

ne… rien;

∎ she forgets nothing elle n'oublie rien;

∎ nothing has been decided rien n'a été décidé;

∎ nothing can beat French cooking il n'y a rien de mieux que la cuisine française;

∎ I have nothing to drink je n'ai rien à boire;

∎ what are you doing? - nothing que faites-vous? - rien;

∎ it's better than nothing c'est mieux que rien;

∎ to have nothing to do with sb/sth n'avoir rien à voir avec qn/qch;

∎ it's got nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne absolument pas;

∎ I told them nothing at all je ne leur ai rien dit du tout;

∎ I have nothing else to say je n'ai rien d'autre à dire;

∎ it looks like nothing on earth c'est ridicule;

∎ nothing serious rien de grave;

∎ that's nothing new ce n'est pas nouveau;

∎ that's nothing unusual cela n'a rien d'anormal;

∎ there's nothing exceptional about him arriving late il n'y a rien d'exceptionnel à ce qu'il arrive en retard;

∎ nothing much pas grand-chose;

∎ there is nothing more to be said il n'y a plus rien à dire;

∎ nothing could be simpler rien de plus simple, c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus simple;

∎ they're always fighting over nothing ils passent leur temps à se disputer pour des broutilles ou des riens;

∎ she gets angry about nothing elle se fâche pour un rien;

∎ reduced to nothing réduit à néant;

∎ you can't live on nothing on ne peut pas vivre de rien;

∎ there's nothing to cry/worry about il n'y a pas de quoi pleurer/s'inquiéter;

∎ there's nothing for it but to start again il n'y a plus qu'à recommencer;

∎ there's nothing in it (no difference) il n'y a aucune différence; (in choosing between two candidates) ils se valent, il n'y a aucune différence entre eux; (in race) ils sont à égalité;

∎ there's nothing in or to these rumours ces rumeurs sont dénuées de tout fondement;

∎ there's nothing to it! (it's easy) c'est simple (comme bonjour)!;

∎ there's nothing like a nice hot bath rien de tel qu'un bon bain chaud;

∎ she says he's nothing or he means nothing to her elle dit qu'il n'est rien pour elle;

∎ the name means nothing to me le nom ne me dit rien;

∎ a thousand pounds is nothing to her mille livres, ce n'est rien pour elle;

∎ it's nothing to me either way cela m'est égal;

∎ that's nothing to what mum will say ce n'est rien par rapport à ce que maman va dire;

∎ in those days it was nothing to see… en ce temps-là on voyait facilement…;

∎ to think nothing of doing sth (not hesitate to do) ne pas hésiter à faire qch;

∎ she thinks nothing of walking 10 kilometres pour elle 10 kilomètres à pied, ce n'est rien;

∎ I can make nothing of it je n'y comprends rien du tout;

∎ I'll take what's due to me, nothing more, nothing less je prendrai mon dû, ni plus ni moins;

∎ to have nothing on (no engagement) être libre; (no clothes) être tout nu;

∎ familiar what a physique! Charles Atlas has got nothing on you! quel physique! tu n'as rien à envier à Charles Atlas ou Charles Atlas peut aller se rhabiller!;

∎ literary our sacrifices were as nothing compared to his nos sacrifices ne furent rien auprès des siens;

∎ familiar nothing doing! pas question!

2 noun

(a) (trifle) rien m, vétille f;

∎ $500 may be a mere nothing to you 500 dollars ne représentent peut-être pas grand-chose pour vous

(b) familiar (person) nullité f, zéro m

(c) Mathematics zéro m

3 adjective

familiar (worthless) nul;

∎ it's a nothing play! c'est une pièce nulle!

4 for nothing adverb

(a) (gratis) pour rien;

∎ I got it for nothing at the flea market je l'ai eu pour (trois fois) rien aux puces

(b) (for no purpose) pour rien;

∎ all that work for nothing! tout ce travail pour rien ou en pure perte!;

∎ are you telling me I gave up my day off for nothing? est-ce que tu veux dire que j'ai sacrifié ma journée de vacances pour rien?;

∎ to count for nothing ne compter pour rien

(c) (for no good reason) pour rien;

∎ the police say they don't arrest people for nothing la police dit qu'elle n'arrête personne sans raison;

∎ it's not for nothing that… ce n'est pas pour rien que…;

∎ they don't call him Einstein for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on le surnomme Einstein

5 nothing but adverb

∎ that car's been nothing but trouble cette voiture ne m'a attiré que des ennuis;

∎ nothing but a miracle can save us seul un miracle pourrait nous sauver;

∎ she wants nothing but the best elle ne veut que ce qu'il y a de meilleur;

∎ they do nothing but sleep ils ne font que dormir

6 nothing if not adverb

rien de moins que;

∎ she's nothing if not honest elle n'est rien de moins qu'honnête

7 nothing less than adverb

(a) (undoubtedly) rien de moins que, tout bonnement;

∎ it was nothing less than miraculous/a miracle c'était tout simplement miraculeux/un miracle;

∎ he was nothing less than overjoyed at the news il fut absolument ravi de la nouvelle

(b) (only) seul;

∎ nothing less than outright victory would satisfy him seule une victoire écrasante le satisferait

8 nothing like

1 preposition

(a) (completely unlike)

∎ she's nothing like her mother elle ne ressemble en rien à sa mère

(b) (nothing as good as)

∎ there's nothing like a nice cup of tea! rien de tel qu'une bonne tasse de thé!;

∎ there's nothing like a cold shower for freshening or to freshen you up rien de tel qu'une douche froide pour se rafraîchir

2 adverb

familiar (nowhere near)

∎ this box is nothing like big enough cette boîte est beaucoup trop ou bien trop petite^□ ;

∎ nothing like as big loin d'être aussi grand^□ ;

∎ London is nothing like as near as that Londres est bien plus loin que ça^□

9 nothing more than adverb

∎ I want nothing more than a word of thanks from time to time tout ce que je demande, c'est un petit mot de remerciement de temps à autre;

∎ he's nothing more than a petty crook il n'est rien d'autre qu'un vulgaire escroc

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > nothing
3 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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4 say

say [seɪ]

(preterite, past participle said)

1. transitive verb

   a. dire ; [+ poem] réciter

• as I said yesterday comme je l'ai dit hier

• to say yes/no to an invitation accepter/refuser une invitation

• your father said no ton père a dit non

• nothing was said about it on n'en a pas parlé

• say after me... répétez après moi...

• could you say that again? tu peux répéter ?

• he always has a lot to say for himself il a toujours quelque chose à dire

• just say the word and I'll go vous n'avez qu'un mot à dire pour que je parte

• it's easier said than done! c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire !

• when all's said and done au bout du compte

• "yes" she said « oui » dit-elle

• "10 o'clock" he said to himself « 10 heures » se dit-il

• it says in the rules (that) il est dit dans le règlement (que)

• it is said that... on dit que...

• he got home at 6 so he says il dit être rentré à 6 heures

• he said to wait here il a dit d'attendre ici

► to say nothing of sans parler de

   b. (expressing opinions) dire

• he doesn't care what people say il se moque du qu'en-dira-t-on

• I say he should do it je suis d'avis qu'il le fasse

• what would you say is the population of Paris? à votre avis, combien y a-t-il d'habitants à Paris ?

• I would say she was 50 je lui donnerais 50 ans

• he hadn't a good word to say for her il n'a rien trouvé à dire en sa faveur

• I'll say this for him, he's honest au moins, on peut dire qu'il est honnête

• that's saying a lot ce n'est pas peu dire

• he's cleverer than his brother but that isn't saying much il est plus intelligent que son frère, mais ça n'est pas difficile

• there's something to be said for it ce n'est pas une mauvaise idée

• there's something to be said for waiting on aurait peut-être intérêt à attendre

   c. ( = indicate) that doesn't say much for his intelligence cela en dit long (ironique) sur son intelligence

• it says a lot for his courage that he stayed le fait qu'il soit resté en dit long sur son courage

   d. ( = 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, reconnaître

• I must say it's a tempting offer je dois reconnaître que c'est tentant

   f. (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

• my watch says 10 o'clock ma montre indique 10 heures

   h. (emphatic) you can say that again! (inf) c'est le cas de le dire !

• 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 ?

2. intransitive verb

dire

• so to say pour ainsi dire

• that is to say c'est-à-dire

• you don't say! (inf) sans blague ! (inf)

• say, what time is it? (inf) (US) dites, quelle heure est-il ?

• if there were, say, 500 people s'il y avait, mettons, 500 personnes

• as they say comme on dit

• it seems rather rude, I must say cela ne me paraît guère poli, je l'avoue

• it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire

3. noun

• to have one's say ( = say one's piece) dire ce qu'on a à dire

• to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre

• to have a say in selecting... avoir son mot à dire dans la sélection de...

• to have the final say décider en dernier ressort

4. compounds

► say-so (inf) noun

• on his say-so parce qu'il le dit

• it's his say-so c'est à lui de dire

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[seɪ] 1.
noun

to have one's say — dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur)

to have a say/no say in something — avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur quelque chose

to have no say in the matter — ne pas avoir voix au chapitre

to have a say in appointing somebody — avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de quelqu'un

they want more ou a bigger say — ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire

to have the most ou biggest say — avoir le plus de poids
2.
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...

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

to say (that) — dire que

she says he's ill — elle dit qu'il est malade

how nice of you to say so — merci, c'est gentil

didn't I say so? — je l'avais bien dit!

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

or so he says — du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend

so to say — pour ainsi dire

as you say... — comme tu le dis...

as they say — comme on dit

I don't care what anyone says — je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on

people ou they say she's very rich —

she is said to be very rich — on dit qu'elle est très riche

to say something on a subject — parler d'un sujet

she'll have something to say about that! — elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus!

to say something to oneself — se dire quelque chose

what do you say to that? — qu'est-ce que tu en dis?

what do you say to the argument that...? — que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel...?

what would you say to a little walk? — qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade?

what (do you) say we eat now? — (colloq) et si on mangeait maintenant?

that's for the committee to say — c'est au comité de décider

it's not for me to say — ce n'est pas à moi de le dire

you said it! — (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)

well said! — bien dit!

say no more — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris! (colloq)

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

enough said — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris (colloq)

there's no more to be said — il n'y a rien à ajouter

it goes without saying that — il va sans dire que

don't say I didn't warn you! — tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu!

don't say it's raining again! — ne me dis pas qu'il recommence à pleuvoir!

you might just as well say education is useless — autant dire que l'instruction est inutile

that is to say — c'est-à-dire

that's not to say that — cela ne veut pas dire que

he was displeased, not to say furious — il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux

I'll say this for her... — je dois dire à sa décharge que...

I must say (that) — je dois dire que

to have a lot to say for oneself — être bavard

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] signifier

it says on the radio/in the rules that — la radio/le règlement dit que

it says here that — il est dit ici que

3) ( guess) dire

how high would you say it is? — à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur?

I'd say it was a bargain — à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire

I'd say she was about 25 — je lui donnerais environ 25 ans

4) ( assume)

to say (that) — supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj)

let's say there are 20 — mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp said)

1)

stop when I say — arrête quand je te le dirai

he wouldn't say — il n'a pas voulu le dire

you don't say! — iron sans blague!, pas possible!

says you! — (colloq) ( taunting) que tu dis! (colloq)

says who? — (colloq)

who says? — (colloq) ( sceptical) ah oui?; (on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui?

2) (dated) GB

I say! — ( listen) écoute, dis donc
4.
adverb disons, mettons

say, £50 for petrol — disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence
5.
exclamation US dis-donc!

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it doesn't say much for their marriage — cela en dit long sur leur mariage

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

there's a lot to be said for that method — cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet — il y a intérêt à se taire

when all is said and done — tout compte fait, en fin de compte

English-French dictionary > say
5 nothing

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

1. pronoun

   a. rien

• I saw nothing je n'ai rien vu

• nothing happened il n'est rien arrivé

• to eat nothing ne rien manger

• nothing to eat/read rien à manger/à lire

• he's had nothing to eat yet il n'a encore rien mangé

• nothing could be easier rien de plus simple

• nothing pleases him rien ne le satisfait

► nothing + adjective rien de

• nothing new/interesting rien de nouveau/d'intéressant

   b. (set phrases) as if nothing had happened comme si de rien n'était

• fit for nothing bon à rien

• to say nothing of... sans parler de...

• I can do nothing about it je n'y peux rien

• nothing of the kind! absolument pas !

• to think nothing of doing sth ( = consider normal) trouver naturel de faire qch ; ( = do without thinking) faire qch sans y penser ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch

• think nothing of it! ( = don't thank me) mais je vous en prie !

• don't apologize, it's nothing ne vous excusez pas, ce n'est rien

• £500 is nothing to her 500 livres, ce n'est rien pour elle

• she means nothing to him elle n'est rien pour lui

• it means nothing to me whether he comes or not il m'est indifférent qu'il vienne ou non

• that's nothing to what is to come ce n'est rien à côté de ce qui nous attend

• I can make nothing of it je n'y comprends rien

• to come to nothing ne rien donner

• to be reduced to nothing être réduit à néant

• there is nothing to laugh at il n'y a pas de quoi rire

• he had nothing to say for himself ( = no explanation) il n'avait aucune excuse ; ( = no conversation) il n'avait pas de conversation

• I have nothing against him/the idea je n'ai rien contre lui/cette idée

• there's nothing to it (inf) c'est facile (comme tout (inf)) (PROV) nothing ventured nothing gained(PROV) qui ne risque rien n'a rien

► for nothing pour rien

• he was working for nothing il travaillait gratuitement

• all his fame counted for nothing toute sa gloire ne comptait pour rien► nothing in...

• there's nothing in it ( = not interesting) c'est sans intérêt ; ( = not true) ce n'est absolument pas vrai ; ( = no difference) c'est du pareil au même ; (in contest = very close) c'est très serré

• there's nothing in these rumours il n'y a rien de vrai dans ces rumeurs

• there's nothing in it for us (inf) nous n'avons rien à y gagner

• Oxford is leading, but there's nothing in it Oxford est en tête, mais c'est très serré

2. noun

   a. ( = zero) zéro m

   b. ( = worthless person) nullité f ; ( = worthless thing) rien m

• it's a mere nothing compared with what he spent last year ça n'est rien en comparaison de ce qu'il a dépensé l'an dernier

3. adverb

• nothing less than rien moins que

• it was nothing like as big as we thought c'était loin d'être aussi grand qu'on avait cru

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['nʌθɪŋ] 1.
pronoun rien; ( as object of verb) ne...rien; ( as subject of verb) rien...ne

I knew nothing about it — je n'en savais rien

we can do nothing (about it) — nous n'y pouvons rien

next to nothing — presque rien

nothing much — pas grand-chose

nothing more — rien de plus

is there nothing more you can do? — vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — c'est une amie, c'est tout

nothing else — rien d'autre

if nothing else it will be a change for us — au moins ça nous changera les idées

I had nothing to do with it! — je n'y étais pour rien!

it's nothing to do with us — ça ne nous regarde pas

to come to nothing — n'aboutir à rien

to stop at nothing — ne reculer devant rien ( to do pour faire)

to have nothing on — ( no clothes) être nu; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu

you've got nothing on me! — (colloq) ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi!

he's got nothing on you! — (colloq) ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville! (colloq)

we were talking about nothing much — nous parlions de tout et de rien

he means ou is nothing to me — il n'est rien pour moi

it meant nothing to him — ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj)

the names meant nothing to him — les noms ne lui disaient rien

he cares nothing for convention — il se moque des conventions

to think nothing of doing — ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire

think nothing of it! — ce n'est rien!

there's really nothing to it — c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile

it costs next to nothing — ça ne coûte presque rien

for nothing — ( for free) gratuitement; ( pointlessly) pour rien

it's money for nothing — c'est de l'argent vite gagné

it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind — cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien

you'll do nothing of the sort! — tu n'en feras rien!

there's nothing like it! — il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux!

I can think of nothing worse than — je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que

to say nothing of — sans parler de

you get nothing out of it — ça ne rapporte rien

there's nothing in it for me — ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt
2.
adverb

it is nothing like as difficult as — c'est loin d'être aussi difficile que

she is or looks nothing like her sister — elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur

it's nothing short of brilliant — c'est tout à fait génial

nothing short of a miracle can save them — il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!
3.
adjective

to be nothing without somebody/something — ne rien être sans quelqu'un/quelque chose
4.
noun néant m

it's a mere nothing compared to — ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à; sweet
5.
nothing but adverbial phrase

he's nothing but a coward — ce n'est qu'un lâche

they've done nothing but moan — (colloq) ils n'ont fait que râler (colloq)

it's caused me nothing but trouble — ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis

she has nothing but praise for them — elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux
6.
nothing less than adverbial phrase

it's nothing less than a betrayal — c'est une véritable trahison

nothing less than real saffron will do — il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire
7.
nothing more than adverbial phrase

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire

the stories are nothing more than gossip — ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots

they'd like nothing more than to do — ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire

English-French dictionary > nothing
6 say

say

A n to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur) ; to have a say/no say in sth avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur qch ; to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre ; to have a say in appointing sb/allocating sth avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de qn/l'affectation de qch ; they want more ou a bigger say ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire ; to have the most ou biggest say avoir le plus de poids.

B vtr ( prét, pp said)

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

2 [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire ; [painter, painting, music, gift] exprimer ; [sign, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer ; [gesture, signal] signifier ; as Plato says comme le dit Platon ; she wrote saying she couldn't come elle a écrit pour dire qu'elle ne pouvait pas venir ; it says on the radio/in the rules that la radio/le règlement dit que ; it says here that il est dit ici que ; the clock says three la pendule indique trois heures ; the dial says 300 le cadran indique 300 ; a notice saying where to meet une affiche qui indique le lieu de réunion ; this music says something/doesn't say anything to me cette musique me parle/ne me parle pas ;

3 ( guess) dire (that que) ; to say how much/when/whether dire combien/quand/si ; that's impossible to say c'est impossible à dire ; how high would you say it is? à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur? ; I'd say it was a bargain à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire ; I'd say she was about 25 je lui donnerais environ 25 ans ; he's about six foot, wouldn't you say? il mesure environ un mètre quatre-vingts, tu ne crois pas? ;

4 ( assume) to say (that) supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj) ; let's say there are 20 mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20 ; say you have an accident suppose que tu aies un accident ; say we win, we'll still have to beat Liverpool à supposer que nous gagnions, il faudra encore battre Liverpool.

C vi ( prét, pp said)

1 stop when I say arrête quand je te le dirai ; he wouldn't say il n'a pas voulu le dire ; I'd rather not say je préfère ne pas le dire ; you don't say! iron sans blague!, pas possible! ; says you ○ ! ( taunting) que tu dis ○ ! ; says who ○ ?, who says ○ ? ( sceptical) ah oui? ; ( on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui? ;

2 †GB I say! ( listen) écoute, dis donc ; ( shocked) ma parole! ; ( to hail sb) hé!

D adv disons, mettons ; you'll need, say, £50 for petrol tu auras besoin de, disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence.

E excl US dis-donc! ; say, who are you? dites-donc, qui êtes-vous?

Idioms

it doesn't say much for their marriage/her commitment cela en dit long sur leur mariage/son engagement ; it says a lot ou something about his education that he succeeded le fait qu'il a réussi en dit long sur son éducation ; it says a lot for sb/sth c'est tout à l'honneur de qn/qch ; that says it all c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaire ; there's a lot to be said for that method cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards ; there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet il y a intérêt à se taire ; when all is said and done tout compte fait, en fin de compte.

Big English-French dictionary > say
7 ♦ nothing

♦ nothing (1) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/
pron. indef. e n.

1 niente; nulla: I have nothing to say, non ho niente da dire; Nothing pleased him, niente gli andava a genio; That's nothing to what followed, questo è niente a confronto di quel che è venuto dopo

2 (seguito da un agg.) nessuna cosa; nessuna impresa: Nothing great is easy, nessuna grande impresa è facile NOTA D'USO: - niente di…-

3 (con l'art. indeterm.) nullità; nessuno (fig.); persona di nessun conto: He would be a mere nothing without his money, senza il suo denaro, non sarebbe nessuno (o sarebbe una nullità)

4 (mat.) zero: Take ten from ten, and the result is nothing, sottrai dieci da dieci e il risultato è zero

5 bazzecola; bagatella; inezia; quisquilia; cosa di nessuna importanza: the little nothings of life, le cose senza importanza della vita quotidiana

● nothing broken, niente di rotto: I fell off a ladder: nothing broken luckily, sono caduto da una scala a pioli: per fortuna, niente di rotto □ nothing but, nient'altro che: This is nothing but the truth, questa non è (nient'altro) che la verità; He did nothing but smoke, non faceva (altro) che fumare □ nothing else, nient'altro □ nothing less than (o nothing short of), nulla di inferiore a; ( anche) nient'altro che; addirittura: It's nothing less than monstrous, ma è addirittura mostruoso! □ nothing like, niente di meglio che (o di): There's nothing like doing things at once, non c'è niente di meglio che fare le cose subito; There's nothing like beer, non c'è niente di meglio della birra! □ nothing much, poco o nulla; quasi niente □ nothing of the sort, niente del genere; niente di simile □ to come to nothing, finire in nulla; fallire; andare in fumo □ to dance on nothing, pendere dalla forca; essere impiccato □ for nothing, per niente; gratis o quasi; senza scopo; invano □ I got this recorder for nothing, ho avuto questo registratore per niente □ His efforts to pass the exam were (o went) for nothing, i suoi sforzi di superare l'esame furono vani □ to have nothing to do with sb., non avere nulla a che fare con q. □ to have nothing on, non avere nulla indosso, essere nudo; (fig.) non avere impegni, essere libero □ (fam.) to have nothing on sb., non essere da più di q.; ( anche) non avere prove (o niente in mano) contro q. □ to hear nothing of sb., non avere (o non ricevere) notizie di q. □ (fam.) like nothing on earth, (in modo) orribile, atroce, pessimo: The food is like nothing on earth in some Soho pasta joints, il cibo è pessimo in talune trattorie italiane di Soho □ to make nothing of, non capire niente di; non far caso a, non dar peso a; non trarre profitto da: I can make nothing of this book, in questo libro non ci capisco niente; questo libro, per me, non ha né capo né coda; He makes nothing of his mistakes, non dà peso ai suoi errori; You've made nothing of your good chance, non hai saputo trarre alcun profitto dalla tua buona fortuna □ to make nothing of doing st., non pensarci su due volte (a fare qc.); fare come se nulla fosse: He makes nothing of walking ten miles, per lui è cosa da nulla fare dieci miglia a piedi □ ( anche fig.) to mean nothing, non significare nulla □ a mere nothing, un bel niente; proprio nulla; nulla di nulla □ next to nothing, quasi niente □ (fam.) no nothing, nulla di nulla; proprio niente □ to say nothing of, per non parlare di; a prescindere da □ to stop at nothing, essere senza scrupoli □ sweet nothings, paroline dolci; coccole; tenerezze □ to think nothing of, non far caso a; non dar peso a: He thinks nothing of driving 20 miles a day to work and back, fa in auto 20 miglia al giorno per andare al lavoro, senza farci caso □ There's nothing in it!, non c'è niente di vero, è tutto falso!; ( anche) non c'è niente da scegliere!; è imprevedibile! □ ( formula di cortesia) Think nothing of it!, ma prego; ma Le pare! □ (fam.) Nothing doing!, niente da fare!; non ci sto! (non ci sta, ecc.); no e poi no! (fam.); ( anche) è (era, ecc.) proibito □ She has nothing in her, non c'è niente di buono in lei; è una nullità; è una donna insignificante, inconcludente □ That has nothing to do with me, ciò non mi tocca, non mi riguarda; non è affar mio □ That is nothing to you, ciò non ti tocca, non ti riguarda; non è affar tuo □ There is nothing for it but to go home, non c'è altro da fare che andare a casa □ There is nothing much the matter, non c'è niente di grave □ There's nothing to riding a moped, non ci vuole niente ad (o è facile) andare in ciclomotore □ (prov.) Nothing venture, nothing have, chi non risica non rosica.
nothing (2) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/
avv.

niente affatto, non affatto; per nulla; in nessun modo: nothing like (o nothing near) neanche un po'; nemmeno per sogno; no davvero; ma no!; It's nothing like what it used to be, non è per nulla com'era prima.
nothing (3) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/
a.

( slang) da niente; che non vale niente; senza prospettive: That was a nothing job, era un lavoro senza prospettive.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ nothing
8 there

there [ðeə(r), unstressed ðə(r)]

là ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) y ⇒ 1 (a) il y a ⇒ 2

1 adverb

(a) (in or to a particular place) là, y;

∎ they aren't there ils ne sont pas là, ils n'y sont pas;

∎ we never go there nous n'y allons jamais;

∎ we're there! nous voilà arrivés!;

∎ who's there? qui est là?;

∎ is Margot there? est-ce que Margot est là?;

∎ see that woman there? that's Marlene tu vois cette femme là-bas? c'est Marlene;

∎ so there we were/I was donc, on était/j'étais là;

∎ she got there in the end (reached a place) elle a fini par arriver; (completed a task) elle a fini par y arriver;

∎ put it there mets-le là; (shake my hand) serre-moi la main;

∎ it's there on the desk c'est là sur le bureau;

∎ she just sat/stood there elle était assise/debout là;

∎ move along there, please! circulez, s'il vous plaît;

∎ we go to Paris and from there to Rome nous allons à Paris et de là à Rome;

∎ here and there çà et là;

∎ there it is le voilà;

∎ it's around there somewhere c'est quelque part par là;

∎ back there là-bas;

∎ in there là-dedans;

∎ on there là-dessus;

∎ over there là-bas;

∎ under there là-dessous;

∎ that car there cette voiture-là;

∎ those cars there ces voitures-là;

∎ your friend there votre ami;

∎ familiar figurative I've been there je suis passé par là, j'ai connu ça;

∎ familiar I've been there before non merci, j'ai déjà donné;

∎ familiar been there, done that (got the T-shirt) non merci, j'ai déjà donné

(b) (available) là;

∎ it's there if you need it c'est là si tu en as besoin;

∎ she's always been there for me elle a toujours été là quand j'avais besoin d'elle

(c) (in existence) là;

∎ I couldn't believe he was really there je n'arrivais pas à croire qu'il était vraiment là;

∎ the central problem is still there le principal problème est toujours là

(d) (on or at a particular point) là;

∎ we disagree there, there we disagree nous ne sommes pas d'accord là-dessus;

∎ there's or there lies the difficulty voilà le problème, le problème est là;

∎ there you're wrong là vous vous trompez;

∎ you're right there là vous avez raison;

∎ let's leave it there restons-en là;

∎ we'll have to stop there for today nous nous arrêterons là pour aujourd'hui;

∎ could I just stop you there? puis-je vous interrompre ici?;

∎ as for the food, I've no complaints there pour ce qui est de la nourriture, là je n'ai pas à me plaindre;

∎ familiar you've got me there! là, je ne sais pas quoi vous répondre ou dire!^□

(e) (drawing attention to someone or something)

∎ hello or hi there! salut!;

∎ hey there! hep, vous là-bas!;

∎ there they are! les voilà!;

∎ there they come les voilà (qui arrivent);

∎ there you go again! ça y est, vous recommencez!;

∎ there she goes, complaining again! voilà qu'elle recommence à se plaindre!;

∎ there's the bell, I must be going tiens ça sonne, je dois partir;

∎ ironic there's gratitude for you c'est beau la reconnaissance!;

∎ now finish your homework, there's a good boy maintenant sois un grand garçon et finis tes devoirs

(f) (idiom)

∎ he's not all or not quite there (stupid) il n'a pas toute sa tête; (senile) il n'a plus toute sa tête

2 pronoun

∎ there is (used before singular noun) il y a;

∎ there are (used before plural noun) il y a;

∎ there was/were il y avait;

∎ there will be il y aura;

∎ there is or there's a book on the table il y a un livre sur la table;

∎ there are some books on the table il y a des livres sur la table;

∎ there isn't any il n'y en a pas;

∎ there's a bus coming il y a un bus qui arrive;

∎ well, there's that girl I was telling you about before… il y a bien cette fille dont je t'ai déjà parlé…;

∎ what happens if there's a change of plan? qu'est-ce qui se passe si on change d'idée?;

∎ there must have been a mistake il a dû y avoir une erreur;

∎ there was once a king il était ou il y avait une fois un roi;

∎ there was singing and dancing on a chanté et dansé;

∎ there were some pieces missing il manquait des pièces;

∎ there weren't any more, were there? il n'en restait pas, si?;

∎ there's one slice left il reste une tranche;

∎ there are or familiar there's two slices left il reste deux tranches;

∎ there's nothing we can do to help them on ne peut rien faire pour les aider;

∎ there's no stopping her rien ne peut l'arrêter;

∎ there's no knowing what he'll do next il est impossible de prévoir ce qu'il fera ensuite;

∎ there was no denying it c'était indéniable;

∎ there now follows a party political broadcast = formule annonçant la diffusion télévisée des messages électoraux des différents partis;

∎ there comes a time when you have to slow down il arrive un moment où il faut ralentir le rythme;

∎ there still remain several points to be resolved il reste encore plusieurs problèmes à résoudre;

∎ there arose a murmur of disapproval un murmure de désapprobation s'éleva

3 exclamation

(a) (soothing)

∎ there now, don't cry! allons ou là! ne pleure pas!;

∎ there, that wasn't so bad, was it? voilà, ça n'était pas si terrible que ça, si?;

∎ there, there! allez!

(b) (aggressive)

∎ there (now), what did I say? voilà, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit?;

∎ there, now you've made me lose count! et voilà, tu m'as fait perdre le compte!

(c) (finishing task)

∎ there (now), that's done! là! voilà qui est fait!

(d) (after all)

∎ but, there, it's not surprising mais enfin, ce n'est pas surprenant

4 so there exclamation

voilà!

5 there again adverb

après tout;

∎ but there again, no one really knows mais après tout, personne ne sait vraiment

6 there and back adverb

∎ we did the trip there and back in three hours nous avons fait l'aller retour en trois heures;

∎ it will take you about an hour/cost you about £50 there and back l'aller retour vous prendra à peu près une heure/vous coûtera environ 50 livres

7 there and then, then and there adverb

sur-le-champ;

∎ I decided there and then to have no more to do with him j'ai tout de suite décidé de ne plus avoir affaire à lui

8 there you are, there you go adverb

(a) (never mind)

∎ it wasn't the ideal solution, but there you are or go ce n'était pas l'idéal, mais enfin ou mais qu'est-ce que vous voulez

(b) (it's done)

∎ just press the button and there you are or go! vous n'avez qu'à appuyer sur le bouton et ça y est!

(c) (I told you so) voilà, ça y est

(d) (here you are) tenez, voilà

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > there
9 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

- academic.ru/64401/saying">saying
- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
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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
10 say

seɪ
1. гл.
1) говорить;
сказать, произнести вслух they say - it is said let us say there is no saying say no say no more say nothing of say nay Syn: communicate, speak, state, verbalize
2) а) повторять наизусть;
произносить вслух, читать, отвечать (урок и т. п.) At the wedding ceremony, the priest said, 'Say after me...' ≈ Во время свадебной церемонии священник сказал: "Повторяйте за мной..." б) декламировать;
читать наизусть, по памяти
3) а) считать, полагать;
высказывать свое мнение 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 (за, против for, against) 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 directors skill in business. ≈ Потеря контракта - это не аргумент для искушенного в бизнесе директора.
4) показывать( о приборе, часах и т. п.) Syn: indicate ∙ say over I say!, say! ≈ послушайте!;
ну и ну! no sooner said than done ≈ сказано - сделано when all is said and done ≈ в конечном счете before you could say Jack Robinson ≈ моментально;
не успеешь оглянуться, как;
и опомниться не успеешь, как you don't say so! you said it you may well say so what I say is I should say I should say so hear say that is to say say the word
2. сущ.
1) мнение, слово Syn: opinion
2) авторитет, влияние to have the say амер. ≈ иметь влияние в какой-то сфере, распоряжаться Syn: influence, impact высказывание, мнение, слово - to have one's * высказываться;
высказывать свое мнение - he has had his * он уже высказал свое мнение, он уже имел возможность высказаться - it is now my * теперь я скажу /моя очередь говорить/ - let him have his * пусть он выскажется - to say one's * высказывать все, что думаешь авторитет, влияние - to have a * in the matter иметь влияние в каком-л. деле;
участвовать в решении какого-л. вопроса - to have no * in the matter не иметь права вмешиваться в решение или обсуждение какого-л. вопроса - I have no * in this matter не я решаю этот вопрос - to have the * (американизм) иметь право окончательно решать( что-л.) - who has the * in the matter? за кем решающее слово в этом вопросе? говорить, сказать - "All right", he *s "Хорошо", - говорит он - "Come here", said he "Подойди(те) сюда", - сказал он - "I will do it", she said (resolutely) "Я сделаю это", - (про) молвила она (решительно) - he said it sharply он сказал это резко - what does he *? что он говорит? - he said (that) he was busy он сказал, что он занят - she said (that) she wanted to see me она сказала, что хочет видеть меня - he said (that) she should come он сказал /велел/, чтобы она пришла - I * (that) you must do it я говорю, что ты должен это сделать - to * smth. to smb. сказать что-л. кому-л. - I have smth. to * to you мне нужно тебе кое-что сказать - to * nothing ничего на сказать /не говорить/, (про) молчать - I have nothing to * мне нечего сказать, мне не о чем говорить - I have nothing to * to him мне нечего ему сказать;
мне с ним не о чем говорить, я и говорить с ним не желаю - I shall * no more я больше ничего не скажу - * no more! ни слова больше!, хватит! - he didn't * a word он не вымолвил /не произнес, не сказал/ ни (одного) слова - to * to oneself сказать себе, (по) думать про себя - to * smth. again повторять что-л. - * that again! повторите! - to * over a role повторять /учить/ роль - to * smth. over and over again повторять что-л. без конца - they * such things out of /through/ envy они говорят такие вещи из зависти - easier said than done легче сказать, чем сделать - no sooner said than done сказано - сделано - the less said the better чем меньше слов, тем лучше - (the) least said (the) soonest mended (пословица) словами делу не поможешь;
разговорами можно только испортить дело - that is to * другими /иными/ словами, иначе говоря, то есть - in three weeks' time, that is to * on January 20 через три недели, другими словами /то есть/ 20-го января - to * what one knows говорить (то), что знаешь - do it because I * so сделай это, потому что я так говорю /велю/ - you have no right to * so! вы не имеете права так говорить! - I'm glad to * с радостью могу сказать /отметить и т. п./ - I'm sorry to *... к сожалению... - I must * признаться - the news surprised me, I must * признаюсь /признаться сказать/, эти новости удивили меня - I mean to * (that...) (этим) я хочу сказать (что...) - you don't mean to * that... неужели вы хотите сказать, что... - to * yes сказать /говорить/ "да", давать согласие, соглашаться;
подтерждать (заявление, сообщение) - to * yes to an invitation принимать приглашение - to * no сказать /говорить/ "нет", не давать согласия, отказывать;
отрицать, опровергать( заявление, сообщение) - to * no to an invitation не принять /отказаться от/ приглашения - she again said no to me она опять отказала мне - to * smb. nay отклонить /отвергнуть/ чью-л. просьбу - to * thank you сказать "спасибо", (по) благодарить - to * good morning( to smb.) (по) желать( кому-л.) доброго утра, (по) здороваться( с кем-л.) утром - to * good night (to smb.) (по) желать (кому-л.) спокойной ночи, (по) прощаться( с кем-л.) - to * goodbye сказать "до свидания", (по) прощаться - to * nothing of не говоря( уже) (о чем-л.) - he knows no mathematics to * nothing of cybernetics он не имеет представления о математике, не говоря уже о кибернетике - not to *... чтобы не сказать... - he was rude, not to * insolent он держал себя грубо, чтобы не сказать нагло - (it) goes without *ing само собой разумеется выражать - that was well said это было хорошо сказано - I don't know how to * it я не знаю, как это сказать /выразить/ - if I may * so если можно так выразиться - he is, if I may * so, a fool он, с позволения сказать, дурак - her eyes said more than her words ее глаза были красноречивее ее слов - America, or, better said, the United States of America Америка, или, правильнее сказать, Соединенные Штаты Америки обыкн. безл. говорить, утверждать( что, якобы), сообщать - people /they/ * (that) the experiment was successful говорят /ходят слухи/, что опыт удался - it is said in the papers that the treaty was signed yesterday в газетах сообщают6 что договор был подписан вчера - he is said to be /they * he is/ a great singer говорят, (что) он выдающийся певец - he is said to swim well говорят, (что) он хорошо плавает - it is generally said that... обычно утверждают /считают/, что... гласить;
говориться - the law *s... закон гласит..., по закону... - the text of the treaty *s текст договора гласит, в тексте договора записано - the telegram *s, it *s /is said/ in the telegram телеграмма гласит, в телеграмме сказано - the letter *s, it *s /is said/ in the letter в письме говорится - the notice *s that the show is cancelled в объявлении сказано, что спектакль отменяется - the tower clock *s ten o'clock на башенных часах десять (часов), башенные часы показывают десять (часов) - the publisher *s in the preface that... издатель говорит в своем предисловии, что... иметь или высказывать мнение, считать, полагать - it was said by Plato that... Платон утверждал, что...;
у Платона сказано /говорится/, что... - what I * is по-моему, по моему мнению, я считаю, мне кажется - I * you must do it я считаю, что ты должен это сделать - and so * all of us и мы тоже так думаем, и мы такого же мнения - to * out /(редк) away/ высказаться откровенно, облегчить душу - I cannot /couldn't/ * (whether he will come) я не знаю (придет ли он) - I wish I could * when it will happen хотел бы я знать, когда это произойдет - it is hard to * why трудно (с уверенностью) сказать, почему - there is no *ing how all this will end кто знает, как /чем/ все это кончится - I should * that he is right я бы сказал /я полагаю/, что он прав - is it expensive? - I should * not это дорого? - Я бы не сказал /Не думаю/ - you wouldn't * by his look that... по его виду не скажешь, что... - to have smth. to * (to /about/ smth.) иметь мнение (относительно чего-л.) - what have you to * (to all this) ? какое у вас (обо всем этом) мнение?;
что вы (обо всем этом /на все это/) скажете? - what did he * to that? каково его мнение на этот счет?, что он об этом думаент?, что он на это сказал? - what do you * to my proposal? как вы смотрите на мое предложение? - what do you * /what * you/ to a meal? как насчет того, чтобы поесть? - what do you * to a game of tennis? сыграем /не хотите ли сыграть/ в теннис? приводить доводы, аргументы;
свидетельствовать - to * smth. for smth., smb. высказываться за что-л., кого-л.;
свидетельствовать в пользу чего-л., кого-л. - I cannot * much for this method мне нечего сказать в пользу этого метода - I can't * much for his mathematics я не могу сказать, чтобы он был очень силен в математике - that doesn't * much for his intelligence это не свидетельствует о его большом уме - I cannot * much for his style я невысокого мнения о его стиле;
об его стиле говорить не приходится - it *s little to me мне это мало что говорит - there is much to * /to be said/ for this plan многое говорит в пользу этого плана - there is much to be said on both sides есть много доводов и за и против - to * a good word for smb. замолвить за кого-л. словечко - to have smth. to * возражать - he always has smth. to * to my friends он всегда возражает против моих друзей - I am afraid he will have smth. to * about it боюсь, что он будет недоволен этим /возражать против этого/ - to have smth. to * for oneself сказать что-л. в свою защиту /в свое оправдание/;
рассказывать кое-что о себе;
(разговорное) быть разговорчивым, бойким на язык - what have you to * for yourself? что вы можете сказать в свое оправдание?;
что вы можете о себе рассказать?, что у вас нового? - he has plenty to * for himself он за словом в карман не полезет - to have nothing to * не иметь доводов, не находить аргументов - I have nothing to * to this мне нечего на это возразить - I have nothing to * against him я ничего против него не имею - to have nothing to * for oneself не знать, что сказать в свою защиту /в свое оправдание/;
(разговорное) быть неразговорчивым читать наизусть, декламировать - to * a poem читать /декламировать/ стихотворение повторять наизусть, произносить вслух - to * a lesson отвечать урок( учителю) - to * one's lessons повторять уроки - to * one's prayers молиться, читать молитвы - to * grace прочесть молитву (перед трапезой) - to * mass служить мессу /обедню/ допускать;
предполагать - let us say скажем, например, к примеру сказать, примерно - come to see me one of these days, let us * Sunday приходи ко мне на этих днях, скажем, в воскресенье - if fifty is too much, shall we * thirty? если пятьдесят слишком много, то тогда, может быть, тридцать? - well, * it were true, what then? ну, допустим, (что) это верно, что ж из того? ( устаревшее) высказаться > I *!, *! послушайте!, эй! (оклик или восклицание, рассчитанные на привлечение внимания собеседника) ;
да ну!, ну и ну!, вот так так!, вот тебе и на! (выражает удивление или протест) > I *, what's the point of all this? послушай, в чем смысл всего этого? > I *, do come and look at this! подойди же и посмотри на это! > *, how is that? ну как же так? > oh, I*! It was you who spoke to me! да что вы! Это ведь вы заговрили первая! > so you *! рассказывайте!, так я вам и поверил! > *s you!, тж. sez you! (просторечие) брехня!, как бы не так!, еще чего скажешь! > I should * so! еще бы!, конечно! > I should * not! ни за что!, конечно, нет! > you don't * (so) ! что вы говорите!, не может быть!, неужели!, скажи(те) на милость /пожалуйста/! > it is just as you *, you said it вот именно > you may well * so! совершенно верно /точно/! > * when скажи, когда довольно( обычно говорят, наливая в рюмку вино) > to * the word приказать;
распорядиться > you have only to * the word вам стоит только слово сказать, только прикажите > what he *s goes его слово - закон > when all is said and done в конечном счете > to * it with flowers галантно ухаживать;
передавать чье-л. поручение, привет и т. п. в утонченно-любезной форме > before you could * Jack Robinson /knife/ не успеешь оглянуться, в один момент приблизительно, примерно - the property is worth, *, four million dollars это владение стоит приблизительно четыре миллиона долларов например - if we compress any gas say oxygen если мы сожмем любой газ, например /скажем, хотя бы/ кислород before you could ~ Jack Robinson моментально;
не успеешь оглянуться, как;
и опомниться не успеешь, как ~ указывать, показывать;
the clock says five minutes after twelve часы показывают пять минут первого a few of them, ~ a dozen несколько из них, скажем, дюжина;
well, say it were true, what then? ну, допустим, что это верно, что же из этого? say влияние, авторитет;
to have no say in the matter не участвовать в обсуждении или решении (какого-л.) вопроса;
to have the say амер. распоряжаться to have nothing to ~ for oneself разг. быть неразговорчивым to have nothing to ~ for oneself не иметь, что сказать в свою защиту say влияние, авторитет;
to have no say in the matter не участвовать в обсуждении или решении (какого-л.) вопроса;
to have the say амер. распоряжаться I should ~ ничего себе, нечего сказать;
I should say so еще бы, конечно;
to hear say слышать sayover повторять;
I say!, амер. say! послушайте!;
ну и ну! I should ~ ничего себе, нечего сказать;
I should say so еще бы, конечно;
to hear say слышать I should ~ я полагаю I should ~ ничего себе, нечего сказать;
I should say so еще бы, конечно;
to hear say слышать ~ (said) говорить, сказать;
they say, it is said говорят;
it says in the book в книге говорится ~ (said) говорить, сказать;
they say, it is said говорят;
it says in the book в книге говорится ~ мнение, слово;
let him have his say пусть он выскажется no sooner said than done сказано - сделано;
that is to say то есть a few of them, ~ a dozen несколько из них, скажем, дюжина;
well, say it were true, what then? ну, допустим, что это верно, что же из этого? ~ произносить, повторять наизусть;
декламировать;
to say one's lesson отвечать урок;
to say grace прочесть молитву (перед трапезой) a few of them, ~ a dozen несколько из них, скажем, дюжина;
well, say it were true, what then? ну, допустим, что это верно, что же из этого? to ~ no отказать;
to say no more замолчать;
to say nothing of не говоря о;
to say (smb.) nay отказать (кому-л.) в просьбе to ~ no отрицать to ~ no отказать;
to say no more замолчать;
to say nothing of не говоря о;
to say (smb.) nay отказать (кому-л.) в просьбе to ~ no отказать;
to say no more замолчать;
to say nothing of не говоря о;
to say (smb.) nay отказать (кому-л.) в просьбе ~ произносить, повторять наизусть;
декламировать;
to say one's lesson отвечать урок;
to say grace прочесть молитву (перед трапезой) to ~ the word приказать, распорядиться;
when all is said and done в конечном счете to ~ to oneself сказать себе, подумать про себя;
there is no saying кто знает, невозможно сказать sayover повторять;
I say!, амер. say! послушайте!;
ну и ну! no sooner said than done сказано - сделано;
that is to say то есть to ~ to oneself сказать себе, подумать про себя;
there is no saying кто знает, невозможно сказать ~ (said) говорить, сказать;
they say, it is said говорят;
it says in the book в книге говорится they: they pron pers.( в неопределенно-личных оборотах): they say говорят what do you ~ to a game of billiards? не хотите ли сыграть в бильярд?;
(let us) say скажем, например you may well ~ so совершенно верно;
what I say is по-моему a few of them, ~ a dozen несколько из них, скажем, дюжина;
well, say it were true, what then? ну, допустим, что это верно, что же из этого? to ~ the word приказать, распорядиться;
when all is said and done в конечном счете you don't ~ (so) ! да ну!, не может быть!;
you said it разг. вот именно you may well ~ so совершенно верно;
what I say is по-моему you don't ~ (so) ! да ну!, не может быть!;
you said it разг. вот именно

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > say
11 nothing

1. noun
1) nichts

nothing interesting — nichts Interessantes

nothing much — nichts Besonderes

nothing more than — nur

nothing more, nothing less — nicht mehr, nicht weniger

I should like nothing more than something/to do something — ich würde etwas nur zu gern haben/tun

next to nothing — so gut wie nichts

it's nothing less than suicidal to do this — es ist reiner od. glatter Selbstmord, dies zu tun

nothing else than, nothing [else] but — nur

there was nothing [else] for it but to do something — es blieb nichts anderes übrig, als etwas zu tun

he is nothing if not active — wenn er eins ist, dann [ist er] aktiv

there is nothing in it — (in race etc.) es ist noch nichts entschieden; (it is untrue) es ist nichts daran wahr

there is nothing to it — es ist kinderleicht (fam.)

nothing ventured nothing gained — (prov.) wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt (Spr.)

£300 is nothing to him — 300 Pfund sind ein Klacks für ihn (ugs.)

have [got] or be nothing to do with somebody/something — (not concern) nichts zu tun haben mit jemandem/etwas

have nothing to do with somebody/something — (avoid) jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

[not] for nothing — [nicht] umsonst

count or go for nothing — (be unappreciated) [Person:] nicht zählen; (be profitless) [Arbeit, Bemühung:] umsonst od. vergebens sein

have [got] nothing on somebody/something — (be inferior to) nicht mit jemandem/etwas zu vergleichen sein

have [got] nothing on somebody — (know nothing bad about) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben

have nothing on — (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no engagements) nichts vorhaben

make nothing of something — (make light of) keine große Sache aus etwas machen; (not understand) mit etwas nichts anfangen [können]

it means nothing to me — (is not understood) ich werde nicht klug daraus; (is not loved) es bedeutet mir nichts

to say nothing of — ganz zu schweigen von

2) (zero)

multiply by nothing — mit null multiplizieren

3) (trifling event) Nichtigkeit, die; (trifling person) Nichts, das; Niemand, der

soft or sweet nothings — Zärtlichkeiten Pl.
2. adverb
keineswegs

nothing near so bad as... — nicht annähernd so schlecht wie...

* * *
1. pronoun
(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nichts
2. noun
(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) die Null
3. adverb
(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) keineswegs

- academic.ru/50559/nothingness">nothingness
- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing! - there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of
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noth·ing

[ˈnʌθɪŋ]

I. pron indef

1. (not anything) nichts

there is \nothing like a good cup of coffee es geht nichts über eine gute Tasse Kaffee

he's \nothing if not charming wenn er eines ist, dann charmant

all or \nothing alles oder nichts

▪ \nothing but nur, nichts als

\nothing but lies nichts als Lügen

\nothing of the kind [or sort] nichts dergleichen

\nothing interesting/new/special nichts Interessantes/Neues/Besonderes

to do/say \nothing nichts tun/sagen

to count [or stand] for \nothing nichts gelten

to gain \nothing by sth durch etw akk nichts erreichen

to know \nothing about sth über etw akk nichts wissen

to make \nothing of doing sth nichts für etw akk tun

\nothing else nichts weiter

there's \nothing else we can do to help es gibt nichts mehr, was wir tun können

to have \nothing on (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no plans) nichts vorhaben

I have \nothing on for Thursday ich habe am Donnerstag noch nichts vor

with \nothing on unbekleidet, nackt, SCHWEIZ a. fam blutt

to sleep with \nothing on nackt [o SCHWEIZ a. fam blutt] schlafen

2. (of no importance) nichts

what are you laughing at? — oh, \nothing, sir worüber lachen Sie? — oh nichts, Sir

\nothing much nicht viel

to be [or mean] \nothing to sb jdm nichts bedeuten

money means \nothing to him Geld bedeutet ihm nichts

it's [or it was] \nothing ( fam) nicht der Rede wert

to be [or have] \nothing to do with sb/sth nichts mit jdm/etw zu tun haben

it's \nothing to do with me das hat nichts mit mir zu tun

3. (zero) Null f

thirty minus thirty is \nothing dreißig minus dreißig ist null

to weigh 60 kg \nothing genau 60 kg wiegen

4. AM SPORT (no points) null

the score so far is Yankees eighteen, Red Sox \nothing die Yankees haben bisher achtzehn Punkte, die Red Sox null

5.

▶ come to \nothing sich akk zerschlagen

▶ \nothing doing ( fam: no way) nichts zu machen fam; (not happening) nichts passiert

▶ like \nothing [else] on earth einfach schrecklich

to look like \nothing [else] on earth einfach unmöglich aussehen

▶ in \nothing flat ( fam) in null Komma nichts fam

▶ [all] for \nothing [vollkommen] umsonst

▶ not for \nothing nicht umsonst

▶ there's \nothing for it but to do sth BRIT es bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als etw zu tun

there's \nothing for it but to get some extra help es bleibt keine andere Wahl, als zusätzliche Hilfe anzufordern

▶ you ain't heard/seen \nothing yet ( fam) das hast du noch nicht gehört/gesehen

▶ there's \nothing in it es ist nichts dran

I heard the rumour, but there's \nothing in it ich habe das Gerücht gehört, aber das ist völlig aus der Luft gegriffen

▶ to be \nothing less/more than... nichts Geringeres/weiter sein, als...

their goal was \nothing less than creating a revolutionary new technology ihr Ziel war kein geringeres, als eine revolutionäre neue Technologie zu entwickeln

he is \nothing more than an amateur er ist bloß ein Amateur

▶ \nothing like sth alles andere als etw

▶ think \nothing of it keine Ursache!

▶ there's \nothing to it (easy) dazu gehört [o SCHWEIZ das braucht] nicht viel; (not true) da ist nichts dran fam

windsurfing is easy — there's \nothing to it Windsurfen ist einfach — da gehört nichts dazu

II. adj attr, inv ( fam) persons, activities belanglose(r, s)

III. n ( fam)

1. (person) Niemand m

he's a \nothing er ist ein Niemand

2. (thing) Unwichtigkeit f

that was a mere \nothing das war doch nur eine Kleinigkeit

3.

▶ to whisper sweet \nothings jdm Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern

IV. adv inv

1. (not) überhaupt nicht

to care \nothing for others sich akk überhaupt nicht um andere scheren fam

to look \nothing like sb/sth jdm/etw nicht ähnlich sehen

to look \nothing like the others nicht wie die anderen aussehen

2. after n AM ( fam: emphatically not) wahrlich nicht

3.

▶ \nothing daunted esp BRIT unverzagt

▶ to be \nothing short of sth ganz genau auf etw akk zutreffen

the party was \nothing short of a disaster die Party war ein völliges Desaster

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['nʌɵɪŋ]
1. n, pron, adv

1) nichts

nothing pleases him —

nothing could be easier — nichts wäre einfacher

it was reduced to nothing — es blieb nichts davon übrig

she is five foot nothing (inf) — sie ist genau fünf Fuß

it was all or nothing — es ging um alles oder nichts

2) (with vb) nichts

she is or means nothing to him — sie bedeutet ihm nichts

£500 is nothing to her —

she is nothing (compared) to her sister — sie ist nichts im Vergleich zu ihrer Schwester

that's nothing to what is to come — das ist noch gar nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was noch kommen wird

it came to nothing — da ist nichts draus geworden

I can make nothing of it — das sagt mir nichts, ich werde daraus nicht schlau

he thinks nothing of doing that — er findet nichts dabei(, das zu tun)

think nothing of it —

will you come? – nothing doing! (inf) — kommst du? – ausgeschlossen! or kein Gedanke (inf)

there was nothing doing at the club (inf) — im Klub war nichts los

I tried, but there's nothing doing (inf) — ich habs versucht, aber keine Chance (inf) or aber da ist nichts zu machen

3)

(with prep) all his fame stood or counted for nothing (liter) — sein Ruhm galt nichts

it's not for nothing that he's called X — er heißt nicht umsonst or ohne Grund X

there's nothing (else) for it but to leave — da bleibt einem nichts übrig als zu gehen

there's nothing (else) for it, we'll have to... — da hilft alles nichts, wir müssen...

there was nothing in it for me — das hat sich für mich nicht gelohnt, ich hatte nichts davon; (financially also) dabei sprang nichts für mich heraus (inf)

or rumor (US) — das Gerücht ist völlig unfundiert or aus der Luft gegriffen, an dem Gerücht ist nichts (Wahres)

that is nothing to you — für dich ist das doch gar nichts

there's nothing to it (inf) — das ist kinderleicht (inf)

4)

(with adj, adv) nothing but —

he does nothing but eat — er isst nur or ständig, er tut nichts anderes als essen

nothing else — sonst nichts

nothing more — sonst nichts

I'd like nothing more than that — ich möchte nichts lieber als das

I'd like nothing more than to go to Canada — ich würde (nur) zu gern nach Kanada gehen

nothing much — nicht viel

nothing less than — nur

nothing if not polite — äußerst or überaus höflich

nothing new — nichts Neues

it was nothing like as big as we thought — es war lange nicht so groß, wie wir dachten

5)

in nothing flat (US inf) — in null Komma nichts (inf)

you don't know from nothing (US inf) — du hast (überhaupt) keine Ahnung (inf)

he has nothing on her (inf) — er kann ihr nicht das Wasser reichen (inf)

2. n

1) (MATH) Null f

2) (= thing, person of no value) Nichts nt

it's a mere nothing compared to what he spent last year —

it was a mere nothing — das war doch nicht der Rede wert, das war doch nur eine winzige Kleinigkeit

thank you – it was nothing — danke – das war doch selbstverständlich

don't apologize, it's nothing — entschuldige dich nicht, es ist nicht der Rede wert

what's wrong with you? – (it's) nothing — was ist mit dir los? – nichts

to whisper sweet nothings to sb — jdm Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern

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nothing [ˈnʌθıŋ]

A pron nichts (of von):

as if nothing had happened als ob nichts passiert sei;

nothing much nicht (sehr) viel, nichts Bedeutendes

B s

1. Nichts n:

nothing zu oder in nichts;

for nothing umsonst:

a) kostenlos

b) grundlos

c) vergeblich; → Bes Redew

2. fig Nichts n, Unwichtigkeit f

3. Kleinigkeit f, Nichts n

4. pl Nichtigkeiten pl, leere Redensarten pl:

say sweet ( oder soft) nothings Süßholz raspeln umg

5. Null f (auch Person)

C adv umg durchaus nicht, keineswegs:

nothing like so bad as bei Weitem nicht so schlecht wie;

nothing like complete alles andere als oder längst nicht vollständig

D int (in Antworten) umg nichts dergleichen!, keine Spur!, Unsinn!Besondere Redewendungen: good for nothing zu nichts zu gebrauchen;

nothing additional nichts weiter;

nothing doing umg

a) das kommt nicht infrage!,

b) nichts zu machen! nothing but nichts als, nur;

nothing if not courageous sehr mutig;

not for nothing nicht umsonst, nicht ohne Grund;

(in) nothing flat umg im Handumdrehen;

that’s nothing

a) das ist oder macht oder bedeutet gar nichts,

b) das gilt nicht that’s nothing to das ist nichts im Vergleich zu;

that is nothing to what we have seen das ist nichts gegen das, was wir gesehen haben;

that’s nothing to me das bedeutet mir nichts;

that is nothing to you das geht dich nichts an;

he is nothing to me er bedeutet mir nichts, er ist mir gleichgültig;

there is nothing to ( oder in) it

a) da ist nichts dabei, das ist ganz einfach,

b) an der Sache ist nichts dran there is nothing like es geht nichts über (akk);

end in nothing sich in nichts auflösen;

feel like nothing on earth umg sich hundeelend fühlen;

make nothing of sth

a) nicht viel Wesens von etwas machen,

b) sich nichts aus etwas machen I can make nothing of him (it) ich kann mit ihm (damit) nichts anfangen, ich werde aus ihm (daraus) nicht schlau;

say nothing of (Redew) ganz zu schweigen von;

think nothing of nichts halten von, sich nichts machen aus;

think nothing of doing sth nichts dabei finden, etwas zu tun; → daunt 1, go¹ C 23, have Bes Redew, kind¹ 1

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1. noun
1) nichts

nothing interesting — nichts Interessantes

nothing much — nichts Besonderes

nothing more than — nur

nothing more, nothing less — nicht mehr, nicht weniger

I should like nothing more than something/to do something — ich würde etwas nur zu gern haben/tun

next to nothing — so gut wie nichts

it's nothing less than suicidal to do this — es ist reiner od. glatter Selbstmord, dies zu tun

nothing else than, nothing [else] but — nur

there was nothing [else] for it but to do something — es blieb nichts anderes übrig, als etwas zu tun

he is nothing if not active — wenn er eins ist, dann [ist er] aktiv

there is nothing in it — (in race etc.) es ist noch nichts entschieden; (it is untrue) es ist nichts daran wahr

there is nothing to it — es ist kinderleicht (fam.)

nothing ventured nothing gained — (prov.) wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt (Spr.)

£300 is nothing to him — 300 Pfund sind ein Klacks für ihn (ugs.)

have [got] or be nothing to do with somebody/something — (not concern) nichts zu tun haben mit jemandem/etwas

have nothing to do with somebody/something — (avoid) jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen

[not] for nothing — [nicht] umsonst

count or go for nothing — (be unappreciated) [Person:] nicht zählen; (be profitless) [Arbeit, Bemühung:] umsonst od. vergebens sein

have [got] nothing on somebody/something — (be inferior to) nicht mit jemandem/etwas zu vergleichen sein

have [got] nothing on somebody — (know nothing bad about) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben

have nothing on — (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no engagements) nichts vorhaben

make nothing of something — (make light of) keine große Sache aus etwas machen; (not understand) mit etwas nichts anfangen [können]

it means nothing to me — (is not understood) ich werde nicht klug daraus; (is not loved) es bedeutet mir nichts

to say nothing of — ganz zu schweigen von

2) (zero)

multiply by nothing — mit null multiplizieren

3) (trifling event) Nichtigkeit, die; (trifling person) Nichts, das; Niemand, der

soft or sweet nothings — Zärtlichkeiten Pl.
2. adverb
keineswegs

nothing near so bad as... — nicht annähernd so schlecht wie...

* * *

adv.

nichts adv. n.

Null -en f.

English-german dictionary > nothing
12 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!

* * *

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
13 say

1. I
abs

do you mean what you say? вы в самом деле думаете так, как говорите?; that's just what I was about to say это как раз то, что я собирался сказать; what have you to say? что вы можете или хотите сказать?; a writer with smth. to say писатель, у которого есть, что поведать /сказать/; I have nothing to say мне нечего сказать; it is not for me to say не мне об этом судить; as our friend used to say как говаривал наш друг; I say! coll. а) послушай!; б) подумать только!; you don't say! coll. что вы говорите!, не может быть!; I dare say coll. вполне возможно
2. II
say in some manner if I may say so если мне позволительно будет заметить; I should say so! еще бы!; what right have you to say so? какое право вы имеете так говорить?; I came very near to saying so я почти так и сказал; do it because I said so сделайте это, потому что я так сказал /велел, приказал/; why didn't you say so at the outset? почему вы этого не сказали с самого начала? id you may well say so coll. совершенно верно; so you say! и вы так думаете!; I should say not coll. еще бы, конечно же нет!
3. III
say smth.

1) say "please" and "thank you" ("hellos", something, this, that, nothing, a few words, no more, enough, etc.) говорить "пожалуйста" и "спасибо" и т.д.; what is he saying? что он говорит?; it is better to say too little than too much лучше сказать слишком мало, чем слишком много; he says little он не болтлив, он неразговорчив; he didn't say a word он не сказал /не вымолвил/ ни слова; say no more! coll. все ясно!, понятно!

2) say poems (a piece of poetry. a prayer /grace/, etc.) говорить /читать/ стихи и т.д.; say mass служить обедню; say one's lessons отвечать урок; the signpost says London указатель показывает в сторону Лондона; the clock says ten o'clock часы показывают десять

3) say no (yes) отказываться (соглашаться); you say yes one moment and no the next вы то, соглашаетесь, то отказываетесь; that is not saying very much этим не так уж много сказано; it is saying a great deal этим уже много сказано; he said as much он примерно так и сказал; what 1 say is no по-моему /мое мнение/, нужно отказаться; if it is too much. shall we say l 10? если это слишком много /дорого/, то пусть будет десять фунтов!
4. IV
say smth. in some manner say smth. clearly (impressively, well, aloud, peremptorily, reproachfully, apologetically, bluntly, frankly, repeatedly, etc.) говорить /сказать/ что-л. четко и т.д.; say it. again (a thing over and over again) повторять что-л. (снова и снова); say that again coll. и не говори!
5. XI
be said somewhere it isn't said in good company в приличном обществе об этом не принято говорить; be said on smth. the last word has not yet been said on this subject по этому вопросу последнее слово еще не сказано; be said in some manner all that can be said in a couple of words все, что можно сказать в нескольких словах; it is well said это хорошо сказано; be said to smb. he never hears what is said to him он никогда не слышит, что ему говорят; be said to be smth. he is said to be a good singer говорят, [что] он хороший певец; the furniture is said not to be worth much говорят, что эта мебель не очень ценная; be said to do smth. nobody call be said to have understood him говорят, что его никто не понимал; be said, that... it is [generally] (commonly, etc.) said that health is the most important thing [обычно и т.д.] говорят, что здоровье - самое важное; it is said that there has been an earthquake in Italy (that we're going to have a cold winter, etc.) говорят, что в Италии было землетрясение и т.д.; be said smth. against (for) smth., smb. not one word was said against it (against his plan, against her nomination, against the man, etc.) против этого и т.д. не было сказано ни слева; nothing was said for this plan никто не поддержал этот план || there is much to be said for smth. это заслуживает одобрения; there is much to be said for this invention можно многое сказать в пользу этого изобретения
6. XXI1
1) say smth. to smb. say "good morning" to each other (smth. to the children, this to herself. etc.) говорить друг другу "доброе утро" и т.д.; I am saying to you what I wouldn't say to everyone я говорю вам то, что не стал бы говорить всем и каждому; say smth. to oneself говорить что-л. про себя; say smth. with (without) smth. say smth. with joy (with envy, with a heavy heart, without vanity, etc.) с радостью и т.д. говорить что-л.; smth. in smth. say smth. in anger (in fury, etc.) говорить что-л. в раздражении и т.д.; say smth. in jest сказать что-л. в шутку; say smth. in smb.'s defence (in smb.'s praise) говорить что-л. в чью-л. защиту (с похвалой о ком-л.) || say smth. from one's heart говорить что-л. от всего сердца; say smth. in a loud (soft, hoarse, etc.) voice говорить или сказать что-л. громким и т.д. голосом /громко и т.д./; say smth. under one's breath сказать что-л. шепотом; say smth. to smb.'s face говорить /сказать/ что-л. кому-л. в лицо; say smth. in some language сказать что-л. на каком-л. языке; how do you say this in English? как это сказать по-английски?

2) say smth. about /of/ smb., smth. say unkind things about one's playmates (nothing about it, much about this style, etc.) плохо говорить /отзываться/ о своих товарищах и т.д.; have you said anything about it to him? вы что-нибудь ему говорили об этом?; what do people say of me? что говорят обо мне [люди]?; to say nothing of the rest не говоря уже об остальных; say smth. for smth., smb. say much for his style высказать одобрение по поводу его стиля; there is not much to say for his work похвалить его работу не за что; I can't say much for his mathematics я ничего хорошего о его успехах по математике сказать не могу; that doesn't say much for his intelligence это не говорит в пользу его ума; say a good word for smb. замолвить за кого-л. словечко, похвалить кого-л.; he had nothing to say for himself ему нечего было сказать в свое оправдание; say smth. in smth. say smth. in fun (in good earnest, etc.) утверждать что-л. в шутку и т.д.; say smth. with (without) smth. say smth. with good reason (without the slightest foundation, etc.) утверждать что-л. с полным основанием и т.д.; say smth. to smth. coll. say yes to an invitation принять приглашение; say no to a request (to a question, etc.) дать отрицательный ответ на просьбу и т.д.; I wouldn't say по to a glass of beer я бы не отказался от стаканчика пива; what do you say to a short walk (to a trip to London, to a meal, to a bath, to a theatre, etc.)? что вы скажете относительно /как насчет/ того, чтобы пойти погулять и т.д.?
7. XXV
say [that]... say that he is busy (he is very ill, that the harvest will be good, etc.) говорить /сказать/, что он занят и т.д.; I am glad /happy/ (sorry, etc.) to say that he is here я рад и т.д. сказать, что он здесь; people say that he is intelligent говорят, что он умный; everybody says that... все говорят, что...; it goes without saying that... coll. само собой разумеется, что...; the book (the letter, the article, etc.) says that... в письме и т.д. говорится, что...; the text (the law) says... текст (закон) гласят...; say what... (who..., how..., when..., etc.) say what I feel (what you think, what is wrong, who it was, why he does it, if he knows it, how this can be done, etc.) сказать, что я чувствую /ощущаю/ и т.д.; it is hard to say when he'll be back трудно сказать, когда он вернется; there's no saying why he does these things нельзя сказать /объяснить/, почему он делает такие вещи /так ведет себя/; abs "Yes", he said "Да",сказал он; let's meet, say, on Wednesday coll. встретимся, ну скажем, хотя бы в среду
8. XXVII2
say of smb. that... they say of him that he is mad (of her that she has seen the world, etc.) о нем говорят, что он не в своем уме и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > say
14 say

1. [seı] n
1. высказывание, мнение, слово

to have one's say - высказываться; высказывать своё мнение

he has had his say - он уже высказал своё мнение, он уже имел возможность высказаться

it is now my say - теперь я скажу /моя очередь говорить/

let him have his say - пусть он выскажется

to say one's say - высказывать всё, что думаешь

2. авторитет, влияние

to have a say in the matter - иметь, влияние в каком-л. деле; участвовать в решении какого-л. вопроса

to have no say in the matter - не иметь права вмешиваться в решение или обсуждение какого-л. вопроса

I have no say in this matter - не я решаю этот вопрос

to have the say - амер. иметь право окончательно решать (что-л.)

who has the say in the matter? - за кем решающее слово в этом вопросе?
2. [seı] v (said)
1. 1) говорить, сказать

❝All right❞, he says - «Хорошо», - говорит он

❝Come here❞, said he - «Подойди(те) сюда», - сказал он

❝I will do it❞, she said (resolutely) - «Я сделаю это», - (про)молвила она (решительно)

he said it sharply [in a harsh voice] - он сказал это резко [резким /сердитым/ голосом]

what does he say? - что он говорит?

he said (that) he was busy - он сказал, что он занят

she said (that) she wanted to see me [to read this book] - она сказала, что хочет видеть меня [прочесть эту книгу]

he said (that) she should come - он сказал /велел/, чтобы она пришла

I say (that) you must do it - я говорю, что ты должен это сделать [см. тж. 4]

to say smth. to smb. - сказать что-л. кому-л.

I have smth. to say to you - мне нужно тебе кое-что сказать [ср. тж. 4 и 5]

to say nothing - ничего не сказать /не говорить/, (про)молчать

I have nothing to say - мне нечего сказать, мне не о чем говорить [см. тж. 5]

I have nothing to say to him - а) мне нечего ему сказать; б) мне с ним не о чем говорить, я и говорить с ним не желаю

I shall say no more - я больше ничего не скажу

say no more! - ни слова больше!, хватит!

he didn't say a word - он не вымолвил /не произнёс, не сказал/ ни (одного) слова

to say to oneself - сказать себе, (по)думать про себя

to say smth. again - повторять что-л.

say that again! - повторите!

to say over a role - повторять /учить/ роль

to say smth. over and over again - повторять что-л. без конца

they say such things out of /through/ envy - они говорят такие вещи из зависти

easier said than done - легче сказать, чем сделать

no sooner said than done - сказано - сделано

the less said the better - чем меньше слов, тем лучше

(the) least said (the) soonest mended - посл. ≅ словами делу не поможешь; разговорами можно только испортить дело

that is to say - другими /иными/ словами, иначе говоря, то есть

in three weeks' time, that is to say on January 20 - через три недели, другими словами /то есть/ 20-го января

to say what one knows [wants] - говорить (то), что знаешь [хочешь]

do it because I say so - сделай это, потому что я так говорю /велю/

you have no right to say so! - вы не имеете права так говорить!

I'm glad to say - с радостью могу сказать /отметить и т. п./

I'm sorry to say... - к сожалению...

I must say - признаться

the news surprised me, I must say - признаюсь /признаться сказать/, эти новости удивили меня

I mean to say (that...) - (этим) я хочу сказать (что...)

you don't mean to say that... - неужели вы хотите сказать, что...

to say yes - а) сказать /говорить/ «да», давать согласие, соглашаться; to say yes to an invitation [to a proposal] - принимать приглашение [предложение]; б) подтверждать (заявление, сообщение)

to say no - а) сказать /говорить/ «нет», не давать согласия, отказывать; to say no to an invitation [to a proposal] - не принять /отказаться от/ приглашения [предложения]; she again said no to me - она опять отказала мне; б) отрицать, опровергать (заявление, сообщение)

to say smb. nay - отклонить /отвергнуть/ чью-л. просьбу

to say thank you - сказать «спасибо», (по)благодарить

to say good morning (to smb.) - (по)желать (кому-л.) доброго утра, (по)здороваться (с кем-л.) утром

to say good night (to smb.) - (по)желать (кому-л.) спокойной ночи, (по)прощаться (с кем-л.)

to say goodbye - сказать «до свидания», (по)прощаться

to say nothing of - не говоря (уже) (о чём-л.)

he knows no mathematics to say nothing of cybernetics - он не имеет представления о математике, не говоря уже о кибернетике

not to say... - чтобы не сказать...

he was rude, not to say insolent - он держал себя грубо, чтобы не сказать нагло

(it) goes without saying - само собой разумеется

2) выражать

that was well said - это было хорошо сказано

I don't know how to say it - я не знаю, как это сказать /выразить/

if I may say so - если можно так выразиться

he is, if I may say so, a fool - он, с позволения сказать, дурак

her eyes said more than her words - её глаза были красноречивее её слов

America, or, better said, the United States of America - Америка, или, правильнее сказать, Соединённые Штаты Америки

2. обыкн. безл. говорить, утверждать (что, якобы), сообщать

people /they/ say (that) the experiment was successful - говорят /ходят слухи/, что опыт удался

it is said in the papers that the treaty was signed yesterday - в газетах сообщают, что договор был подписан вчера

he is said to be /they say he is/ a great singer - говорят, (что) он выдающийся певец

he is said to swim well - говорят, (что) он хорошо плавает

it is generally said that... - обычно утверждают /считают/, что...

3. гласить; говориться

the law says... - закон гласит..., по закону...

the text of the treaty says - текст договора гласит, в тексте договора записано

the telegram says, it says /is said/ in the telegram - телеграмма гласит, в телеграмме сказано

the letter says, it says /is said/ in the letter - в письме говорится

the notice says that the show is cancelled - в объявлении сказано, что спектакль отменяется

the tower clock says ten o'clock - на башенных часах десять (часов), башенные часы показывают десять (часов)

the publisher says in the preface that... - издатель говорит в своём предисловии, что...

4. иметь или высказывать мнение, считать, полагать

it was said by Plato that... - Платон утверждал, что...; у Платона сказано /говорится/, что...

what I say is - по-моему, по моему мнению, я считаю, мне кажется

I say you must do it - я считаю, что ты должен это сделать [см. тж. 1, 1)]

and so say all of us - и мы тоже так думаем, и мы такого же мнения

to say out /редк. away/ - высказаться откровенно, облегчить душу

I cannot /couldn't/ say (whether he will come) - я не знаю (придёт ли он)

I wish I could say when it will happen - хотел бы я знать, когда это произойдёт

it is hard to say why [who it was] - трудно (с уверенностью) сказать почему [кто это был]

there is no saying how all this will end - кто знает, как /чем/ всё это кончится

I should say that he is right - я бы сказал /я полагаю/, что он прав

is it expensive? - I should say not - это дорого? - Я бы не сказал /Не думаю/ [ср. тж. ♢ ]

you wouldn't say by his look that... - по его виду не скажешь, что...

to have smth. to say (to /about/ smth.) - иметь мнение (относительно чего-л.) [ср. тж. 1, 1) и 5]

what have you to say (to all this)? - какое у вас (обо всём этом) мнение?; что вы (обо всём этом /на всё это/) скажете?

what did he say to that? - каково его мнение на этот счёт?, что он об этом думает?, что он на это сказал?

what do you say to my proposal? - как вы смотрите на моё предложение?

what do you say /what say you/ to a meal [to a trip to London]? - как насчёт того, чтобы поесть [съездить в Лондон]?

what do you say to a game of tennis? - сыграем /не хотите ли сыграть/ в теннис?

5. приводить доводы, аргументы; свидетельствовать

to say smth. for [against] smth., smb. - высказываться за [против] чего-л., кого-л.; свидетельствовать в пользу [против] чего-л., кого-л.

I cannot say much for this method - мне нечего сказать в пользу этого метода

I can't say much for his mathematics - я не могу сказать, чтобы он был очень силён в математике

that doesn't say much for his intelligence - это не свидетельствует о его большом уме

I cannot say much for his style - я невысокого мнения об его стиле; об его стиле говорить не приходится

it says little to me - мне это мало что говорит

there is much to say /to be said/ for [against] this plan - многое говорит в пользу [не в пользу] этого плана

there is much to be said on both sides - есть много доводов и за и против

to say a good word for smb. - замолвить за кого-л. словечко

to have smth. to say - возражать [ср. тж. 1, 1) и 4]

he always has smth. to say to my friends [to their coming] - он всегда возражает против моих друзей [их приезда]

I am afraid he will have smth. to say about it - боюсь, что он будет недоволен этим /возражать против этого/

to have smth. to say for oneself - а) сказать что-л. в свою защиту /в своё оправдание/; what have you to say for yourself? - что вы можете сказать в своё оправдание [см. тж. б)]; б) рассказывать кое-что себе; what have you to say for yourself? - что вы можете о себе рассказать?, что у вас нового? [см. тж. а)]; в) разг. быть разговорчивым, бойким на язык

he has plenty to say for himself - он за словом в карман не полезет

to have nothing to say - не иметь доводов, не находить аргументов [см. тж. 1, 1)]

I have nothing to say to this - мне нечего на это возразить

I have nothing to say against him - я ничего против него не имею

to have nothing to say for oneself - а) не знать, что сказать в свою защиту /в своё оправдание/; б) разг. быть неразговорчивым

6. 1) читать наизусть, декламировать

to say a poem - читать /декламировать/ стихотворение

2) повторять наизусть, произносить вслух

to say a lesson - отвечать урок ( учителю)

to say one's lessons - повторять уроки

to say one's prayers - молиться, читать молитвы

to say grace - прочесть молитву ( перед трапезой)

to say mass - служить мессу /обедню/

7. допускать; предполагать

let us say - скажем, например, к примеру сказать, примерно

come to see me one of these days, let us say Sunday - приходи ко мне на этих днях, скажем, в воскресенье

if fifty is too much, shall we say thirty? - если пятьдесят слишком много, то тогда, может быть, тридцать?

well, say it were true, what then? - ну, допустим, (что) это верно, что ж из того?

8. уст. поэт. высказаться

♢ I say!, say! - а) послушайте!, эй! (оклик или восклицание, рассчитанные на привлечение внимания собеседника); I say, what's the point of all this? - послушай, в чём смысл всего этого?; I say, do come and look at this! - подойди же и посмотри на это!; б) да ну!, ну и ну!, вот так так!, вот тебе и на! ( выражает удивление или протест)

say, how is that? - ну как же так?

oh, I say! It was you who spoke to me! - да что вы! Это ведь вы заговорили первая!

so you say! - рассказывайте!, так я вам и поверил!

says you!, тж. sez you! - прост. брехня!, как бы не так!, ещё чего скажешь!

I should say so! - ещё бы!, конечно!

I should say not! - ни за что!, конечно, нет! [ср. тж. 4]

you don't say (so)! - что вы говорите?, не может быть!, неужели!, скажи(те) на милость /пожалуйста/!

it is just as you say, you said it - вот именно

you may well say so! - совершенно верно /точно/!

say when - скажи, когда довольно (обычно говорят, наливая в рюмку вино)

to say the word - приказать; распорядиться

you have only to say the word - вам стоит только слово сказать, только прикажите

what he says goes - его слово - закон

when all is said and done - в конечном счёте

to say it with flowers - а) галантно ухаживать; б) передавать чьё-л. поручение, привет и т. п. в утончённо-любезной форме

before you could say Jack Robinson /knife/ - ≅ не успеешь оглянуться, в один момент
3. [seı] adv
1. приблизительно, примерно

the property is worth, say, four million dollars - это владение стоит приблизительно четыре миллиона долларов

2. например

if we compress any gas say oxygen - если мы сожмём любой газ, например /скажем, хотя бы/ кислород

НБАРС > say
15 say

1. n высказывание, мнение, слово

he has had his say — он уже высказал своё мнение, он уже имел возможность высказаться

which is to say — то есть; другими словами

2. n авторитет, влияние

I have no say in this matter — не я решаю этот вопрос

3. v говорить, сказать

he said it sharply — он сказал это резко

what does he say? — что он говорит?

he said he was busy — он сказал, что он занят

she said she wanted to see me — она сказала, что хочет видеть меня

he said she should come — он сказал, чтобы она пришла

I say you must do it — я говорю, что ты должен это сделать

I have smth. to say to you — мне нужно тебе кое-что сказать

to say nothing — ничего не сказать, молчать

I have nothing to say — мне нечего сказать, мне не о чем говорить

I shall say no more — я больше ничего не скажу

say no more! — ни слова больше!, хватит!

to say to oneself — сказать себе, думать про себя

say that again! — повторите!

to say over a role — повторять роль

they say such things out of envy — они говорят такие вещи из зависти

easier said than done — легче сказать, чем сделать

no sooner said than done — сказано — сделано

the less said the better — чем меньше слов, тем лучше

least said soonest mended — посл.

that is to say — другими словами, иначе говоря, то есть

to say what one knows — говорить, что знаешь

do it because I say so — сделай это, потому что я так говорю

you have no right to say so! — вы не имеете права так говорить!

I must say — признаться

the news surprised me, I must say — признаюсь, эти новости удивили меня

I mean to say — я хочу сказать

to say thank you — сказать «спасибо», благодарить

to say good morning — желать доброго утра, здороваться утром

to say good night — желать спокойной ночи, прощаться

to say goodbye — сказать «до свидания», прощаться

to say nothing of — не говоря

he knows no mathematics to say nothing of cybernetics — он не имеет представления о математике, не говоря уже о кибернетике

not to say … — чтобы не сказать …

I feel emboldened to say … — беру на себя смелость сказать …

to say the truth and shame the devil — говорить всю правду

he is haywire to say that — он свихнулся, раз говорит такое

he swore to say nothing — он поклялся ничего не говорить

finally, I have to say … — в заключение я должен сказать …

4. v выражать

that was well said — это было хорошо сказано

if I may say so — если можно так выразиться

he is, if I may say so, a fool — он, с позволения сказать, дурак

5. v обыкн. безл. говорить, утверждать, сообщать

people say the experiment was successful — говорят, что опыт удался

it is said in the papers that the treaty was signed yesterday — в газетах сообщают, что договор был подписан вчера

he is said to be a great singer — говорят, он выдающийся певец

they say — говорить

say nothing of — не говоря уже о

they say that … — говорят, что …

men say that … — люди говорят, что …

mind what I say — слушай, что я говорю

6. v гласить; говориться

the law says … — закон гласит …, по закону …

the text of the treaty says — текст договора гласит, в тексте договора записано

the telegram says, it says in the telegram — телеграмма гласит, в телеграмме сказано

the letter says, it says in the letter — в письме говорится

to say the same — говорить одно и то же

it is my say now — очередь за мной теперь говорить

7. v иметь или высказывать мнение, считать, полагать

it was said by Plato that … — Платон утверждал, что …; у Платона сказано, что …

what I say is — по-моему, по моему мнению, я считаю, мне кажется

I say you must do it — я считаю, что ты должен это сделать

and so say all of us — и мы тоже так думаем, и мы такого же мнения

to say out — высказаться откровенно, облегчить душу

I cannot say — я не знаю

I wish I could say when it will happen — хотел бы я знать, когда это произойдёт

it is hard to say why — трудно сказать почему

there is no saying how all this will end — кто знает, как всё это кончится

I should say that he is right — я бы сказал, что он прав

is it expensive? — I should say not — это дорого? — Я бы не сказал

to have smth. to say — иметь мнение

what have you to say ? — какое у вас мнение?; что вы скажете?

what did he say to that? — каково его мнение на этот счёт?, что он об этом думает?, что он на это сказал?

what do you say to my proposal? — как вы смотрите на моё предложение?

say vespers — читать молитвы вечерни

to say grace — читать молитву

8. v приводить доводы, аргументы; свидетельствовать

I cannot say much for this method — мне нечего сказать в пользу этого метода

I cannot say much for his style — я невысокого мнения об его стиле; об его стиле говорить не приходится

it says little to me — мне это мало что говорит

there is much to say for this plan — многое говорит в пользу этого плана

there is much to be said on both sides — есть много доводов и за и против

to have smth. to say — возражать

he always has smth. to say to my friends — он всегда возражает против моих друзей

I am afraid he will have smth. to say about it — боюсь, что он будет недоволен этим

he has plenty to say for himself — он за словом в карман не полезет

to have nothing to say — не иметь доводов, не находить аргументов

9. v читать наизусть, декламировать

to say a poem — читать стихотворение

say grace — читать молитву

to say by heart — прочесть наизусть

10. v повторять наизусть, произносить вслух

to say a lesson — отвечать урок

11. v допускать; предполагать

let us say — скажем, например, к примеру сказать, примерно

come to see me one of these days, let us say Sunday — приходи ко мне на этих днях, скажем, в воскресенье

12. v уст. поэт. высказаться

say, how is that? — ну как же так?

oh, I say! It was you who spoke to me! — да что вы! Это ведь вы заговорили первая!

so you say! — рассказывайте!, так я вам и поверил!

I should say so! — ещё бы!, конечно!

I should say not! — ни за что!, конечно, нет!

it is just as you say, you said it — вот именно

you may well say so! — совершенно верно !

say when — скажи, когда довольно

to say the word — приказать; распорядиться

you have only to say the word — вам стоит только слово сказать, только прикажите

13. adv приблизительно, примерно

the property is worth, say, four million dollars — это владение стоит приблизительно четыре миллиона долларов

14. adv например

if we compress any gas say oxygen — если мы сожмём любой газ, например кислород

Синонимический ряд:

1. voice (noun) ballot; franchise; opinion; say-so; suffrage; voice; vote

2. maintain (verb) affirm; allege; answer; argue; assert; claim; contend; declare; hold; maintain; respond

3. repeat (verb) iterate; recite; rehearse; reiterate; repeat

4. show (verb) indicate; mark; read; record; register; show

5. state (verb) announce; articulate; bring out; chime in; come out with; communicate; convey; declare; deliver; enunciate; express; phonate; pronounce; relate; remark; speak; state; tell; throw out; utter; vent; vocalise; vocalize; voice

6. for example (other) as a case in point; as an example; as an illustration; e.g.; exempli gratia (Latin); for example; for instance

7. nearly (other) about; all but; almost; approximately; around; as good as; just about; more or less; most; much; nearly; nigh; practically; roughly; round; roundly; rudely; some; somewhere; virtually; well-nigh

English-Russian base dictionary > say
16 nothing

1. pronoun
(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nada

2. noun
(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).)

3. adverb
(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) de ningún modo, de ninguna manera

- nothingness
- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of

nothing pron nada

I have nothing to say no tengo nada que decir

for nothing gratis

nothing

tr['nʌɵɪŋ]

noun

1 nada

■ there's nothing left no queda nada

■ it's nothing special no es nada del otro jueves

■ it's nothing more than a cold no es más que un resfriado

■ it's nothing to be ashamed of no es para avergonzarse

■ he's nothing if not cheerful antes que nada es alegre

■ it's nothing short of brilliant es sencillamente brillante

■ there's nothing (else) for it but to leave no me queda más remedio que marchar

■ Magic Johnson's got nothing on you a tu lado Magic Johnson no es nadie

■ the police have got nothing on me la policía no tiene nada contra mí

adverb

1 de ningún modo, de ninguna manera

■ it's nothing like a pheasant no se parece en nada a un faisán

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for nothing familiar gratis

nothing but... únicamente..., solo...

nothing doing familiar ni hablar

nothing else nada más

nothing much nada de interés

there's nothing to it es facilísimo

to say nothing of... por no hablar de...

nothing ['nʌɵɪŋ] adv

1) : de ninguna manera

nothing daunted, we carried on: sin amilanarnos, seguimos adelante

2)

nothing like : no...en nada

he's nothing like his brother: no se parece en nada a su hermano

nothing n

1) nothingness: nada f

2) zero: cero m

3) : persona f de poca importancia, cero m

4) trifle: nimiedad f

nothing pron

: nada

there's nothing better: no hay nada mejor

nothing else: nada más

nothing but: solamente

they mean nothing to me: ellos me son indiferentes

nothing

adv.

• de ninguna manera adv.

• en absoluto adv.

• nada adv.

n.

• cero s.m.

• nada s.f.

• nadería s.f.

pron.

• nada pron.

I 'nʌθɪŋ
pronoun

1) nada

nothing has changed — nada ha cambiado

he gave us nothing — no nos dio nada

she said nothing else — no dijo nada más

it's better than nothing, I suppose — hombre, peor es nada

there's nothing to eat — no hay nada de comer

I have nothing more to say — no tengo nada más que decir

there's nothing we can do — no podemos hacer nada

nothing doing! — de eso nada!

there's nothing for it — no hay más remedio

there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto

2) (in phrases)

for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas

II

noun

1) ( Math) cero m

2) ( worthless thing)

this is a mere nothing to what they spend on food and drink — esto no es nada comparado con lo que gastan en comida y bebida

to whisper sweet nothings — susurrar palabras de amor

he whispered sweet nothings in her ear — le susurraba palabras de amor al oído

['nʌθɪŋ]
1.

PRON nada f; (=nought) cero m

I have nothing to give you — no tengo nada que darte

to have nothing to do with — no tener nada que ver con

there's nothing mean about him — no tiene nada de tacaño

• nothing but — solamente

• to come to nothing — parar en nada, quedarse en aguas de borraja

• nothing doing! — ¡de ninguna manera!, ¡ni hablar!

• nothing else — nada más

• there's nothing to fear — no hay de qué tener miedo

• for nothing — (=free) gratis; (=unpaid) sin sueldo; (=in vain) en vano, en balde

it is not for nothing that... — no es sin motivo que..., por algo será que...

• there was nothing for it but to pay — no había más remedio or (LAm) no nos quedaba otra que pagar

• to build up a business from nothing — crear un negocio de la nada

• he is nothing if not careful — es de lo más cauteloso

• there is nothing in the rumours — los rumores no tienen nada de verdad

there's nothing in it for us — de esto no vamos a sacar ningún provecho

there's nothing in it — (in race) van muy iguales

• I could make nothing of what he said — no entendí nada or no pude sacar nada en claro de lo que dijo

• a mere nothing — una nimiedad

• it's nothing more than a rumour — es simplemente un rumor

• nothing much — poco, no mucho

there's nothing much to be said — poco hay que decir

• next to nothing — casi nada

• I'm nothing of a swimmer — yo nado bastante mal

• to have nothing on — (=naked) estar desnudo; (=not busy) estar libre

• it's nothing to be proud of — no es motivo para enorgullecerse

• to say nothing of... — sin mencionar..., amén de...

• to get something for nothing — obtener algo gratis

• there's nothing special about it — no tiene nada de particular

• to stop at nothing — no pararse en barras

to stop at nothing to do sth — emplear sin escrúpulo todos los medios para hacer algo

• to think nothing of — tener en poco

he thinks nothing of walking 30km — para él no tiene importancia or no es nada recorrer 30km a pie

think nothing of it! — ¡no hay de qué!, ¡no tiene cuidado! (LAm)

• there's nothing to it! — ¡es facilísimo!

she is nothing to him — ella le es indiferente

it's nothing to me whether he comes or not — no me importa que venga o no

- he has nothing on her
all 2., 4), do with, kind 2., 1), like I, 2., 1), next 2., 4), e), short 1., 3), sort 1., 1)
See:

see cultural note ZERO in zero in on

2.

ADV

• nothing daunted — sin inmutarse

• it's nothing like him — el retrato no se le parece en nada

it was nothing like as expensive as we thought — era mucho menos caro de lo que nos imaginábamos
less 2.
3.

N

a mere nothing — una friolera, una bagatela

to her he was a nothing — para ella él no tenía ningún valor

- whisper sweet nothings to sb

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I ['nʌθɪŋ]
pronoun

1) nada

nothing has changed — nada ha cambiado

he gave us nothing — no nos dio nada

she said nothing else — no dijo nada más

it's better than nothing, I suppose — hombre, peor es nada

there's nothing to eat — no hay nada de comer

I have nothing more to say — no tengo nada más que decir

there's nothing we can do — no podemos hacer nada

nothing doing! — de eso nada!

there's nothing for it — no hay más remedio

there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto

2) (in phrases)

for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas

II

noun

1) ( Math) cero m

2) ( worthless thing)

this is a mere nothing to what they spend on food and drink — esto no es nada comparado con lo que gastan en comida y bebida

to whisper sweet nothings — susurrar palabras de amor

he whispered sweet nothings in her ear — le susurraba palabras de amor al oído

English-spanish dictionary > nothing
17 say

{sei}
I. v (said) казвам (something to someone)
to SAY one's lesson казвам/разказвам си урока
to SAY one's prayers казвам/чета си молитвата
you may well SAY so имаш право, право казваш
so you SAY така казваш/мислиш ти (но може да не си прав)
what have you to SAY for yourself? как ще обясниш/оправдаеш поведението си? to have nothing to SAY for oneself с нищо не мога да се оправдая, няма какво да кажа, нищо не говоря, мълча си
SAY no more! достатъчно! ясно! to SAY someone nay ост. отказвам някому
that is to SAY тоест, с други думи, другояче казано
I should SAY бих казал, струва ми се
what I SAY is that аз мисля/казвам, че, моето мнение е, че
no sooner said than done речено-сторено
they SAY, it is said казват
he is said to be казват, че бил
SAY five pounds/days да кажем/речем пет лири/дни
SAY it were true да кажем/речем, че е истина
it SAYs much/something for това говори/показва много за
it SAYs nothing to me не ми говори нищо, не ме вълнува
you don't SAY (so)! разг. нима! хайде де! I'll SAY разг. да, разбира се
I'm not SAYing няма да кажа, отказвам да говоря
and so SAY all of us и всички мислим така
what do/would you SAY to a glass of beer? искаш ли (да изпием по) една бира? it SAYs in the paper във вестника пише/се казва
the clock SAYs... часовникът показва...
(I) SAY слушай! there is no SAYing when/what не се знае кога/какво, един господ знае кога/какво
it goes without SAYing от само себе си се разбира
before you could SAY knife/Jack Robinson преди да можеш да се обърнеш/завъртиш, преди да усетиш
you said it! you can SAY that again! разг. така е! точно така! SAYs you! sl. ами! краставици на търкалета! say about казвам/разказвам за
say back казвам в отговор, отвръщам
say on продължавам да разказвам
say over (пре) повтарям
II. n (решаващо) мнение, (последна) дума
to say/have one's SAY изказвам се, казвам всичко, което искам, казвам си думата
to have a SAY in the matter имам думата/влияние по този въпрос
to have no SAY/not much SAY in the matter нямам думата/не мога да решавам по този въпрос

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{sei} v (said {sed}) казвам (s.th. to s.o.); to say o.'s lesson (2) {sei} n (решаващо) мнение, (последна) дума; to say/have o.'s

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чета; река; пиша; приказвам; разправям; прочитам; дума; изричам; издумвам; казвам;

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1. (i) say слушай! there is no saying when/what не се знае кога/какво, един господ знае кога/какво 2. and so say all of us и всички мислим така 3. before you could say knife/jack robinson преди да можеш да се обърнеш/завъртиш, преди да усетиш 4. he is said to be казват, че бил 5. i should say бих казал, струва ми се 6. i'm not saying няма да кажа, отказвам да говоря 7. i. v (said) казвам (something to someone) 8. ii. n (решаващо) мнение, (последна) дума 9. it goes without saying от само себе си се разбира 10. it says much/something for това говори/показва много за 11. it says nothing to me не ми говори нищо, не ме вълнува 12. no sooner said than done речено-сторено 13. say back казвам в отговор, отвръщам 14. say five pounds/days да кажем/речем пет лири/дни 15. say it were true да кажем/речем, че е истина 16. say no more! достатъчно! ясно! to say someone nay ост. отказвам някому 17. say on продължавам да разказвам 18. say over (пре) повтарям 19. so you say така казваш/мислиш ти (но може да не си прав) 20. that is to say тоест, с други думи, другояче казано 21. the clock says... часовникът показва.. 22. they say, it is said казват 23. to have a say in the matter имам думата/влияние по този въпрос 24. to have no say/not much say in the matter нямам думата/не мога да решавам по този въпрос 25. to say one's lesson казвам/разказвам си урока 26. to say one's prayers казвам/чета си молитвата 27. to say/have one's say изказвам се, казвам всичко, което искам, казвам си думата 28. what do/would you say to a glass of beer? искаш ли (да изпием по) една бира? it says in the paper във вестника пише/се казва 29. what have you to say for yourself? как ще обясниш/оправдаеш поведението си? to have nothing to say for oneself с нищо не мога да се оправдая, няма какво да кажа, нищо не говоря, мълча си 30. what i say is that аз мисля/казвам, че, моето мнение е, че 31. you don't say (so)! разг. нима! хайде де! i'll say разг. да, разбира се 32. you may well say so имаш право, право казваш 33. you said it! you can say that again! разг. така е! точно така! says you! sl. ами! краставици на търкалета! say about казвам/разказвам за
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say [sei] I. v ( said [sed]) казвам (to на); to have nothing to \say for o.s. мълчалив съм; не мога да се оправдая; to \say a good word for казвам добра дума (ходайствам) за; \say the word and I'll do it само кажи и ще го направя; \say no more! достатъчно! ясно! to \say s.o. nay книж. отказвам на някого; to \say grace чета молитва преди (след) ядене; to be said or sung за рецитиране или пеене; I \say! слушай! я виж! виж ти! I'll say! разг. разбира се!, и още как! you don't \say (so)! нима! you may well \say so с право можеш да го кажеш; I should \say that струва ми се, че; what he \says goes думата му е закон; каквото каже той, това става; what I \say is моето мнение е (мисля), че; what would you \say to a cup of tea? какво ще кажеш за чаша чай? I wouldn't \say no to a cup of coffee не бих отказал едно кафе, бих изпил едно кафе; no sooner said than done речено сторено; it \says in the Iliad в Илиадата се казва; he is said to sing well казват, че пее хубаво; that is to \say тоест, а именно, това ще рече; \say five dollars да кажем пет долара; well, \say it were true, what then? добре, да речем, че е вярно, какво от това? there is no \saying what time he will come back един Господ знае кога той ще се върне; it goes without \saying от само себе си се разбира; before you could \say knife ( Jack Robinson) преди да можеш да се обърнеш; you can \say that again! you said it! разг. така е; \says you! ам. sl глупости на търкалета! \says who! sl откъде накъде (кой казва?)! \say, that' s a good idea! ам. хей, това е чудесна идея! enough said! \sayno more! ясно, разбрах! what have you got to \say for yourself? какво ще кажеш в своя защита? какво ти е оправданието?; II. n мнение, дума; to have o.'s \say мога да си кажа думата, мнението; to \say o.'s \say казвам всичко, което си искам; to have a \say in the matter имам влияние (дума) по въпроса; to have the \say ам. имам последната дума; III. say n ост. вид фин вълнен плат.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > say
18 nothing

I 1. ['nʌθɪŋ]
pronome

1) (no item, event, idea) niente, nulla

there's nothing to drink — non c'è niente da bere

I knew nothing about it — non ne sapevo nulla

we can do nothing (about it) — non possiamo farci niente

they behaved as if nothing had happened — si sono comportati come se niente fosse

next to nothing — quasi niente

nothing much happens here — non succede molto qui

nothing more — niente di più

is there nothing more you can do? — non potete fare niente di più?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — è un'amica e nient'altro

nothing else — nient'altro

if nothing else it will be a change for us — se non altro sarà un cambiamento per noi

to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con

to come to nothing — non portare a nulla

to stop at nothing — non fermarsi di fronte a nulla

to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni

you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!

he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!

2) (emphasizing insignificance) niente, nulla

to get upset over nothing — preoccuparsi per niente

we were talking about nothing much — parlavamo del più e del meno

he means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!

3) (very little indeed)

it costs next to nothing — costa praticamente nulla

for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente

it's money for nothing — sono soldi regalati

4) (indicating absence of trait, quality)

nothing interesting o of any interest niente di interessante; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind sembra facile ma non è così; you'll do nothing of the sort! — non farai una cosa del genere!

5) (emphatic: setting up comparisons)

there's nothing like it! — non c'è niente di meglio!

I can think of nothing worse than — non riesco a immaginare niente di peggio che

to say nothing of — per non parlare di

6) (no truth, value, use)

you get nothing out of it — non ci ricavi niente

there's nothing in it for me — non c'è niente di interessante per me

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante

7) nothing but

he's nothing but a coward — non è (altro) che un vigliacco

they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi

it's caused me nothing but trouble — mi ha dato solo problemi

he has nothing but praise for them — non ha che elogi per loro

8) nothing less than

it's nothing less than a betrayal — è un vero tradimento

nothing less than real saffron will do — solamente lo zafferano può andare bene

9) nothing more than

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — è soltanto una strategia per fare

the stories are nothing more than gossip — le storie sono niente più che pettegolezzi

they'd like nothing more than to do — non chiedono di meglio che fare
2.
aggettivo

he's nothing without you — non è niente senza di te
3.
nome

1) (nothingness) niente m., nulla m.

2) (trivial matter)

it's a mere nothing compared to — è niente paragonato a

••

nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!

there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!
II ['nʌθɪŋ]
avverbio

1) (in no way)

it is nothing like as difficult as — è lungi dall'essere difficile quanto

she is nothing like her sister — non assomiglia per niente a sua sorella

2) (emphatic: totally, only)

it's nothing short of brilliant — è veramente splendido

nothing short of a miracle can save them — soltanto un miracolo può salvarli

3) (emphatic: decidedly)

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — sono a dir poco testardo!

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1. pronoun
(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) niente
2. noun
(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).)
3. adverb
(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) per nulla/niente, non affatto

- nothingness
- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of
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I 1. ['nʌθɪŋ]
pronome

1) (no item, event, idea) niente, nulla

there's nothing to drink — non c'è niente da bere

I knew nothing about it — non ne sapevo nulla

we can do nothing (about it) — non possiamo farci niente

they behaved as if nothing had happened — si sono comportati come se niente fosse

next to nothing — quasi niente

nothing much happens here — non succede molto qui

nothing more — niente di più

is there nothing more you can do? — non potete fare niente di più?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — è un'amica e nient'altro

nothing else — nient'altro

if nothing else it will be a change for us — se non altro sarà un cambiamento per noi

to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con

to come to nothing — non portare a nulla

to stop at nothing — non fermarsi di fronte a nulla

to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni

you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!

he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!

2) (emphasizing insignificance) niente, nulla

to get upset over nothing — preoccuparsi per niente

we were talking about nothing much — parlavamo del più e del meno

he means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!

3) (very little indeed)

it costs next to nothing — costa praticamente nulla

for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente

it's money for nothing — sono soldi regalati

4) (indicating absence of trait, quality)

nothing interesting o of any interest niente di interessante; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind sembra facile ma non è così; you'll do nothing of the sort! — non farai una cosa del genere!

5) (emphatic: setting up comparisons)

there's nothing like it! — non c'è niente di meglio!

I can think of nothing worse than — non riesco a immaginare niente di peggio che

to say nothing of — per non parlare di

6) (no truth, value, use)

you get nothing out of it — non ci ricavi niente

there's nothing in it for me — non c'è niente di interessante per me

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante

7) nothing but

he's nothing but a coward — non è (altro) che un vigliacco

they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi

it's caused me nothing but trouble — mi ha dato solo problemi

he has nothing but praise for them — non ha che elogi per loro

8) nothing less than

it's nothing less than a betrayal — è un vero tradimento

nothing less than real saffron will do — solamente lo zafferano può andare bene

9) nothing more than

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — è soltanto una strategia per fare

the stories are nothing more than gossip — le storie sono niente più che pettegolezzi

they'd like nothing more than to do — non chiedono di meglio che fare
2.
aggettivo

he's nothing without you — non è niente senza di te
3.
nome

1) (nothingness) niente m., nulla m.

2) (trivial matter)

it's a mere nothing compared to — è niente paragonato a

••

nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!

there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!
II ['nʌθɪŋ]
avverbio

1) (in no way)

it is nothing like as difficult as — è lungi dall'essere difficile quanto

she is nothing like her sister — non assomiglia per niente a sua sorella

2) (emphatic: totally, only)

it's nothing short of brilliant — è veramente splendido

nothing short of a miracle can save them — soltanto un miracolo può salvarli

3) (emphatic: decidedly)

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — sono a dir poco testardo!

English-Italian dictionary > nothing
19 say

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

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

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) si fram, be

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) si, anslå, tippe
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.) ha noe å si; si sin mening

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

befale
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si

I
subst. \/seɪ\/

utsagn, replikk, ord

• I want a say in the matter

jeg vil ha et ord med i laget

have a say ha noe man skulle ha sagt

• Susan has a great deal of say in the matter

Susan har mye hun skulle ha sagt i den saken

• he has no say

han har ingenting han skulle ha sagt

have one's say eller say one's say si sin mening, si hva man har på hjertet, synge ut

have the last say ha siste ord i saken

hear say høre (at det sies), høre rykte om

• I hear say that he has won a million

jeg hører at han har vunnet en million
II
verb ( said - said) \/seɪ\/

1) si sin mening

• well said!

godt sagt!

2) forklare, påstå, erklære, oppgi

• he said that he was against it

han påstod at han var imot det

3) si sin mening, mene, synes

• and so say all of us

det mener vi alle sammen

4) si, vite

• I can't say

jeg vet ikke riktig

5) stå

• what does the letter say?

hva står det i brevet?

• it says in the Bible

det står i Bibelen

6) uttale, si

• how do you say that in Norwegian?

hvordan uttales det på norsk?

7) lese, be

• we always say grace before dinner

vi ber alltid bordbønn før middag

8) ( om anslag) omtrent, sånn cirka, la oss si

• a few of them, say a dozen, agreed

noen få av dem, la oss si et dusin, var enige

• he is, say, fifty

han er sånn cirka femti (år)

9) si meg, hør her

• say, do you want one of these?

hør her, vil du ha en av disse?

10) (amer., i utrop) det får en si!, maken!, nei men!

• say, that's a pretty dress!

nei men det var da en pen kjole!

all said and done eller when\/after all is said and done når alt kommer til alt, til sjuende og sist

be free to say innrømme

• I am free to say that I like her

jeg innrømmer gjerne at jeg liker henne

easier said than done eller sooner said than done lettere sagt enn gjort

go without saying si seg selv, være selvsagt

• it goes without saying that she is the best candidate

det er selvsagt at det er hun som er den beste kandidaten

I'll say! det skal være sikkert og visst! jammen, sannelig, gjett om

• I'll say she was furious!

gjett om hun var rasende!

I say sier du det?, det kan du ikke mene! ( gammeldags) hør nå her, si meg

• I say, have you ever seen this animal before?

si meg, har du noen gang sett dette dyret før?

(gammeldags, noe overraskende eller gledelig) jammen!, nei men!, det får en si!, sannelig!

no saying ikke godt å si

• there's no saying when she'll be here

det er ikke godt å si når hun kommer

no sooner said than done som sagt, så gjort

nothing to say ikke noe å si, ikke noe å snakke om

• I have nothing to say to my uncle

jeg har ingenting å snakke med onkelen min om ingenting usnakket

• I have nothing to say to my uncle

jeg har ikke noe usnakket med min onkel

not to say for ikke å si

• he is chubby, not to say fat

han er lubben, for ikke å si fet

egentlig ikke

• they are not to say famous

de er ikke egentlig berømte

say about\/of si angående\/om

say against tale imot

• there's nothing to be said against this

det er ingenting som taler imot dette

say a good word for someone\/something legge inn et godt ord for noe\/noen

say for oneself si til sitt forsvar

• have you nothing to say for yourself?

har du ingenting å si til ditt forsvar?

være stille, være ordknapp

• Susan had nothing to say for herself

Susan var svært stille av seg

saying and doing are (two) different things eller saying is one thing and doing is another det er lettere sagt enn gjort

saying that eller so saying med disse ord(ene)

say one's prayers be, lese sine bønner be aftenbønn

say over lese opp fra hukommelsen, si utenat

say something again si noe igjen, gjenta noe skrive opp noe

• you can say that again!

det kan du skrive opp!

say something for tale for, tale til fordel for

• it says a lot for her that she helped the man

det taler i høy grad til hennes fordel at hun hjalp mannen

si noe til fordel for

• I'll say this for her that she is a better singer than my sister

det kan jeg si til hennes fordel at hun synger bedre enn søsteren min

says who? ( slang) hvem sier det?, hvem har sagt det?

says you ( slang) det sier du, ja

say the word si ifra

• you only have to say the word!

du behøver bare å si ifra!

say to si til

say to oneself si til seg selv

say when! (hverdagslig, ved servering av mat eller drikke) si stopp

something to say en høne å plukke

• I have something to say to my neighbour

jeg har en høne å plukke med naboen min

so saying med disse ord

to say nothing of for ikke å snakke om

to say the least i det minste, mildt sagt

that is to say det vil si, dvs., nemlig

you said it! (amer.) nettopp!, der sa du det!, nemlig!

English-Norwegian dictionary > say
20 nothing

ˈnʌθɪŋ
1. мест.;
отр. ничего, ничто It's nothing to what I saw in Paris. ≈ Это ничто по сравнению с тем, что я видел в Париже. to come to nothing ≈ кончиться ничем;
не иметь последствий to get for nothing ≈ получить даром next to nothing ≈ почти ничего;
очень мало nothing but ≈ только;
ничего кроме all to nothing ≈ все ни к чему for nothing ≈ зря, без пользы;
даром;
из-за пустяка nothing to ≈ ничто по сравнению с have nothing on smb./smth. make nothing of nothing very much разг. ≈ ничего особенного nothing venture nothing have посл. ≈ волков бояться - в лес не ходить;
кто не рискует, тот не выигрывает nothing great is easy посл. ≈ все великое дается нелегко no nothing ≈ решительно ничего
2. сущ.
1) мелочи, пустяки mere nothing ≈ пустяк little nothings of life ≈ мелочи жизни
2) небытие, нереальность;
отсутствие чего-л., пустота Syn: unreality, non-existence
3) ноль;
пустое место;
ничтожество;
никчемный человек
4) мат. ноль
3. нареч. нисколько, совсем нет пустяк, мелочь - a mere * пустяк - sweet *s нежности. сладкие слова, любовные уверения - gay *s шуточки - the little * s of life мелочи жизни ноль - he is five feet * его рост ровно пять футов - the score was three to * (спортивное) счет был три - ноль нуль, ничтожесто, пустое место( о человеке) - he is a real * он ничего собой не представляет отсутствие (чего-л) ;
пустота - one cannot live on * без денег жить нельзя - you can live here for next to * здесь можно жить очень дешево небытие, нереальность;
полное исчезновение - to fade away into * растерять;
постепенно исчезнуть - the conversation dropped to * беседа сошла на нет( церковное) атеист, безбожник - Catholics, Protestants and people who are * католики. протестанты и неверующие нисколько, совсем нет, ни в малейшей степени - * near so далеко не так - * like so good совсем не такой хороший - to be * the worse for smth. ни в малейшей степени не пострадать от чего-л - it differs * from это нисколько не отличается (от чего-л.) - it helps us * это ничуть нам не помогает - it is * like it used to be совсем не похоже на то, что было;
узнать нельзя, ничего похожего - is * near so extensive отнюдь не является таким обширным > * like нет ничего лучше > there is * like doing things at once самое лучшее ничего не откладывать > * like leather всяк свое хвалит ничего - no * решительно ничего - to come to * кончиться ничем - * pleases him ему ничего не нравится - he said * он ничего не сказал - he had * to say ему было нечего сказать - * was heard of him о нем ничего не было слышно - it was all to * все это было ни к чему - there is * in it (разговорное) это несущественно;
не стоит об этом говорить;
в этом нет ни слова правды, это выдумка - there is * in these rumours это пустые слухи - to have * to do with не иметь никакого отношения к - it has * to do with me это меня не касается, это не мое дело - is it gold? - Gold * - it's pinchbeck это золото? - Какое там золото! Это подделка - little or *, next to * почти ничего - there is little or * the matter with him ничего серьезного у него нет - to say * of не говоря уже - apropos of * ни с того ни с сего - he has * to say for himself он не умее тсебя поставить;
он не умеет постоять за себя - * very mach гничего особенного;
ничего собой не представляет ничего (по сравнению с кем-л., чем-л.) - * to smth. ничто по сравнению с чем-л. - that's * to what followеd это ничто по сравнению с тем, что было дальше - learning is * to genius ученость перед гениальностью - ничто ничто (для кого-л.) that is * to him это его не касается - this is * to you это не ваше дело - she is * to him она его не интересует, она не существует для него - it is * to me whether he comes or not мне совершенно безразлично, придет он или нет ничего от, ни в малейшей степени не - * of the kind ничего подобного - * more to be said не о чем больше говорить - he has * of his father in him в нем нет ничего отцовского - he is * of a scholar в нем нет ничего от ученого в сочетаниях: - * but только, ничто кроме - * else than не что иное как, просто-напросто;
только;
ничто кроме - * but force, * else than force тлько сила;
ничто кроме силы;
не что иное, как сила - * for it but ничего другого как;
нет иного выхода кроме - there is * for it but to go ничего не поделаешь, придется уходить - there was * for it but to submit оставалось только подчиниться;
пришлось уступить - you walked back? - There was * else for it вы возвращались пешком? - Больше ничего не оставалось делать - * if not прежде всего;
крайне, в высшей степени - * if not discreet в высшей степени осторожен - I am * if not critical я не хвалить привык. а придираться - * doing в ответ на просьбу, вопрос: нет;
нельзя;
не согласен;
ничего нет (о работе и т. п.) ;
ничего подобного;
номер не пройдет;
ничего не получилось;
неудача!;
ничего не попишешь - to make * of после can: не понять, не разобраться;
перед существительным: пренебрегать;
перед существительным: не использовать;
преим. перед герундием: не задумываться, не останавливаться( перед чем-л), относиться как к (чему-л.) обычному - I could make * of his letter я совершенно не понял его письма - I can make * of him я в нем не разобрался, не возьму в толк, что он за человек;
- to make * of one's illness не обращать внимания на свою болезнь - he made * of his opportunities он не использовал своих возможностей - he makes * of walking 20 miles пройти 20 миль для него пустяки - * on earth ничто на свете;
никуда негодный - I feel like * on earth я чувствую себя из рук вон плохо - his hat looked like * on earth его шляпа была ни на что не похожа > for * даром, бесплатно;
без оснований > they quarrelled for * они поссорились из-за пустяка;
зря, напрасно > we had all our trouble for * мы напрасно так старались > it was not for * that he read Plato недаром он читал Платона > to dance on * (сленг) умереть на виселице (букв. сплясать на пустом месте) > to have * on не иметь преимущества (перед чем-л., кем-л.) ;
(сленг) не иметь претензий (к кому-л.), жалоб (на кого-л.) ;
не иметь сведений, особ. компрометирующих > the pictures in the Louvre have * on those in the National Gallery картины Национальной галереи ни в чем не уступят картинам Лувра > we have * on him у нас на него никакого материала нет > to think * of smth. пренебрегать чем-л.;
не останавливаться перед чем-л > he thinks * of a lie ему ничего не стоит солгать > we think * of this steep ascent этот крутой подъем для нас - пустяки > * great is easy (пословица) все великое дается нелегко > * venture, * win (пословица) без риска нет победы;
волков бояться, в лес не ходить > * new under the sun ничто не ново под луной all to ~ все ни к чему;
to come to nothing кончиться ничем;
не иметь последствий to be for ~ in не играть никакой роли в;
не оказывать никакаго влияния на all to ~ все ни к чему;
to come to nothing кончиться ничем;
не иметь последствий for ~ зря, без пользы;
даром;
из-за пустяка;
to get (smth.) for nothing получить (что-л.) даром;
nothing to ничто по сравнению с for ~ зря, без пользы;
даром;
из-за пустяка;
to get (smth.) for nothing получить (что-л.) даром;
nothing to ничто по сравнению с to have ~ to do with не касаться, не иметь никакого отношения к;
не иметь ничего общего с ~ нисколько, совсем нет;
it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от;
nothing less than прямо-таки;
просто-напросто it's ~ to what I saw in Leningrad это ничто по сравнению с тем, что я видел в Ленинграде ~ пустяки, мелочи;
a mere nothing пустяк;
the little nothings of life мелочи жизни ~ пустяки, мелочи;
a mere nothing пустяк;
the little nothings of life мелочи жизни ~ very much разг. ничего особенного;
no nothing решительно ничего;
nothing doing ничего не выйдет, номер не пройдет nothing небытие, нереальность ~ нисколько, совсем нет;
it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от;
nothing less than прямо-таки;
просто-напросто ~ ничего ~ pron neg. ничто, ничего;
nothing but только;
ничего кроме ~ ничто ~ мат. ноль ~ ноль;
пустое место ~ отсутствие ~ пустяки, мелочи;
a mere nothing пустяк;
the little nothings of life мелочи жизни ~ pron neg. ничто, ничего;
nothing but только;
ничего кроме ~ but the truth ничего, кроме правды;
nothing else than не что иное, как ~ very much разг. ничего особенного;
no nothing решительно ничего;
nothing doing ничего не выйдет, номер не пройдет ~ but the truth ничего, кроме правды;
nothing else than не что иное, как ~ нисколько, совсем нет;
it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от;
nothing less than прямо-таки;
просто-напросто ~ great is easy посл. все великое дается нелегко ~ нисколько, совсем нет;
it dif ферс nothing from это нисколько не отличается от;
nothing less than прямо-таки;
просто-напросто for ~ зря, без пользы;
даром;
из-за пустяка;
to get (smth.) for nothing получить (что-л.) даром;
nothing to ничто по сравнению с ~ venture ~ have посл. = волков бояться - в лес не ходить;
кто не рискует, тот ничего не добивается ~ very much разг. ничего особенного;
no nothing решительно ничего;
nothing doing ничего не выйдет, номер не пройдет there is ~ for it but ничего другого (не остается), как txere is ~ like нет ничего лучше;
there is nothing like a good rest самое лучшее - хорошо отдохнуть there was ~ for it but to tell the truth пришлось сказать правду txere is ~ like нет ничего лучше;
there is nothing like a good rest самое лучшее - хорошо отдохнуть

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